Christmas is for giving me stuff...

at least it is if you're a Third Party Vendor.


So, I read Condon's Blog today and it inspired me to let everyone know what I have received in this short week.

It all started on Tuesday.

The FedEx guy came a little late, around 10:30am. I was waiting for an important underwriting package, so I decided to camp out at the receptionists desk until the guy delivered. When he finally did arrive, he had both of my paperwork envelopes and a bunch of boxes. Nothing seemed unusual...

I go back to my desk, sort the paperwork and prepare it for more people to sign it.

The receptionist comes to my desk with a box.

SWEET!

Its from the "Dancing Deer Baking Company"

ok...

Inside is a marvelous box...Neiman Marcus cookies!
Fresh.
4 kinds. (Peppermint Chocolate Chocolate, Mountain Crunch, Cherry Walnut, Vanilla Almond)
Mmmm Cookies.

Whoever sent me that get some more business next year.

5 minutes later. Another Box.

This one is from a law firm we work with. It has a mug. And a box of 30 Truffles.

I finish some more of my stuff and decide now would be a good time to photocopy all of it.

I pass the receptionist. She has another box for me.

I go photocopy and pick up the other box on the way back. OH MY GOD. Its f-ing heavy.

14 pounds of Hershey's Miniatures!!! In quite a lovely holiday tin.

Yeah, you read it correctly. 14 pounds. To give you an idea of how much that actually is, thats about 34 heaping handfuls.

All packages that came that day were for me. I like it when companies kiss up.

So, yesterday was less exciting...only one package.

Chocolate covered potato chips from Neiman Marcus. 3 sleeves. 3 kinds of chocolate.

wow.

I have to ask though...does anyone send fruit anymore? Come on...thats like the most amount of chocolate I have seen in my entire life.

So thats about all from here...I probably won't post until after the New Year. I only work 1.5 days next week. HOORAY!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Everyone!!!

I'm going to Happy Hour now!

Curse you ACME!!!!

Let's all refer back to my wonderful post from November 30th. If we recall, it says, in the 2nd paragraph, "I have found a new and exciting service (which I am sure many have heard of before, but perhaps have not used). ACME delivers to my door. For $10. If you refer back to the October 26th Entry you will understand why I will employ this tool for my future grocery shopping needs."


wow. worst idea ever.

So, Tuesday night I placed my online order for 50 items to be deliveed to my door between 8 and 9:30 on Wednesday night (there is a 5% discount for wednesday deliveries). So, I'm sitting at home, watching tv, just chilling out. Its 8. Then its 9. Then its 10?!?!?! Where the f are my groceries??? So, I call the 877 # and I think I get someone in Minnesota and she calls dispatch and actually finds out where my food is. Apparently the delivery guy "got lost" and didn't deliver (he had my # on the delivery receipt, he could have called and asked where I live). At that point (10:20) she says he can be at my apartment in about 1 and a half hours. 11:50??? Yes, weird delivery guy...come to my apartment and bring me food. Almost sounds like a porn scenario. So, I declined. She asked me when he can deliver in the AM. I say 7. She says no. so we finally decide on 5:30pm.

It is now thursday. Glorious thursday. He's lucky survivor is over.

I rush home from work and get there at 5:27. And sit on my couch. WOW...its 7:30.
So, I call the 877# again. Get a guy who calls dispatch again. Apparently the truck broke down. They had to get a new truck and switch all the groceries and they would be to me within an hour. So, I figure I'll give them till 9.

Well, its 9. I'm on the phone with my father. Talking about Life Insurance. I finally get off the phone and call the 877#. I'm like, Hi. I've been waiting for 2 days. I just want to cancel my order. So, it gets cancelled. After I am put on hold again while she calls dispatch.

Yes, I know, I should have been more forceful and angry and demanded something for making me sit there for 2 nights, but I didn't feel like it. I am still waiting for the charge to be removed from my credit card.

I have one thing to say...

Screw you guys, I'm going to Genuardi's.

Its Almost Christmas!!!

Its a wonderful time of the year.


I am going to be the happiest person in the world on December 23rd : )


I just spent about an hour downloading statements from one account. Statements from 1999. I feel like we don't need to reference them anymore. Clearly, I am mistaken.

Someone gave me a chocolate bar today, so I am a little bouncing off the walls. Ya know, in the "I have a severe head cold" kind of way. Its very weird.


I have a picture of Ender up in my cube. He's barking at the camera (he looks a little scary). Its here to keep evil people away. It doesn't seem to be working so far. Several people have come to my desk today.

We saw Blade Trinity last night. It was vampire-tastic.
Finding Neverland rocked. It was Johnny Depp-licious. And soooooooo GOOD!

11 Days until Christmas. I know I am "old" now but my parents still ask for a christmas list...every year but this year. That actually kind of scares me, primarily because they asked my brother, who is 30, for a list. Maybe they will just give me a bazillion dollars. Or a purple mini convertible. More than likely, I will get a sweater or 12.

My christmas tree is all pretty and ornamented. I have all the presents wrapped. I went a little crazy this year. Everyone has their own wrapping paper. While it eliminates the need for tags, it increases the amount of paper I need to buy. Oh well. Its pretty.

What is with fortune cookie fortunes lately??? They suck. The last 3 that I have gotten have said pretty much the same thing: You will travel for business and/or pleasure. I didn't need a cookie to tell me I'm gonna be hopping around the country for the next 6 months. Mmmm cookie.

So I took a random mid-week trip to VA last week. I like being spontaneous. I don't like studying for the ChFC. Good thing I don't have an exam until like March.

There is one thing that I like to do that I almost never do on work days. Late Lunch. If you take a 2pm lunch, you get back at 3 and then you get to leave in 2 hours. That is pretty kick ass. That is if you can make it to 2pm without killing anyone.


Oooooo Random Poll time:

If I were to go on Survivor, how quickly do you think I would be voted out?

I don't think I would be the first to go...but who knows...


And my final thought for the day...

No more fuzzy camel colored sweaters. They are turning all of my black dresses hairy and camel colored.