Jul 12, 2009 21:56
Got a call from Chase Visa today. They wanted to know if I made a $3.49 purchase today. Seemed like a very small amount of money to trigger an alarm, so I asked if the merchant in question was one they'd had problems with. Sure enough. There was also a $1 charge from earlier in the week that wasn't mine. It's a little creepy to know that my financial activities are so closely monitored, and more than a little annoying to have to update the various automatic bill payments linked to that card -- especially since I won't have the new account number for several days.
Title of Friday's "Eureka": "Welcome Back, Carter"
Headline on the current Entertainment Weekly cover: "Welcome Back, Potter"
Three times is a trend.
Majorly decompressing from the National Puzzlers League convention in Baltimore these past few days. The nitrite overdose I had for breakfast today isn't helping matters any. But a little gastric upset can't compare to spending four days with some of the smartest, funniest and most interesting people I know. It's my honor to be a part of the group.