Several of the folks who have worked our front desk haven't been the best.  When packages would come in, it could take a day or two for them to get around to actually delivering them to people ( Read more... )

A few days ago i was wondering what the heck was up with my keyboard i sent out for repair.   It feels silly paying more to have a keyboard repaired than i've paid for any other keyboard.  (Well, including shipping.  The repair was cheap.  Shipping there and back was pricy.)

But i was pretty happy that day when i got the message from UPS that it was ( Read more... )

I love that a store i've bought one thing from in 5-10 years sent me an email saying "Because you are one of our best customers..."

Of course, as they just filed for bankruptcy, maybe there's more sincerity in that statement than i might be inclined to presume.
 

awhile back i ordered a G1 thru our office in a total bit of snafu-ocity.  it arrived yesterday, but the person authorized to activate the account was out sick, so i just got to turn it on and see the pretty "enter your gmail account and password" screen.   i left it charging overnight.

when i came in, the charge indicator was green AND the account ( Read more... )

I was thinking of those "A kid in elementary school doesn't even know what an LP is..." emails earlier this week and thinking about ALLLL the babies my friends have had recently and their other children in general ( Read more... )

when taking a drunk girl home because she's in no condition to drive and she's leaving her valet parked car behind

remember that she might not be in the best state to remember that:

a) the keys to her apt might be attached to the car keys

b) she probably wants those car keys anyway when she goes to get her car

funny thing is, even with going back to ( Read more... )

So, i ran across something interesting. Sites that are as much gambling as really bidding on stuff. This first one labels itself as "Entertainment Shopping". heh.

Swoopo - It costs $1 to bid. You basically keep bidding until no one else is willing to keep bidding. The end price of the bid is somewhat irrelevant because mostly what you are ( Read more... )

i really wish mccain would stop saying "my friend ( Read more... )

travel drama #1: i was kinda sick when i got back from burning man and spent the first weekend back firmly planted on my couch. not feeling horrible, but not feeling like i could really leave the couch ( Read more... )

I've always wanted to fly out of long beach airport, but the cost difference has never balanced to the difference in time. Or so I thought ( Read more... )