I am firmly of the belief that everyone has a functionally useless super power. Always finding parking, or never picking fruit that isn't perfectly ready to eat; good thrift store shopping, or abandoned kitten radar.
These are not good super powers for saving a world, becoming a supervillain, or fighting crime, but they make everyone's life a little different, a little more surreal, and a little easier. (And if you're a kitten-finder, you save those kittens' worlds on the regular.)
My useless super power is tickets.
I can always get tickets.
I have to want them, but if I do?
I will be inside.
I can always get tickets.
I have to want them, but if I do?
I will be inside.
Last night, we went to see Panic! at the Disco. We had...okay seats. I had worked hard to get them in the first place (since I do have to put in at least a little effort), and we could see the stage. Just, y'know. From space.
I looked with admitted avarice upon the floor seats, which were mostly empty, and had already been sold out when I bought our tickets. "I wonder how much THOSE cost."
There were two opening acts. Hayley Kiyoko (amazing), and Arizona. We cared less about Arizona, so @EditrixW and I got up, her to find real food (tm), me to find a cupcake. I had seen someone with cupcakes. I wanted them.
I saw a man in Key Arena colors. I approached him, politely, and asked where the cupcakes were. He didn't know. A lady in Key Arena colors approached us. We both turned to her with the same question.
"Oh, I don't know where the cupcakes are," she said. "But would you like a floor seat?"
Because I am NOT A MONSTER, I said, "I'd love that, but I can't, I'm with a group."
"How many people?"
"Four."
Because I am NOT A MONSTER, I said, "I'd love that, but I can't, I'm with a group."
"How many people?"
"Four."
And then she handed me four floor seats.
Just handed them to me.
Have fun in your new seats, where you will be, at one point, two feet from Brendon Urie.
Just handed them to me.
Have fun in your new seats, where you will be, at one point, two feet from Brendon Urie.
I went and found @EditrixW in the hot dog line.
"Who's your favorite?"
"This is a trick question. I'm supposed to say you."
"Say it."
"You."
"Guess who got us floor seats?"
"Who's your favorite?"
"This is a trick question. I'm supposed to say you."
"Say it."
"You."
"Guess who got us floor seats?"
The look. On. Her. Face.
My sister, who has experienced this trick at multiple events, didn't even bat an eye when I went to fish her out of our original seats. @tanuki_green was a bit more bewildered.
Useless super powers! They make the world more fun.
