Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Friday, June 24, 2011
Friday, July 17, 2009
A Good News Day/ Friday Frags
Created by Mrs 4444, Friday Fragments are bits and pieces of your week that are usually brief; too short for a stand-alone post, but too good to discard. Collect humorous observations, "Heard" items, and other small gems and put them together in a Friday Fragments post.
Had my annual eval at work. Ever since I had a manager set out to destroy me (and I don't use those words lightly or sarcastically) in my first job out of school I've been really nervous come eval time.
I didn't know what to expect with this manager as I'd heard a story or two about her bringing up things out of the blue.
Well, my eval was very, very good. And along with it came a dollar an hour raise. YIPPEEEE!! very nice. I guess I'll stick around here for awhile if they're gonna treat me so well! :-)
poor hubby went to go buy our soon-to-be-kindergardener his school supplies. Hubby's first school supply experience. His reaction?
"I felt like I was on a damn scavenger hunt!"
results?
he got almost everything exactly as on the list...despite such trials as Walmart calling brads "fasteners" and other such confusions.
He's a good man!
And today is our 10th anniversary!!! yippeeeeeee!!
We're going out to dinner and to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince to celebrate!! I'm so excited! I started rereading the HBP last week so it'll be fresh in my mind and we can pick apart the movie while we eat! :-)
Monday, July 23, 2007
amazon.com
hey folks,
At 8pm last Sat I emailed amazon.com asking for the book and a refund. At 03:15 Sun morning I received an email apologizing and stating that I would receive a refund. At 16:00 I got another email confirming the refund. Now you folk know it was MY FAULT for not looking in the stupid mailbox. I'm telling you this because mistakes happen, things do not always go according to plan. Or, as Subvet says, Murphy's Law is ALWAYS in effect. A business should not be judged by a mistake, rather what was done to correct the error. Amazon.com, IMHO, behaved admirably and should be recognized for their promptness and the ease of resolving this issue (or non-issue as it turned out). You will find below a copy of the email I just sent to amazon.com. I highly recommend using a company with this level of scruples. Seems like most companies want statements signed in triplicate in blood before issuing a refund of any type. This was a refreshing change!!
"I appreciate your prompt refund without hassle. However, I must tell you that I found the book in my mailbox at 9pm. I hadn't thought it would fit in there and hadn't checked the mailbox since the afternoon. There is every chance that the book sat in the mailbox for several hours and was not, in fact, late. Please go ahead and charge me for the $17.99. You can tell the merit of a company by how easily they resolve problems. This is my first time ordering from amazon.com, but I assure you it won't be my last!"
At 8pm last Sat I emailed amazon.com asking for the book and a refund. At 03:15 Sun morning I received an email apologizing and stating that I would receive a refund. At 16:00 I got another email confirming the refund. Now you folk know it was MY FAULT for not looking in the stupid mailbox. I'm telling you this because mistakes happen, things do not always go according to plan. Or, as Subvet says, Murphy's Law is ALWAYS in effect. A business should not be judged by a mistake, rather what was done to correct the error. Amazon.com, IMHO, behaved admirably and should be recognized for their promptness and the ease of resolving this issue (or non-issue as it turned out). You will find below a copy of the email I just sent to amazon.com. I highly recommend using a company with this level of scruples. Seems like most companies want statements signed in triplicate in blood before issuing a refund of any type. This was a refreshing change!!
"I appreciate your prompt refund without hassle. However, I must tell you that I found the book in my mailbox at 9pm. I hadn't thought it would fit in there and hadn't checked the mailbox since the afternoon. There is every chance that the book sat in the mailbox for several hours and was not, in fact, late. Please go ahead and charge me for the $17.99. You can tell the merit of a company by how easily they resolve problems. This is my first time ordering from amazon.com, but I assure you it won't be my last!"
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Waiting...and Waiting...AND WAITING.
Well, Subvet and I are avid Harry Potter fans.
I pre-ordered THE BOOK from Amazon.com. It's supposed to be here by 7pm tonight. It's now 4:40pm and we're still waiting for that blessed knock on the door.
Actually it's funny. Subvet was in Walmart picking up other stuff at 6:30am this morning on his way home from work. He saw a bunch of the books sitting there. He looked to see how many pages there were and put it back (about 750). I am amazed that he didn't buy one then. We were going to get 2 copies so we could both read in peace but we've had some financial setbacks and so resolved to just get one copy and share. Now you would think that with him on nights and me on days this wouldn't be an issue. I'll let you know, but I'm expecting some friction myself. We are both voracious readers and each of us have been known to stay up all night (or day) to finish a particularly good book. As he is also a very fast reader I've basically steeled myself to letting him have the book first and I'll read it next week while he's at work. He's also a gentleman so it may not be necessary........I mean if you can't use "ladies first" now when CAN you???
Also, don't expect my usual quota of posts until said BOOK is read.
;-)
I pre-ordered THE BOOK from Amazon.com. It's supposed to be here by 7pm tonight. It's now 4:40pm and we're still waiting for that blessed knock on the door.
Actually it's funny. Subvet was in Walmart picking up other stuff at 6:30am this morning on his way home from work. He saw a bunch of the books sitting there. He looked to see how many pages there were and put it back (about 750). I am amazed that he didn't buy one then. We were going to get 2 copies so we could both read in peace but we've had some financial setbacks and so resolved to just get one copy and share. Now you would think that with him on nights and me on days this wouldn't be an issue. I'll let you know, but I'm expecting some friction myself. We are both voracious readers and each of us have been known to stay up all night (or day) to finish a particularly good book. As he is also a very fast reader I've basically steeled myself to letting him have the book first and I'll read it next week while he's at work. He's also a gentleman so it may not be necessary........I mean if you can't use "ladies first" now when CAN you???
Also, don't expect my usual quota of posts until said BOOK is read.
;-)
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Harry Potter
OK, Only 34 days till Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is released. So I thought I'd see if anyone wants to get some friendly discussion going.
Is Dumbledore dead?? (Or only mostly dead)
thoughts....feelings....
Is Dumbledore dead?? (Or only mostly dead)
thoughts....feelings....
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