Yesterday
First off, if anyone knows a way to appease the angered shipping gods, please tell me! Two pretty important packages have been lost in the mail in the last 3 weeks. One is my glasses, which have pretty much disappeared entirely from the postal system, and will likely never appear again. Thankfully I was cleared to drive without glasses at my last birthday, and I eventually found my extra pair.
The second package was our anniversary gift - Corinthian Bells windchimes. This one was sent via UPS and we're trying to locate it still. You can click through the link for an audio sample of them.
So, I was pretty annoyed at all that yesterday - lots of time on the phone with various post offices, trying to locate the package, and then with UPS confirming the correct address. I left work a little early to run errands. Then, the Surreal started.
In chronological order:
*Rock Lobster came on the radio
*Wal-Mart parking lot was packed, but I still got a space at a tolerable distance to the store
*Found buckets...but lids are sold separately? How strange. Yay for black HDPE for an armored fist.
*Turned down a random aisle, found something that I needed but forgot about (sturdy rope for hanging the chimes, and a clip so we can take them down easily if needed).
*Bagels were out of stock - I normally get wheat lender's bagels...almost all the lender's are gone.
*Got to check out, one person in front of me. Poor check-out woman is trying and trying to get a gift card to run through as a purchase. Keeps failing. Has to go ask someone else. Finally gets it to work, and the little message that pops up? "Congrats GC" I started laughing, she pointed a finger at me, I explained why, and she got a grin about it.
*Walking on my way out, see a woman (college age, and I had seen her in the crafts section), she makes eye contact, I smile, she smiles. Yay for spreading positive feelings.
*A different woman tells me I have a great beard. I thank her and continue on. This is what made me realize just how surreal the trip was.
*On the way home, I made all but one light, despite heavy traffic.
The second package was our anniversary gift - Corinthian Bells windchimes. This one was sent via UPS and we're trying to locate it still. You can click through the link for an audio sample of them.
So, I was pretty annoyed at all that yesterday - lots of time on the phone with various post offices, trying to locate the package, and then with UPS confirming the correct address. I left work a little early to run errands. Then, the Surreal started.
In chronological order:
*Rock Lobster came on the radio
*Wal-Mart parking lot was packed, but I still got a space at a tolerable distance to the store
*Found buckets...but lids are sold separately? How strange. Yay for black HDPE for an armored fist.
*Turned down a random aisle, found something that I needed but forgot about (sturdy rope for hanging the chimes, and a clip so we can take them down easily if needed).
*Bagels were out of stock - I normally get wheat lender's bagels...almost all the lender's are gone.
*Got to check out, one person in front of me. Poor check-out woman is trying and trying to get a gift card to run through as a purchase. Keeps failing. Has to go ask someone else. Finally gets it to work, and the little message that pops up? "Congrats GC" I started laughing, she pointed a finger at me, I explained why, and she got a grin about it.
*Walking on my way out, see a woman (college age, and I had seen her in the crafts section), she makes eye contact, I smile, she smiles. Yay for spreading positive feelings.
*A different woman tells me I have a great beard. I thank her and continue on. This is what made me realize just how surreal the trip was.
*On the way home, I made all but one light, despite heavy traffic.