For Ebet

Here's the Video you have been obsessing about - hopefully it plays in Norway?

xo

I still haven't had time to update this damn template...

But I did manage to do what I do best -
thrift store shopping
! and I found this found this cute framed needlepoint. Yeah you're jealous.

I really need to change the template of this blog...

...It irks me, kinda the way that Comic Sans does. Yuck its so 2005. Hopefully, I have time to change the layout and design.

And yes, I am keeping Dolly news - latest and greatest on one of my heros. The only thing I can not understand about Dolly is the whole big fake boob part - but dammit she does have her own theme park and thats tops in my book.





Danny and I are off to rub elbows with the SF elite - its opening night at the SF Opera and we were graciously invited to the Gala. I have a fancy dress and Danny is rocking the tux. Should be a fun night, with lots of drinking and eating ;)

I'm so frustrated.

Danny and I got our first ever washer and dryer. "Good glory", I thought "No more hauling our clothes to the laundrymat!"

We moved into our new place and the first big purchase was the washer/dryer. The Installers came and hooked them up and I thought we were ready for business! Only after doing a few loads did I realize that my clothes had shrunk and the colors had drastically bled, which rendered a good amount of my clothes un-salvageable. The one item that I was most upset about was the bathing suit I got from DesNeiges Designs


So I get on the horn and speak to a nice man at Sears and he files a claim and it was a quick and painless call. On the call I scheduled an appointment for the technician to come the following week to correct the issue (and finally be able to wash my cotton shirts and expensive denim jeans in COLD water)


Then on Saturday, out of the blue, we get a call from the Sears tech, telling us he'll be here in 15 mins. Weird, I thought, as I had scheduled for them to come the following week. Well its the same jackasses that hooked it up initially - and they are here to fix the problem. When they finish up, one of them corners me and wants to talk with me about a damage claim I filed for $400 of clothes which had been ruined. [Damn me for washing three pairs of my Seven jeans] He offers to pay me $400 out of his own pocket for the mistake.


Call me stupid, but I didn't feel honest taking money from this poor installer who probably makes $10/hour. I wish I did - as Sears has been no help at all and I vow NEVER to buy anything at Sears again. I suggest you do the same. After countless hours talking to nearly 20 people at Sears, I had to finally filling out a report with the Better Business Bureau (BBB kicks ass!) They routed me to Emma "Customer Advocate" of Sears. Emma was a total bitch, but I thought I would get somewhere with an "Advocate". Nope. Nada.

And I sit here feeling like a fat ass as three pairs of my expensive jeans that I have loved and cherished, no longer fit. My only option is to produce some sort of receipts (Which who keeps receipts for material goods once they've been worn!?) to the installer. The part of this that irks me the most is that Sears directed me to speak to their contracted company doing installations! I paid Sears for the delivery and installation! Grrr.... So if you stuck with me this far - thanks for listening to my gripes.

yikes. Has it really been 3 months since my last post?

Its been a bit of a whirlwind these past few months. We had been house hunting and found an amazing place - put in an offer and were moved in 30 days later! Yes, this is my actual kitchen. Once moved in we had 4 days to get unpacked and situated before we went to Hawaii for a week and a half for vacation/honeymoon/wedding.



Hawaii was amazing. Is there any doubt in your mind that it wouldn't have been? Drinking and eating lots, snorkeling, surfing and swimming. Need I say more?



Once back from our Hawaiian vacation, we had two days of work and then it was a long weekend (Fourth of July) where we went on our annual Pirate Rafting Trip. It was a whirlwind weekend, where I encountered the urge of wanting to strangle some necks as I was verging on the edge of insanity from lack of sleep and too much sun. I honestly do not know how DesNeiges, being 8 months pregnant did it. She, my friends, is the true pirating type - Nellie Steele's.



SO I have me' Durty Thirty coming up this weekend. I think we are heading up to Napa for wine tasting and all around good times. Can life get any better? I actually feel a bit guilty that life is 'so grand.' What did I honestly do to deserve this? I ask myself that everyday, when I wake up and walk into my new kitchen. How can I honestly deserve this? :)

getting back into the swing of things...

Before you begin to read this - I must warn you that there is no cohesion here, but just scattered thoughts in blog form.


I wish that I had some sort of plan or layout of what the future will entail. Can't I just shake a Magic 8 Ball and have my future laid out in a tiny triangle? With the value of the dollar rapidly decreasing, I am debating if we should really put our life savings into purchasing a home. Will I be a renter forever? Not to mention that the biological clock has started to rapidly increase and become more prevalent...



I saw Baby Momma and Richard on Thursday and I can not get over the fact that she's really pregnant - and beginning to pop out. My partner in crime will soon be 2 ;) We had a great time on Thursday night, as we went to the Sonoma Film Festival Gala at Jacuzzi winery. On Friday we saw an amazing film, Capitan Abu Raed (A Jordanian film) and I just about ran into Matthew Modine. It was an amazing day, sunny and warm.

Having just spent a week in London, I realize how weak the dollar is and how bloody expensive London is. In spite of how expensive it all is, Danny and I managed to have a fabulous time hanging out with co-workers and drinking lots of beer every night. Oy vey. I need to hit the gym and get rid of my beer BIF. I am going to detox this week - drinking sake and wine is kinda like detoxing, right? :)

Persistance always pays off...

After my 3rd pair of 7 (Seven for all Mankind) jeans ripped in the ass, I decided to contact the company. For over $150 a pair, these damn jeans should be able to make it thru a world war. After many attempts to get in touch with someone to explain how the last 3 pairs I bought over the past year have fallen apart, they agreed to replace them! Woot! After sending them the 3 defective pairs, I just got my three new pairs of Seven jeans in the mail.


It's amazing to find out that we actually have rights as the consumer.


Check out some pictures HERE