So, which came first?  The annoying stupid person, or Jessica being sarcastic to annoying stupid person?  Hmmmmm...

"I want to buy tickets for the event tonight, but once I give you my money, how can I get them, physically?  Oh noes!!11!!!11!!!"
"Well, since we don't have time to mail your tickets, for tonight's event, they'll be held at the will-call box, this evening; that's our standard procedure."
"I don't appreciate your sarcasm!"  *click*
*blinkblink* 
I'll be sure to let my manager know that you consider the standard, formulaic answer to a standard question, sarcastic.  You don't know sarcasm.  Sarcasm would have been, "Oh, NOOOO!!  We've been an operating theatre for years and this issue has never come up!  How will we do it!  Oh, PANIC!  Woe, grief and blackest lamentation!  No, wait!  I guess we'll just take your money over the phone and you'll never see your tickets!  Muwahahahahaha!!!!"  That's sarcasm.

I am so completely weary of people who call and assume, just because they have no idea what the hell they're doing, that I have no idea what I'm doing.  Trust me, been there, done that, made the bloody t-shirt myself when it comes to box office stuff.

and I watched "The Day the Earth Stood Still" last night.  Actually, it was no where near as bad as I had expected it to be.  I was all set for a cheesy B movie, and actually got a pretty good piece film-making, purporting some innovative political ideals, especially for its time period.  Of course, I was amusing myself by shouting, "Communist!" at the television half the time.  It was made in the 50's!

I got a beautiful shock when I stepped outside, this morning.  One, solitary, little tree, in the midst of the winter brown, red and gold had bloomed a brilliant white!  I tried to get a good photo of it, but it was raining.  In order to protect my camera from the wet, I had to stay on the porch, and it was just too far across the yard to get a good shot.  Maybe when I get home, or tomorrow morning.

I did get my Progression of Spring photo, this morning, though. 

I wish the clouds had been a little more mottled.  Then this would have been an AWESOME shot, as opposed to just a nice one.