Post by HoneySpider on Dec 12, 2012 13:05:45 GMT -5
I'm going to try and give the short version of this story:
Ordered a Christmas gift for DH on cyber Monday from JC Penney. 2 days later get an email saying item is out of stock and order is cancelled. Am looking around for the item, can't find a good price. Find a site, order item. Get an email saying my payment went through some weird 3rd party company to a company I wasn't dealing with (some jewelry company). Click on website for 3rd party company, it's in Chinese. Google this company, lots of posts about people paying and not getting item. I realize I've been scammed. Call credit card company, tell them it is fraudulent charge, they cancel charge and give me new account number.
Today the package arrives at work for me from China. It's the item I ordered and it looks decent.
I'm freaking exhausted and need a vacation. Pronto. Unfortunately, all I am getting is a week long trip to the ILs.
I have a headache.
I am one of those crazies that thinks each month, right after my period, "What if that WAS implantation bleeding?!" I think I'm still in the clear, though, because I'm always able to talk myself out of testing just to be sure. lol.
Post by blindyswife on Dec 12, 2012 14:00:25 GMT -5
- I ordered chinese takeout for lunch from a place I've never ordered from. I ordered my meal and said that would be it. Oh. Apparently they only deliver if you order two meals. So I did what any rational person would do, I got another meal. lol. So i went over my lunch budget, but the bright side of this is that I got to eat some of both, and now I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
- I am apparently a scroogy mom that is not that excited about my kid and xmas. He doesn't understand Santa yet, he wouldn't care if I wrapped up some wooden spoons for him, and he wants to rip the crap off the tree constantly. But my mom thinks I'm weird for not being all Rah Rah lets fill his stocking! (For the record, we're doing gifts/ stocking, I'm just not that excited.) maybe my Mommy-meter is broken.
-The past week or so I cry at everything. The most recent weird thing that made me cry was a Family Guy episode! Forget it if it is actually something sad (ex: the Les Mis trailer).
Yeah, the Les Mis trailer has me sobbing every. time. I see it. Which does not make me feel good about seeing the movie in the theater, where I will likely proceed to have some kind of breakdown and walk out looking like an insane person. I love that musical. An unhealthy amount. And I am super excited to see it, but damn. I need to get a grip.
Other things that make me cry: commercials (particularly that stupid Folgers commercial the play every year with the brother who comes home for Christmas), cute babies, sick babies at work. Baby animals. That stupid story about the lonely whale who doesn't sing right, so she doesn't have a pod because no other whales can hear her. For real, don't google that. Don't. So I feel your pain.
I just watched a Charlie Brown Christmas two times in a row while wrapping presents and I really want to watch it again. Or a Muppet Christmas Carol.
I'm working a 12 hour back up shift on Christmas Eve, and I'm actually really excited. I'm sure it sucks to be in the hospital on Christmas Eve--I hope I can make someone feel at least a little better.
-The past week or so I cry at everything. The most recent weird thing that made me cry was a Family Guy episode! Forget it if it is actually something sad (ex: the Les Mis trailer).
Yeah, the Les Mis trailer has me sobbing every. time. I see it. Which does not make me feel good about seeing the movie in the theater, where I will likely proceed to have some kind of breakdown and walk out looking like an insane person. I love that musical. An unhealthy amount. And I am super excited to see it, but damn. I need to get a grip.
Other things that make me cry: commercials (particularly that stupid Folgers commercial the play every year with the brother who comes home for Christmas), cute babies, sick babies at work. Baby animals. That stupid story about the lonely whale who doesn't sing right, so she doesn't have a pod because no other whales can hear her. For real, don't google that. Don't. So I feel your pain.
I just watched a Charlie Brown Christmas two times in a row while wrapping presents and I really want to watch it again. Or a Muppet Christmas Carol.
I'm working a 12 hour back up shift on Christmas Eve, and I'm actually really excited. I'm sure it sucks to be in the hospital on Christmas Eve--I hope I can make someone feel at least a little better.
Post by winecheery on Dec 12, 2012 14:28:53 GMT -5
My randoms: I am definitely sappy these days too; working with my students makes my heart kind of melt...they are the reason I do my job. The stress from the job comes from (what else) the adults I work with, hence the reason I'm so eager to be done for 2012!!!
But hugs from kindergardeners are the best, and my 8-10 year olds' musical goes up this week too, so I'm sure I'll have "feelings" then too, because they are so damn cute.
I want to be so rich that I can buy all my family houses in the city of their choice, and take all my friends and fam on a vacay once a year to my private island. And I want to go around giving random people money, like that guy who dresses as Santa and does this for random people.
I basically would need to become Oprah, for any of that to work tho....
I've been crying too much this well too (emotional + very sick/old dog = blubbering mess). The worst thing is that my face gets all messed up for like the whole day after crying, so I look puffy and my eyes are all wrong! I hate it!
omg, I've found my people! lol I told someone the other day that those are my two favorite Christmas movies and they were all, "How old are you?" and I, very maturely, responded, "Shut up--they're awesome".
Post by littlemisschatty on Dec 12, 2012 17:45:18 GMT -5
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I'm working a 12 hour back up shift on Christmas Eve, and I'm actually really excited. I'm sure it sucks to be in the hospital on Christmas Eve--I hope I can make someone feel at least a little better. [/quote]
This is one of the kindest, most unselfish things I've ever heard anyone say.
My whiny ass would totally be complaining about working on a holiday - LOL
My boss has been in a funk all week...I think it's b/c the staff got small christmas bonuses, but the attorneys did not. She def. deserves a bonus, she works very hard, but at the same time she doesn't need a bonus like some of the staff does. I am trying to stay out of her way, but we got some big stuff coming up that we need to prepare for...ugh.
My H's family does a name draw. You write a list, and whoever draws your list from the hat has you. I drew his cousin. On her list? Microfiber panties and a bra.
My H's family does a name draw. You write a list, and whoever draws your list from the hat has you. I drew his cousin. On her list? Microfiber panties and a bra.
I have no idea! lol. The list also included, "Any workout clothes that are not tight fitting."
I have no idea what to buy for her. I really don't want to buy panties and bras for a cousin-by-marriage that I've seen like, three times in my life. But maybe I will. Just to prove I'm cool. lol.