I don't know how it worked out, but I get to see the world's greatest band (Smashing Pumpkins of course...) on the 17th... thanks, Jeff... I simply cannot wait... I'm so surprised that they're even coming to Pittsburgh in the 1st place... Pittsburgh's usually one of the 1st cities bands skip over when touring... and with only 9 club dates across the country, SP is coming to Metropol of all places... that's nothing short of a miracle... I do feel sorry for all the true Smashing Pumpkins fans who won't be able to make it (thanks to greedy scalpers)... you have my sincerest condolences... on to other stuff... "social" life situation continues... nothing exciting, nothing gained, nothing at all going on... I feel lonely... it's tough being so busy and not having anything to get motivated about or to look forward to... there's nothing quite like knowing that when you get done working that there's someone there to share your thoughts with, to relieve all the stress, and to just hold on to... that's what's really missing from my life... it just makes it so hard to get motivated for anything... and I don't see it changing very soon due to my shyness and reservedness... all the chances I have taken have turned into nothing... I can only wait - my mind won't let me do otherwise... I don't know how it's so easy for some people... and the choice selections are becoming rarer and rarer indeed... it's just becoming harder and harder to "hang in there"... but, I guess I must...