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.
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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.  :-(