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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
like night and day
i noticed an odd charge in my debit account over the weekend, and decided to call the bank today to see if they could shed any light on the matter. i had been wracking my brain, trying to remember if i had made any purchases on friday (only a few days ago, mind you) that would have resulted in the description line in my account reflecting anything "gunworks", as it does now. after coming up short on recall, i thought the bank would be able to give me more information than the mysterious string of letters shown online: POS DEBIT STAR S GUNWORKS ASHBY SD after coaxing the telephone banker to look a little farther than what i could see, and suggesting that perhaps the SD actually stood for south dakota, and not san diego as she was insisting, she was finally able to come up with a phone number for the alleged point of transaction, and she insisted that i call the company and ask why they felt it was okay to charge $20 on my account... like that's my job?! ON THE OTHER HAND: this morning, i also noticed a $20 charge on a different credit card, from a different bank, from a different unrecognizable company name... this time U NAME IT (ha, right) in buffalo, alabama. calling THAT bank resulted in them immediately advising me to cancel the card and referring me directly to the fraud department. NOW I ASK YOU: which company deserves my business more? and who the heck has my card and address information?! on an interesting development, i did call the number that the first bank provided me as the point of sale contact, and it turns out that the number is for Chattahoochee Gunworks in ALABAMA. Address listed is a residential home in phenix city, AL. ... i'm considering going out there and getting my $40. current mood:  grr, what a pain!
Monday, February 08, 2010
the universe provides
i have a friend who has taught me quite a bit about taking the universe in to account when trying to carve your path in life. her solution to most of life's problems was to put it out there to the universe, and see what answer it came up with before jumping to any conclusions on your own. a lot of times, we'd draw a picture or write down our best possible outcomes in order to help guide the universe in its work to manifest our fate. but sometimes the universe has its own ideas, and if you're lucky, you are made aware that your wish is actually coming true. this morning, my facebook status was the following: "brittan would like to win the lottery, please and thank you." i'm not exactly a lottery player, so to win would require some effort on my part (in addition to those emails notifying me of all the millions of pounds i seem to have miraculously won in the UK, of course). but more i was expressing a worry about financial belt-tightening, as february and march are shaping up to be some expensive months for me. valentine's day, fundraisers, baby shower(s), the dominican republic all seem to have dibs on my moola before i do, and i tend to worry about money more than anything else in my life. but, the universe has put the virtual note-in-my-lunchbag to tell me not to worry: walking out of the on-campus convenience store this morning, i picked up a dime from the ground. a few feet later, i found another, and then one more before getting to the stairs. it reminded me of my graduation day from college, when my dad found a nickel and then, later, a dime on his way to my ceremony, and remarked "this is a good day... i made fifteen cents!". i was feeling good about making double that this morning, and when i just ran downstairs to grab a little pick-me-up diet coke for the afternoon, i found one more. 40 cents up for the day, i got back to my office to a blinking voicemail light, and a message from an on-campus colleague offering to pay for my program fees for the dominican. (!!!) it's not the lottery, but believe me when i say i appreciate that the universe would like to invest $600 in me. current mood:  thankful... and excited!!
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
when it comes to fashion...
i am one who it can be said that i have a definite style. what that style is exactly defined as is a totally different story. more than a few times this past week, i've had the funny feeling that i was looking ... not normal. not that the fashion choices i was making were "bad", necessarily, but perhaps a better word would be "themed". last week, i had a few moments of niggling recognition of ___________ (something?), and by the time i reached the office, i knew what that something was. Thus followed the solicitation from my colleagues, which usually went something like: colleague: "i like your outfit today" or "oh, you look cute"don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining; i don't find putting an outfit together a chore at all. but as mo said, "britt doesn't just get dressed in the morning, she puts on her costume for the day." well said, my friend. i guess there are worse things to be known for. current mood:  change your outfit, change your life!
Monday, February 01, 2010
oh hey there, february
i didn't see you come in... Wednesday, January 20, 2010
let's talk about the weather
normally, talking about the weather is the safe way to go when there's nothing else to say. but, while there's plenty to say about life, i will go ahead and make the weather a hot topic, merely by saying what the tornado watch?!ah yes, you read that correctly. while global warming does wonders for the world in terms of year-round berry availability, i can't say that i appreciate the wacky weather patterns it has graced us with. what used to be an all-year-round temperate climate in san diego now has tornado conditions?! hard to argue that global warming is a farce with evidence like that. current mood:  wet and windy
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
all right, all right, i give! i give!
the subject of resolutions has been purposefully left off these pages, new year or not. i had such a slew of resolutions to keep last year that i sort of got burned out on self-improvement for the time-being. but, unfortunately, there are a few promises to myself that i must keep, and making a new year's resolution seems to be an appropriate source of motivation. these so-called resolutions center mostly on me being healthy and addressing certain issues i'm having with my body. while i have maintained extreme flexibility in my body since childhood, it doesn't deserve the envy that many people cast upon me while i touch the ground with my palms. i used to joke with these admirers that flexibility is great, but i probably wouldn't be able to walk by the time i was 30. i guess i should be careful what i say, because... turns out my body is falling apart! so, my resolution is to take care of me. after that, everything else is bonus ;) current mood:  time to take care of me
Thursday, December 31, 2009
2009, in 13 answers
What was your biggest achievement of the year? * getting over (or rather, fighting through) my tenderfoot-ed-ness around issues of relationships, friendly and not. i was so concerned about hurting others' feelings that i obliterated my own. at last, i worked up the courage to call spades "spades", and found myself looking at someone i held in certain golden light to be a little tarnished, someone who never was going to go further prove me right, and someone who was always in need of a dose of maturity surprise me with wisdom. What was your biggest failure? * learning to untrust. once you have that teeny tiny bit of niggling doubt, it never, ever goes away. What's something you learned about yourself? * people look to me for a lot of things. they think i'm capable. i actually match their expectations sometimes! What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2009? * be questioned for murder!! Resolutions, kept and new? oh 2009, what did i get myself in to? * vagina monologues? check! breast cancer 3-day? check! locks of love? ...? uncheck. turns out my hair wasn't quite long enough (not sure how that happened), so i made the decision to let my resolution go unfulfilled as i postpone the great shearing of locks from my head. as for the commitment to relationships and honesty, for better or worse, CHECK! What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? * a bigger paycheck. seriously, i lost 18%(!!) of my salary over a few short months. Whose behavior merited celebration? * my silvi is the biggest trooper ever. her new husband knocked her up and took off to afghanistan, leaving her sick to the tummy and with sole possession of the remote control. i heart my hunnybunches. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? * the voters of california get 2 GINORMOUS thumbs down from me. not only did they vote to ban gay marriage the previous november, but they also voted down the funds that could have stopped the bleeding of the education system, resulting in staff layoffs and salary cut furloughs. What do you wish you’d done more of? * advocated for education, and hang with the new mrs. yue. What do you wish you’d done less of? * stressed out about money and jobs (though inextricably linked, i stressed out about each independently). What kept you sane? * the A-Z pub crawl was an excellent diversion, love notes from the cheesey mr. powers, and fro-yo all top the list! What drove you insane? * instability at work... sadly, this is the exact same answer i gave last year! i had no less than 3 different job titles this year. thankfully, i think i may have hit a stickier spot now... but one really knows 'round here. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: When You Feel That Heatcurrent mood:  have a happy, healthy 2010!
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