wordless wednesday

delayed likes/dislikes

didn't happen on monday, so here is it

Likes:
Feeling happy for friends who have major events in their life
a clean kitchen
full rainy weather in the spring
not having to water my plants becuase of the rain
pretty flowers
Sunday Afternoons at home
Stealing all the blankets and rolling up in a burrito

Dislikes:
Feeling happy for friends, but sad at the same time
Being told i am too old and need to start having kids
getting on the scale 4 days later, weighing 4 pounds more
stepping in puddles with socks on
getting up before the sun rises
seeing someone leave an office

goal

I cleaned the kitchen last night, which i hate doing. but today i will clean of the worst offender... the dinning room table, or otherwards known as computer desk/catch-all/junk drawer. Here is the near 6 foot table, and i cannot find one empty space on it :(
I trying to kick eric out this weekend (guys camping trip) so i can overhaul the bedroom. Flip it around, install lamps, etc. Oh, and throw away... EVERTHING.

i might get in trouble, but then again, we're still living out of boxes...from 8 months ago.

weekend on sunshine!!

Thank goodness this weekend was so freaking beautiful, since my Friday was terrible! I started off okay, but when i got to work, i swear i warped into crazy town. Not to mention i read an email from my mom completely wrong and was quite nasty - good thing i caught it quick and made amends (i hope).

Friday evening i went to a BBQ at my friends house in Kent, and boy oh boy did i have fun. So much, that i didn't leave till 230 am (thinking i would leave by 12). I stopped drinking pretty early and ate quite a bit, but i hate driving home that late. You never know what can happen!

Saturday (after sleeping off the night!) we went to the dog park, and bowser had such a great time! With his hair finally shaved down, he was able to swim a lot better. Although the time we got to the dog park it was near 90 degrees, so all the dogs were in the water instead of the 20 some acres of grass, sand and fun. I bought one of those "Chuckit" toys for bowser (because i am quite lazy to pick up a ball) and he loved it. Its so funny to see him "run" through tall grass. It's kind of like the movie tremors - all you see is the grass moving as if there was a weird breeze and then BLAM! a dog pops up out of nowhere. Then he does a couple bunny/jackalop hops through and goes back into hiding. I love my dog. After the dog park, and successfully getting a sun burn, we headed back home, started up the barbi (BBQ) and had a VERY yummy steak. which.... ERIC MADE. i repeat. ERIC made dinner. I was so happy and he did such a great job. I totally picked a winner!

Sunday, after not going to bed until 230 (again!) i woke up early to go with my parents to the gardending mecca that is Molbacks. There i bought a beautiful hanging plant and the best smelling candle in the world - Lemon Verbena. mmMM.. After that, made my way to Freddie's to buy some summer clothes, buy shoes (kids, size 4), and go home. I convinced Eric to go to Home Depot with me, of which i bought another planter box and flowers. I am officially woman now.

Oh, forgot to mention two great things! I made some jerkoff who cut me off (nxtisy - dumb license plate) even more of an ass because he fully stopped traffic on an off ramp to yell at me for flipping him off and tailgating him - sorry dude, when you cut someone off on an on ramp (past the solid line) they're bound to tailgate! Also, Our neighbor let out this blood curdling, raging scream for about a minute. Then stopped. So I'm thinking if it happens again, I'm calling the cops. I really don't want to smell a body decomposing.

yummy

best thing ever - "lite mint mocha frappachino".
o.m.g.

Eric gave bowser a "shave" the other day, but only around his face - which isnt bad, becuase trying to get bowser calm enough to cut around his mouth and eyes is pretty impossible, but i digress - So now my dog looks like a fat Chihuahua with a tiny head. its pretty darn funny, but i feel bad for laughing at my dog everytime i see him, and he's not doing anything funny.

This morning i tried to cut around his neck to at least, well, give him a neck. He looks a tiny bit better, but since the rest of his body is more like a poodle (barrel legs and body), i am going to have to shave him down completely. Its not that its hard, but bowser is a bit wiley, so keeping him calm for more than 10 minutes is pretty hard, especially when he sees the scissors come out.

So i am hoping to finish the job tonight. we'll see how well that goes.

wordless wednesday

monday's list

likes-

• New manicures
• Steak
• New shoes
• decent parking spot
• coffee
  

dislikes-

• sisters who shut their family out, but expect to be tend to for their every need*
• stuffy noses
• nail technicians who complain the whole time
• not taking bowser to the dog park

*just to make clear, not my sister. Different family all together

me in the BVI

Manicure & new shoes

I took my mom out to get a manicure yesterday. while my lady was WONDERFUL, my mom certainly got the short end of the stick. sorry mom!


Also, since i have just signed my life away on the car, my mom felt sorry for me and gave me two pairs of awesome (read: expensive) shoes! i love my new tod's, and i feel so chic in them - very fashion forward. Beat that, payless!

how rude!

my my my. i think this women puts the kill in kill joy. we start off our day together with her reminding me every 20 seconds that the cd player is not working (after each time i try to fix it). then another woman walks in, and she promptly says "oh i can see that you gained weight." what a skank! then she goes on to reminded me again that the cd player is not working. so i switch the cd's around, and then i am so informed on how its just not loud enough "its okay mary", i say " i just need to turn the volume up." but no, thats not good enough for her. until i turn the volume up. I am then informed that i should quit blaming the problems on the CD, becuase its the CD player. until i switch out the cd's (becuase they were scratched) and moved the cd player off the floor. and low and behold, it works now. becuase this woman is gone. But not before she lets me know that cd players are cheap and i should get a new one.

oh, and how i am not a bright person for not being able to paralell park. seriously, that is what valet is for.

done deal?

So i've been driving my new car for a full 36 hours now. and i still haven't attached it to my key chain (or put my keys on the clicker.. you get the idea). I'm scared the second i do it they are going to call me back saying the whole deal fell through and i have no new car and a jeep without a transmission. Maybe becuase deep down i know i just screwed myself over for the next 6 years (6 year loan), or maybe my skull keychain is a reminder that my jeep died and certain death is looming over me.

On the other hand, if i do get the nerves to put the new key on the keychain, well.. then i look like a 12 y/o girl with 7 hundred keychains all linked together..

hmmm.

thoughts?

jeep heaven/new car

So, my tranny died. I had to bury the jeep, just before summer. but now, with a price is right voice in my head, i have...

A BRAND NEW CAR!!!!!

pretty, no? 30 MPG. Chrysler Sebring, 2004.

REAL wordless wednesday

BVI sunset
Eric and I in Canada
Bowser Swimming
My Raggamuffin Dog.

Wordless wednesday

I was going to join in with wordless wednesday blogs, but today, i cannot. I am WAY to reved up about how my company's payroll is treating me. While i made a personal vow not to divulge into my work to much (that just makes for getting dooce'd http://dooce.com/), i cannot hold it any longer. I am getting completely f'ed out of 600 bucks becuase they prey on the mistakes of new employees. So now begins the ever long battle of trying to get money back on taxes from NJ, of which i have never worked in.

So now i get to find a form from NJ to ask for the money back, and basically look like an Idiot for never noticing that they were taking out money for no reason. Direct deposit certainly has it's downfalls.

i need a drink

inconceivable!

know one of those people who uses words ALL THE TIME without really knowing the meaning?

Touche- –interjection
1.Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
2.(an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)

In fencing, touché (French: touched) is used as an acknowledgement of a hit, called out by the fencer who is hit. A referee can call out touché to refer to a touch being called - for example, the French call for "no point" is "pas de touche" (French: no touch).

The phrase touché is often used in popular culture and general conversation—for example, in an argument or debate. If one person presents an argument and another delivers a clever or apt response, the first person may respond with "touché" as a way of acknowledging a good response. Similarly, there is also a fencing move called a "riposte," which refers to "an offensive action with the intent of hitting one's opponent, made by the fencer who has just parried an attack" and in common lexicon is understood as a quick and witty reply to an argument or an insult.

The expression probably comes from the first blood duels, relatively common in the eighteenth century: during the duel touching the opponent with the tip of the sword was sufficient to win; when this would happen the loser would acknowledge the defeat yelling "touched" hence ending the fight.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.Last updated on Tuesday March 11, 2008 at 20:13:37 PDT (GMT -0700)

am I

Not creative, becuase I try not to think on tangents? I take medicine to stop the tangents.

neighbors

funny thing
- so i am coming home one afternoon and there are two gentleman getting a tour of the apartment complex. Aparently one of tenets knows one of the gentleman getting a tour. He call's over to her asking "so how is the place?" in a obvious, cheerful tone (with the Apartment Leasing Agent next to him). The tenet reponse in a sarcastice tone "Oh, the walls are soo thin i hear my neighbors, its too loud here..." At this point, the guy isnt sure if she is serious or not... "And

my carpets still smell like cat piss and they havent done anything about it..." the Agent then responds "Well, they are looking at a remodeled one so there are lots of changes...", trying to save face with this tenet. Then tenet goes on "Well, IM JUST TELLING IT AS IT IS. THIS PLACE IS CRAP. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER MOVED HERE!!!" to which the agent responds "Thanks (Tenets Name)! bye now!" and all the while the poor gentlemen are just confused to all heck. I almost spoke up the next time i saw them, but i dont really like yelling across the parking lot.
my suggestion, for the crazy tenet. Complain to the correct people - the leasing agents can only do so much for complaints. If you are really unhappy either complain to the property company OR MOVE OUT. seriously.
Who moves into an apartment thinking the walls wont be thin??

These are HOMES in India - i dont think the lady has it that bad.

theraflu rocks

likes-

sunny days

dog parks

small dog swimming

small dog AFTER swimming

Dislikes-

Drizzle

fresh dog poop

outed cousin mackin' on gf during the babyshower that i spent to much time and money on...

stuffy noses

moldey apartments in which causes allergies

not getting a thank you call back

hoooraay for the president

i heard a great saying today. nothing new, but i really appreciated it, and am going to use it for now on.
"I am not decided for one way or another [republican/democratic], But for who can get the job done best."
SO true! so here it is world, i am a purple elephenokey.
anyways, on to the president. thanks for the 600 bucks. are you really going to tax me on it? i mean, common, how is THAT going to stimulate the economy?

Here is my plan for the mulah
1. new shoes (becuase those super cute brown ones? yeah, dog ate those too)
2. new lock box for shoes
3. present for friends babyshower
4. car insurance.

done deal

i will not sleep for the next 3 weeks

earthquake drill

all throughout schooling i mocked the earth quake drills, until my senior year (2001) when we actually had an earthquake. Now, i take it a bit more seriously. maybe its becuase of the pts i get, or becuase i am at the top floor of our building. funny, how it serious they seem later in life. nothing like being prepaired. which means i should probably buy a snack pack. just in case!

yum!

We had the BEST night last night, and we were still home by 830 to watche supernatural (yes, i am a dork). First, eric picked me up at 5 from work and we went to Daniels (after going through 3 lobbies to find the right elevator). There we sat in the bar with an AWESOME view of seattle. We had beer (Myself, Stella, and Eric, Mac&Jacks and Guiness), Oysters (raw!), cheese platter (yummmmy!) and teriyaki steak strips. which was really a 16 oz steak cubed in the best sauce ever. it was soooo good. so from there we went to the mall, and stopped by nordstroms grill to have a drink (eric, dark&stormy, me, Rum&coke) of which the bartender was very liberal with the rum. yikes. On to Bon Marche Home store (or macy's, for you corporate minded people) to shop around for dishes. no such luck, since aparently stone wear is freaking expensive. So then we went and got cupcakes from NY cupcakes (very very very very very good). and from there, my friends, is when we entered the twilight zone.
First, we went into Helzbergs so i could show eric the ring i was interested in. and then... HE TRIED ON RINGS. for himself. *gasp*. pretty freakin' awesome. and we went to another store so he could get more ideas on what he likes.

SCORE!

why i love google mail

my biggest gripe with google mail is no folders. I'm a tactile person, so i need cubby holes for my various emails. but this is my favorite thing about google is the spam filter. it catches almost EVERYTHING. Thank you, google.

I really hate to blame the cleaning staff

Brillz. The key filing system of which was bestowed upon me after two companies merged, and then downsized into a 10 person office. With that, items went missing. This is the most excitement i have had in WEEKS! Happy Professional Admin Day!!

wonderdog

bowser @ 12 weeks sooo cute!
I love my dog. really, i do. granted i dont cut his hair in a timely matter, or i get annoyed with his consistant squeeking toys (which are now hidden). But there are some times that i want to lock him up. But then, he gives me a loveable face that i cannot deny and all is well. until the next incident.

Bowser sleeping on a bench
Bowser at 1 yearish - after haircut

And this is what happens when you forget to take the trash out before you go to work... and you locked up the sqeeky toy. FUN times. Good thing i cleaned the carpets, eh?

horay!

So i am wearing my new shoes today, and they are uber comfey. and cute. which normally never go hand in hand.

And then i also bought a lovely pair of black high heals. bowser will never, ever, ever see these shoes. i think i will keep them in my car.

new shelves!

So our place, though rather large for a one bedroom (770 sq ft), has been feeling cramped lately. All of our furniture is on the ground. so everything feels like it's closed in. So Mary and I went to ikea yesterday (i love ikea!) and i went looking for shelves. Low and behold, my sister found the best ones at a WONDERFUL price of 4.95 each. seriously. so freakin' cheap. so i bought 10. and a new rug for 14.95 (score!) . oh, and some other crap, but most important right now is the shelves.

The cool thing is, is that our ceiling is slanted, so it gives the shelves more of an "edge" and makes it look more like artwork. I am hoping to put some art work in the gaps, but for now, i think it looks pretty dang cool. to bad i bought a bit to much, i only needed 7 shelves, and we don't even have enough to fit for seven. looks likes its time to buy more DVDs! (but not CDs. seriously. i don't know why guys like to keep them). So don't mind the messy couch and coffee table (that would be 10 ikea pamphlets on how to install the dvd rack). I'll re post so you can see the new rug too.

it's april, right?

So, i was in the office yesterday afternoon, looking outside thinking "it sure is grey outside." No, not grey. SNOWING. In April. And it continued to snow all night, and into this morning. and it's about negative 500 degrees outside. definitely NOT flip flop weather.
One nice thing about the cold weather/snow, is that is pushes back the blooming time for tulips, and dying time for daffodils, so we get to see them in bloom together, which i do like.



Today is the big cable install today. i sure hope everything goes OK. but it looks like i might have to fork over my ssn to get the stupid dvr cable box. or hopefully they will screw up the install so i dont HAVE to put a stupid deposit down on the cable.

tgif

PRINTER IS FIXED. there is a god. well, a very LATE god, but one at least. AND my tax return came today, and not a moment to soon. -- thats kinda funny phrase, moment too soon. becuase honestly, i would like it to have come sooner -- . So now the TV is paid off, bills are paid, and mama can buy a new pair of shoes (that bowser will never see, smell, touch or lick).

uh oh... i hear the printer beeping like something is not working. looks like i'll be investing in the bottle of tequilia a little sooner than i thought.

well, at least the lenght of installation is resolved

So, after countless emails and tweets with Frank, and a phone call from Mark and Timber (or Kimber), i am getting cable on SATURDAY. this saturday! just in time for.. wait...crap..baseball ;) I found out that in order to get DVR i need to give them my SSN. No Way Jose! also, found out that my installation cost and prorated first month will come in a bill, and that i dont have to pay up front. Very classy. Of course the first rep didnt know this infomation. But, all is well, for now!

why i cannot, CANNOT stand comcast. they are the new power monopoly

Soooo, i am trying to be a good girlfriend. i thought that if i surprise eric with cable (courtosy of the refund check!) that i would be AWESOME, even though he knows i hate comcast with a vengence. It all started when i lived in Lynnwood, and order cable tv and internet. well, the modem they gave me the first time kept on crapping out on me... and aparently it was an outdated, recycled modem that they do not support. NICE. this happened 2 more times. not to mention billing was pretty terrible, but hey, i lived alone and needed more than my cat to keep me company.

jump foward 4 years (oh god... im old). Here i am, at my second job thinking "hey, now would be a good time to order cable!" So i pop on the internet, check the items that i need, even order an add on that i dont really need but thought would be cool, check yes for installation needed and i was whisked away to "chat with the service rep to confirm order." and that, my friends, is where the maddness begins. so, if i seem a bit bitter, please understand. i am not trying to make the rep's life miserable, but comcast itself. becuase seriously, this has taken over an hour and 45 minutes.

So here is the chat with the rep. the timing is a bit off due to time zone, but you'll get the idea...

user Jamie_ has entered room
Jamie(Tue Apr 15 21:51:38 PDT 2008)>Order Information
analyst anna.27853 has entered room
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:01:28 PDT 2008)>Hello Jamie_, Thank you for contacting Comcast Live Chat Support. My name is anna.27853. Please give me one moment to review your information.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:01:31 PDT 2008)>Hi.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:01:45 PDT 2008)>I would be happy to assist you with your service order. How are you today?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:00:24 PDT 2008)>fine
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:02:42 PDT 2008)>That'g good to know.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:02:50 PDT 2008)>I can help you with your order. But first, let me verify some information from you. Would that be okay with you?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:01:29 PDT 2008)>yes
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:03:21 PDT 2008)>Are you a new customer or an existing customer?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:01:57 PDT 2008)>new
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:03:50 PDT 2008)>May I have your billing address and phone number please?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:02:52 PDT 2008)> ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... (private info)
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:04:37 PDT 2008)>Thank you for that information.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:05:33 PDT 2008)>For security purposes, may I have your social security number please?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:04:09 PDT 2008)>no
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:06:58 PDT 2008)>I understand that this is frustrating. However, I need that information for me to be able to add into the information in your account.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:05:49 PDT 2008)>Why is my SSN needed?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:08:04 PDT 2008)>Because Comcast wants to protect the privacy and security of your account, we will provide information only to customers who are named as authorized on your account. We will be using your social security number as security to access information.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:07:53 PDT 2008)>There is no secure website icon at the bottom of this webpage. I do not feel comfortable giving out my SSN over an unsecured website. You can have a manager call me for that information, or you can have the last 4 digit of my ssn
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:10:41 PDT 2008)>Okay. May I have your driver's license number please?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:09:49 PDT 2008)>That is okay. .... Washington State DL
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:12:17 PDT 2008)>Thank you.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:12:24 PDT 2008)>May I put you on hold while I bring up the required information?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:11:03 PDT 2008)>yes
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:14:09 PDT 2008)>Thanks.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:14:41 PDT 2008)>Thank you for waiting.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:16:10 PDT 2008)>As I view your order information, you wants to add Digital Preferred with HBO and HDTV with Digital Video on your account, right?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:15:15 PDT 2008)>can you confirm the price first please?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:17:28 PDT 2008)>Do you want to order Tripleplay for only $99?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:17:23 PDT 2008)>NO. please confirm the price of Digital Preferred W/ HBO for 6 months at 39.99 and HDTV Video Recorder at 13.95.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:20:17 PDT 2008)>Okay. Please hold on for a minute while I view the prices for this services.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:23:49 PDT 2008)>Please hold on for a little longer.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:22:25 PDT 2008)>okay
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:27:28 PDT 2008)>Thanks.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:31:28 PDT 2008)>Please hold on for a little longer.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:30:20 PDT 2008)>please hurry, this shouldnt take this long.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:33:06 PDT 2008)>I understand that this is frustrating and I apologize for the inconvenience. But our system is slow for now, and I'm doing this as fast as I can. Please bear with me.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:31:50 PDT 2008)>okay\
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:35:56 PDT 2008)>Thank you for waiting.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:36:45 PDT 2008)>okay. BLOG READERS NOTE THAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 8 MINUTES BY NOW!!
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:38:23 PDT 2008)>I already view theavailable prices for the Digital Preferred with HBO is $39.99 per month for 6 months, and HDTV with Digital Video for $13.95.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:38:37 PDT 2008)>Do you want me to process now your order?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:37:15 PDT 2008)>yes please
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:39:09 PDT 2008)>Please hold on for a minute.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:43:16 PDT 2008)>I have been waiting for 5 minutes. I am not very happy with the amount of time that i have been on hold.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:46:44 PDT 2008)>I understand that but please hold on for a minute. As I've said, our system is slow for now. I need more time to do this. Please bear with me.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:47:25 PDT 2008)>okay
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:52:49 PDT 2008)>Thanks.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:55:02 PDT 2008)>Please hold on for a little longer.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 19:53:50 PDT 2008)>this transaction needs to be completed shortly, please.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 22:56:24 PDT 2008)>Okay. I'm doing my very best. Please be patient and please bear with me.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:05:20 PDT 2008)>Do you have an idea of how much longer i will be on hold? thank you.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:10:26 PDT 2008)>Please hold for another minute.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:09:58 PDT 2008)>this is really unacceptable.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:13:30 PDT 2008)>I apologize for the long hold. I'm looking for the right rates for your orders. I appreciate your patience.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:12:30 PDT 2008)>I thought the rates were already confirmed?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:19:46 PDT 2008)>Yes. That's for the prices.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:24:50 PDT 2008)>Thank you for patiently waiting.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:25:03 PDT 2008)>I already added your order to your account. BLOG READERS g- NOTE THAT WE FINALLY GOT THIS POINT AFTER I WAITED FROM (BASICALLY) 7:39 to 8:25!!!
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:26:44 PDT 2008)>The earliest scheduled date of installation is on April 21, 2008, Monday,between 8am to 12pm. Would that be okay with you?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:26:52 PDT 2008)>Are you available on that day?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:26:16 PDT 2008)>no, i checked the PM boxes during my check out.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:28:22 PDT 2008)>Okay. When is are you available?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:28:54 PDT 2008)>I mean when are you available for the installation of your service?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:30:12 PDT 2008)>Did you receive my last message?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:28:51 PDT 2008)>yes,
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:29:19 PDT 2008)>I am available this weekend all day, and monday evening after 330 pm
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:31:35 PDT 2008)>I apologize but we don't have an evening schedule for Monday.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:32:21 PDT 2008)>Are you available on April 26, 2008, Saturday?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:32:00 PDT 2008)>no. i need it be done either this weekend or during the weekday evening
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:37:39 PDT 2008)>Okay. Our available schedule for this week is on April 23, April 24, for 2pm to 6pm. Which do you prefer.? That's the only available dates for installation we have.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:36:56 PDT 2008)>April 23rd from 2-6pm it will have to been then.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:38:53 PDT 2008)>Okay. That's a good decision.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:39:37 PDT 2008)>I will just confirm the scheduled installation date is on April 23, Wednesday, between 2pm to 6pm.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:39:51 PDT 2008)>Please be available on that day.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:40:01 PDT 2008)>Please ensure someone over the age of 18 is present at time of installation. Also, the technician may call 30 minutes before arriving, if you are not available to answer his call, he may cancel the appointment.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:39:27 PDT 2008)>okay
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:41:11 PDT 2008)>Your order number is 1000108927752088.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:43:28 PDT 2008)>Your monthly charge is $100.18, And Installation for DVR and Cable is $43.99. Your grand total is 111.91.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:43:51 PDT 2008)>Our technician accepts money order or check upon installation.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:44:02 PDT 2008)>Would there be anything else I can assist you with for today?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:42:36 PDT 2008)>Is that the charge for this month only?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:44:31 PDT 2008)>Yes. That's for the monthly charge.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:43:13 PDT 2008)>how did 39.99 plus 13.95 add up to $100.18 a month?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:45:15 PDT 2008)>I apologize for the confusion.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:45:43 PDT 2008)>You have discount for $46.24.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:47:15 PDT 2008)>Your monthly charge will be $33.99 and 13.95. That's $47.94 for the monthly charge.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:45:59 PDT 2008)>Much better, thank you.
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:47:39 PDT 2008)>Would there be anything else I can assist you with for today?
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:46:51 PDT 2008)>Yes, can you tell me what are the costs of the taxes and additional fee's for this service?
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:49:08 PDT 2008)>Taxes and addition fees is $13.98.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:47:46 PDT 2008)>Thank you.
Jamie_(Tue Apr 15 20:47:49 PDT 2008)>good night
anna.27853(Tue Apr 15 23:49:37 PDT 2008)>Thank you for contacting Comcast. We appreciate your business. If you need assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact our 24/7 hotline, 1-800-Comcast. Or visit our website at www.Comcast.com. Have a wonderful day.


Okay, so i know i was a bit snotty. but either this person is a current student at my old highschool (notice the wonderful spelling/grammer?) or its just really a computer. So i talked with this "Frank" guy, who now i am really starting to wonder if he is even real, who promised that i would be compensated. Great, Frank, going to get my cable installed this weekend??

So, here is my list why comcast blows
1. package deals - there is no good one for the people like me who just want cable.
2. asking for personal information when its not over a secured website AND its truley not needed.
3. The amount of time i was put on hold to order cable PLUS an add on.
4. Billing - as you can see they couldnt even get the right amount there.
5. wait time for cable installation. This is a world of FAST food, drive thru pharmacies and self checkout lanes. Why, if i order on a tuesday, must i WAIT a full week for some guy to come over and connect 2 cables and flip a switch?
6. there is no alternate choice for cable tv here. its only comcast.

GRRRR.. I am sure i will have an update. maybe i should call my local TV station?

ps - sorry for the spelling errors. spell check is down...and i graduated from newport high!

migraines suck

well, thats about it. they make me want to barf, but becuase they make eating terrible, there is nothing to come up. Also, its like having a tuning fork stuck inside your head. And if i had perfect pitch (thank goodness i dont), it would be like an OUT OF TUNE tuning fork going off for hours.

Fortunately, no one is in the office this week, so i get to sit in my sweatshirt and cozy up, and watch a movie or two. funny, even the exec's suggested i bring them in. I think i might have caused my migraine yesterday (or re-aggrevated it) by shredding about 10 pounds of paper.

Maybe i will work on a picture and scan it in, so ya'll know what it looks like for me. that is, if i ever get the last part for the dang printer.

dang it, they were right!

You've heard the commercials, "If you shop there, you'll be sorry!" Eric and I went on an adventure yesterday. It WAS supposed to be just research on the prices and types of TV's. I didn't want to spend more than $1000 total ($500 from the each of us). Eric wanted a 42" TV. You can see how this was pretty much NEVER going to happen.



After having a wonderful brunch at my sisters (and getting stuck up in Dalai Lama traffic) we started to make our way down to FRY's Electronics. That store is MASSIVE. they actually had a great selection of TV's and decent prices. And we were only accosted twice by sales people. After leaving FRY's, we made our way up to Best Buy in Bellevue. My father hates this store, but sometimes they do have good prices. NOT yesterday though. The selection was terrible, and the prices were worse. From there we went to circuit city, since we have a 10% off coupon (which would save us tax and then some). the selection wasn't that great, but they have pretty good prices. Their online inventory is much better. So, from there we went to Video Only.



The Mecca of TV and good prices. Actually, the section for TV's under 42" is not that great, but I digress. There, glemming in front of us was the two TV's that we had been looking at all day. LCD, 42", 1080P... LG and Toshebia. We wern't quite sure which one we wanted more. I though the LG had a sharper image, but then Eric reminded me that I dont like the sharper image most of the time (i like fuzzy goggles, its easier on my eyes). The toshebia did have the ability to adjust color, but we both decided that we wouldn't really use that option and it was $100 more. So we walked away, letting our sales guy stew for awhile. And then 10 minutes later we were walking out the door with the LG tv. They were having a 9% sale (basically, no tax) so we coulnt really resist. it was only 1099.98 so i didnt mind the extra 100 bucks. plus we have the whole 30 day warrenty/ price adjust. Also, we can come back and buy an extra 3 year warrenty. so here it is, our new TV.

oh, and incase you wanted to see our road trip for the day... well you wont be surpised that i had a migraine from all the travelling!







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first time for everything

I finally bought would probably officially make me a girly girl. Mind you, i have been shunning this contraption since my early teens. I mean, its scary looking, will probably hurt, and quite honestly, takes to much time and effort that i care to have. What is this crazy item am i talking about? Look below and gasp with me...

An Eyelash curler!!! honestly i don't know if i am even using it right.

But it was 1.99 (thank you Wet'n'Wild) and i though, what the hell. might as well try it, right? I also bought l'orel HIP eyeshadow, which i love. the color really pops out. And when you are pale, and trying to use pale colors, its pretty important to have your eyeshadow look like actual color, not just awkward skin pigmentation. or like you have a black eye. So... who's going to teach me how

to use this stuff? :)

New Recipe

So, I am not a domestic goddess at all. I am more like a domestic-princess-with-training-wheels. But, i have this weird desire to make believe that when it comes to company BBQ, I will pull out the best recipe there is. plain and simple. Eric's coworkers will bow to my makings. So, for April's BBQ this is what i made...

Red Current Cocktail Sausages
1 cup (12oz) of Red Current Jelly --- you pretty much have to go to the skankiest grocery store to find this. i went to bellevue's Safeway!
1 cup Dijon Mustard -- yum!
3/4 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of ketchup
4-16oz of cocktail sausages (you can replace this with kielbasa, hot dogs, etc)

In a crock pot (slow cooker) mix all ingredients and let simmer at least 2 hours before serving.

Now, since Eric works at 6am in the morning, i prepared it the night before, minus the weenies. i let it cook up a bit, hoping that it would start to glaze over - it didn't, but it still tasted awesome. However, i thought it was a bit to mustard-y. So, being the clever geniuses that I am, I added a secret ingredient. I can't tell you what it is (yet), but it made it a bit more spicy, in a pepper sort of way. In the end I added some onion powder (wishing I had an onion!) and black pepper. In 1 1/2 hours I will know how it went and have a picture for it as well... (picture updated!)

My whole family are excellent cooks - I can make chicken, deviled eggs, 7 layer dip, (and now) cocktail weenies like no body else. I am, the ultimate superbowl kitchen godess.