Today's small victories
Jul. 9th, 2008 08:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwendolyngrace1. I've managed to pack for Portus into one bag. I'm sacrificing my Chuck Taylors and my pillow, but I have faith in the Anatole for comfy pillows, and I may be able to squeeze the Chucks into my carry-on tote bag.
2. Car Passed Inspection! Jeebus, I knew it should, but I was so worried it wouldn't. Just because my luck IS that Abysmal.
3. Portus made the front page of the Dallas Morning News! This is not my victory, because our incredibly wonderful PR team accomplished this, but I did talk to the reporter for about 45 minutes last week, so it's way awesome to see the payoff. Read the Article - as usual, a couple minor facts scrambled, but SO favorable - which is a little unusual for us wackos. Plus, the reporter is covering at least one day and hopes to do a follow-up based on that.
4-5. Called Lane Bryant about a shirt I ordered online that arrived and is very fucackta. The beading on the front is sewn to a piece of netted tulle, which looks like it was supposed to be attached to the blouse so that the edges of the netting were caught in the seams of the blouse. Only they weren't. So it's got rough-cut edges all around the beaded area. Bizarre.
Anyway, I called them and discovered that I have 90 days and I can take it to a local store and either return it for credit, get something else in-store, or if I want to try again, they will order the replacement for me there in the store. Win. ALSO - I used my Skype to call them, thus saving my nearly $10 in Skype credit in the process. Double win.
So it's not even 9:00 and I'm more-or-less ready to go. And because I only have one suitcase, even though it's a monster, I think I am going to not be a wimp and take the T to the airport instead of shelling out $45 for a cab. Even if it's supposed to be in the 90's today.
Dude. I have 4 1/2 hours to kill. Well, I still need to do the dishes. That'll take 10 minutes. I need to catch up on y'all, and that'll take longer.
And I really need to fix my summergen assignment. It's way pear-shaped. Meh.
But hey, starting off the day with good news is a welcome thing.
2. Car Passed Inspection! Jeebus, I knew it should, but I was so worried it wouldn't. Just because my luck IS that Abysmal.
3. Portus made the front page of the Dallas Morning News! This is not my victory, because our incredibly wonderful PR team accomplished this, but I did talk to the reporter for about 45 minutes last week, so it's way awesome to see the payoff. Read the Article - as usual, a couple minor facts scrambled, but SO favorable - which is a little unusual for us wackos. Plus, the reporter is covering at least one day and hopes to do a follow-up based on that.
4-5. Called Lane Bryant about a shirt I ordered online that arrived and is very fucackta. The beading on the front is sewn to a piece of netted tulle, which looks like it was supposed to be attached to the blouse so that the edges of the netting were caught in the seams of the blouse. Only they weren't. So it's got rough-cut edges all around the beaded area. Bizarre.
Anyway, I called them and discovered that I have 90 days and I can take it to a local store and either return it for credit, get something else in-store, or if I want to try again, they will order the replacement for me there in the store. Win. ALSO - I used my Skype to call them, thus saving my nearly $10 in Skype credit in the process. Double win.
So it's not even 9:00 and I'm more-or-less ready to go. And because I only have one suitcase, even though it's a monster, I think I am going to not be a wimp and take the T to the airport instead of shelling out $45 for a cab. Even if it's supposed to be in the 90's today.
Dude. I have 4 1/2 hours to kill. Well, I still need to do the dishes. That'll take 10 minutes. I need to catch up on y'all, and that'll take longer.
And I really need to fix my summergen assignment. It's way pear-shaped. Meh.
But hey, starting off the day with good news is a welcome thing.
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Date: 2008-07-09 02:00 pm (UTC)See you soon!
Catherine
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Date: 2008-07-09 03:33 pm (UTC)Can't wait to see you!
*bounces*
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Date: 2008-07-09 05:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-10 03:03 am (UTC)Safe travels!