Raging headache

Let me just say this...I hate you AT&T. I loathe the inconvenience you have caused me for 4 months. I realize this is a trivial matter, but damned, I am annoyed.

Sometime last year, I was tempted by their one-rate plan. It was nice for awhile, but then I found a better deal. So, I went back to Qwest. Little did I know that AT&T just wasn't willing to let me go as a customer. They continued to charge me each month for the past 4 months even though I already have different service.

WTF...how can you have 2 phone services at the exact same time using the exact same number???
Anyway, last month was supposed to clear it up for good. They finally dismissed the $150 bill I had accured by not paying them. :) My bill went to zero, and they closed my account.
Why is it that I have just received another bill?? Hell, this bill even says I disconnected services on Jan. 5, yet they have connection charges for the 20th.
To top it off, the guy I just spoke with was supposed to transfer me to a department that could do something about it, and decided to take a little of my time trying to sell me service!

Jason: Would you like to try (insert stupid service here)?

ArrogantSage: No offensive intended here, Jason, I know you have to ask me these questions, but I can save you some time by telling you that I have no interest whatsoever in dealing with AT&T ever again.

Jason: Well, if you would like to try (insert stupid service here), I would gladly put a credit of $25 on your account.

ArrogantSage: (sighing heavily) Seriously, just transfer me before I hang up on you.

ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Must read of 2005

Please, please, please...run, don't walk to your nearest bookstore or library. Get this book. Be prepared for the funny and profound.

If you don't believe me, listen to the Foreword penned by none other than Thomas Jefferson. If that doesn't work for you, you can go directly to the site for America the Book. The link for the foreword is at the bottom on the right side.

Why, oh why isn't Jon Stewart running for president? I would vote for him.

Crafty me. I made some new curtains. 

The Big D and Little C. Damn, I love these two. 

Grandpa, Grannie, and C. Happy as can be.  

Nerd appeal

Scintilating Conversation

C (closely studying my face): You have hair in your nose.
Me: Oh yeah, well so do you.
C (matter-of-factly): No, I have boogers.
Me: Yes, yes you do.

Gotta love a toddler's brain.

That was too fun!

Well, we had a great visit with the grandparents. Grannie and Grandpa got to spend lots of quality time with C and she soaked it up like a sponge.
We ate many different foods that our Missouri relatives had never had. Vietnamese, Chinese, etc. We also gorged ourselves at Cold Stone Creamery.
C got totally spoiled and she threw a royal fit when I dropped the grandparents off at the airport.
I'm off to the Fort to pick up the Big D from work.

In-law Day

Maybe it should be a holiday? :) Well, some people may not agree. lol. I am all for it, though.
It's just hours to their arrival. They are currently in Phoenix after a long morning drive from Caurthersville, Mo to catch a flight out of Memphis, TN.

I keep showing C pictures of her Grannie and Pa Pa (The Big D's stepfather). I don't know if she will recognize them or not, but I am sure she will be excited to meet them all over again.

Drunken Antics

Two guys are at a bar on the top floor of a tall building surrounded by other tall buildings.

The first guy says "You know, the wind currents are so strong with all these buildings around here that you can jump out the window and the wind will bring you back."
"No."
"Sure. I'll prove it"
The first guy jumps out the window and a few seconds later is back at the window and sits at the bar and says "See - it works".
The second guy says "I have to try that." He jumps out the window and plunges to his death.

The bartender looks at the first guy and says "Superman, you are one *mean* drunk".

Happy New Year!