Too good to be true!

I can't get into too many specifics here as this involves Jonathan's Christmas present, but what seemed like such an easy way to take care of a problem on Thursday, turned out not to be the case today. So, I went to a website and ordered his present. Let's say it's a dog. So, I decided to go with the purebred instead of the mutt...even though the purebred was more expensive than the mutt, this site didn't offer the mutt. However, it did offer the purebred with no shipping or taxes! So, that's why I chose it.

I bought the purebred dog. Approximately 2 hours later, I was showing off the purebred to a co-worker when I see that this site had knocked another 30% off! I was mad because I had JUST bought it! I called the customer services line and prepared my arguement. Turns out, I didn't need it. They said, "Oh, no problem! We'll credit your card the difference and you'll receive a new statment with the adjusted price when we ship your purebred!" Wow...that was easy!

Today, in my email, is an email from this site saying they have shipped my dog. And what do you know? At the original price. I go to my AmEx account and see if they just messed up the email and they really did take off the 30%. Nope. Charged the original amount.

I knew it was too good to be true! So, now I have to call them. I also have to call my mortgage company because my property tax statement was sent to me and didn't say that it was sent to my mortgage company. Which it should have been! It's a fun, frustrating Monday.

My Ghetto Compact

A couple of weeks ago, I decided that I hated mineral make-up. Not only did it not provide the coverage I needed, but I felt like it showed off all my blonde peach fuzz and made me look really hairy. It probably didn't, but go with me. Even though I love, love, love MAC, it was really making me break out the last time I used it (thus, the switch to the mineral stuff). So, I decided to try something new. I read a ton of reviews at Sephora's site and decide to give Lorac a try. I LOVE the Break-through Foundation! It's great. However, for some reason I bought the translucent powder. I have never like translucent powder (I'm a bigger fan of the powder foundations as my regular powder) so who know what I was thinking. I've decided to use it as my "purse powder" for touch-ups. For some reason, Lorac didn't put much thought or effort into the applicator for it. It was basically a piece of toilet paper. So, while I was at MAC getting some eyeshadow (because 30 colors are not enough!), I bought one of their sponges that come with their foundation powders. Ha! That doesn't fit at all! So, now I have a rubber band around my compact to keep it closed. Ghetto. It gets better. I have been, continue to be, and will always remain un-dexterous (it's now a word). So, almost every time I try to put the rubber band back on, the compact goes flying out of my hand and lands on the hardest surface it can find. Luckily, the powder has not been broken. But, the case is slowly getting chipped away. Ghetto, again. So, now I have a compact, that wasn't all that cheap, wrapped in a rubber band with chipped plastic all over the outside. Nice. Really nice.

The Omnivore’s Hundred

I saw this today and thought it was interesting. I am still vegetarian, but am back on seafood now. I got over that oog factor. But, I only eat it once a week, at most. And most weeks, I still go without it. Obviously, I have only been veg for a few months, so there's lots of non-veg items I have eaten...let's see how I do! (Here's the original post http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/uncategorised/the-omnivores-hundred/)

Here are the instructions:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. (I don't have that feature...mine are red)
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

Amie's Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu (only because if cut wrong, it can kill you)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (once when I was a kid...and never touched a Big Mac again!)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (although I love fries with cheese, the gravy kinda freaks me out!)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears, or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost or brunost
75. Roadkill (Ok, this is weird because a guy at work brought squirrel meat that he killed in his own backyard for all of us to try today! Pretty much everyone was so grossed out that we all left for lunch while he ate alone in the break room.)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - LOVE THEM!!
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate (I don't know if I've had it...but I want to try it!)
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

64%! See, mom? Your relentless efforts to get me to try at least one bite of everything as a child has carried over into my adult life! I still was totally grossed out by the squirrel sitting next to my peanut butter in the community fridge at work though...it's days like this that make me glad I have the excuse of vegetarianism on my side! :)

A New Beginning

Wow! It's been over a month since I have blogged! I have been such a slacker. Well, as our country embarks on a new beginning, I will, too. I'm not going into anything political here as I was already yelled at in a very public place about my opinions...therefore, I have learned my lesson...but I am getting another start in life. Kind of. That really doesn't make sense. At all.

Anyway, what I mean is, I am definitely going to try to blog more now as my life will (hopefully) start to become more interesting. First things first...I start grad school in January! I am really excited as I always knew as a kid that I wanted to pursue my Master's. And although there were about 6 years where that desire waned (starting about mid-college until about 6 months ago), it is back full force! I know the next 15 months are going to be hectic, stressful and great all at the same time.

Secondly...well...hmmm...there's not really a secondly.

But, hey, really getting on the blogging bandwagon and starting grad school is enough of a new beginning, right? I say so. And off we go!