Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Whew.
Long time no post. We are in Louisiana now. Ryan leaves "soon" for his patrol. Alison has been a handful and a half lately. I think 85% of it is "I miss Daddy and don't understand." I hope to catch up on both blogs while we are here. We'll see how that goes. hehe.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Hell froze over!
The Saints won the Super Bowl. Growing up in Louisiana, this is something I never expected to see. Holy shiat! I'm hoping New Orleans doesn't get too crazy between this and it currently being Mardi Gras. I didn't get to watch the game yesterday. (A certain little one wanted to watch Dora. hehe) I did atleast keep up with the score. So glad the Saints pulled away with the win!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Coolest Gamer Experience Ever
Coming up on April this year, I've played MMO's (Think online game with lots of folks hehe) for elven years. (Damn...that makes me feel old.) My current game that is near and dear to my heart, is Everquest 2 (EQ2). The new expansion for EQ2 is currently in beta, and you better believe my geeky arse signed up for it the second registrations opened. Go go laptop that is on at all times. hehe.
So I wait. Patiently. Well, sort of. Finally! I get my email. Download. Install. Copy my character. Attempt to wait patiently. BAM! Leiloki (my character) is copied over and ready to go. So I'm running around, and one day I see in the beta chat one of the developers of the game (Devs) asking for 6 folks for some special testing. I send a tell (message) as fast as my little fingers could type. He tells me to go make a new toon and wait to be summoned.
*faint from Gamer shock while I go make a new toon*
I send Gninja (The dev) a tell with my new character. He summons us to Vasty Deep, one of the new instances (dungeons) in the expansion. I'm to the point of being "Oh my...wow...yay! Neato!" *insert random OMG Shiney talk* Once all six people are there, he gets us into the first dungeon, then beta buffs us. (Beta buff is basically taking you from level 1 to max level + gear instantly for the purpose of testing.) There begins our little adventure.
I got to spend several hours running through two of the three Vasty Deep dungeons with one of the developers from a game that I've spent over a decade playing some form of. It was very cool to get to talk with the dev that made one of the largest (and the first area) you come to in the new expansion. It was neat to hear the other side of the table's views on things, and to put a voice to the folks we only ever see on the forums.
Now when we went through, things were of course buggy, but I swear, that will probably be the neatest run through of Vasty Deep dungeons I will ever do. Gninja also gave us all the panda illusion items. So needless to say, when my panda loving daughter woke up from her nap, she was bouncing off the walls with all the pandas on my screen. It was just an awesome way to spend a Saturday, and I'm thankful I got the chance to get to talk to a dev.
Oh, and if Gninja happens to ever see this - Thank you and GO SAINTS!
So I wait. Patiently. Well, sort of. Finally! I get my email. Download. Install. Copy my character. Attempt to wait patiently. BAM! Leiloki (my character) is copied over and ready to go. So I'm running around, and one day I see in the beta chat one of the developers of the game (Devs) asking for 6 folks for some special testing. I send a tell (message) as fast as my little fingers could type. He tells me to go make a new toon and wait to be summoned.
*faint from Gamer shock while I go make a new toon*
I send Gninja (The dev) a tell with my new character. He summons us to Vasty Deep, one of the new instances (dungeons) in the expansion. I'm to the point of being "Oh my...wow...yay! Neato!" *insert random OMG Shiney talk* Once all six people are there, he gets us into the first dungeon, then beta buffs us. (Beta buff is basically taking you from level 1 to max level + gear instantly for the purpose of testing.) There begins our little adventure.
I got to spend several hours running through two of the three Vasty Deep dungeons with one of the developers from a game that I've spent over a decade playing some form of. It was very cool to get to talk with the dev that made one of the largest (and the first area) you come to in the new expansion. It was neat to hear the other side of the table's views on things, and to put a voice to the folks we only ever see on the forums.
Now when we went through, things were of course buggy, but I swear, that will probably be the neatest run through of Vasty Deep dungeons I will ever do. Gninja also gave us all the panda illusion items. So needless to say, when my panda loving daughter woke up from her nap, she was bouncing off the walls with all the pandas on my screen. It was just an awesome way to spend a Saturday, and I'm thankful I got the chance to get to talk to a dev.
Oh, and if Gninja happens to ever see this - Thank you and GO SAINTS!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Week of 8/16 - 8/22 To Do list
Sunday:
- Rest some
- Put Chicken on to Marinade
- Wash diapers
- Pay Becca
- Make Grocery list
Monday:
- Fold Diapers
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Clean Kitchen
- Go grocery shopping
- Get diapers listed
Tuesday:
- Call about ear appointment
- Straighten up computer room
- Straighten up bedroom
- Clean bathrooms
- Wash Diapers / Fold
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
Wednesday:
- Straighten up bedroom
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Bug people coming
Thursday:
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Wash Diapers / Fold
Friday:
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
Saturday:
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Wash Diapers / Fold
All Week:
- Get wool washed
- Shop for gifts
- Replace rug in Ali's room
- Get DVDs back in their cases
- Rest some
- Put Chicken on to Marinade
- Wash diapers
- Pay Becca
- Make Grocery list
Monday:
- Fold Diapers
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Clean Kitchen
- Go grocery shopping
- Get diapers listed
Tuesday:
- Call about ear appointment
- Straighten up computer room
- Straighten up bedroom
- Clean bathrooms
- Wash Diapers / Fold
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
Wednesday:
- Straighten up bedroom
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Bug people coming
Thursday:
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Wash Diapers / Fold
Friday:
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
Saturday:
- Laundry (Wash/Fold)
- Wash Diapers / Fold
All Week:
- Get wool washed
- Shop for gifts
- Replace rug in Ali's room
- Get DVDs back in their cases
Friday, July 3, 2009
Rant about old apartment
This is a rant a few months in the making. Here is the backstory/players:
A - First landlady when we moved in. Horrible. Lost rent checks. Including one I handed her personally, and then she had the nerve to file eviction because she lost the check.
B - Man takes over. Things seem better, and then one day we get a notice to start writing checks to a new account. Guy is gone. Turns out he wasn't paying the bills. (I found out later he apparently stole 300k in deposit money.)
C - Landlady when we left. Seemed nice and seemed to keep things in line.
D - Landlady that took over right after we moved.
Now, that we've got the players...on to the rant.
Our lease ended on Feb. 28th. Ryan finished up all the paperwork. There was no final walk through, which we contributed to the knowledge that our apartment was one of the ones that needed a rather large updating. A few weeks later, we got the notice at our new place that we would be getting a $250 dollar refund for security. This was signed by C. No check was in the envelope. Thus begins this sorted tale...
I call and finally get hold of D. She tells me she has just taken over, and that the file system was less than accurate. From what she could tell, our refund was in the mail from corporate in California, and she'd forward it to us. This is about the third week in March. Ryan went to sea shortly after, so this slipped my mind until I realized mid-April I hadn't gotten it yet.
I call and get hold of D again. She said she'll be talking to her boss shortly and she'll call me back. She never called back. Soon after the answering machine's memory was full. I guess I wasn't the only one trying to get hold of her. I resort to calling the maintence cell phone to see if he knew where she was. A few days after that (about two weeks total of trying to get hold of her) she answers when I call one day. I finally get the story out of her about B stealing the money, part of which was ours. I told her I understood that and her ability to not get a bunch of details, but ignoring calls wasn't helping her look any better. She said she would work on getting our check to us ASAP.
Ryan went on another trip end of April/first of May. By that point I still hadn't heard from her. I left many messages. I finally got to speak with her again and she said that she'd be seeing her boss the next day and she'd get our check then. She said she would call me back. Can you guess what happened next? Yup no call back.
I start researching my options with Florida law. I find out that I can file a complaint with Florida Commissioner her Florida State Attorney General. I save all my research and start trying to get hold of her again. I finally do. She was like "Your refund was in the mail weeks ago from California." She seemed shocked I was calling. No dumbass, I haven't gotten in the check. And sorry, I'm not going to let $250 dollars just slide into nothing. Especially when by Florida law you have FIFTEEN DAYS to return it to the tenant. By this point we were going on FOUR MONTHS since our lease ended.
So shocker...I didn't get the call back. Last Thursday, the 25th, I call and leave a message that if I do not hear back by Monday, I will be filing said complaints. I also mentioned the part about them violating the Florida statutes. Come July 1st, she calls me back and tells me my check is on her desk. She said she'll over night it to me. It arrived today. Now...some things Ryan and I noticed about said check:
1) It's dated 6-26-09 - Now, if it's been mailed from California weeks ago, why is it dated the day after I call and threaten to file complaints with Florida state government for your shitty business practices?
2) If the check had to come from the California corporate office of the management company, then why is it written from the LOCAL account that all rent checks go into. I wrote all the rent checks, so I still remember the long ass name of that account by heart.
3) I'm guessing she finally got her boss involved or something because the check is written from a name and handwriting I do not recognize. Not to mention she misspelled my name on the envelope to send it to me.
Before I get too happy about having the refund finally, I'm going to wait to see if it clears. Ryan mentioned that and I hadn't even thought about it. I can not believe it's taken this long. This past two weeks I've literally been calling daily trying to get hold of her. Many times over this time period the answering machine memory would be full for WEEKS. That is no way to run a business. I'm so beyond glad we are out of that shit hole. I hated it. Not to mention in my research on trying to find out more, I found out we were not the first to have this issue. There was also apparently a sex offender or 5 near by that we were never told about. I'm beyond glad we're gone from there.
I just had to write this all out. It's been a frustrating four months. I'm glad we didn't need the money, but I was to the point of fighting for it based on principle. Especially when her stories weren't adding up.
A - First landlady when we moved in. Horrible. Lost rent checks. Including one I handed her personally, and then she had the nerve to file eviction because she lost the check.
B - Man takes over. Things seem better, and then one day we get a notice to start writing checks to a new account. Guy is gone. Turns out he wasn't paying the bills. (I found out later he apparently stole 300k in deposit money.)
C - Landlady when we left. Seemed nice and seemed to keep things in line.
D - Landlady that took over right after we moved.
Now, that we've got the players...on to the rant.
Our lease ended on Feb. 28th. Ryan finished up all the paperwork. There was no final walk through, which we contributed to the knowledge that our apartment was one of the ones that needed a rather large updating. A few weeks later, we got the notice at our new place that we would be getting a $250 dollar refund for security. This was signed by C. No check was in the envelope. Thus begins this sorted tale...
I call and finally get hold of D. She tells me she has just taken over, and that the file system was less than accurate. From what she could tell, our refund was in the mail from corporate in California, and she'd forward it to us. This is about the third week in March. Ryan went to sea shortly after, so this slipped my mind until I realized mid-April I hadn't gotten it yet.
I call and get hold of D again. She said she'll be talking to her boss shortly and she'll call me back. She never called back. Soon after the answering machine's memory was full. I guess I wasn't the only one trying to get hold of her. I resort to calling the maintence cell phone to see if he knew where she was. A few days after that (about two weeks total of trying to get hold of her) she answers when I call one day. I finally get the story out of her about B stealing the money, part of which was ours. I told her I understood that and her ability to not get a bunch of details, but ignoring calls wasn't helping her look any better. She said she would work on getting our check to us ASAP.
Ryan went on another trip end of April/first of May. By that point I still hadn't heard from her. I left many messages. I finally got to speak with her again and she said that she'd be seeing her boss the next day and she'd get our check then. She said she would call me back. Can you guess what happened next? Yup no call back.
I start researching my options with Florida law. I find out that I can file a complaint with Florida Commissioner her Florida State Attorney General. I save all my research and start trying to get hold of her again. I finally do. She was like "Your refund was in the mail weeks ago from California." She seemed shocked I was calling. No dumbass, I haven't gotten in the check. And sorry, I'm not going to let $250 dollars just slide into nothing. Especially when by Florida law you have FIFTEEN DAYS to return it to the tenant. By this point we were going on FOUR MONTHS since our lease ended.
So shocker...I didn't get the call back. Last Thursday, the 25th, I call and leave a message that if I do not hear back by Monday, I will be filing said complaints. I also mentioned the part about them violating the Florida statutes. Come July 1st, she calls me back and tells me my check is on her desk. She said she'll over night it to me. It arrived today. Now...some things Ryan and I noticed about said check:
1) It's dated 6-26-09 - Now, if it's been mailed from California weeks ago, why is it dated the day after I call and threaten to file complaints with Florida state government for your shitty business practices?
2) If the check had to come from the California corporate office of the management company, then why is it written from the LOCAL account that all rent checks go into. I wrote all the rent checks, so I still remember the long ass name of that account by heart.
3) I'm guessing she finally got her boss involved or something because the check is written from a name and handwriting I do not recognize. Not to mention she misspelled my name on the envelope to send it to me.
Before I get too happy about having the refund finally, I'm going to wait to see if it clears. Ryan mentioned that and I hadn't even thought about it. I can not believe it's taken this long. This past two weeks I've literally been calling daily trying to get hold of her. Many times over this time period the answering machine memory would be full for WEEKS. That is no way to run a business. I'm so beyond glad we are out of that shit hole. I hated it. Not to mention in my research on trying to find out more, I found out we were not the first to have this issue. There was also apparently a sex offender or 5 near by that we were never told about. I'm beyond glad we're gone from there.
I just had to write this all out. It's been a frustrating four months. I'm glad we didn't need the money, but I was to the point of fighting for it based on principle. Especially when her stories weren't adding up.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
New OS on the Laptop
So I have Windows 7 on my laptop now. It's rather neat with all it's little gadgets. I'm posting this entry from one that allows me to post from my desktop. Rather neato, huh?
Thursday, April 9, 2009
A Forgotten Feeling
So Ryan's underway. I went into this underway expecting zero communication. I've really been missing him lately, especially with Ali's sleep issues. So today I see gmail show an email. I didn't recognize the name. Moused over it and saw it was from Ryan's boat. My heart skipped a beat. I got sooo excited!
One of Ryan's buddies let him email us, and I can email him back there. It made my day that he took time to email us. That he thought about letting us know how things were going.
I had forgotten the rush that comes with surprise communication. The happy tears. The thrill. The past five years on OPs the phone calls were there. It's so different to be surprised. I really hope I hear from Ryan again soon. I'm glad that he is doing well. I miss him so much.
One of Ryan's buddies let him email us, and I can email him back there. It made my day that he took time to email us. That he thought about letting us know how things were going.
I had forgotten the rush that comes with surprise communication. The happy tears. The thrill. The past five years on OPs the phone calls were there. It's so different to be surprised. I really hope I hear from Ryan again soon. I'm glad that he is doing well. I miss him so much.
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