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Friday, July 02, 2004 · posted at 12:47 AM

Dear CHRISTINA,

Thank you for participating in the Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Advance Movie Screening Giveaway.

Congratulations! You are the lucky recipient of a free screening pass (good for you and one guest) to Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. Theater information and screening times will be included on your pass, which will be mailed to you shortly. Entertainment Weekly is happy to bring you this special screening.

Enjoy the movie!

Holley Cavanna
Consumer Marketing Director
Entertainment Weekly

Free prize inside.

Apparently, I am the proud owner of a free screening pass to "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster." YAY!

What the hell is "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster"?

I have a faint recollection of mindlessly clicking on the "Submit entry" button in the weekly EW giveaway e-mails, but really, who actually reads the rules and regulations, fine print, or even product information?

Actually I take it back. Some people must actually read these things and submit only to the giveaways they are genuinely interested in because those are usually the giveaways I'm interested in and I am never one of the "first 50." The only other EW contest I won was a "Nip/Tuck" screening giveaway, which is what, a ticket to your living room couch?

It always surprises me that I so willingly jump into these free giveaways because I'm very anti-gambling. I always wonder if a person is allotted a finite amount of luck to be used over the course of a lifetime. If this is the case, I would rather reserve my luck to be used against, say, a runaway ice cream truck than for a red 7 on the roulette table. My logic here confounds me because this is the kind of blind faith ("you shall be rewarded at the end of the journey," "work hard and ye shall reap") mentality I staunchly oppose. Perhaps everything changes because the addition of monetary means - afterall, I am my father's daughter.

"Free" and "sale" are four letter words that will empty my wallet far more than any FCC fine.

Basically I, and a large majority of this society, want something for nothing, even if I don't necessary want that something. You take the free cd you have no intention of listening to (sorry Gene), you eat the free samples of orange chicken at the mall even though you hate Panda Express, you grab the free radio station keychains that will ultimately garner dust on a bookshelf...

That being said, I'm off to contemplate tomorrow's agenda. Fashion Valley perhaps? Aren't there great 4th of July deals going on?



	Friday, July 02, 2004 · posted at 12:47 AM Dear CHRISTINA, Thank you for participating in the Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Advance Movie Screening Giveaway. Congratulations! You are the lucky recipient of a free screening pass (good for you and one guest) to Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. Theater information and screening times will be included on your pass, which will be mailed to you shortly. Entertainment Weekly is happy to bring you this special screening. Enjoy the movie! Holley Cavanna Consumer Marketing Director Entertainment Weekly Free prize inside. Apparently, I am the proud owner of a free screening pass to "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster." YAY! What the hell is "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster"? I have a faint recollection of mindlessly clicking on the "Submit entry" button in the weekly EW giveaway e-mails, but really, who actually reads the rules and regulations, fine print, or even product information? Actually I take it back. Some people must actually read these things and submit only to the giveaways they are genuinely interested in because those are usually the giveaways I'm interested in and I am never one of the "first 50." The only other EW contest I won was a "Nip/Tuck" screening giveaway, which is what, a ticket to your living room couch? It always surprises me that I so willingly jump into these free giveaways because I'm very anti-gambling. I always wonder if a person is allotted a finite amount of luck to be used over the course of a lifetime. If this is the case, I would rather reserve my luck to be used against, say, a runaway ice cream truck than for a red 7 on the roulette table. My logic here confounds me because this is the kind of blind faith ("you shall be rewarded at the end of the journey," "work hard and ye shall reap") mentality I staunchly oppose. Perhaps everything changes because the addition of monetary means - afterall, I am my father's daughter. "Free" and "sale" are four letter words that will empty my wallet far more than any FCC fine. Basically I, and a large majority of this society, want something for nothing, even if I don't necessary want that something. You take the free cd you have no intention of listening to (sorry Gene), you eat the free samples of orange chicken at the mall even though you hate Panda Express, you grab the free radio station keychains that will ultimately garner dust on a bookshelf... That being said, I'm off to contemplate tomorrow's agenda. Fashion Valley perhaps? Aren't there great 4th of July deals going on?	Recent Posts JERRY: So you feel "women and children first," in ... ASAP, the other 4-letter word. Butterfly in the sky. Today was the San Diego Ope... New to a Westfield Shoppingtown near you... I ju... no alarms, no surprises I’m up for my one year re... I have to go now I was reminded yesterday why it ... My desk hates me. I cannot go one work day withou... Author's Note: This entry best read while listenin... Lobster for all. One of the most important lesson... Saved by the bell. My boss asked me today if I pl... Morning news babie goose ryan bluemouse daves son dawntaught desiree diorama emily escadawg galveric high entropy invisible cube jepgato kyellow lilly mhuang mogbert nudream starfish + coffee verbivore Archives March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 November 2008

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