Reflections on the Release of Britney’s New Album and Tour Dates

Britney’s new album came out on Tuesday. My verdict: I LOVE IT. I haven’t loved one of her albums like this since “Oops! I Did It Again”. That is not to say that “Britney”, “In the Zone”, “Blackout” and the greatest hits album were not without their charms. But I haven’t loved every song on the disc since “Oops”.

Concert dates for the Circus tour were also released on Tuesday. By using a special code, you can get really good seats for a slightly cheaper price. Sadly, I do not have the amount necessary to acquire some tickets at this time.

I considered throwing a fit to eclipse all fits; begging my parents for a loaner; and even considered taking out a loan on my 401(k). I didn’t do any of those. Throwing a fit doesn’t work anymore and besides, who would I throw it at? I’m not going to beg my parents for a loan for concert tickets, and I don’t want to take a loan on my 401(k).

Instead of bitching about tickets that I don’t have, I’m going to (attempt) to be grateful about things I do have, and not think about the tickets.

For example, I’m not going to think about how my car payment, which coincidentally posted to my account on the same day that tickets were put on sale, would have easily been enough to purchase two tickets. Instead, I’m going to think about how much money my new car saved me during the summer months when gas was well over $4 a gallon. I’m going to think about how much I like not stressing about my car’s “health.”

I’m going to think about how pleasantly surprised that my vintage Sgt. Pepper record miraculously had the cutouts intact. That’s pretty uncommon for a used Sgt Pepper record and it considerably ups the collector value. My kids might get to go to college.

I’m going to think about excited I will be to attend Britney’s concert, even if I wind up with nosebleed seats, because no way am I missing Britney’s comeback tour. I’ve been to two of her concerts and she puts on a good show. It’ll be way fun and I’m already looking forward to it.

Funny how Britney’s new album and tour dates are making me just a little more grateful for stuff, huh?

*PS – I’m not going to lie: when I’m up in my nosebleed seats, I’ll probably still be a little mad that I didn’t get the good seats that I want. I’ll probably glare down at the people who were lucky enough to get my seats. But I’ll glare gratefully. XD

Boo-yah.