i have a roommate moving out aug 1 and in preparation for her leaving my other roommate and i advertised on a few common non-sketchy roommate seeker websites. we hesitated to post on craigslist for awhile, but desperate times... we've gotten two responses so far:
1) "hi, my name is moonshine moon, i am a 31 year old male." sorry moonshine moon, but you've been vetoed.
2) "hi, i'm not actually looking for roommates, but i am looking for friends!" hmm. okay. do you want to pay ~$700/mo for me to be your friend?
"want: 1 non-crazy" is probably what we should have put in our ad.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
sarah's birthday party
this week a friend of mine turned 30, and to celebrate she had a party at her parents' house in fountain valley. i've never met her parents, and while we've been friends for awhile, we only have a handful of mutual friends.
as i pulled up to the address my GPS indicated, i glanced around on the street and saw some balloons tied to the trees out front. this must be it, i thought, and started walking toward the house. i double checked for an address but saw none. the door was open and they were setting up inside, so i went ahead and walked in. i greeted the older lady at the door and saw a handful of people i didn't recognize, but as i indicated...i didn't know a ton of people at this party anyway, so it was all totally normal. i continued in through the house and toward the backyard. however, when more and more people started looking at me confused, i decided to ask.
"this is sarah's party, right?" i asked the woman at the door. "no...it's not. birthday party is two doors down."
oops.
as i pulled up to the address my GPS indicated, i glanced around on the street and saw some balloons tied to the trees out front. this must be it, i thought, and started walking toward the house. i double checked for an address but saw none. the door was open and they were setting up inside, so i went ahead and walked in. i greeted the older lady at the door and saw a handful of people i didn't recognize, but as i indicated...i didn't know a ton of people at this party anyway, so it was all totally normal. i continued in through the house and toward the backyard. however, when more and more people started looking at me confused, i decided to ask.
"this is sarah's party, right?" i asked the woman at the door. "no...it's not. birthday party is two doors down."
oops.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Status of my rebate?
About 6 months ago I filled out some rebate paperwork for my job because we were trying to cash in on a free bulb replacement for a projector that we bought. Instead of getting our free bulb in the mail, 6 months later all we have to show are two post cards telling us our bulb is on the way. When I tried to follow up by calling the number on the card, I was greeted by a guy asking if I'd like to sign up for some training classes at some knockoff university, not the InFocus Rebate Center. I tried calling a few times just to make sure I had the right number, but to no avail.
I went online and searched for a new phone number, but all I could find was this faulty number on the official rebate website. I found a link that said "check the status of my rebate," but when I clicked on it, it was just a static page that said something about giving it 10-14 business days. Finally, I sent them an email that went like this:
Here is the response I got a few minutes later:
About 3 days later we got another postcard in the mail that said the exact same thing as the first one, just with later dates. I am not impressed, InFocus Rebate Center. Not at all.
I went online and searched for a new phone number, but all I could find was this faulty number on the official rebate website. I found a link that said "check the status of my rebate," but when I clicked on it, it was just a static page that said something about giving it 10-14 business days. Finally, I sent them an email that went like this:
Hello,
We purchased one of the projectors that had the free lamp replacement promo going on. We sent in the form and were notified via postcard that there was a shortage of lamps and that we would be receiving it by the end of May 2011. We still have not received it, but when I tried to call the phone number listed on the postcard and the website (here: https://www.infocusrebates.com/index.php?u_id=faq#faq_197) a man told me I had the wrong phone number. I tried calling the number (800) 417-1834 a handful of times and the same thing happened. On the website when I try to track the status of my rebate, I am directed to a page (here: https://www.infocusrebates.com/index.php?s_id=&u_id=home#claimStatus) that says, “Please allow 10-14 business days from the mailing date of your rebate for it to be received and processed.”
What’s a girl gotta do to get a free lamp replacement?
No inquiry about personal information to check the status. Terrible capitalization and awkward grammar.Good Afternoon,
As I am sure you are aware, this rebate program has been an extremely successful one. We are being told that the backorders are to be caught up, and shipped out to us by the end of June. We are, in turn, shipping them out right away hopefully to the end users by mid-July.Your claim for the free lamp has been received and approved. We hope that you have been enjoying your projector and your Free Lamp will be to you by the end of July. Thank you for your patience.
About 3 days later we got another postcard in the mail that said the exact same thing as the first one, just with later dates. I am not impressed, InFocus Rebate Center. Not at all.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
things i love about coming to my parents' house.
1) cooking/baking. i have lived in small, cheap apartments with poorly stocked kitchens for the last 7 or 8 years of my life. my parents, on the other hand, have remodeled their kitchen to be fit for a professional cooking show and don't have 20 year old thrift store utensils, so it is a pleasure to make culinary art here.
before (circa 2006):
after (i took this 5 minutes ago):
sorry i don't have a real before. my 'before' is more of a 'during'.
2) sleeping. i've slept in a twin size bed my entire life. after all the kids moved out, my parents decided it was time to upgrade. now when i come here i sleep in a queen size bed. sometimes i sleep horizontally, just because i can.
3) eating. especially in the last year, but mostly just the last however many years of my life, it is rare to have a real meal that i didn't have to pay money for or prepare myself. all of the above happens when i come here, and i love it.
4) driving. it's like going back in time. it takes me all of 3 minutes to get to the other side of town. no one is speeding past me and jumping in front of me at stoplights. no one is backed up on the freeway. no one drives a prius, so i feel super edgy and cool. miracle.
5) laundry. my parents have these super high-tech laundry machines. they play music when they're finished. they are clean. they are free for me to use. i love them.
before (circa 2006):
after (i took this 5 minutes ago):
sorry i don't have a real before. my 'before' is more of a 'during'.
2) sleeping. i've slept in a twin size bed my entire life. after all the kids moved out, my parents decided it was time to upgrade. now when i come here i sleep in a queen size bed. sometimes i sleep horizontally, just because i can.
3) eating. especially in the last year, but mostly just the last however many years of my life, it is rare to have a real meal that i didn't have to pay money for or prepare myself. all of the above happens when i come here, and i love it.
4) driving. it's like going back in time. it takes me all of 3 minutes to get to the other side of town. no one is speeding past me and jumping in front of me at stoplights. no one is backed up on the freeway. no one drives a prius, so i feel super edgy and cool. miracle.
5) laundry. my parents have these super high-tech laundry machines. they play music when they're finished. they are clean. they are free for me to use. i love them.
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