Stupid, stupid Amazon
Erg! I found the perfect book for my dad for xmas, and I order it off of Amazon.com. They claim that this book usually ships in 6-12 days, and as such I cannot use the SuperSaver FREE Shipping (tm), cause it won't arrive in time. Fine. I choose the standard ground shipping. No dice--still won't arrive in time. FINE. I up it to 2-day ground. NOW it will arrive in time--had to compensate for the 12-day delay in initial shipping, right? For an extra $10, right? So what happens? The damned book ships TWO HOURS LATER. What delay? 6-12 days? I could've gotten it shipped for free you *#)@)$)! There's nothing like blowing an extra 10-spot for no good reason--especially around the holiday season.
And on the topic of fun holiday antics, my mom is pushing new boundaries of annoyance. While chatting the other day, she tells me about several things from a conversation she had with my dad. Okay, great. There is a problem that I need to deal with regarding my dad--but it's minor and easily taken care of. Frankly, I was gonna call him anyway, and it would've resolved itself without my ever knowing about it. THEN she tells me that dad had specifically requested she not discuss this with me. O-kay. THEN she starts councilling me on the *best way to lie* to bring up the subject with him without letting him know that mom talked to me about it. This is just fricking great. So now I have to lie to my dad about a conversation I had with my mom that I had no way of knowing I wasn't supposed to be having, to keep my mom's butt out of the fire for lie-ing to my dad, all for a topic that WOULD'VE RESOLVED ITSELF IN ABOUT TWO DAYS!!! I'm beginning to think my family's favorite holiday pasttime is finding new and funner ways to lie to each other... grrrr.
On the plus side, lo tho the universe conspired mightily against me, it did not derail me from doing yoga today! It tried choking on the DVD, twice--but I switched players! It tried getting Alex up, but he settled back in for nap! It even tried a phonecall from the school psychologist about the Annual Conference Review for Alex transitioning to Kindergarten--nope! I persisted in a nearly bloody-minded fashion to continue my yoga routine! Sure, I'd lost my rhythm. Sure, I had to go back a few scenes to restretch. Sure, I was now distracted thinking about finding childcare for Ian for the conference--but all to no avail! The yoga was done!
R.
And on the topic of fun holiday antics, my mom is pushing new boundaries of annoyance. While chatting the other day, she tells me about several things from a conversation she had with my dad. Okay, great. There is a problem that I need to deal with regarding my dad--but it's minor and easily taken care of. Frankly, I was gonna call him anyway, and it would've resolved itself without my ever knowing about it. THEN she tells me that dad had specifically requested she not discuss this with me. O-kay. THEN she starts councilling me on the *best way to lie* to bring up the subject with him without letting him know that mom talked to me about it. This is just fricking great. So now I have to lie to my dad about a conversation I had with my mom that I had no way of knowing I wasn't supposed to be having, to keep my mom's butt out of the fire for lie-ing to my dad, all for a topic that WOULD'VE RESOLVED ITSELF IN ABOUT TWO DAYS!!! I'm beginning to think my family's favorite holiday pasttime is finding new and funner ways to lie to each other... grrrr.
On the plus side, lo tho the universe conspired mightily against me, it did not derail me from doing yoga today! It tried choking on the DVD, twice--but I switched players! It tried getting Alex up, but he settled back in for nap! It even tried a phonecall from the school psychologist about the Annual Conference Review for Alex transitioning to Kindergarten--nope! I persisted in a nearly bloody-minded fashion to continue my yoga routine! Sure, I'd lost my rhythm. Sure, I had to go back a few scenes to restretch. Sure, I was now distracted thinking about finding childcare for Ian for the conference--but all to no avail! The yoga was done!
R.