27.11.07

lovely

What an absolutely lovely Thanksgiving break. My family is just fabulous.

What isn't fabulous? That both there and back my flights got quite screwed up. But it was worth it all in the end.

17.11.07

Fabulous times two!

Well, people, you know that I love Michelle Bachelet. Seriously, she's fabulous. And the NYY Magazine has a piece on her: check it out! It's a refreshing change from the drivel that the mainstream (and super conservative, controlled by the right-wing) Chilean media usually writes about her. Estoy contigo, Michelle!

Also in fabulousness - my sister. She is great, for many reasons. The most recent one? I need a book that someone hasn't returned to the library (at least they're being charged late fees...) - so she looked it up at her uni library, and behold! She checked it out for me :-) So I can use it while we're both at our parent's house. Yay!

12.11.07

When retail doesn't want my business

I had a fabulous weekend. But this week (or Monday morning at least) totally sucks. And this is the most superficial of the various reasons, but oddly enough it is the one that angers me the most.

I hate Ann Taylor. I will never shop there again. And I will tell everyone I know (including the Internets) never to shop there again. Why? Mid October I was shopping in the store, and they didn't have the color of the shirt I wanted in the size I am. So, they offered to order it, and they did. They took my information, gave me a print out and that was that. Well, the shirt never came. So finally today I called to inquire as to what happened. The woman I spoke with informed me that my order had been canceled due to lack of stock. Well, that is just fabulous isn't it, because this is the first I've heard of it. They had my phone number. But evidently, the policy is only to email when things are canceled. And I was never asked for my email at the store! So their solution is just to not inform me. When I asked to speak with someone about the policy, the woman just told me I could speak with her. So I somewhat shamefully admit that I got angry, told her off based on that policy and hung up after telling them that they had lost a customer.

If they don't have stock, they don't have it. But you need to tell the customer. I shouldn't have to call an automated number weeks later to find out that my business isn't important enough to them for them to pick up the phone and take all of 2 minutes to call me and apprise me of the situation.

If I hadn't already worn them and therefore made them impossible to return, I'd also return the pair of pants I got there. I'm that furious.

6.11.07

election day

I meant to post something last night reminding anyone who reads this that TODAY IS ELECTION DAY!

Whoops, I forgot. So yeah, today was election day. With any luck, you voted.

I did however proudly where my I Voted: I made a difference in Municipality all day today, which did remind some people to vote. So hey at least there was that.

And I voted! In person! (yeah this is the first time it wasn't absentee). I love voting.

4.11.07

I can roast a chicken

I made a delightful lunch today.

When I told my mother about it, she was asking who I was having over. But no, it was just me.

I roasted a chicken. Yes, I did.

And I made roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

With a glass of red wine.

Sunday lunch is the best.