Driving this morning was such a treat! No running to catch a train or worrying that some creepy stranger was going to sit next to me. PLUS I got to leave later, which means I got to lay around for an extra 30 minutes. Hooray for laying around!
I'm excited to be getting my hair done this afternoon! Besides the sheer awesomeness of having someone else wash my hair (just about the best thing in the world, ever!), they give you a free hand massage with creams and oils while you're there. I also like the smell of the Aveda products she uses on me (well, duh, it's an Aveda salon!). Yvonne (gal who cuts my hair) is great, always friendly. I think she must type notes into my file on the computer because she always asks me stuff about things we talked about when I was in there last. All of that really makes the schlep up to the Santa Anita mall worth it. The only bad thing about getting my hair done on a Friday is that no one gets to see it look nice. By the time I get to work Monday, I've already washed and ruined it. LOL!
I just got the paperwork for my annual participation in the "Walk to End Epilepsy" on October 16th. It's a great cause. I've been volunteering for them or participating in events, in various capacities, for the past 10 years. The best was when they had the summer day camps and I got to be a R.O.P.E.S course counselor for a day. These kids are so great. So trusting and open. It was hard to leave at the end of the, especially when you got a kid who cried because you were going home. If you'd like to sponsor me, let me know.
Wow, the walk means that we're coming up fast to the holiday season and more chances for volunteering. I don't do nearly enough and only have the distribution of food and Christmas presents for the Knights on my agenda. I need to look into doing more.
On another, less serious topic..........
I decided last weekend that I wanted to try my hand at making chow mein at home. That's one dish I've never tried to make. So, when I was at the grocery store earlier in the week, I picked up a few items I thought would be ingredients. Turns out I missed a few things, so when I went to Bev Mo to pick-up an online order yesterday, I went to the grocery store that shares the same parking lot. I have to say, it's just about the crappiest grocery store I've ever been in. It's a big chain store too! I couldn't find anything you could consider ingredients for Chinese cooking (other than vegetables), so when I was at the check-out (they had Land 'O Lakes light butter on sale for $1-something) I asked the cashier where I could find what I was looking for. His response? "What we do have, which isn't much, can be found on aisle 10". Now, I looked up and down aisle 10 a couple of times when I was shopping and didn't see anything. They must only have those fried noodles in a can or something. How can a grocery store in 2011 not have even a few basic things in a popular demographic like Chinese food? I think the reason I'm so shocked is because down the way Ralphs has almost a full aisle crammed with all types of Asian ingredients. You want it, chances are, they have it. PLUS, some of it is Ralphs generic brand (water chestnuts and bamboo shoots for example..... I bought some earlier in the week). I guess I've been right to boycott the crappy grocery and stick to Ralphs, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Food For Less (rarely) the last 10 years or so. I need to buy oyster sauce, I know Ralphs has it, I just wasn't sure if I needed it or not when I was in the store. I thought maybe the receipes called for black or brown sauce instead and I wanted to make sure since those aren't cheap!
This is gross, I looked up chow mein reicpes online and one came up that asked for ground beef and a jar of chicken gravy. I don't think I'll be making THAT!
I just sold two action figures to a super nice guy back East. While I'm really sad to get rid of them, he assured me that they were going to a good home (I sent him an email asking for shipping preferences, etc. when I saw he was winning two auctions). While I'm a little anxious that he said he's going to take them out of their boxes, I'm really glad that he is going enjoy them and not just re-sell them or pack them away. He got a great deal, I know I lost money on those two figures. A lot of money. Oh well. Downsizing is the goal!!!!
Speaking of Ebay, that jerk messaged me again when the item didn't sell, so I finally responded to him. I told him that I was going to give him the opportunity to buy the item he wanted, then I got his second message and that I didn't appreciate the rudeness of his notes, so I changed my mind. I told him that I decided to re-list one more time and if they didn't sell, then I would keep them. Basically, "I'd rather keep my crap rather than let you have it". Yes, I know I'm five years-old. Nothing new there.
I'm going to list more stuff this weekend.
It's weird, I just realized I haven't read Twitter in about 8 months. I've posted notes that I've blogged, but I haven't read anything. It's also been approx. 2 months since I've been on comic book websites like Newsarama or Comic Book Resources. I'm really out of the loop. So out of it in fact, I didn't know they were filming the new Batman movie by my office.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
I left my cell phone at home AGAIN! This is the second time in, I think, a month. I could have sworn I brought it in. I wonder if fell out of my bag and it's in my car? Ah well, not much I can do about it now. No point in getting upset about it.
I've been really good about taking the train in to work at least 4 days a week......and I've hated every single minute of it. Seriously. I hate it while I'm on the train or waiting for the train, or walking up the zillion flights of stairs that seem to be standard in every train station I go to. News Flash!!! I'm lazy AND have a bad attitude!
For some reason, I've been waking up between 2-3am each night the last few weeks, so I've been taking the first train in to work, which leaves my station at about 4:30am. That gets me to my desk by 5am (that includes walking to my office in the dark from the train station in scary downtown). I miss driving in! I could leave later and get to work at the same time (give or take), my hair doesn't get jacked up from the weather and I don't have to use a backpack. I can use my nice and stylish Kipling messenger bag when I drive, not my trusty backpack that I've had since July 2005 with the squashed flat strap on one side from slinging it over the same shoulder for the better part of 6 years. I love my Kipling messenger bag, it's cute and I get compliments when I use it. :-(
I'll have to drive in Friday (yay!). I have an appointment to get my hair done in Arcadia at 3:30pm. Darn! I'll guess I'll have to get to work in the comfort of my own car. I'm just going in for a trim and to have it thinned out. If she starts on time, I should be out of there by 4:30pm, 5pm at the latest. She's kinda slow. She's very good, just slow.
There's a DC Comics "52" party at my not-so-LCBS on Friday night, but I don't think I'll go. It looks like it might be cool though. But I don't think it will be my scene. I'm not very good at going to those things solo and meeting people. I'd probably break out in hives and run away scared. I really am bad at those types of situations. I wouldn't say that I'm shy (but I probably am), but I am really awkward. I need at least one friend or companion with me in those things. It's easy to be a loser when you have someone with you, not so much when you're alone.
New topic!!!!! Ebay has been going okay. I've sold and shipped out a couple of things and sold a couple of things I'm still waiting for payment on. (it was rough, but I sold my Batgirl "Justice" action figure MIB). I've got a few things waiting in the wings to list, but I need to pick-up some more Priority Mail Flat Rate packages in various sizes first. Plus, I used the online postage/shipping tool on Ebay and I want to see how well that works before I use it again. Hey - does anyone know what it means when I have an item eligible for a "second chance offer"? If you do, shoot me an email.
Speaking of Ebay, I can't believe how bad they get you with fees now. Out of $95 in sales (with shipping included), I cleared maybe $63 after listing fees, sold item fees and PayPal fees. WTF??!!?? Did you guys know that Ebay charges their final fees on the TOTAL value of the auction? That means that if I sell and item for, let's say $2.50 and charge the USPS Priority Mail flat rate of $5.00 for shipping, Ebay takes their percentage off of the $7.50. So if you sell something for basically nothing, you may lose money on the deal because it will cut into your shipping costs. That's bullshit. I know they do it because sellers were selling an item for a penny and then charging $50 in shipping and not paying the adequate fee amount, but stilllllll. That sucks for me. I may have to time posting my items for when they are offering free listings. At least that way I'll save .40 cents (hey - it adds up if you're listing a bunch of things at almost nothing).
That guy I mentioned in an earlier post that sent me a message about my pricing on an auction and wanting me to break up the lot emailed me again. He was a real jerk too. He basically told me that my item wasn't going to sell and that before I re-list it, to contact him so we could work out a sale for part of it. I haven't gotten back to him, but: "No way asshole! I'd rather keep the item than sell it it to you, you arrogant jerk!". At least that's what I'd like to say, I probably won't. The auction still has a couple of days left. If it doesn't sell, then I'll re-list it, but give it a longer auction time span. I might block the dude from the auction as well.
:-)
I found out what was going on with my home phone (land line). I guess when you have them cancel your service, they have to make sure that you have access to an emergency phone line, in case of, well, emergencies. So, my old number is gone, but I have a new one that they didn't tell me the number of...... but I found it out anyway. I can receive calls, just not make them. I wish they would have offered that service when I got the dumb line in the first place. I rarely make calls, if at all. I think I made, maybe, 9 calls the entire year I had the phone. Anyway, yay for free phone service!
Jeezus, there's a lady near me who is spending the day hacking and coughing. 90% sounds fake and like she's straining her vocal chords on purpose so people near her will think she's really sick (she's not). It's really annoying and gross. It goes on and on for hours. I'd say something, but she's really mean and would probably kick my ass.
Okay, this part is SUPER boring. More so than the rest of my blog!
BTW - I tried both Tide Stain Release packs and Biz whatever-they're-called-packs on my whites and colors over the weekend and they really worked well. I pre-treated the nightgown by itself with a pack in hot water, then I used another one in the laundry cycle when I washed the white sheets and they came out really white. The Biz pack worked well with my colors. I think I paid less than $1 for each of the packages as I had a $3 coupon for each of them and I got the small size. No use paying full price until I know something is going to work, right?
See - I'm cheap, lazy and have a bad attitude. LOL!
I miss having my phone with me. :-(
I've been really good about taking the train in to work at least 4 days a week......and I've hated every single minute of it. Seriously. I hate it while I'm on the train or waiting for the train, or walking up the zillion flights of stairs that seem to be standard in every train station I go to. News Flash!!! I'm lazy AND have a bad attitude!
For some reason, I've been waking up between 2-3am each night the last few weeks, so I've been taking the first train in to work, which leaves my station at about 4:30am. That gets me to my desk by 5am (that includes walking to my office in the dark from the train station in scary downtown). I miss driving in! I could leave later and get to work at the same time (give or take), my hair doesn't get jacked up from the weather and I don't have to use a backpack. I can use my nice and stylish Kipling messenger bag when I drive, not my trusty backpack that I've had since July 2005 with the squashed flat strap on one side from slinging it over the same shoulder for the better part of 6 years. I love my Kipling messenger bag, it's cute and I get compliments when I use it. :-(
I'll have to drive in Friday (yay!). I have an appointment to get my hair done in Arcadia at 3:30pm. Darn! I'll guess I'll have to get to work in the comfort of my own car. I'm just going in for a trim and to have it thinned out. If she starts on time, I should be out of there by 4:30pm, 5pm at the latest. She's kinda slow. She's very good, just slow.
There's a DC Comics "52" party at my not-so-LCBS on Friday night, but I don't think I'll go. It looks like it might be cool though. But I don't think it will be my scene. I'm not very good at going to those things solo and meeting people. I'd probably break out in hives and run away scared. I really am bad at those types of situations. I wouldn't say that I'm shy (but I probably am), but I am really awkward. I need at least one friend or companion with me in those things. It's easy to be a loser when you have someone with you, not so much when you're alone.
New topic!!!!! Ebay has been going okay. I've sold and shipped out a couple of things and sold a couple of things I'm still waiting for payment on. (it was rough, but I sold my Batgirl "Justice" action figure MIB). I've got a few things waiting in the wings to list, but I need to pick-up some more Priority Mail Flat Rate packages in various sizes first. Plus, I used the online postage/shipping tool on Ebay and I want to see how well that works before I use it again. Hey - does anyone know what it means when I have an item eligible for a "second chance offer"? If you do, shoot me an email.
Speaking of Ebay, I can't believe how bad they get you with fees now. Out of $95 in sales (with shipping included), I cleared maybe $63 after listing fees, sold item fees and PayPal fees. WTF??!!?? Did you guys know that Ebay charges their final fees on the TOTAL value of the auction? That means that if I sell and item for, let's say $2.50 and charge the USPS Priority Mail flat rate of $5.00 for shipping, Ebay takes their percentage off of the $7.50. So if you sell something for basically nothing, you may lose money on the deal because it will cut into your shipping costs. That's bullshit. I know they do it because sellers were selling an item for a penny and then charging $50 in shipping and not paying the adequate fee amount, but stilllllll. That sucks for me. I may have to time posting my items for when they are offering free listings. At least that way I'll save .40 cents (hey - it adds up if you're listing a bunch of things at almost nothing).
That guy I mentioned in an earlier post that sent me a message about my pricing on an auction and wanting me to break up the lot emailed me again. He was a real jerk too. He basically told me that my item wasn't going to sell and that before I re-list it, to contact him so we could work out a sale for part of it. I haven't gotten back to him, but: "No way asshole! I'd rather keep the item than sell it it to you, you arrogant jerk!". At least that's what I'd like to say, I probably won't. The auction still has a couple of days left. If it doesn't sell, then I'll re-list it, but give it a longer auction time span. I might block the dude from the auction as well.
:-)
I found out what was going on with my home phone (land line). I guess when you have them cancel your service, they have to make sure that you have access to an emergency phone line, in case of, well, emergencies. So, my old number is gone, but I have a new one that they didn't tell me the number of...... but I found it out anyway. I can receive calls, just not make them. I wish they would have offered that service when I got the dumb line in the first place. I rarely make calls, if at all. I think I made, maybe, 9 calls the entire year I had the phone. Anyway, yay for free phone service!
Jeezus, there's a lady near me who is spending the day hacking and coughing. 90% sounds fake and like she's straining her vocal chords on purpose so people near her will think she's really sick (she's not). It's really annoying and gross. It goes on and on for hours. I'd say something, but she's really mean and would probably kick my ass.
Okay, this part is SUPER boring. More so than the rest of my blog!
BTW - I tried both Tide Stain Release packs and Biz whatever-they're-called-packs on my whites and colors over the weekend and they really worked well. I pre-treated the nightgown by itself with a pack in hot water, then I used another one in the laundry cycle when I washed the white sheets and they came out really white. The Biz pack worked well with my colors. I think I paid less than $1 for each of the packages as I had a $3 coupon for each of them and I got the small size. No use paying full price until I know something is going to work, right?
See - I'm cheap, lazy and have a bad attitude. LOL!
I miss having my phone with me. :-(
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wow, I've been up since around 11:30pm last night. I'm tired! I was sound asleep for a few hours and then, for some reason, I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. I should have used the time to be productive, but I didn't. I just laid there and tried to get back to sleep for hours and hours. That and convince myself that I shouldn't take the train in to work...... which I didn't. Don't yell at me, but I drove.
I know I'm supposed to take the train every day, but I really couldn't do it today. Yesterday afternoons' train ride home sucked and it was still on my mind. At first I was lucky....I got a seat in a car that didn't have a lot of people and wasn't too hot. I settled into my seat next to the window (that looks out on to tunnel walls), got out my Kindle and started reading (as I usually do on the train). Two stops later I had a tiny old lady next to me and her tiny friend in front of me. That's not so bad. Old ladies are better than creepy old guys or gang bangers, right? Eh, not always. What was bad this time was the fact that they'd both just gotten their hair permed and whoever did it used A LOT of lye. I don't think they rinsed all of it out either because it was really strong. I was breathing in lye fumes for over 20 minutes. Isn't that stuff kind of toxic? I couldn't wait to get off the train at my stop and get above ground to breathe in the (reasonably) fresh Los Angeles air.
I got to my car and made my way home, but I could still smell the perms. My afternoon and evening were good, if not a bit dull. The weather was nice. Cool and breezy, so I had my apartment door open with just the screen closed. Gotham loves it when I do that because it gives him the chance to try and catch squirrels through a closed screen. LOL, he's cute when he does that! I looked around my apartment for some Lancome products for my friend Deanne. I could have sworn I had what she was looking for from a gift with purchase, but I couldn't find it. So instead, I got out a nice, new, never used Lancome cosmetic bag (I have zillions of them!) and added the substitute product, along with some other Lancome and Chanel products. I'll look a little more thoroughly this weekend. While I was searching, I found some Comic-Con giveaways that I might put on Ebay this weekend. After all that I fixed dinner, watched tv, played with the cat, showered and went to bed (for a little while).
I'm going to see if I can cut out a little earlier than usual today. You know, maybe leave after 9 hours, instead of my usual 10. I need to head over to Nordstrom and Target on the way home, so I think I'll drop by the Glendale Galleria since they've got both.
Actually, I need to call Nordstrom first to see if they even have what I need to pick up. Thank goodness for gift cards, right? At Target I need to get either Biz or Tide Stain Release. I'll probably give my mom a call to see which one she thinks is better. I absolutely LOVE my white bed sheets, but, as with all things made from white cotton, they're going to get yellowed eventually, so I want to try and prevent it from happening. I think I read somewhere that if you soak the items for 8 hours in something (not bleach) and then put them through the washing machine that they will be nice and bright when they come out. I've had the sheets for about a year and usually wash them once a week or, at the very least, a couple times a month if I use other sheets as well. If you have a black cat who likes to lay on your side of the bed, like I do, you tend to keep your sheets well-laundered. Very few things in every day life are as annoying to me as finding a load of cat hair on my pillow and sheets when I want to go to bed. I've gotten in the habit of covering my bed with an old sheet when I'm at work, but he still manages to get under it. At least that's the only explanation I can come up with for the cat hair I've been finding.
Yay! I checked with the Glendale Nordstrom and they do in fact have my Lancome Imanance (in "bisque" thankyouverymuchyesiknowimpale). They're holding it for me! Last time I was getting low I called around to about 4 different stores (Macy's and Nordstrom) and none of them had it and I couldn't find it on Ebay. Finally, when I was getting down to the very last of the tube, Bloomingdales got it in and they were having a pretty sweet gift with purchase promotion that I qualified for. I think Nordstroms has a promo going on right now........... I love free stuff!
I'm trying to decide what I should do with the chicken I defrosted for dinner tonight. Mexican? Chinese? Indian? Should I forgo (is that the right spelling? I thought it was spelled forego) cooking it and have a bacon and egg on sourdough sandwich instead? That sounds good. Breakfast for dinner! I'm an adult, I can have breakfast for dinner if I want, right? I had waffles for dinner a few weeks ago. :-) Eggo Waffles with Aunt Jemima Syrup.
Fake waffles + fake maple syrup = a delicious treat!
Ah well, I guess I have some time before I really need to decide how I want to cook it.
I know I'm supposed to take the train every day, but I really couldn't do it today. Yesterday afternoons' train ride home sucked and it was still on my mind. At first I was lucky....I got a seat in a car that didn't have a lot of people and wasn't too hot. I settled into my seat next to the window (that looks out on to tunnel walls), got out my Kindle and started reading (as I usually do on the train). Two stops later I had a tiny old lady next to me and her tiny friend in front of me. That's not so bad. Old ladies are better than creepy old guys or gang bangers, right? Eh, not always. What was bad this time was the fact that they'd both just gotten their hair permed and whoever did it used A LOT of lye. I don't think they rinsed all of it out either because it was really strong. I was breathing in lye fumes for over 20 minutes. Isn't that stuff kind of toxic? I couldn't wait to get off the train at my stop and get above ground to breathe in the (reasonably) fresh Los Angeles air.
I got to my car and made my way home, but I could still smell the perms. My afternoon and evening were good, if not a bit dull. The weather was nice. Cool and breezy, so I had my apartment door open with just the screen closed. Gotham loves it when I do that because it gives him the chance to try and catch squirrels through a closed screen. LOL, he's cute when he does that! I looked around my apartment for some Lancome products for my friend Deanne. I could have sworn I had what she was looking for from a gift with purchase, but I couldn't find it. So instead, I got out a nice, new, never used Lancome cosmetic bag (I have zillions of them!) and added the substitute product, along with some other Lancome and Chanel products. I'll look a little more thoroughly this weekend. While I was searching, I found some Comic-Con giveaways that I might put on Ebay this weekend. After all that I fixed dinner, watched tv, played with the cat, showered and went to bed (for a little while).
I'm going to see if I can cut out a little earlier than usual today. You know, maybe leave after 9 hours, instead of my usual 10. I need to head over to Nordstrom and Target on the way home, so I think I'll drop by the Glendale Galleria since they've got both.
Actually, I need to call Nordstrom first to see if they even have what I need to pick up. Thank goodness for gift cards, right? At Target I need to get either Biz or Tide Stain Release. I'll probably give my mom a call to see which one she thinks is better. I absolutely LOVE my white bed sheets, but, as with all things made from white cotton, they're going to get yellowed eventually, so I want to try and prevent it from happening. I think I read somewhere that if you soak the items for 8 hours in something (not bleach) and then put them through the washing machine that they will be nice and bright when they come out. I've had the sheets for about a year and usually wash them once a week or, at the very least, a couple times a month if I use other sheets as well. If you have a black cat who likes to lay on your side of the bed, like I do, you tend to keep your sheets well-laundered. Very few things in every day life are as annoying to me as finding a load of cat hair on my pillow and sheets when I want to go to bed. I've gotten in the habit of covering my bed with an old sheet when I'm at work, but he still manages to get under it. At least that's the only explanation I can come up with for the cat hair I've been finding.
Yay! I checked with the Glendale Nordstrom and they do in fact have my Lancome Imanance (in "bisque" thankyouverymuchyesiknowimpale). They're holding it for me! Last time I was getting low I called around to about 4 different stores (Macy's and Nordstrom) and none of them had it and I couldn't find it on Ebay. Finally, when I was getting down to the very last of the tube, Bloomingdales got it in and they were having a pretty sweet gift with purchase promotion that I qualified for. I think Nordstroms has a promo going on right now........... I love free stuff!
I'm trying to decide what I should do with the chicken I defrosted for dinner tonight. Mexican? Chinese? Indian? Should I forgo (is that the right spelling? I thought it was spelled forego) cooking it and have a bacon and egg on sourdough sandwich instead? That sounds good. Breakfast for dinner! I'm an adult, I can have breakfast for dinner if I want, right? I had waffles for dinner a few weeks ago. :-) Eggo Waffles with Aunt Jemima Syrup.
Fake waffles + fake maple syrup = a delicious treat!
Ah well, I guess I have some time before I really need to decide how I want to cook it.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Today has been weird right from the start.
First off, I woke up an hour early. Everyone knows that I get up way too early anyway, so getting up an hour earlier is just stupid. Anyway, since I was up, I listened to the news and kind of just lolled around for a while. I even managed to hand wash some some of my delicates! Not being in a rush is so cool!
Since I had so much extra time, I wiped down the bathroom counters, sink and swept up the floor (it seems like I'm always sweeping up that damn floor!). As is usual for me, I used toilet paper and tossed it in the toilet when I was done and then continued to put on my make-up, brush my hair, etc. The last thing I do each morning is get dressed. This limits the amount of cat hair I get on my clothes since I usually like to give Gotham a cuddle or two while I'm getting ready, especially if he jumps up on the bathroom counter. :-) On my way out of the bathroom to get the clothes I set out last night, I reached over and flushed the toilet. Instead of continuing out the door, I turned back into the bathroom because it didn't sound like a normal flush. It sounded like the toilets at work when they don't complete a cycle (they're set on too low a flow, so you have to flush twice to get the seat covers to go down). Anyway, I looked in the bowl and sure enough, there was still toilet paper in it. Sometimes this happens when I flush larger cat box contents (I have flushable litter), so I know from experience that a second "hard" flush usually takes care of it. Um, not this time. With a sinking feeling I saw the water rise in the bowl. and rise and rise and rise. Yup, I had an overflowing toilet! I tried to turn the water off at the wall (no luck), then I took the tank lid off and tried to stop it from there (again, no luck). It finally stopped when about half the water that had been in the tank was now on my floor. After looking at the bowl more closely I saw that there was a wad of toilet paper sitting at the bottom of the bowl. Without a second thought, I reached in and pulled it out. That fixed everything! I should mention here that it was "clean" water and paper. No gross toilet contents!!!!
Next thing I had to do was clean up all the water. Luckily I have three big grungy towels that I spread out on the floor when I color my hair (they have hair dye stains on them.... I'm not going to ruin good towels!), so I grabbed those and used them to soak up the water and try absorb whatever got on the carpet just outside the door. Keep in mind that Gotham was suddenly REALLY interested in coming into the bathroom, so I had to keep him out and I was still in my night clothes not having gotten dressed yet. Luckily my make-up and hair were already presentable and my bag and shoes were by the front door waiting for me. Cleaning up the water took a lot of time! I ended-up missing my train and had to drive in. That meant I had to get gas (I was on fumes and a prayer). The pump I chose at the gas station would only dispense gas at a rate of about 60 cents a burst. I managed to get $10 in before I gave up and figured that I had enough to get me to work and back.
Despite all of my efforts and all of the racing around, I still got in later than I usually do. The weird thing is, I didn't get mad or pissed off, like I normally would. I just laughed through the whole thing. What else could I do? It IS funny.
I guess I should probably pick-up a plunger on the way home...... I threw away my old one when I moved to this apartment and forgot to replace it.
On another note - most of my Ebay auctions are getting a lot of views and a few have watchers. I know this doesn't guarantee that the items will sell, but it's nice to see some interest out there for my stuff.
As I predicted, I have loads of Chinese food leftover from last night to eat for the rest of the week. Most of it is chow mein, which I love. I just didn't realize that I picked it as a side for most of the entrees I got (yes, I ordered quite a few. I believe I mentioned yesterday they were having a special). Anyway, hooray for leftover Chinese food! I wonder if I'm becoming a hermit? Buying too much food so that I don't have to go out for a few days seems like it might be one of the first steps in that direction.
A couple seasons of Heroes should be arriving today. I think two and three. I know I missed a few episodes here and there or was too busy with mojitos and tacos at Sams when we had viewing parties to pay attention. They were really cheap! I believe I paid less than $20 total for both with free shipping through Amazon Prime. I've already got season one and watched it in its' entirety a few weeks ago. I'm not sure I want to get season four. I watched some of it when it was on, but carny folk tend to creep me out. I guess I'll see how much I want to watch it after I watch season three.
I need to call the phone company to see why I'm still getting messages on my answering machine when I cancelled my land line a while ago. I also need to find a jeweler to replace the batteries in my Wonder Woman, Justice League (without Superman) and Batman watches. All three are dead and the instructions say to have a jeweler do it.
First off, I woke up an hour early. Everyone knows that I get up way too early anyway, so getting up an hour earlier is just stupid. Anyway, since I was up, I listened to the news and kind of just lolled around for a while. I even managed to hand wash some some of my delicates! Not being in a rush is so cool!
Since I had so much extra time, I wiped down the bathroom counters, sink and swept up the floor (it seems like I'm always sweeping up that damn floor!). As is usual for me, I used toilet paper and tossed it in the toilet when I was done and then continued to put on my make-up, brush my hair, etc. The last thing I do each morning is get dressed. This limits the amount of cat hair I get on my clothes since I usually like to give Gotham a cuddle or two while I'm getting ready, especially if he jumps up on the bathroom counter. :-) On my way out of the bathroom to get the clothes I set out last night, I reached over and flushed the toilet. Instead of continuing out the door, I turned back into the bathroom because it didn't sound like a normal flush. It sounded like the toilets at work when they don't complete a cycle (they're set on too low a flow, so you have to flush twice to get the seat covers to go down). Anyway, I looked in the bowl and sure enough, there was still toilet paper in it. Sometimes this happens when I flush larger cat box contents (I have flushable litter), so I know from experience that a second "hard" flush usually takes care of it. Um, not this time. With a sinking feeling I saw the water rise in the bowl. and rise and rise and rise. Yup, I had an overflowing toilet! I tried to turn the water off at the wall (no luck), then I took the tank lid off and tried to stop it from there (again, no luck). It finally stopped when about half the water that had been in the tank was now on my floor. After looking at the bowl more closely I saw that there was a wad of toilet paper sitting at the bottom of the bowl. Without a second thought, I reached in and pulled it out. That fixed everything! I should mention here that it was "clean" water and paper. No gross toilet contents!!!!
Next thing I had to do was clean up all the water. Luckily I have three big grungy towels that I spread out on the floor when I color my hair (they have hair dye stains on them.... I'm not going to ruin good towels!), so I grabbed those and used them to soak up the water and try absorb whatever got on the carpet just outside the door. Keep in mind that Gotham was suddenly REALLY interested in coming into the bathroom, so I had to keep him out and I was still in my night clothes not having gotten dressed yet. Luckily my make-up and hair were already presentable and my bag and shoes were by the front door waiting for me. Cleaning up the water took a lot of time! I ended-up missing my train and had to drive in. That meant I had to get gas (I was on fumes and a prayer). The pump I chose at the gas station would only dispense gas at a rate of about 60 cents a burst. I managed to get $10 in before I gave up and figured that I had enough to get me to work and back.
Despite all of my efforts and all of the racing around, I still got in later than I usually do. The weird thing is, I didn't get mad or pissed off, like I normally would. I just laughed through the whole thing. What else could I do? It IS funny.
I guess I should probably pick-up a plunger on the way home...... I threw away my old one when I moved to this apartment and forgot to replace it.
On another note - most of my Ebay auctions are getting a lot of views and a few have watchers. I know this doesn't guarantee that the items will sell, but it's nice to see some interest out there for my stuff.
As I predicted, I have loads of Chinese food leftover from last night to eat for the rest of the week. Most of it is chow mein, which I love. I just didn't realize that I picked it as a side for most of the entrees I got (yes, I ordered quite a few. I believe I mentioned yesterday they were having a special). Anyway, hooray for leftover Chinese food! I wonder if I'm becoming a hermit? Buying too much food so that I don't have to go out for a few days seems like it might be one of the first steps in that direction.
A couple seasons of Heroes should be arriving today. I think two and three. I know I missed a few episodes here and there or was too busy with mojitos and tacos at Sams when we had viewing parties to pay attention. They were really cheap! I believe I paid less than $20 total for both with free shipping through Amazon Prime. I've already got season one and watched it in its' entirety a few weeks ago. I'm not sure I want to get season four. I watched some of it when it was on, but carny folk tend to creep me out. I guess I'll see how much I want to watch it after I watch season three.
I need to call the phone company to see why I'm still getting messages on my answering machine when I cancelled my land line a while ago. I also need to find a jeweler to replace the batteries in my Wonder Woman, Justice League (without Superman) and Batman watches. All three are dead and the instructions say to have a jeweler do it.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
I finally started getting my act together and began posting stuff up for sale on Ebay. If you see that I've posted something you gave me as a present, I'm sorry. Please don't take it personally! I really need to clear out stuff I have no use for, no matter how much I may like the item. You guys all know this. I've been talking about doing it for YEARS.
It was hard for me to list some of what I put up! If you know me, then you know I love my action figures. I posted a few of them, all of which were bought by me (no gifts there!) and all are cool. So far all of what I listed action figure-wise is sealed and in their original boxes (never opened). So if you're a friend of mine that's looking for action figures and you don't want to hassle with shipping (because I am going to see you at some point and could hand them to you), then take a look at my listings and let me know.
I've got other things up that I have absolutely no confidence will sell. At all. They're just too random. I didn't even know how to price them! I think I'll start listing DVD's and books next. I've got a slew of sealed cosmetics that I need to list (already took pictures of them and everything), but that seems kind of daunting.
I hope selling on Ebay is better than it used to be. I quit selling a while back because I didn't like my feedback rating being "held hostage" by a buyer. For a while, a seller could not leave negative feedback for a buyer, even a deadbeat one. I'm hoping that's changed. I should probably look it up! I've got over 609 transactions and 100% positive feedback. Yes, I'm proud of that. <grin> Gotta be proud of SOMETHING, right?
I've already received a message through Ebay from a guy who wants me to end an auction, break up the lot and sell one of the pieces to him at a price he's told me he thinks is fair. He also told me that I put too high a price on the lot. All of this was within an hour of me posting it for sale! I told him to give me a few days and that I'd get back to him. Weird thing is, I did a search and the price he said I should be selling it for was kinda low. I priced it at what the other ones were listed for. If it sells, it sells, if it doesn't, oh well.
I've been buying way too much stuff on Ebay lately, it's time I worked the other side of the auctions again.
I think I'm going to walk down to Victoria's Secret in a bit. It's been a while and I want to buy something pretty / girly.
Placed a BevMo order to pick-up on my way home this afternoon. Yay for the 5-cent sale! I also placed another Chinese food order, like I did a few weeks ago. I don't feel like cooking, and I doubt any of my friends will want to go out if I called. It IS Tuesday after all. No one likes doing anything on Tuesdays. Either way, it looks like I'm gonna have leftovers for the rest of the week. Yes, that means I got a fuck-ton of food. They were having a special. :-)
Btw - have I said (lately) how much I hate taking the train to and from work? I had strangers sit on two sides of me yesterday. THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY EMPTY SEATS IN THE TRAIN CAR, PEOPLE! Strangers at 4:55am are creepy. In the afternoon people are rude. They push past you to get on the train, even though you were in front of them. There aren't a lot of seats and it smells. If it wasn't for the fact that I have three weeks worth of tokens to use and and when those are gone, it's still less than half what I pay for parking..........
It was hard for me to list some of what I put up! If you know me, then you know I love my action figures. I posted a few of them, all of which were bought by me (no gifts there!) and all are cool. So far all of what I listed action figure-wise is sealed and in their original boxes (never opened). So if you're a friend of mine that's looking for action figures and you don't want to hassle with shipping (because I am going to see you at some point and could hand them to you), then take a look at my listings and let me know.
I've got other things up that I have absolutely no confidence will sell. At all. They're just too random. I didn't even know how to price them! I think I'll start listing DVD's and books next. I've got a slew of sealed cosmetics that I need to list (already took pictures of them and everything), but that seems kind of daunting.
I hope selling on Ebay is better than it used to be. I quit selling a while back because I didn't like my feedback rating being "held hostage" by a buyer. For a while, a seller could not leave negative feedback for a buyer, even a deadbeat one. I'm hoping that's changed. I should probably look it up! I've got over 609 transactions and 100% positive feedback. Yes, I'm proud of that. <grin> Gotta be proud of SOMETHING, right?
I've already received a message through Ebay from a guy who wants me to end an auction, break up the lot and sell one of the pieces to him at a price he's told me he thinks is fair. He also told me that I put too high a price on the lot. All of this was within an hour of me posting it for sale! I told him to give me a few days and that I'd get back to him. Weird thing is, I did a search and the price he said I should be selling it for was kinda low. I priced it at what the other ones were listed for. If it sells, it sells, if it doesn't, oh well.
I've been buying way too much stuff on Ebay lately, it's time I worked the other side of the auctions again.
I think I'm going to walk down to Victoria's Secret in a bit. It's been a while and I want to buy something pretty / girly.
Placed a BevMo order to pick-up on my way home this afternoon. Yay for the 5-cent sale! I also placed another Chinese food order, like I did a few weeks ago. I don't feel like cooking, and I doubt any of my friends will want to go out if I called. It IS Tuesday after all. No one likes doing anything on Tuesdays. Either way, it looks like I'm gonna have leftovers for the rest of the week. Yes, that means I got a fuck-ton of food. They were having a special. :-)
Btw - have I said (lately) how much I hate taking the train to and from work? I had strangers sit on two sides of me yesterday. THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY EMPTY SEATS IN THE TRAIN CAR, PEOPLE! Strangers at 4:55am are creepy. In the afternoon people are rude. They push past you to get on the train, even though you were in front of them. There aren't a lot of seats and it smells. If it wasn't for the fact that I have three weeks worth of tokens to use and and when those are gone, it's still less than half what I pay for parking..........
Friday, September 16, 2011
Yikes, yesterday was horrible! After all the bad things that happened during the day, even more happened in the afternoon / evening. I went across the street around 3:10pm to get my car, arriving at the automated attendant ahead of a big group of people. I thought "cool, something good has finally happened today". Welllllllll, the machine proceeded to decline BOTH of my ATM cards, even though we'd just gotten paid and there was money in each account. Not only did it decline my cards, it said it out loud so that everyone behind me in line could hear. Then I realized that I was $1 short to pay the fee in cash (I'd lent a $1 to a friend earlier in the day and I usually only carry enough cash to cover parking), so I had to walk to the bank and get $20 out of the ATM. When I got back to the automated attendant, I decided to try my one of my cards again and it worked. Of course none of the people who were behind me earlier were still there to see that I wasn't a deadbeat who can't pay for parking. Not that I'll ever see them again.
When I finally got on my way (late), I almost got into three accidents (two on the FWY and one on Ventura Blvd). All of which stemmed from people being on their cell phones and drifting into my lane. Then I remembered that I needed to go to Trader Joe's and pick up food for dinner. Bah! So I got there and it took forever to get a parking space. I finally got one and went in to do my shopping. Nothing exciting happened while I was in the store (thank goodness!). When I was in my car and leaving, a blonde lady in a Volvo wagon backed out of her space like a bat outta hell, even though my car was right there and in the way (she almost hit me!), then she tailgated and honked her horn at me a bunch of times because I didn't turn on to Ventura while the light was against me and there were a ton of cars travelling on the street that would have hit me had I done so. Since she was in such a hurry, I decided to take my time and wait for the light to change. I received another torrent of honks from her, but I really didn't care at that point. I finally got near my apartment and of course there was no parking, so I had to circle a few times before something freed up.
Once I was home, I took out my phone and found a text from my friend who was in town yesterday to see Paul Kelly perform. They let me know that there was a spare ticket waiting for me at the box office if I wanted it. I did...... but I didn't want to tempt fate. Instead I politely declined and thanked them. I ended-up showering, eating dinner and going to bed early. I just wanted the day to be over.
I'm pleased to report that today is already better than yesterday. I wonder what the chances are of me leaving early today? Probably slim to none.
When I finally got on my way (late), I almost got into three accidents (two on the FWY and one on Ventura Blvd). All of which stemmed from people being on their cell phones and drifting into my lane. Then I remembered that I needed to go to Trader Joe's and pick up food for dinner. Bah! So I got there and it took forever to get a parking space. I finally got one and went in to do my shopping. Nothing exciting happened while I was in the store (thank goodness!). When I was in my car and leaving, a blonde lady in a Volvo wagon backed out of her space like a bat outta hell, even though my car was right there and in the way (she almost hit me!), then she tailgated and honked her horn at me a bunch of times because I didn't turn on to Ventura while the light was against me and there were a ton of cars travelling on the street that would have hit me had I done so. Since she was in such a hurry, I decided to take my time and wait for the light to change. I received another torrent of honks from her, but I really didn't care at that point. I finally got near my apartment and of course there was no parking, so I had to circle a few times before something freed up.
Once I was home, I took out my phone and found a text from my friend who was in town yesterday to see Paul Kelly perform. They let me know that there was a spare ticket waiting for me at the box office if I wanted it. I did...... but I didn't want to tempt fate. Instead I politely declined and thanked them. I ended-up showering, eating dinner and going to bed early. I just wanted the day to be over.
I'm pleased to report that today is already better than yesterday. I wonder what the chances are of me leaving early today? Probably slim to none.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
I received some pretty bad news this morning and have been running around trying to fix things. For the second day in a row I'm completely drained.
Trying to stay positive though, wish me luck!
*UPDATE* Oh My God - I'm having a horrible day. My bad news this morning just laid the foundation for a crappy day. Bah! Seriously. Anything and everything so far that could go badly, has.
Trying to stay positive though, wish me luck!
*UPDATE* Oh My God - I'm having a horrible day. My bad news this morning just laid the foundation for a crappy day. Bah! Seriously. Anything and everything so far that could go badly, has.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
After battling with my phone company ever since they bundled my cell and land line service, I have cancelled my land line. So if you have that number, please toss it. I will probably get an internet phone account (Vonage?) later this year, once my air card contract is up.
It's weird, they were never able to logically and coherently explain why my wireless bill went up by $30 a month and my land line went up by approx. $20 a month since the bundling started. I was supposed to SAVE money when I linked the accounts! They also jacked my online payment account (making it so I couldn't make a payment) and I had to FORCE them take my payment over the phone and still got hit with a $300 phone bill on a land line I don't use (1 phone call made in 90 days) and a cell phone I only use for internet, email and texting.
Can you tell I'm still angry? I'm probably going to switch my cell phone as soon as the new Iphone comes out and is available at another carrier. I think I heard that Sprint will start carrying it, I'm not sure though. I'll let you know if / when that happens.
Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. Honestly, I just haven't been up to blogging.
Me being me, I'm keeping my attitude positive and I'm hoping something will happen that will make me smile. I'll take just about ANYTHING!
<sigh> I have a headache now.
I guess that's all for now.
It's weird, they were never able to logically and coherently explain why my wireless bill went up by $30 a month and my land line went up by approx. $20 a month since the bundling started. I was supposed to SAVE money when I linked the accounts! They also jacked my online payment account (making it so I couldn't make a payment) and I had to FORCE them take my payment over the phone and still got hit with a $300 phone bill on a land line I don't use (1 phone call made in 90 days) and a cell phone I only use for internet, email and texting.
Can you tell I'm still angry? I'm probably going to switch my cell phone as soon as the new Iphone comes out and is available at another carrier. I think I heard that Sprint will start carrying it, I'm not sure though. I'll let you know if / when that happens.
Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. Honestly, I just haven't been up to blogging.
Me being me, I'm keeping my attitude positive and I'm hoping something will happen that will make me smile. I'll take just about ANYTHING!
<sigh> I have a headache now.
I guess that's all for now.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Damn Damn Damn Damn!!!!! I left my phone at home. On the bathroom counter to be exact. I took it in there while I was getting ready for work because I knew the alarm was going to go off and I didn't want to have to stop what I was doing to go get it from the other room to turn it off. Gotham freaks out sometimes if he's asleep near the phone when the alarm goes off.
Don't you hate when you forget something and you know EXACTLY where it is and it does you absolutely no good?
I just finished two of the reports I needed to get done. Woo Whoo! Took me 7 hours to get them done, but they're done! I have two more I should do, but they aren't as urgent as the other two I just finished.
Will hopefully be able to leave a bit early today. Of course, by early I mean "leave after 9 hours".
Don't you hate when you forget something and you know EXACTLY where it is and it does you absolutely no good?
I just finished two of the reports I needed to get done. Woo Whoo! Took me 7 hours to get them done, but they're done! I have two more I should do, but they aren't as urgent as the other two I just finished.
Will hopefully be able to leave a bit early today. Of course, by early I mean "leave after 9 hours".
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Okay, I didn't hear back from my skin cancer doctor yesterday, so I'm going take that as an "all clear". HOORAY!!!! I don't go back for three months now. No more cutting, no more tests, no more anything!!!! At least not for three months. You guys have no idea what a relief this is. Seriously, no idea.
My new "Helen!" is great. Her name is Sandy and she's really nice. It only took about 15 minutes to get there from work and about 20 minutes to get home after my appointment, and that was in rush hour traffic! My appointment was for 4pm and I was home around 5pm. AWESOME! Plus it turns out that we have a friend in common. What a small world! It was kind of expensive. Actually, it was very expensive, but I think it might be worth it. There are all kinds of perks at this place. I made another appointment, but I'll have to weigh the pros and cons and decide if I want to go back. The whole process is totally different to what I'm used to. I'm not sure if that's bad or good. :-)
The Chinese food I got a few days ago is finally history. I throw food like that out after three days, so it was time for it to go. I'm embarrassed to admit that there wasn't a lot left! Awe man, I guess that means I have to cook tonight.... bummer! Maybe I'll stop off and get a sandwich or something on the way home instead.......
ZOW! Talk about a crappy day at work! Dealing mainly with Payroll stuff and lots of errors to fix (not mine!) and fires to put out. People are tense on both sides of the issue! I'm trying to correct things and make sure my people get paid correctly, but it's challenging. Plus I've got those reports.... I was told I could turn two of them in Friday, but it turns out that one of them has to be included with another that's due today. Like I said, ZOW! I'm not going to let it ruin my mood though. :-)
I just won a couple of small auctions on Ebay that I forgot about, so that's nice! I didn't remember that I bid on a couple of Benefit Cosmetics mini kits, they're cute! I love the packaging on their stuff, it makes me happy.
My new "Helen!" is great. Her name is Sandy and she's really nice. It only took about 15 minutes to get there from work and about 20 minutes to get home after my appointment, and that was in rush hour traffic! My appointment was for 4pm and I was home around 5pm. AWESOME! Plus it turns out that we have a friend in common. What a small world! It was kind of expensive. Actually, it was very expensive, but I think it might be worth it. There are all kinds of perks at this place. I made another appointment, but I'll have to weigh the pros and cons and decide if I want to go back. The whole process is totally different to what I'm used to. I'm not sure if that's bad or good. :-)
The Chinese food I got a few days ago is finally history. I throw food like that out after three days, so it was time for it to go. I'm embarrassed to admit that there wasn't a lot left! Awe man, I guess that means I have to cook tonight.... bummer! Maybe I'll stop off and get a sandwich or something on the way home instead.......
ZOW! Talk about a crappy day at work! Dealing mainly with Payroll stuff and lots of errors to fix (not mine!) and fires to put out. People are tense on both sides of the issue! I'm trying to correct things and make sure my people get paid correctly, but it's challenging. Plus I've got those reports.... I was told I could turn two of them in Friday, but it turns out that one of them has to be included with another that's due today. Like I said, ZOW! I'm not going to let it ruin my mood though. :-)
I just won a couple of small auctions on Ebay that I forgot about, so that's nice! I didn't remember that I bid on a couple of Benefit Cosmetics mini kits, they're cute! I love the packaging on their stuff, it makes me happy.
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