Men love a woman in a pair of boots and never, ever, under any circumstance put pumpkin guts down your garbage disposal. EVER!
So I have so much to blog about - I'll try to be brief. Which means this will be about 3 internet pages long. So going in chronological order:
AMEX: so AMEX decided to put a limit on my credit. They did this without informing me. They did this based on information that is not correct (they said my credit was below 700 and it's not and they had salary info from 3 years ago). They did this after I put Dane on my credit line, obviously increasing our spending power. They did this without looking at my spotless credit history not only with AMEX but with other credit agencies. They put the limit at an amount that was under what I had already spent in the month. After 3 hours on hold with various agents going all the way up to corporate, I got a $1000 extension on my credit and the account will be reviewed sooner than 90 days. AMEX has idiots running the organization. I just won't use my AMEX. Apparently AMEX can afford not to get paid during these economic times of crisis. I get safeguarding the company what with all the credit fiascos going on, but they need to make their decisions on several variables, not one (a credit score, a credit relationship, etc.) I've paid my bill on time in full as long as I've had that card. And now we are going into the holiday season. Needless to say I'll be making all my purchases on my Visa. And I just charged almost $2000 yesterday. AMEX could have gotten 3% of that from vendors. That's $60 on two transactions. No a lot you say? Well times that by 100,000 people (an easy number of people with AMEX) That's 6 million dollars. Catch my drift...A friend heard about this on NPR and she said all the people interviewed said they'd stop using their AMEX. And that doesn't even begin to speak to all the admin costs AMEX is fielding regarding this issue. Dumbasses.
San Diego: OMG - I had such a good time in SD. I really, really miss Jamie. I let loose around her like none of my other friends. It has to be because we've known each other for so long and always under nothing but carefree circumstances. It was very easy to pretend we were 18 again that weekend. Partying, staying out late, flirting with guys. So fun. And good, innocent fun. We got a pedicure and went shopping and drank coffee. Got midnight pizza. I stood out on the balcony in my underwear at 2 am. Some dudes were getting arrested for a bar brawl and I thought I'd be a good samaritan and give them something to look at while they waited. I'm so nice. The wedding we went down there for was beautiful - absolutely fabulous. And funny - it was a gay wedding so Kat (the "dude") stood on the wrong side at first and then they got it sorted out. Good food, good drink. Lots of dancing and fun - I got a whole new soundtrack from the weekend.
Leavenworth: Dane and I went to Leavenworth to honor Isis and the 7th year of her passing. Crazy. We had a wonderful time. We rested, read, took a bath in the big tub (we had the bridal suite), went shopping, walked around, ate good food, and got a little tipsy. I got a speeding ticket on the way home though. Lame.
Plumbing: So I put about 20 lbs of pumpkin guts down the garbage disposal. DONT EVER DO THAT!!! I ended up backing up our kitchen sink, the downstairs shower, and the washing machine. We had to get a plumber (a cute Romanian) to come fix it. He spent all day snaking out the pipes. Nightmare. He didn't even charge me for one job, gave me a discount on another. It cost about $700 all discounts considered. I'm lucky Dane is out of town right now, otherwise he'd skin me.
Halloween: The awesome Halloween party is this weekend. On Friday. I'm a Fanta girl. Our house is decorated to the hilt and it's going to be a blast!
Well its time for these boots to be walking. More later on school and other things. Life is definitely on the upswing for me. I feel better about myself and more lively and friendly and back to the normal Crystal. The Krazy Crystal that dances on furniture and flirts (with everyone so it's not like I'm being scandalous) and has fun. YAY!
2 comments:
Um...I think a film from Hump Fest started out with a plumber. Not a cute Romianian though...it was a chick with a strap-on dick. And come to think of it, it was filmed in Bellevue. Was that you?!
The Amex limit may be related to Amex becoming an authorized bank holding company two weeks after your post - maybe they knew that was coming and therefore wanted to cover themselves before making the announcement?
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