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Iiiii'm probably getting screwed out of $719 because American Airlines are lying cunts, and I was stupid enough to believe them. Ian and I went to book a flight with them a while back and discovered only after I'd put the tickets through on my card that we'd put in the wrong airport code. As it was like, less than a minute after we'd hit 'send' (the tickets showed up as 'pending' when I looked at them online) we called them up right away to see if it could be cancelled without penalty, despite them usually being the kind you can't refund. The person Ian spoke to said that was no problem and that she was refunding my card. I called Visa and they said the charges showed as 'pending' to them, and to wait 3 business days or so and check back to see if it had gone through or been refunded. Well, the next week the balance was still clear so I thought I was fine. Except yesterday I went online to pay off my other credit card and there's this lovely surprise! They outright lied to us - I'd still be angry, but more at myself, if they had just said up front, 'no, you're out of luck, you should have paid more attention.' But no, they decided to dick us around instead. Visa tells me I have to try and request a refund from AA, and if they won't give me one within 30 days to call back and request to dispute the charge, but I'm not hopeful on either front, since Ian didn't get a confirmation number or the girl's name when he called. It's my word against theirs. Tags: money, the rage
Current Location: Aberystwyth
i feel:  cynical
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I got back late last night from my epic trip to see Leonard Cohen (I went with Ian, Rose and Chrissie). I pretty much haemorrhaged money the whole time, but it was thoroughly worth it. He was amazing; it blows me away that a voice like that could come from a man who's nearly 74 years old. It goes right through you in the most delicious way. And now I don't know if I can ever listen to anyone else sing 'Hallelujah'. He was as funny and charming as you would expect... and yes, during the Future, he did a little Joel dance. :V His band and backup singers were wonderful as well; very solid. And so many instruments! The experience was every bit as incredible as I had hoped. If I had the money I would go see him again and again! We had a great time in Manchester aside from the concert as well - much good food, shopping, and visiting. We spent most of Wednesday bumming around downtown, having lunch at a Danish place and then dessert from a Chinese bakery (nom nom custard buns). I picked up some steam-at-home custard dumplings at a Chinatown shop as well, and Ian and I got some fancy-schmancy liqueurs from Vom Fass while Rose and Chrissie wandered the art gallery (I wanted to stay but it was quite warm and stuffy in there and it didn't agree with my migraine). Wednesday evening we went with Ruth (our hostess) to a great Japanese place (New Samsi, I think) where I stuffed my face with delicious seaweed-free sushi and tempura. They had a Japanese supermarket in the basement as well, so now I've finally got some matcha to try baking with - holy crap is it expensive! Also, apparently the symbol of the city of Manchester is the bee! I did not know this! It's all over the place, on bollards and such. Hooray for Manchester! It is ok that you pissed rain on me, Manchester, because you are the Bee City. Today I have my gown fitting at the bridal shop - in about an hour and a half. I'm more nervous than I expected - worrying about whether it will fit or not, whether the underwear I've got will 'work' with it or not, etc., etc... I'm glad Michelle is coming with me, I really did not want to go by myself. Tags: bees, fun, leonard cohen, life, money, music, travel
Current Location: Aberystwyth
i feel:  nervous
groovin' on: Leonard Cohen - Coming Back To You
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After a great weekend, things sure are off to a shitty start today. I woke up with a sore throat, plugged up and drippy face, and nausea (on top of the sunburn). I feel like boiled ass - no gym for me today, and after all that pigging out... I swear I can feel myself expanding. :( And then... Then Hendrick became a very large unattractive paperweight. It can't read the hard disk, and won't boot. SeaTools basically pronounced it DoA. I kind of knew this was coming after I got a really scary 'no bootable device found' message a month or so ago, but then it seemed mysteriously fine. So, I am computerless, stuck using Ian's computer, which I HATE. It's set up the way he likes it (naturally), which is completely counterintuitive to me, and very frustrating. And my LJ & friends list are unreadable on the projector screen, unless I highlight all the text, or enlarge it to the point where I have to scroll across because half the post is off-screen. Not to mention sharing a computer in general sucks. I feel bad if I forget to log myself out of whatever, because I find it extremely annoying when someone does it on my PC; and when Ian's home I don't like to 'steal' his computer time. Oh, and British keyboard. We are looking for a new laptop for me, but I have basically no money so I don't really know if/when that's going to happen. For my next trick...! While going through my online gmail on Ian's PC to make it useable (culling hundreds of facebook and lj notifications, since I basically never check it online), I discovered an e-mail from a shipping company which for some reason had not made it through to Thunderbird on my own PC (WHY does this happen sometimes?!). It was a notification and tracking number for my wedding favours, which apparently were sent out on May 22. Well, I hadn't heard from Dad that anything had arrived, but it was coming from California and that can take a while, so whatever. I went and checked the tracking info, and imagine my surprise when it said that the parcel had been delivered! After a failed delivery attempt (no one home) it was apparently picked up at the depot... but by someone who signed for it as 'Schafer' and has a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ADDRESS from my Dad. I am hoping that Dad will e-mail me back and say that he actually has them, somehow, but I'm not hopeful, and I have no idea how to go about recouping my losses if this Schafer person has my stuff (signed, sealed and delivered!), much less how I'm going to find/afford/acquire more wedding favours in time. So how's your week looking? Tags: boourns, computer, frustration, health or lack thereof, money, stress, the rage, wedding
Current Location: Aberystwyth
i feel:  stressed
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I went to Shrewsbury yesterday to look for wedding shoes, and spent quite a bit more than I planned... :o There were some unexpected deals to to be had! I came away with not only the wedding shoes (plain ivory satin, medium heel), but an adorable pair of green leather wedge sandals with cute stitched designs on the heels, for £10! They are so cute in fact that if I can break them in I *might* wear them instead of the 'real' wedding ones - it would probably be asking for trouble though, they're high enough that I could really hurt myself if I turned my ankle walking down the aisle, and no one wants that! I also got a denim jacket, a new leather belt (finally), a skirt, some delicious candy, and a little something for a wedding next weekend. All in all a productive trip; thank you to John P. and some guy I don't know on the WARPS boards who directed me to the bridal shops! I'm trying not to stress about the wedding but it seems like so much is still up in the air... So many people still haven't RSVPd, and though I know I said until the end of June I am starting to worry! I haven't confirmed/sent a deposit to the sound system guy yet, because every time I've emailed him he says it's too early, but that it's no problem, etc. Dude, just take my money so I can relax! I still need to order my small 'fancy' wedding cake. The wedding favours I ordered still haven't arrived and I'm worried about being able to get my money back and get something else in time if I need to. The amount of time we have in NB before the wedding no longer seems like enough to do all that wants doing - like getting a new passport, making sure the men's and Ian's attendants' suits are sorted and ordered in time... I also keep feeling like there's something crucial I'm forgetting to do. Ian's mum called the other night to ask about rehearsal dinner stuff and I had to leave the room because it stressed me out just to hear him talking on the phone about it. I need to not get any bigger (and not too much smaller) between now and the wedding so that my dress will fit... and I've got two birthday things to go to this weekend, a wedding next weekend, a trip to Manchester after that, more birthdays and weddings and stuff in July, and the Aberddu event as well, not to mention all the time in NB surrounded by all the delicious food I've been missing - Burrito Loco, market treats, Tim's, lobster... so many opportunities to mess it all up! D: Tags: canada, family, food, fretting, life, money, plans, stress, swag, vanity, wedding
Current Location: Aberystwyth
i feel: anxious
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I am desperately in need of a new digital camera. Mine is on the brink of death. The 'down' button no longer works, so I can't zoom out. I also can't scroll down in any menus (they don't roll over), meaning if I set my camera on any mode above the default ones, I have to completely reset it in order to get back there. I can't set it to any of the modes below the defaults at all. This includes video, which is very disappointing since I wanted to be able to show people what the flickering projections really look like. Sadly, I can't afford even a little piece o' crap digicam, let alone a nice one that would be more than just 'adequate' for documenting my work... So I don't know what I'm going to do. Theoretically the school has cameras to borrow, but when I went to the designated equiment sign out place today at the designated equipment sign out time, the tech was nowhere to be found -- I looked all over the freakin' school! Having one's own camera is always vastly preferable anyway, as besides being often unavailable, or only available for restricted amounts of time, school equipment tends to be handled carelessly... Nobody takes care of crap they didn't have to pay for. :/ Anyhoo... A new batch of images taken with my moribund camera is up on my facebook from the latest round of experiments. This time the prints are on round lenses. I'm not sure whether I like them as much as the flat ones, although I can't say 100% why. I feel like I'm on the *verge* of something with these glass pieces, but I don't know what the next step is. Feedback would be greatly appreciated! Tags: art, money, phd, photo, wish list
Current Location: Aberystwyth
i feel:  sick
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We went to London this weekend for Ian's dad's birthday... Some of you know how much I dislike the big city, but it was largely OK this time! We went out on Saturday and did a bunch of shopping. We left my ring to be resized (it was a whole 2 sizes too big, apparently! :o), and then wandered through 3 different Gap stores looking for a size of pants that turned out not to exist. *shakes fist* In the end, I did end up with 2 pairs of extremely tight jeans, and Ian got a belt. ;) For me, the highlight of the day was Canadaland! Yes, a tiny little road near Covent Garden, featuring a Canadian pub and the Canada store! I ate a lunch of nachos and chicken wings, and then we split a proper Canadian pancake with maple syrup for dessert. Our waitress was from Edmonton. :V Then I scored some booty at the Canada store... 2 boxes of KD for the bargain price of 50p each, and some other things for slightly less bargainy prices... Jell-o and jell-o pudding, an Oh Henry, a bag of peanut butter Chipits, and a can of Heinz Quebec-style maple beans. Ian got me a little Canada bracelet... but I like the other jewelry he gave me better. I managed to restrain myself from buying anything that is actually available (even if it's only a UK version) in Aber, such as marshmallows and maple syrup, because most of it was very steep indeed. Seriously, Spar sells Canadian maple syrup for cheaper than this place! But it was good times. Sunday was the day of the big party, where I [finally] met Ian's dad, stepmother and sister, and a whole host of other people whose names I will almost certainly forget. It was pretty chilled out, so I didn't feel as nervous as I feared I might! I am now looking forward to France somewhat more, especially having seen some extremely snowy photos! In other news, I continue to fight against RBC student loans... It blows my mind that in this instance, NSLSC is being reasonable and not hassling me, while RBC is up my ass over a total non-issue. I've been a customer there for like 15 years and never had anything bad to say about them, but now I'm so pissed that if it wasn't such a pain in the ass to do it from here, I would be moving all my accounts to a different bank. Grr. My health continues to be crap... My chest infection/cough got a lot better, then it got a little worse, and it's stayed mediocre for over a week now, with no sign of a change. I really should go to the doctor but I'm just so damn busy... :/ That's it for me until the next time I have some free moments to clog up your friends list with a succession of rambling posts! Zzzzzzz.... Tags: canada, family, health or lack thereof, life, money, travel
Current Location: Aberystwyth
i feel:  sleepy
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