So, being a little frustrated about my amazon book trade-in being rejected because the binding was damaged from them to begin with, I wrote a response. I got a little sarcastic at the end because I'm a goofball like that. I hope the person reading my response gets some entertainment out of it, and not offense, because the ending was added more for comedic value. Hey, at least this time I'm not pretending to be a girl named Bill. XD
"I am very disappointed. I ordered this book back in January of 2012 NEW. The book came with the top coner was very slightly dinged and I was disappointed but didn't think Amazon would replace the book for something as insignificant as that.
However, when attempting to trade the book back recently (June 2012) it was rejected because the binding was damaged. I took very good care of that book, it looks exactly the way it did when I purchased it. The pages are all in pristine condition. There was nothing I could do about the binding, it came that way.
I have always been a happy amazon customer, but now I'm going to think twice about where I purchase my BRAND NEW TEXT BOOKS and other items. Now I'm starting to wonder if I was intentionally sold a damaged book for full price. I will know better next time.
I will return all my new textbooks if there is even a slight dent on it. I hope you enjoy all my returns, except that I probably wont be buying any new textbooks from your website. I just enjoyed the convenience of buying everything on amazon, however I am aware there are other alternatives out there.
I apologize, it is partially my fault for not making a bigger issue of it when I purchased the book. But my recommendation is to please not send any damaged goods out to customers. The way the book was dinged, it was a factory damage. There is no way that misformation could have resulted from shipping. The book was securely packaged and protected.
Please take my message and channel my mishap towards better customer service and products. Like I said, I have always liked Amazon, but I am also a poor college student who has to sell back old textbooks before she can afford new ones, or else she will have to skip a few meals. I could very well try to eat the book, but I'm sure it doesn't have any sort of nutrients."
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UPDATE!!!
Holy cow! Less than an hour after I sent that, I get an apology email from Amazon and they refunded my entire book price!!! Wowies!
I underestimated their customer service. Maybe they thought I was being harsher than I intended? :(
But, I feel good. I'm going to send them a happy message now. This is really a shocker. The only other good customer service I've ever experienced was from Thinkgeek.com. My light-up heart shirt had stopped working after wearing it twice, and I sent them a nice (no really, I was really friendly and asking if I could just order a replacement part since it was too late to replace). The Thinkgeek customer service people sent me a brand new one for free! And didn't even need the old one back. So now I have my defective shirt and a nice shirt. Of course, my T-shirt no longer has a companion to "light 'im up". Maybe I need to give one to Mr. Beardly?
Friday, June 29, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Diet
It's time for this girl to go on a diet.
Now, before the moans and groans begin, let me clarify. I am not doing this for attention. I'm not one of those skinny girls that thinks she needs to be even skinnier.
This is for medical reasons. I've recently discovered that not one, but both of my parents are borderline diabetic. Neither has been put on medication yet, but they have both been told by their doctors to drastically alter their diet. Since I'm a die-hard sweet-tooth, maybe I should get started early.
Here's my problem... I absolutely love natural sweets, like fruits, and especially peaches. I also enjoy my gigantic "Polar Pop" cups of mountain dew that I get at work. The other problem I have? I cant eat many artificial sweeteners. I'm sensitive to aspertame (it burns my throat), and I find that most artificial sweeteners taste more disgusting than sweet. What's a sugarholic to do?
Another thing to work on is my excessive eating in general. Ever since I got sick in Japan and lost 10 pounds from a single day of vomiting, I think my brain has been kicked into "gain back the weight" overdrive. I now notice a little uncomfortable jiggle in my step. I'm also tired a lot. I feel like a change in diet might be just the thing my body needs.
New on the "to eat more" list: vegetables, low-sugar yogurt, limited fruit, whole-grains, water, lean protein, fish, etc.
Now on the "to eat less of" list: pop, sugar, excessive candy, fast foods, pizza, hot dogs, ice cream, chinese food, etc.
Eventually I'll need to figure in an exercise routine too.
If anyone has any other common-sense suggestions to give, I'd love to hear them! I want to feel healthy from the inside out! I don't need to be a stick, but I'd like to feel comfortable in my own skin. :)
Now, before the moans and groans begin, let me clarify. I am not doing this for attention. I'm not one of those skinny girls that thinks she needs to be even skinnier.
This is for medical reasons. I've recently discovered that not one, but both of my parents are borderline diabetic. Neither has been put on medication yet, but they have both been told by their doctors to drastically alter their diet. Since I'm a die-hard sweet-tooth, maybe I should get started early.
Here's my problem... I absolutely love natural sweets, like fruits, and especially peaches. I also enjoy my gigantic "Polar Pop" cups of mountain dew that I get at work. The other problem I have? I cant eat many artificial sweeteners. I'm sensitive to aspertame (it burns my throat), and I find that most artificial sweeteners taste more disgusting than sweet. What's a sugarholic to do?
Another thing to work on is my excessive eating in general. Ever since I got sick in Japan and lost 10 pounds from a single day of vomiting, I think my brain has been kicked into "gain back the weight" overdrive. I now notice a little uncomfortable jiggle in my step. I'm also tired a lot. I feel like a change in diet might be just the thing my body needs.
New on the "to eat more" list: vegetables, low-sugar yogurt, limited fruit, whole-grains, water, lean protein, fish, etc.
Now on the "to eat less of" list: pop, sugar, excessive candy, fast foods, pizza, hot dogs, ice cream, chinese food, etc.
Eventually I'll need to figure in an exercise routine too.
If anyone has any other common-sense suggestions to give, I'd love to hear them! I want to feel healthy from the inside out! I don't need to be a stick, but I'd like to feel comfortable in my own skin. :)
Saturday, June 23, 2012
My car, the elegant Lilligant (or Lilly, because not everyone plays pokemon)
I've been spending quite some time brainstorming for my new blog. Because it will contain sensitive information, it's going to be kept completely anonymous. And of course, being a Libra, I'm having so much trouble coming up with a username, blog title, and even which blog website to use!!!
Goodness!
In other news, I've been getting quite a bit done around the range. I finally got my little car back, and so I'm working on getting her all cleaned up. She still needs her transmission looked at, as well as having a grille put on. I gave her a bath yesterday. I still need to clean through her interior a few more times to make it not so gross, and to clean the exterior with wax to get all the dead bugs and scratches off. My dad thinks that girl never once cleaned her car. I think it's possible, but that's just what cars do: get dirty.
Here's a picture of my little Lilly.
Goodness!
In other news, I've been getting quite a bit done around the range. I finally got my little car back, and so I'm working on getting her all cleaned up. She still needs her transmission looked at, as well as having a grille put on. I gave her a bath yesterday. I still need to clean through her interior a few more times to make it not so gross, and to clean the exterior with wax to get all the dead bugs and scratches off. My dad thinks that girl never once cleaned her car. I think it's possible, but that's just what cars do: get dirty.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Happy Happenings and Tubular Turbulence
Once again, you know when I'm not constantly posting, it means my life is filled with happenings and even a little turbulence! I'll start with the exciting happenings, rather than chronological order.
First, I am proud to say: Last Saturday, I officially purchased my first car ever! She's a lovely little 1999 metallic green Beetle! She's got a few bumps and bruises, and her interior was horridly filthy when purchased. But, I gave her a good internal scrubbing. Even with a toothbrush! She's smelling better now. It was dropped off at the mechanic's place only yesterday, but I miss her already!
I finally decided on a name. "Lilligant", and I'll call her "Lily" for short. (C'mon, you should have known by now that I'm a huge Pokemon nerd.) Among all the things I bought in Japan, one of them is a Lilligant cellphone charm. I'm going to attach that to my key, so it can dangle while I drive in a car named after her likeness! ^_^
Last sunday was a big cookout with some friends and family. I was a little nervous because this would be the first time Mr.Beardly met a large portion of my family. Poor guy was exhausted from barely sleeping the night before (explanation will be given later in this post). He fell asleep in the hammock after only a few minutes. It was good to see some friends and family, it really cheered me up. Later that evening, my friends and my little cousins had a huge water balloon fight. It was so much fun! I think Mr.Beardly enjoyed himself too! And my favorite cousin (little miss 8-year old who acts as mature as a full grown adult but is as cute as a button!!!) warmed up to him immediately. I was so relieved. She was devastated after my breakup back in the fall, she loved my ex-boyfriend like a big-brother. I take this as a good sign that Mr.Beardly is accepted by one of my most intuitive family members.
It felt good to return to work after my mini-vacation. I missed the greenhouse. I missed the hard-work, I missed the customers, I missed the flowers. I even missed the feeling of burning muscles, dirty hands, and sweat running down my face.
All of these experiences helped me to recover from a traumatic incident. I feel like I had a revelation today. Where I used to feel like my life was one big black cloud of doom, with periodic bursts of light, I feel the complete opposite now. I've also realized that the two most terrible things to happen to me recently have been blessings in disguise! If my ex-boyfriend hadn't destroyed me like that, I never would have had the courage to meet Mr. Beardly. If my friends hadn't completely destroyed my heart about a week ago, I never would have known how well Mr. Beardly could take care of me and handle emergency situations. It really helped us to grow much closer.
But anyways, the reason he was so tired was because we spent the night sleeping in his car in a walmart parking lot. My friend had told us we could stay at her house for the days he was here. I was so thankful and happy I tried doing everything I could to show my appreciation and help her out because she's my friend, but sometimes she has a hard time getting around due to her condition: I did several loads of laundry, I cleaned, I fed her pets, I cleaned her pet's cages, I swept the floor, I bought more than enough food for the time we'd be there, I even bought the beverages.
I guess that wasn't enough, since suddenly they started posting vicious aggressive statuses online (aimed towards me) and I was so taken aback and hurt that I burst out into tears and sobs while my boyfriend and I were at the store picking up some supplies. I had no idea what was going on, I was afraid to go back. I had no idea my friends would (or even could) ever treat me like that. I'm a pretty laid back person, if something's mentioned to me I have no problem making every effort to correct it! But it seemed like that wasn't what they wanted.
We drove back there and I had to spent another 30 minutes sobbing uncontrollably in my boyfriend's car before I could collect myself enough. If he hadn't been there for me, I might have drunk myself to death, I was that hurt. But I think what hurt the most was going into that place, gathering their stuff, still sobbing uncontrollably, and my friend not looking like she cared at all. What kind of friends do that? I asked myself.
I'm willing to bet both her and her boyfriend are posting aggressive statuses (possibly pictures too) about me on their Facebook. I thought about doing the same thing, but then I stopped and thought about it. I'm almost a full-grown adult. I work two jobs in the summer, and one during the school-year while I maintain almost a 4.0. I am no longer a teenager, I am 20 years old, and I need to start acting my age. I have fueled all my pain into my goal of bettering myself. If I made them feel that way, it either means I have failed myself at helping people I care about, or that I need to put my resources elsewhere.
If posting aggressive hateful messages about me will help my friend feel better about her own life, I have no problem with it. I only want her to be happy and healthy. Since she and her boyfriend are both somewhat disabled right now, they really don't have much else to entertain themselves with. I'd rather have her teaming up with her boyfriend at hating me, than if he were to put his aggression towards her. I would never stand for that. I would drive over there in a heartbeat and beat the shit out of him if he ever laid a finger on her. (Okay, realistically, I would call the cops to do that for me, but I would still be there for my friend.)
Life is too short to get caught up in petty little games. I guess that's what humans do, but I don't think I will ever know what it means to be human. I just don't know how to do it. I don't think I could even hate another person to the point of intentionally physically or emotionally harming them. I have no interest in doing that. I only want the freedom to love my little heart out, make myself vulnerable, and to not be harmed by the people I love.
I have put my best effort forth to write my entire post without putting anything possibly hurtful towards my friends. I don't want to do that at all. I have better things to consume my time and energy. I have a family that I need to support, pets that need care and attention, and a boyfriend to love. I really wish there was some way I could thank Mr.Beardly for everything he has done for me. He has never raised a hand to me or made me feel bad about myself. He is truly the most amazing man I have ever met, and I'm going to do everything I can to make myself the woman such a wonderful man deserves. Even if I am a woman worthy of his love, it will still be some time before I become a woman worthy of my own respect. I will continue to grow and mature until this budding flower has fully blossomed into the beautiful, kind-hearted woman I have always wanted to become.
First, I am proud to say: Last Saturday, I officially purchased my first car ever! She's a lovely little 1999 metallic green Beetle! She's got a few bumps and bruises, and her interior was horridly filthy when purchased. But, I gave her a good internal scrubbing. Even with a toothbrush! She's smelling better now. It was dropped off at the mechanic's place only yesterday, but I miss her already!
I finally decided on a name. "Lilligant", and I'll call her "Lily" for short. (C'mon, you should have known by now that I'm a huge Pokemon nerd.) Among all the things I bought in Japan, one of them is a Lilligant cellphone charm. I'm going to attach that to my key, so it can dangle while I drive in a car named after her likeness! ^_^
Last sunday was a big cookout with some friends and family. I was a little nervous because this would be the first time Mr.Beardly met a large portion of my family. Poor guy was exhausted from barely sleeping the night before (explanation will be given later in this post). He fell asleep in the hammock after only a few minutes. It was good to see some friends and family, it really cheered me up. Later that evening, my friends and my little cousins had a huge water balloon fight. It was so much fun! I think Mr.Beardly enjoyed himself too! And my favorite cousin (little miss 8-year old who acts as mature as a full grown adult but is as cute as a button!!!) warmed up to him immediately. I was so relieved. She was devastated after my breakup back in the fall, she loved my ex-boyfriend like a big-brother. I take this as a good sign that Mr.Beardly is accepted by one of my most intuitive family members.
It felt good to return to work after my mini-vacation. I missed the greenhouse. I missed the hard-work, I missed the customers, I missed the flowers. I even missed the feeling of burning muscles, dirty hands, and sweat running down my face.
All of these experiences helped me to recover from a traumatic incident. I feel like I had a revelation today. Where I used to feel like my life was one big black cloud of doom, with periodic bursts of light, I feel the complete opposite now. I've also realized that the two most terrible things to happen to me recently have been blessings in disguise! If my ex-boyfriend hadn't destroyed me like that, I never would have had the courage to meet Mr. Beardly. If my friends hadn't completely destroyed my heart about a week ago, I never would have known how well Mr. Beardly could take care of me and handle emergency situations. It really helped us to grow much closer.
But anyways, the reason he was so tired was because we spent the night sleeping in his car in a walmart parking lot. My friend had told us we could stay at her house for the days he was here. I was so thankful and happy I tried doing everything I could to show my appreciation and help her out because she's my friend, but sometimes she has a hard time getting around due to her condition: I did several loads of laundry, I cleaned, I fed her pets, I cleaned her pet's cages, I swept the floor, I bought more than enough food for the time we'd be there, I even bought the beverages.
I guess that wasn't enough, since suddenly they started posting vicious aggressive statuses online (aimed towards me) and I was so taken aback and hurt that I burst out into tears and sobs while my boyfriend and I were at the store picking up some supplies. I had no idea what was going on, I was afraid to go back. I had no idea my friends would (or even could) ever treat me like that. I'm a pretty laid back person, if something's mentioned to me I have no problem making every effort to correct it! But it seemed like that wasn't what they wanted.
We drove back there and I had to spent another 30 minutes sobbing uncontrollably in my boyfriend's car before I could collect myself enough. If he hadn't been there for me, I might have drunk myself to death, I was that hurt. But I think what hurt the most was going into that place, gathering their stuff, still sobbing uncontrollably, and my friend not looking like she cared at all. What kind of friends do that? I asked myself.
I'm willing to bet both her and her boyfriend are posting aggressive statuses (possibly pictures too) about me on their Facebook. I thought about doing the same thing, but then I stopped and thought about it. I'm almost a full-grown adult. I work two jobs in the summer, and one during the school-year while I maintain almost a 4.0. I am no longer a teenager, I am 20 years old, and I need to start acting my age. I have fueled all my pain into my goal of bettering myself. If I made them feel that way, it either means I have failed myself at helping people I care about, or that I need to put my resources elsewhere.
If posting aggressive hateful messages about me will help my friend feel better about her own life, I have no problem with it. I only want her to be happy and healthy. Since she and her boyfriend are both somewhat disabled right now, they really don't have much else to entertain themselves with. I'd rather have her teaming up with her boyfriend at hating me, than if he were to put his aggression towards her. I would never stand for that. I would drive over there in a heartbeat and beat the shit out of him if he ever laid a finger on her. (Okay, realistically, I would call the cops to do that for me, but I would still be there for my friend.)
Life is too short to get caught up in petty little games. I guess that's what humans do, but I don't think I will ever know what it means to be human. I just don't know how to do it. I don't think I could even hate another person to the point of intentionally physically or emotionally harming them. I have no interest in doing that. I only want the freedom to love my little heart out, make myself vulnerable, and to not be harmed by the people I love.
I have put my best effort forth to write my entire post without putting anything possibly hurtful towards my friends. I don't want to do that at all. I have better things to consume my time and energy. I have a family that I need to support, pets that need care and attention, and a boyfriend to love. I really wish there was some way I could thank Mr.Beardly for everything he has done for me. He has never raised a hand to me or made me feel bad about myself. He is truly the most amazing man I have ever met, and I'm going to do everything I can to make myself the woman such a wonderful man deserves. Even if I am a woman worthy of his love, it will still be some time before I become a woman worthy of my own respect. I will continue to grow and mature until this budding flower has fully blossomed into the beautiful, kind-hearted woman I have always wanted to become.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
MRS degree?
Recently, I've been feeling some strange biological desires. Well, actually it's quite a natural desire, but it's strange because I never expected to feel them, especially at the ripe young age of 20.
I want to be a wife.
It seems like to many girls around my age are getting engaged or married! I can't help but feel jealous; one of my top desires is to get married and become a wife. That's probably one of the reasons my first boyfriend broke up with me. We'd dated for 3 years and I was totally ready to settle down, but he wasn't ready to give up his childhood yet. Just a difference in mentalities.
This is, however, something that is worrying me about my current boyfriend. I'm afraid to mention anything because I don't want him to feel any pressure or frustration about my secret desires. Yes, I hope to get married someday. I'd love to be a faithful wife. I want to do laundry, cook dinners, and be there to welcome my husband home. However, I know relationships like that take time, and sometimes they never end up like that at all. I'm enjoying my relationship with my boyfriend as it is right now, and sure, I think someday if things ended up like that, I'd probably be very happy. But things take time. I'm a patient girl. I waited over 10 years to get treatment for severe depression. I have rock-solid willpower.
Now, this leads me to my next secret desire....
I want to be a mommy.
I want a baby. Another thing I have noticed is that of the girls I know that are married, many are having children. There are even a few girls who have babies as single parents. One girl I vaguely know in particular has a baby with the same name as my ex-boyfriend. She acts like she's not ready to be a parent though, still wanting to party and act like the typical young adult.
I, on the other hand, would LOVE a little baby. Sometimes I wonder if I would have been happier if I had ended up a pregnant teenager (hey, abstinence is only 99.99999% effective......). I think about it though, and that would not have been fair to my potential child. When I finally become a mother, I want to be as ready as possible. That means emotionally, mentally, and financially. I want to have as many resources as possible so I can aid my child in their process to becoming his or her own person!
If my baby ends up becoming a republican, a super die-hard christian, atheist, bisexual, transgendered, paraplegic, mentally handicapped, blind, bad at math, or anything else - It might make life for me or my child more difficult, but I will always love him or her unconditionally, no matter what.
For the time being, I am making due my treating my pets with my overwhelming need to give affection and care to another living being. I talk to my fish like he is my fish-child.
I want to be a wife.
It seems like to many girls around my age are getting engaged or married! I can't help but feel jealous; one of my top desires is to get married and become a wife. That's probably one of the reasons my first boyfriend broke up with me. We'd dated for 3 years and I was totally ready to settle down, but he wasn't ready to give up his childhood yet. Just a difference in mentalities.
This is, however, something that is worrying me about my current boyfriend. I'm afraid to mention anything because I don't want him to feel any pressure or frustration about my secret desires. Yes, I hope to get married someday. I'd love to be a faithful wife. I want to do laundry, cook dinners, and be there to welcome my husband home. However, I know relationships like that take time, and sometimes they never end up like that at all. I'm enjoying my relationship with my boyfriend as it is right now, and sure, I think someday if things ended up like that, I'd probably be very happy. But things take time. I'm a patient girl. I waited over 10 years to get treatment for severe depression. I have rock-solid willpower.
Now, this leads me to my next secret desire....
I want to be a mommy.
I want a baby. Another thing I have noticed is that of the girls I know that are married, many are having children. There are even a few girls who have babies as single parents. One girl I vaguely know in particular has a baby with the same name as my ex-boyfriend. She acts like she's not ready to be a parent though, still wanting to party and act like the typical young adult.
I, on the other hand, would LOVE a little baby. Sometimes I wonder if I would have been happier if I had ended up a pregnant teenager (hey, abstinence is only 99.99999% effective......). I think about it though, and that would not have been fair to my potential child. When I finally become a mother, I want to be as ready as possible. That means emotionally, mentally, and financially. I want to have as many resources as possible so I can aid my child in their process to becoming his or her own person!
If my baby ends up becoming a republican, a super die-hard christian, atheist, bisexual, transgendered, paraplegic, mentally handicapped, blind, bad at math, or anything else - It might make life for me or my child more difficult, but I will always love him or her unconditionally, no matter what.
For the time being, I am making due my treating my pets with my overwhelming need to give affection and care to another living being. I talk to my fish like he is my fish-child.
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There you have it. Those are the two more normal of my weird biological desires. There is a third one though... but I'm a bit embarrassed to share it because it proves how weird I am (I might mention it in a later post). And these days, I have no idea who reads my blog. Random strangers, I'm fine with. But I have no idea if anyone I actually know reads these (Other than Flower and occasionally Lee.) So, if you read this, give me a comment? Tell me what your overall impression of me is.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Return from land of the rising sun
I have returned from Japan!
I have to say, it was quite a moving experience. Japan is such a beautiful country. Both the modern areas like Tokyo, and the natural beauty of rural Sakata. Everything is just amazing. I absolutely LOVED the food. I want to return to Japan just for the food and shopping.
Everything else was amazing too. The people were very friendly and helpful! Anyways, I'll give a full in depth report later in the week. I still have my project to finish by the 10th, I have a new personal project that I will be working on all summer. also! My amazing boyfriend will be coming to visit in a little under a week! ^_^ I am so excited for that!!!!
I have to say, it was quite a moving experience. Japan is such a beautiful country. Both the modern areas like Tokyo, and the natural beauty of rural Sakata. Everything is just amazing. I absolutely LOVED the food. I want to return to Japan just for the food and shopping.
Everything else was amazing too. The people were very friendly and helpful! Anyways, I'll give a full in depth report later in the week. I still have my project to finish by the 10th, I have a new personal project that I will be working on all summer. also! My amazing boyfriend will be coming to visit in a little under a week! ^_^ I am so excited for that!!!!
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