If you work at a bank, you should be able to ADD!

When I paid online for the camera, I put in my CC info and pressed submit, but the session had timed out, so I had to do it over. Little did I know that they'd held the purchase amount ($279.99) twice. Fine, I can deal with that 'cause I have enough to cover it. I figured that the second hold of $279.99 would disappear when they received the payment. But I checked this morning, and although the $279.99 payment went through, there was still a hold of $279.99 on my account. So I wanted to find out when the funds would be released. I didn't really feel like calling, so I used the credit union's webchat service.

Below you will discover the reason I was barely restraining myself from attacking the screen and pulling the woman's brains out from the other side (not that she'd miss them or anything).

( My name is Annette. How may I assist you today? )

If she had just read my question to begin with, she could have just answered my question then instead of going through all that garbage. Not to mention, she kept restating things I'd told her and it would have helped a bit if she were at all able to ADD! $235 and $13.02 do not add up to $293.01. And I bet that's how she got the $235.01 because the Hotwire transaction was $235.00. Stupidstupidstupid!

99% complete garage-room

They painted yesterday, so now the garage-room is all done except for the light-switch panel/cover thing. It really is kinda small, but it still isn't bad. I believe that the room on the 2nd floor that we use as a computer room is smaller than the new garage-room. I should take a tape-measure to it, shouldn't I?

Here are a few pics from the outside doorway, looking toward the door that leads to my room/the rest of the basement.

Click for full view. ← See? I can't help myself; I'm anal/borderline OC.

( 2nd Tuesday )

Next Thursday, we have tentative plans to move Maryann's furniture and boxes into her room. My last day at UNDP is on Wednesday, so I'll be off~! bondagepenguin has so kindly offered his services and car (coming all the way from Staten Island! -- truthfully, I never thought I'd see Victor come to Queens ~ not that that's a bad thing, just a surprise!) to help break down and transport Maryann's bed and other stuff. I'm going to try to take my car to help out, too. And I got koyappi to take her day off on Thursday instead of Wednesday to come help/hang out/whatever. So it sounds like it's going to be a fun time. =D

Who is this guy anyway?

Unfortunately, the guy who already works for Our Name Is Mud took the job. =( So no new cool job for Maryann. Although she said the woman who interviewed her said she'd contact her if any positions open up. So, that's good, at least.

::sigh:: Back to craigslist for Maryann.