promotions- Twins opener in new Target field!!

So, if you have looked at my professions I try to keep it interesting and stay busy with a mixture of "hustles". One of which is being a brand promoter or brand ambassador to different products and for events. On Monday this week, it was promoting David sunflower seeds. We had a cute little baseball t-shirt to wear and a matching red hat. We were told prior to wear khakis and tennis shoes and where to meet for instruction. We got together around this cool bug car they drove around, shooting sample bags out from a giant kids mouth mounted on the back of the vehicle. We were spilt into groups of two and sent around the downtown area to different corners to promote to passing pedestrians. mainly, opening Twins game attendees. Everyone loves free shit, it doesn't matter your color, age, denomination, political stance, nada, for free= happy smiling strangers with their hands out like kids on Halloween night. We were to hand out homer hankies for game goers to wave, packets of seeds, coupons for seeds and 5 cents off gas at Holiday, and slim Jim's. It was so great, a lovely sunny day, when the news told us we may be rained out. A perfect first game day for the MN Twins, in their new outdoor stadium. So, being that I am handing out free promo stuff, I met a lot of interesting people, in all walks of life. I heard a long haired rocker looking guy, telling his buddy, that "my girlfriend sucks, I'm addicted to heroin and I hate my life". That was some deep stuff right there, some stuff some free sunflower seeds and a slim Jim will not fix, but can't hurt ya know? We then met this homeless looking old guy, who was so excited to get some free slim Jim's, he had a smile like a kid on their Birthday. He was so thankful, he looked us dead in the eyes, talking about how he just got out of jail and a slim Jim will be like heaven compared to all those god awful bologna sandwiches hes been eating. So, we loaded him up and sent him on his way. People were asking for more than one homer hankie, and always with a story like one lady, "I need two, because I have twins" and such. Since were getting paid to simply hand it out and promote it, we gave them more if they asked, its just funny they think they needed a story to get a little rag with David written on it. We were laughing and telling people enthusiastically all over downtown to, "slap into a slim Jim". Caught an elderly couple off guard with that once, making them jump. Even the bus drivers and taxi cabs would honk and hold out their hands from their windows, and we would run across the street to give them some free stuff. People biking and running around downtown snatched them from our outreached hands as well, which we soon made into a game, seeing who would take more towels from whom as they rode or ran by us. It was Twins versus the Red Sox, and when we were reloading out supplies at the nearby Holiday gas station, a man came up to us in a business fit and a wooden toothpick hanging out of his mouth. Talking about he just dropped off the owners of the Red Sox at the game, and how they think the new Target field reminded them of a Petco in San Fransisco. "Boo on them" we thought, and "why doe such a head honcho like you need to be loading up on our free seed samples?" but even big shots like free stuff!! We ended up winning 5-2, so ha ha to the Red Sox owners, you haters~!

City crisis

Living downtown has its ups and its downs. First and foremost the parking problems. I have been towed pry eight times since I moved downtown while trying to find my way around the city, and parking in a non-obvious no parking area. They seem to be everywhere and every time I see a tow truck with a car or without for that matter, I shudder and think, "whose life are they off to ruin today". It is hard to find parking, especially when you do not want to be taken advantage of in paying 80 bucks a month to be in a garage. No thanks you. I instead drive my ass down to the Mississippi for the safety of the town homes and walk back the two miles to my apartment. It may take more time and effort, but its free for me, and a great excuse for me to exercise. I have been trying to look for the positive in things more, for it truly takes more effort. So we shall see how long that goes on for :)
Anyhow, another problem, outside our apt. window we are on the street level, and many voices can be heard. Voices of conversations going as such, "Hey, Hey Dede, you got that work?", "Let me get some of that hard you know I'm good for it, my check cummin' soon man you know"...silence..."Let me get some of that man, the old woman took my 500 dolla bill man, just let me get some of that shit"...

Funny enough we are right next door to a building full of base heads, up at all times of the night, don't care whose got work the next day, they are going to get their hit dammit. So, instead of being mad, we light up a blunt and laugh and video tape their crack-headed comedies from my camera hidden in the window. We hope to come up with a whole movie about livin' downtown someday. For now, we are gathering our materials. Wish me luck, and sleep :) lol

FYI- to those whom it may remain unknown: crack is whack, smoke marijuana

Towing Troubles

If anyone has ever lived downtown, in I am sure, any larger state, you have pry experienced being towed. The other week my poor little 96' Honda Accord was taken in the night. All because my friend told me it was alright to park in her apartments garage for the night, which apparently, is not alright after all. After searching forever for the manager on duty that night to try and find who to call to reclaim my vehicle, we find out all I needed to do was pay a 5 buck pass to cover a free night of parking. What a great friend right? Even so, she did help me scrounge up the TWO- HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO DOLLARS, it cost me to rescue my poor innocent car from the dirty, grubby hands of its prisoners. Everyone who works in these tow places have that look ready, that "I am ready for a fight" kinda look. Rightfully so, they should, for they are ROYALLY taking advantage of individuals!! There should be a ban put in motion of some sort, its not right for it to be so much money, especially when they simply drove it to the tow yard around the block!!! Ludicrous!

- LOL the picture above makes me feel a bit better...nope still hurts :(