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There are people on the net that
have nothing better to do with their time then be nasty to other
people online. They post rude comments, spend hours a day talking
about sites they hate so much, that they well, spend hours a day
talking about them. (lame) They mock the owners and posters for
their opinions and their right to free speech. They expect everyone
to fit into their narrow-minded little world view or else they throw
a temper tantrum.
To these people I say
grow up.
Here's a bit of info people...the
web is a HUGE place. If you don't like what I say here, or who I am,
or what I do, or talk about, or what I look like, or the color of my
hair, or whatever asinine thing you dwell on, go somewhere else.
It's really, really easy. Honest. You just click the little "x" in
the corner of your browser and *poof* the offending, big, mean and
nasty site has disappeared.
I pay for this site. It's mine.
That means I can use it for whatever the hell I want to. Don't like
it if I'm bitching about something in my life? Oh fucking well. Go
somewhere else. Think I'm stupid for expressing my thoughts? Too
fucking bad, don't read them. Somewhere along the line, someone
forgot this simple fact: Live and let live Don't like me,
cool, fine, whatever, I don't care. This journal is NOT for
you. It's for me. I'm not in it for popularity or fame or anything
stupid like that. I write it because I need to write and express
myself and get things out of my head sometimes. So read or don't, it
doesn't matter, but don't waste my time (or yours) bitching about
it.
*gets off soapbox*
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Nothing Like Waiting Until The Last Minute So you might have noticed that it's almost Valentine's Day. You might also be aware that this holiday shows up on the same exact day each year. Little to no surprise involved. And you might know that I make cute little clay penguins. One style is a "Valentine's Day" penguin with a little heart on his belly. I sell my penguins all year long. And I hand make each one as the order comes in.
Well, Monday evening, I get an order for one such Valentine penguin with the note from the buyer that he'd like to know if I can overnight it for him for delivery on February 14th. I look up the overnight ("Express Mail") pricing, relay it to him and he sends an additional payment for $15 to use the Express service. I make the penguin last night. Box it up today. And take it to the post office.
...at which point, I'm informed that based on the address, they can NOT guarantee overnight delivery. The clerk informs me that some areas are either (A) rural or (B) located too far from the airport the mail comes into and thus, the "Express" service becomes a two-day guarantee delivery. Express is literally the fastest option for mailing through the post office. It's as good as it gets. There's nothing faster.
So, I spent the $15 it cost to send it that way since that's what he paid for and that's the absolute best they can offer. The clerk said, "Nothing like waiting until the last minute, hu? It's not like Valentine's Day doesn't show up on the same day every year!" I had to agree with her. I also had to agree that it sucks because now I'm the "bad guy" in this transaction. Despite, you know, the pesky fact that the buyer waited until Monday evening to order it in the first place. (I might interject here that I normally get orders out within a few days of receiving them, especially if I have to make it from scratch like I did this. So I did my best to make it and ship it based on the time allotted.)
I emailed the buyer and explained the situation. Hopefully, he won't be angry at me about it. Because really, what more can I do? Sadly, I lack the super powers to instantly transport mail at whim. (Though that would be kinda cool.) Oh well. I hope when it arrives - most likely on Thursday - that she still likes it after all of this.
