Sometimes you have those moments that remind you just how single you really are. I had just that moment when I suddenly had an extra ticket to The Police concert with only a couple hours to find a replacement.

T - 120 minutes
Excited! I first call my bff. She’d appreciate the ticket. No answer. Maybe she was away from her phone. Try again. No answer. Again. No answer. Crap.

T - 110
Still optimistic. Time to start other calls. Not sure who to call but start scrolling my address book. “All right,” I think. “Who is worth a $100 ticket?”

Immediately plan of action: eliminate every guy who

A) I never called back

B) never called me back

C) is engaged or has a girlfriend

D) I don’t want to give the wrong impression that I’m asking him out

Hmmm…doesn’t leave me a lot of options. Let me think for a minute.

My strategy: send out a mass text and take the first to accept.

T-90
Anxious. No one has responded. Still have some time, but I keep scrolling. Diggin’ deeper. I go back to the elimination list. Wonder if Joe is bitter about never calling him back. What the hell…I call. Answering machine. No message. Probably for the better.

T - 60
Getting really nervous. Okay. Don’t want to waste a ticket. Just want someone fun. Why is it that no one answers his/her phone when you really need them? How about a co-worker; maybe he’d like the ticket. His text replies “Thanks but no thanks. Go ask out Starbucks boy.” Believe me, if I had a better option, I wouldn’t be calling.

T - 45
Frustrated. Forget boys. Who needs them? I call my girl friend. Nope. Can’t go because she’s going with a group to see a movie. If only she had known earlier that day. I don’t buy it. You’ll pass to see Sting live for a movie? Christian Bale will be here next week. Sting won’t. Don’t tell me you can’t break plans for a movie. Maybe there’s a cute boy in the group. Jealous.

T - 40
Try another. I call my engaged friend. She’d appreciate a free concert. I call. Says she might be able to go but on one condition: I’d have to go 45 minutes out of my way to pick her up and wait until she’s finished dinner with her fiancé. Doesn’t really make it easy for me. This is what happens when you lose a friend to marriage. She’d rather sit and watch tv with her fiancé.

T - 35
Annoyed. I call my older brother. Family can be fun, right? He flat out said he had no desire to go. Hates concerts. Do I appreciate the honesty or prefer a made-up excuse?

T - 30
Desperate. Really digging deep into the address book now. I call a friend I haven’t talked to in 6 months. No answer. I even call a person I got their number from a party, but never really intended to call. I don’t really know what to say to him/her. “Hey! I never call you because I don’t really have a reason or desire to hang out with you, but I kind of don’t have any friends right now, and I’m hoping you’ll step in as a pitch hitter.” No answer. He/She probably had no desire to hang with me either.

T - 20
Depressed. No returned calls. Sigh. I guess the cool single people have plans on Saturday nights. I take one last desperate attempt and call my bff. She always has weekend plans but maybe… Wait? She answers! No plans and you want to go? And you’re way excited? You can be ready in 20 minutes? Awesome. She came with wet hair and all.

T - 0
Rockin’ out! The concert and Sting (of course) was amazing.

Ultimately, I just wanted to give the ticket to someone who’d really appreciate it, and I did. Mission accomplished!

**So if you want date Jenny, know she likes to go to concerts and sometimes gets tickets at the last minute because she’s single. (People want her to find a date.) But that’s unpredictable, and it might be best just ask her to a concert. Below is a list of upcoming concerts Jenny would like to see.

8/4 – James Taylor – USANA
8/18 – Jack Johnson with Rogue Wave and Neil Halstead - USANA
8/27 – Dave Matthews Band - USANA