hello, lovely

I love Netflix. I really do. Or I did, until last week. THey’re making it easy to decide which service (Netflix or Blockbuster) to cancel.

I have a queue set up specifically for TV shows on DVD. I don’t get cable or Direct TV or TiVo or Whatever Else is out there, or there are a lot of different shows on a lot of different days & I don’t get to watch them all. With everything being released on DVD, I figured this was a spiffy way to spend my dvd-watching time.

I had it set up so I staggered a disc of two different shows (like now: Alias Season 1 and Freaks & Geeks). I was set to receive Alias, Season 1, Disc 5, which currently says it’s AVAILABLE but was sent PARTY OF FIVE, Season 1, Disc 5. Okay, I haven’t even seen the FIRST FOUR dvds of Party of Five.

I emailed Netflix asking what the point of a queue was if they were going to randomly send movies (that disc was #13 in my queue, and 4-5 days later (ie. Today), I got a response. Here’s what the customer service person said:

Dear Amanda,

Thanks for your message.

“Alias: Season 1: Disc 5″ is currently on a short wait.

If a disc of the set in higher priority is not available, please note the rest of the discs in the series will be passed in order to ensure the discs are viewed in the proper order. If a series has multiple seasons, each season is considered a separate set. Therefore, if both Season 1 and 2 of a set are in your Rental Queue, and Season 1 is unavailable, it is possible for discs from Season 2 to ship prior to Season 1.

Each disc will be a separate shipment and hold a separate spot in your Rental Queue. Please keep in mind you may always check if a DVD is part of a multiple disc set by viewing the “Details” section of the movie display page.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

Explain to me how I was sent DISC 5 OF A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SHOW THEN?! THey could’ve sent D2 of Freaks And Geeks or, oh, I don’t know… MAYBE DISC 1 of PoF?!?!?

*grrrrrrrrr!!*

You Should Get a MFA (Masters of Fine Arts)

You’re a blooming artistic talent, even if you aren’t quite convinced. You’d make an incredible artist, photographer, or film maker.

Great…. now I know what to go back to school for when that time comes. ;)

Speaking of photography, I need to remember my camera for the party today. *G*

Note to self: Things I need to take with me today:
- Katy’s card/present (ready)
- Stacy’s card/present (ready)
- April’s Wedding Photos (FROM A YEAR AND A HALF AGO!!) (not ready)
- The books I”m giving April (not ready)
- Camera (not ready)
- Toying with the idea of taking a knitting project… might stuff one in the purse just in case. Cuz I AM a freak.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATYBUG!!

I celebrated Katy’s birthday by buying her presents to give her tomorrow. *muhaha*

I’m dumping Joe*. I’ve decided.
I’m dumping Joe, and I’m going to hook up with Rolling Stone.

Do you want to know why? Of course you do. You’d love to know why I just broke up with my boyfriend on my blog before I’ve even barely talked to him today.

Rolling Stone is my new boyfriend because they just sent me a free “Preview Issue” of the November 17th issue. This issue? Has the 2nd Love Of My Life on the cover - Billie Joe Armstrong. And a 3-5 page article regarding Billie Joe & the band. I was going to search and search all over town for a copy of this issue (I can never find it when I want it, now that my subscription ran out. heeh)… but now? I DON’T HAVE TO! Because RS magically knew that I needed to have this issue!!!

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I get a 3 day weekend! YAY! Tomorrow is Katy’s birthday (which is TOTALLY why we have tomorrow off, you know..) and Veteran’s Day, so… happy day off to me.

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I had something else to post, but I”ll be damned if I can remember what it is now.. hmm. Oh well.

* For those of you who just had heart attacks, I did not really dump Joe.

I love that I can get into my work email from home.
I’m such a chicken when it comes to asking off for work (I HAAAAAATE asking off for work.) that I just got into my work email and emailed the boss to put in for my vacation time in January. One of the girls at work was going over her days off for December, and I”m like.. oh yeah, I need to put in for my vacation.

Now I’m all nervous. Bossman’s a pretty laid back guy, and since it doesn’t interfere w/ the big conference they have going on in Jan. or anybody’s plans that I know of, I’m sure it won’t be a problem, but there’s always this gut-wrenching fear that he’ll be like “HAHAHAHHA!!! YOU DON’T GET A DAY OFF, SLAAAAAAVE.” And it’s literally the first week of January.. Because of the way the holiday falls, I’ll only be missing 4 days of work instead of a WHOLE week! and a couple of hrs the Friday I leave (actually, not even a couple hrs. 1.5 hrs!)

I created a special category just for this post (well, and others that qualify at a later date or when I’m organizing the Uncategorized posts).

I was standing at the train station waiting for the train, minding my own business and reading Quick like I do every morning. This weird girl came up to me and goes “Excuse me, miss… can you tell me where the bus station is?” Me: “Uhh, right there. *points across the train tracks, WHICH IS WHERE SHE CAME FROM*” She’s like, “Okay.” And stands next to me.

Whatever, weird. Then she asks me how old I am?! and Where I live?! (I told her 18 and Dallas. rofl) she’s like “Oh, Me too. I live in (some apartments that I’d never heard of), if you want to use them.” Then she walks off.

WHAT THE HELL!??
WHAT IS THAT?!?

The lady next to me gets on the bus at the same stop I do, and we have friendly conversations while waiting for the bus and the train, and she’s like “What was she asking you!? She scared me just walking up like that.” Uh, yeah, me too. She looked like she was on something or something.

It was the weirdest, freakiest thing ever.

My old job is coming back to haunt me.

I just answered the phone, “Thank you for calling Albertsons… um, I mean, (insert company name).” The guy on the other end of the phone was like, “Is this Albertsons or (Company name)?”

Erm.. oops. *lol*

i’m watching Related right now, and commercials were on. one of the commercials was a Cheese Nips commercial.

Am I the only one that giggles uncontrollably when they end the commercial with the tagline “When you love nips, it shows.”?????

c’mon..tell me I’m not the only one.
*lol*

looks like i’ll be having a hot date with a heating pad today. i’ve entered crampville, and it is sooooooo not fun.