I went to the mall today to return a belt (an Xmas present which turned out to be too small). I looked around for a medium, but they didn’t have the kind I wanted, so I just made a return. Very quick, very easy, I hand over belt + receipt, till lady credits $25 to… Continue reading Electronics Boutique: Telemarketing in person
Month: December 2004
Rain…
Those Pacific (yeah right!) storms really mean business, don't they? For over 36 hours now the view from my window has been a steady stream of water flowing down to the road. Thank goodness I live on a hill and the drainage around here seems to be up to the job. I'm no stranger to… Continue reading Rain…
LJ Experiment…
“6 Degrees of LiveJournal” Go to your friends page. Go to the first user. Go to their friends page. Go to the first user that you haven't visited before. Repeat ad infinitum. – There are some strange people out there – Most of them customize LJ way more than I do
Comedy memes
Anyone else noticed that certain words, places and other items crop up unusually often in comedy routines (sketches, standup, whatever)? Wikipedia has an inherently funny words item about this phenomenon. Apparently the duck is the funniest animal. Although I would consider the badger a close second. Recent examples I've noticed include Boggle (the game) which… Continue reading Comedy memes
Credit card
Capital One sent me a credit card offer. I applied, and they actually decided to give me a credit card! So I can now count myself as a real person in the USA. Too bad MBNA, you missed out. (MBNA wouldn't give me a card of my own despite the fact that I've actually been… Continue reading Credit card