Sunday, March 04, 2007
Friends
I love that my friend has moved back to Houston from DC. I LOVE IT! I helped this morning to move stuff from the moving truck into the storage unit. He is staying with a friend until he gets settled in. My landlord called last night at the garage apartment behind me is coming available on April 1st. Maybe he can take that. It is a nice 2 bedroom, one bath. And very affordable.
I love it when friends come back. I love it that we stay in touch. It’s like we were never apart. I am fortunate to have so many friends. Sometimes I think otherwise. I feel sorry for myself that no one is around. And the truth is, I have so many friends. Frankly, sometimes it is difficult to squeeze time in with all of them. That’s why I love going to dinner in big parties. We get to all sit around and laugh, and make jokes, and help each other out too. Sometimes, someone else has a good answer to a problem or question. And then the discussion begins. I love that shit!
I love it when friends come back. I love it that we stay in touch. It’s like we were never apart. I am fortunate to have so many friends. Sometimes I think otherwise. I feel sorry for myself that no one is around. And the truth is, I have so many friends. Frankly, sometimes it is difficult to squeeze time in with all of them. That’s why I love going to dinner in big parties. We get to all sit around and laugh, and make jokes, and help each other out too. Sometimes, someone else has a good answer to a problem or question. And then the discussion begins. I love that shit!
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Achieve
What gorgeous weather we have been having. I just love it. I just got back from a run, well, really more of a jog. I weighed myself this morning. 194. yikes! I am awfully short to be that heavy. YES, some of that is muscle. BUT MOST of that is fat. I have really got to start doing something about this. Last summer when I was at my heaviest at 197, I really hit the jogging trail hard, watched what I ate and of course, practiced yoga a lot more. I was really making progress. I think the last time I checked I was at 180 and I want to get to 170. So here we go. On to getting fit and staying fit. One thing I do know that I learned from my yoga teacher. The body is so willing to change. I can change anything I want. What ever the mind can conceive, the mind and the body can achieve.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Withdrawals
So I did it. I left Sprint. I went across the street and got the info, mulled it over, and made the switch. I think I am going to be happy.
I haggled over the price of the phone. I cant believe I did that. Ia m turning into my mother who haggled at the grocery store. AND being in sales, simply put it as”Do you want to make a sale today? This is what it will take for me to buy.” So I got a new phone at a decent price. Yay for me.
I will say there was a bit of a rough patch. After we did all the paperwork and phone stuff I went home. He said I could use my new phone but could receive calls on it till the switch went thru. BUT that I could receive calls on my old phone. I said ok and off I went. THAT WAS NOT TRUE! I got home and neither phone was working. I called myself from the land line to check and I got the recording “This number is not in service.” Message. Yikes! I told my self to give it some time. About 30 mins. Well, I started to worry. The same thing happened with Sprint last year when I switched over. This was not a good omen.
So I went back to the store. At this point it has been about an hour and half. I was freaking out a little bit. What if clients were calling me and they get this message. They wont call me back. I am trying to land some new clients. Will they think I went under? OH I was really freaking out. The guy at the store calls around. Fiddles a bit. Talks to his manager, calls another number. The girl on the phone says that there have been delays in switching over numbers. That it will be SEVERAL MORE HOURS! I felt my heart sink. I asked him what I was supposed to do. He said they could let me borrow a phone if I really needed it. NO. I thought. I want my own. I want mine! I told him I wasn’t good. That the same thing happened when I switched to Sprint last year and that I hoped this wasn’t an indication of what was to come. I told him I was not happy and said again that this was not good.
I went home. I was terrified. How would I call people? I am so used to calling and saying I am near Starbuck’s meet me there. It is Friday night. How do I make plans with people. I was literally going thru cell phone withdrawals. I had to breath deep. I stayed home until it was time to go to the meeting. When I got there, I felt better. Whew! I went with out a cell phone for about 5 hours. It was so strange.
I haggled over the price of the phone. I cant believe I did that. Ia m turning into my mother who haggled at the grocery store. AND being in sales, simply put it as”Do you want to make a sale today? This is what it will take for me to buy.” So I got a new phone at a decent price. Yay for me.
I will say there was a bit of a rough patch. After we did all the paperwork and phone stuff I went home. He said I could use my new phone but could receive calls on it till the switch went thru. BUT that I could receive calls on my old phone. I said ok and off I went. THAT WAS NOT TRUE! I got home and neither phone was working. I called myself from the land line to check and I got the recording “This number is not in service.” Message. Yikes! I told my self to give it some time. About 30 mins. Well, I started to worry. The same thing happened with Sprint last year when I switched over. This was not a good omen.
So I went back to the store. At this point it has been about an hour and half. I was freaking out a little bit. What if clients were calling me and they get this message. They wont call me back. I am trying to land some new clients. Will they think I went under? OH I was really freaking out. The guy at the store calls around. Fiddles a bit. Talks to his manager, calls another number. The girl on the phone says that there have been delays in switching over numbers. That it will be SEVERAL MORE HOURS! I felt my heart sink. I asked him what I was supposed to do. He said they could let me borrow a phone if I really needed it. NO. I thought. I want my own. I want mine! I told him I wasn’t good. That the same thing happened when I switched to Sprint last year and that I hoped this wasn’t an indication of what was to come. I told him I was not happy and said again that this was not good.
I went home. I was terrified. How would I call people? I am so used to calling and saying I am near Starbuck’s meet me there. It is Friday night. How do I make plans with people. I was literally going thru cell phone withdrawals. I had to breath deep. I stayed home until it was time to go to the meeting. When I got there, I felt better. Whew! I went with out a cell phone for about 5 hours. It was so strange.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Phone calls
I got an automated phone call from Sprint this morning letting me know that I was over my spending limit and that service was schedule to be interrupted. It gave me an option: press 1 to pay now by credit card etc. I did. Then there were more options. And then it said I did not qualify for credit card pay-by-phone feature. ARRRG.
So I called the regular 800 customer service #. I enter different info at the different prompts. Then it says My balance due is ZERO! That I have a credit of $180. huh? That’s not right. I prompt to a LIVE PERSON. We go over this. He says Sprint credited my account $250.
“why” I asked
“an error on our part.” He says
“what was that error?” I ask.
“International text messaging” he replies.
“Ok.” I say. “So how much do I owe you?”
“nothing. You have a credit.” He answers.
“OK. I have to pay you. If you made and error and fixed it, I would still owe my monthly payment right?” trying to get him to agree.
“NO. you have a credit.” He responds.
“Look.” I say, “If I owe you $100, and you over charge me $250 and then credit me that $250, I still owe you $100. the number don’t lie.” I explain.
He is frustrated now and just say, “Sir, you have $180 credit.” That’s all he says.
I ask him.” Let me get this right. Basically, Sprint just GAVE me $250. That’s it. For an error that you made.”
“yes.’ He says and sighs.
I just said thank you.
I am so tired of this company. I switched last year with a 2 year agreement. It costs $175 to cancel. Since I have a $180 credit, I am gonna use that toward the cancellation fee. It is time to switch. I am going to the Sprint store to see if they can explain this to me any better. If not I am going with Verizon! And they are right across the street from the Sprint store.
So I called the regular 800 customer service #. I enter different info at the different prompts. Then it says My balance due is ZERO! That I have a credit of $180. huh? That’s not right. I prompt to a LIVE PERSON. We go over this. He says Sprint credited my account $250.
“why” I asked
“an error on our part.” He says
“what was that error?” I ask.
“International text messaging” he replies.
“Ok.” I say. “So how much do I owe you?”
“nothing. You have a credit.” He answers.
“OK. I have to pay you. If you made and error and fixed it, I would still owe my monthly payment right?” trying to get him to agree.
“NO. you have a credit.” He responds.
“Look.” I say, “If I owe you $100, and you over charge me $250 and then credit me that $250, I still owe you $100. the number don’t lie.” I explain.
He is frustrated now and just say, “Sir, you have $180 credit.” That’s all he says.
I ask him.” Let me get this right. Basically, Sprint just GAVE me $250. That’s it. For an error that you made.”
“yes.’ He says and sighs.
I just said thank you.
I am so tired of this company. I switched last year with a 2 year agreement. It costs $175 to cancel. Since I have a $180 credit, I am gonna use that toward the cancellation fee. It is time to switch. I am going to the Sprint store to see if they can explain this to me any better. If not I am going with Verizon! And they are right across the street from the Sprint store.
