Random Thoughts, Worldwide Rebates Rant, FedEx, And My Week Nine (Fantasy) Football Thoughts
Wow, it seems that I have abandoned this blog for quite some time.
I hope I still remember how to do this…assuming I knew how to do this in the first place.
Random thoughts (aka a super sized “Quick hitters”):
- My loyal readers (all none of you) might have realized that I have yet to post a review for last week’s episode of The Office. That might have something to do with the fact that I have yet to watch last week’s episode!
Yes, I’m ashamed of myself…unfortunately, I skipped The Office to play Shot-Online during the bonus EXP days.
- Speaking of Shot-Online, a brief update: after grinding out the game over the weekend, I haven’t played much since. I logged in for several hours, nonetheless, but mostly just to go auction house hunting.
I’m at the point in the game where I should really be playing on Cadeiger. However, I hate the course so much that I’ve been pretty much sticking to Rufus Arena or easier courses for the caddy experience.
I might just quit using this character and start working on one of my other characters.
- It’s been rainy and cold…and yet pretty warm at the same time (???) the last few days.
Can’t the weather gods make up their damn mind?
- We swung by Costco a couple days ago, and somehow managed to only spend $50!
(Well, we really spent $100, but half of that was on a membership renewal.)
Of course, we dropped by VONS right after that and blew $30 on junk food and steaks :P.
- Current rebate-o-meter: $1650 and rising.
(And it’s not even Black Friday yet!)
(EDIT: Haha…I need to add another $210 to that total :P)
Time for a couple customer service-related rants!
(If I’ve ranted about WorldwideRebates.com before, I do apologize.)
- Back in early September, I mailed out four rebates to WorldwideRebates.com. Three of the rebates showed up in their system rather quickly, but the fourth has still yet to show up.
I called the 800# on the rebate form, and once I got to the “We’ll connect you to an operator” prompt, I waited on hold for a couple seconds. That’s when I got a message that said something like “Thanks for calling…all of our operators are busy…please call back.”
*click*
Seriously? I can’t stay on hold? I have to call back, sit through the IVR, connect to an operator, and repeat ad nauseum until I can actually reach a live operator?
Fortunately, Frys.com is going to assist me in this matter.
- Thank you, Fedex. Thank you for not leaving me a Door Tag when you supposedly delivered my package at my doorstep on Thursday. Thank you for not returning my call 48 hours after I called in on the following Monday to inquire about the whereabouts of my package. Thank you for making me wait an additional 48 hours after I called in on the following Thursday to check the status of my case. And thank you for finally telling me, yesterday, that the package was lost and that I should contact the shipper to initiate a claim.
The best part is, I’ve got two more packages coming from Fedex this week! YAY!
*cry*
- Fantasy football updates:
Kyle Orton’s injury didn’t sink me in one league, as I eked out a 66-65 victory to get to 4-5, tied for seventh place. Four teams are only one game ahead of me, at 5-4, meaning I might still have a shot at a playoff spot!
Chad Pennington was available on the waiver wire, so he’ll be my Week 10 QB.
In my other league, a strong effort by Pittsburgh’s D—seven sacks, two picks, a blocked kick, and six points allowed—propelled me to my fifth straight win and a 6-2-1 record, good for tied for second in that league. In fact, the top three teams in the league have now won a combined fourteen games in a row!
Non fantasy-football thoughts:
- Another bad Dallas Cowboys loss, and…NOTHING FROM T.O.??? WTF??? What am I supposed to talk about?
Well, how about the fact that the New York Giants are coping without Jeremy Shockey and Michael Strahan just fine?
Eh, that’s no fun.
- Is it just me, or is Indy rounding into “Team that nobody wants to face” form? Sure, they struggled to get past a Tom Brady-less Patriots team, and yeah, they still don’t have a run game, and yeah, the Colts won the game on a couple boneheaded decisions by the Pats (that timeout called by Belicheck which nullified a first down and that idiotic personal foul penalty on what would have been third and short), and yeah, the Colts needed a 52 yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri, and…
Wait…what was my point?
Yeah, the Colts are finished.
- Minus-2 first half yards? ZERO first downs? Seventy-seven total yards?
Was I watching the Oakland Raiders offense or the Washington State offense against USC? The Raiders should be forced to forfeit their next game just for that abomination.
- So the Titans are now 8-0. Are they for real yet, after being a solid Green Bay Packers team?
Yeah, they’re for real, and they could conceivably be 14-0 going into their final two games (PIT, @IND). They play @CHI (minus Kyle Orton), @JAX (more on them later), NYJ (Brett Favre = Pick Six potential?), @DET, CLE, and @HOU. Which of those teams will Tennessee be underdogs against?
- And finally, didn’t I say last week that JAX @ Cincy was a “trap game”???
And who does JAX play next week? Freaking Detroit! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
I’m tired, so that will have to be it for tonight. Until next time!
(Look, Ma! No Diva Favre commentary!)