Rejection #13: $500 don't care

Wow, I'm having a lot of trouble keeping up with this blog lately! Daily blogging is quite the feat, I know ... and the good news is that the main reason I'm struggling is that I've been landing lots of freelance work. I'm a full-time freelance writer and editor ... of course, with a side of acting.

I know, we're cute,
we can't help it.

Anyway, on Saturday, against my better judgment, I drove up to Harrah's Cherokee to meet a friend who needed a distraction. Break-ups suck! So we just went for an overnight. At one point I was watching him play blackjack and he was whispering to me about this funny, little man a couple seats away who was winning a ton of money and betting $1000 at a time. I guess it was the air in the casino, but I somehow had the balls to go right over to him at this point and ask for a $500 chip. He had quite a few.

What do you think happened?

Well, HE GAVE ME ONE! I was floored. I truly believe he would not have asked for it back, but of course I can't be 100% sure because of what happened next. The lady next to me (between cute, little, old guy and my friend) looked at me like I was an awful gold digger and snatched it away from me and gave it back to the man. Well, thank you for that rejection that just cost me $500.

I really don't know what would have happened if that woman hadn't been there. I certainly wouldn't want to take advantage of someone, but it was late, I'd been gambling, it was loud ... who knows. I'd like to say I'd never keep it, but I'm just being honest here. Plus, as someone that's been way up before ("way up" for me is not thousands, of course), I've often given someone $100 in those moments. Not a stranger, but I would give it to a friend. So, ya know ... hard to say.

It did give me an experience I'd have never had otherwise. Ya know, being looked at like a gold digger. That look will be hard to forget.