The issues du jour

I sold the second DS Lite on Amazon.  But, of course, since it's me selling stuff, there's a problem.  There are two payments in my account but Amazon only sent me notice of one.  It appears as if one is set for refund BUT before I send off the goods, I want confirmation from Amazon or the buyer that that the payment is solid and they still want the thing.  So far.  Nothing.

Fortunately, I have 2 business days to mail it out which means I can wait until Monday.  So I probably will.  At a minimum I will wait until this afternoon when I have to go out anyway, back to the drug store to pick up the stuff for my face which they won't have until after 2 p.m. Yes, folks.  You now know someone who has dandruff of the face.  Isn't that special? 

I reverse-googled (ya know, like reverse engineering?)  from my prescriptions to find the name that the man doctor gave me for it:  Seborrheic Dermatitis.  And I found a nifty article complete with disgusting pictures.  It kind of skips over the How to Prevent it bit.  And the root cause (which, of course, I honestly believe is the combo of a dry wit and a sharp brain). 

I'm having a hard time with my Hamilton Beach Brew Station.  It makes up to 12 cups of coffee.  12 and 10? I got nailed.  Any number of cups under 10 and I can't get the right recipe.  Although I think I'm getting close.  I just tossed out the first try of the morning and am sipping on the second which is much better.  I don't like coffee that can walk across the room but I do like to be able to taste the flavor.  I drink my coffee black so I can't depend on sweetener or milk for taste.  Trial and Error.

I discovered Sudoku way back when and after giving it a shot or two decided that I wasn't at all interested.  Not at all.  Thank you.  Yes, I know it is wildly popular with smart and witty people like me but so is co-habitation and eating of vegetables and I'm not big on those things either.  Anyway, I have been living a nice Sudoku free life for a long time now.  Until I got this fucking DS Lite.  The only 'game' I got was Brain Age and once you do the daily exercises the only thing left is Sudoku.  So I did a couple and then a couple more. And then I figured out how to do them and finally saw the stupid patterns and now... of course... I'm hooked.  I could still get over it, tho.  I could.

My rental games might be here today, or tomorrow.  Hopefully. Because by Tuesday (next time the mail comes) I could be a gonner.

Time to get to work, I guess.

The issues du jour

I sold the second DS Lite on Amazon.  But, of course, since it's me selling stuff, there's a problem.  There are two payments in my account but Amazon only sent me notice of one.  It appears as if one is set for refund BUT before I send off the goods, I want confirmation from Amazon or the buyer that that the payment is solid and they still want the thing.  So far.  Nothing.

Fortunately, I have 2 business days to mail it out which means I can wait until Monday.  So I probably will.  At a minimum I will wait until this afternoon when I have to go out anyway, back to the drug store to pick up the stuff for my face which they won't have until after 2 p.m. Yes, folks.  You now know someone who has dandruff of the face.  Isn't that special? 

I reverse-googled (ya know, like reverse engineering?)  from my prescriptions to find the name that the man doctor gave me for it:  Seborrheic Dermatitis.  And I found a nifty article complete with disgusting pictures.  It kind of skips over the How to Prevent it bit.  And the root cause (which, of course, I honestly believe is the combo of a dry wit and a sharp brain). 

I'm having a hard time with my Hamilton Beach Brew Station.  It makes up to 12 cups of coffee.  12 and 10? I got nailed.  Any number of cups under 10 and I can't get the right recipe.  Although I think I'm getting close.  I just tossed out the first try of the morning and am sipping on the second which is much better.  I don't like coffee that can walk across the room but I do like to be able to taste the flavor.  I drink my coffee black so I can't depend on sweetener or milk for taste.  Trial and Error.

I discovered Sudoku way back when and after giving it a shot or two decided that I wasn't at all interested.  Not at all.  Thank you.  Yes, I know it is wildly popular with smart and witty people like me but so is co-habitation and eating of vegetables and I'm not big on those things either.  Anyway, I have been living a nice Sudoku free life for a long time now.  Until I got this fucking DS Lite.  The only 'game' I got was Brain Age and once you do the daily exercises the only thing left is Sudoku.  So I did a couple and then a couple more. And then I figured out how to do them and finally saw the stupid patterns and now... of course... I'm hooked.  I could still get over it, tho.  I could.

My rental games might be here today, or tomorrow.  Hopefully. Because by Tuesday (next time the mail comes) I could be a gonner.

Time to get to work, I guess.

Moving right along...

I sent an email inquiry to Amazon about the confusing purchase thing and I got a very clear email back - one transaction was canceled and the other one was good so I should ship.  (And, then, I noticed they actually marked the one as canceled.)  So I took the spare DS Lite off to Office Depot to UPS it which was not a good plan.  I knew I should have checked the post office first.  Oh well.  In this case UPS was more expensive and takes longer.  But, I was there, it was done so live and learn.

Then I went on to get my last prescription filled - last for this skin crud that is.  I now have a shampoo to fix the problem on my scalp.  Skin cream to fix the problem on my face and an anti-itch thing that kind of works a little, I think.  In six weeks I should be healed.  Or not. 

jawnbc kindly told me about massaging cream into my scalp (after I get all healed to keep it from coming back).  It made me think that it might be time for a short haircut again.  Maybe.  I'm considering it.

A fair number of people, work wise, are taking Monday and Tuesday off and so they are scrambling like crazies today.  Several are making me nuts in the process.  Fortunately, they all have early getaways and are now all gone.  Whew.

I popped into the grocery store next to the drug store and got the stuff to make pisceandreamer's shrimp dip.  And there nearby were two artichoke and mushroom chicken sausages that were just dying to come home with me.  And they did.  Dinner.  Yum.

Moving right along...

I sent an email inquiry to Amazon about the confusing purchase thing and I got a very clear email back - one transaction was canceled and the other one was good so I should ship.  (And, then, I noticed they actually marked the one as canceled.)  So I took the spare DS Lite off to Office Depot to UPS it which was not a good plan.  I knew I should have checked the post office first.  Oh well.  In this case UPS was more expensive and takes longer.  But, I was there, it was done so live and learn.

Then I went on to get my last prescription filled - last for this skin crud that is.  I now have a shampoo to fix the problem on my scalp.  Skin cream to fix the problem on my face and an anti-itch thing that kind of works a little, I think.  In six weeks I should be healed.  Or not. 

jawnbc kindly told me about massaging cream into my scalp (after I get all healed to keep it from coming back).  It made me think that it might be time for a short haircut again.  Maybe.  I'm considering it.

A fair number of people, work wise, are taking Monday and Tuesday off and so they are scrambling like crazies today.  Several are making me nuts in the process.  Fortunately, they all have early getaways and are now all gone.  Whew.

I popped into the grocery store next to the drug store and got the stuff to make pisceandreamer's shrimp dip.  And there nearby were two artichoke and mushroom chicken sausages that were just dying to come home with me.  And they did.  Dinner.  Yum.