So, once upon a time, I traveled from Mapleton, Utah. That trip was much more successfully documented. I don't really feel like finding the links right now. Sorry. At least I'm even updating, right??
Well, there came a day where I was to return back to wee little Mapleton. Though I may never get pictures up here, I can at least show you the route that I took.
See below:
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Day 1: left Greensboro finally at 6pm, and traveled to Knoxville, TN
We had hoped to stay in Marriott's because of sweet discounts available, however, said hotel chain charges 75-100.00 PER STAY for bringing a fuzzy companion. No, not brother Matthew, but Max. sigh. So instead my Auntie Marki, Max and I took our business to Days Inn, which is 5-10.00 and night.
Day 2: left Knoxville, TN, and drove all the way to Fort Smith, AR
PS - the Mississippi River is HUUUUGGEE.
Day 3:Left Fort Smith, and traveled to Clayton, NM, via Elkhart, KS.
NOT via Texas. That's right, Texas was avoided. Mission complete.
OH, and we took a little 8 mile side trip on State Line Road, in Elkhart to a location where KS, OK and CO meet. There's a pretty neat windmill marker to commemorate the fact you drove eight miles on a dirt road, just to say you've been where three states meet.
PPS - The Arkansas River is pretty darn big, too.
Day 4: Clayton, NM to Cortez, CO.
Mesa Verde was about to close, so we didn't feel like $15 was worth paying for an hour. BUT we did make it to Four Corners Monument, fulfilling a life long goal of mine. Woo HOO.
Day 5: Cortez, CO to Mapleton, UT.
Via Scipio, because Highway 6 is a road I try to avoid at all costs.
No special stops, excepting an inordinate amount of potty breaks. One too many Dr Peppers, I guess??
Max was quite the good kitty during the trip. I didn't even have to drug him! YAY.
Oh, and the reason for the traveling across the country? I was hired for a 3/4 time position at a former university. It was not the job I originally applied for, but when I was told, 'No Thanks' for that position, I was informed about a soon to be available position, which they wanted me to apply for.
So there you have it.
And although I was here in Utah County only last summer, there have been some major changes. It's a bit disconcerting! The biggest being the fact that there's a TRAFFIC LIGHT in Mapleton. Stupid Maple Mountain High School. Just because people want the teenage drivers to be safe or something. geeze.
And that, my friends, is the rest of the story.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
i'm glad our priorities are straight
Screen shot taken from the bbc on Tue 2 Aug, 11:01pm EST.
I mean, it at least should be that the 'Vilnius mayor crushes illegal car' story was on top!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
it is finished.
It was subdued enough (a few legs were missing) that I was able to send it to a watery grave.
Hopefully the heebie-jeebies go away quickly.
Hopefully the heebie-jeebies go away quickly.
who knew...
...that COCKROACHES made such great cat-toys.
Earlier this week I found a decapitated cockroach head. Of course, the antennea were still moving. The little buggers just don't know when to quit. Even when their lower extremity it completely gone!
As gross as it was, I was grateful Max the Cat had done his duty and protected our dwelling from creepy things. And I didn't have to see it alive.
Well, that was wishful thinking. I haven't gotten off scott free.
Tonight after a late-night potty break,I noticed one of the horrible creatures in the bathroom.
It took a bit of manuevering, but eventually Max the Cat saw his new toy, and commenced his normal plan of attack: the Play to Death plan. However, I wish it wouldn't involve him carrying the little sucker around in his mouth, from room to room, getting the most use out of his new toy. He even brought the evil thing into my bedroom.
Even though he seems to have the roach thoroughly under control, I don't know if I'll do much sleeping tonight.
Nope. Not much at all.
Earlier this week I found a decapitated cockroach head. Of course, the antennea were still moving. The little buggers just don't know when to quit. Even when their lower extremity it completely gone!
As gross as it was, I was grateful Max the Cat had done his duty and protected our dwelling from creepy things. And I didn't have to see it alive.
Well, that was wishful thinking. I haven't gotten off scott free.
Tonight after a late-night potty break,I noticed one of the horrible creatures in the bathroom.
It took a bit of manuevering, but eventually Max the Cat saw his new toy, and commenced his normal plan of attack: the Play to Death plan. However, I wish it wouldn't involve him carrying the little sucker around in his mouth, from room to room, getting the most use out of his new toy. He even brought the evil thing into my bedroom.
Even though he seems to have the roach thoroughly under control, I don't know if I'll do much sleeping tonight.
Nope. Not much at all.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
wrath
So its been three weeks since I've heard anything from a certain airline regarding the previous two posts.
The other complaint I filed the same day has since been resolved, so why not this one? You'd think they would want to get things resolved ASAP.
So now I've decided to take things into my own hands, and called their customer service line. Noting that there was not an option to file a complaint. It was just an option for a 'comment.' gag.
So someone more important called, so I get to start the hold process. again.
*time passes*
Let's just say I am completely and utterly insulted. The 'customer service rep' did exactly as he was told. He did his little parroted robot monologue, freeing him from any - that's what it is - they will not take any accountability for their actions. None whatsoever. It's not customer service. They, the company, are providing a gift, are 'allowing' us to take part in the wonder that is their company. And unfortunately for us, there are very few options.
Well, I'm going to use up my flier miles, and the pittance of 'goodwill favors' and say good riddance.
And, try to not be so ANGRY (annnnggrrryyy :) ) anymore.
sigh.
I could never work at a big box place where you can't be a human being with emotions. It's not worth it. I saw the same thing happen when I was rebooked when this originally happened. She was so spouting off memorized platitudes. It was sickening. So very sickening.
Okay, I'm done. For now. heh.
The other complaint I filed the same day has since been resolved, so why not this one? You'd think they would want to get things resolved ASAP.
So now I've decided to take things into my own hands, and called their customer service line. Noting that there was not an option to file a complaint. It was just an option for a 'comment.' gag.
So someone more important called, so I get to start the hold process. again.
*time passes*
Let's just say I am completely and utterly insulted. The 'customer service rep' did exactly as he was told. He did his little parroted robot monologue, freeing him from any - that's what it is - they will not take any accountability for their actions. None whatsoever. It's not customer service. They, the company, are providing a gift, are 'allowing' us to take part in the wonder that is their company. And unfortunately for us, there are very few options.
Well, I'm going to use up my flier miles, and the pittance of 'goodwill favors' and say good riddance.
And, try to not be so ANGRY (annnnggrrryyy :) ) anymore.
sigh.
I could never work at a big box place where you can't be a human being with emotions. It's not worth it. I saw the same thing happen when I was rebooked when this originally happened. She was so spouting off memorized platitudes. It was sickening. So very sickening.
Okay, I'm done. For now. heh.
Monday, June 13, 2011
dear delta
And no, that's not Delta Burke. Ugh, though I could use her to fix up this pink monstrosity that currently is my blog. Those of you with reader, consider yourselves lucky.
But really, I felt like posting my semi-angry letter/email thing to Delta.
They should consider themselves lucky that I do not condone swearing, and that this was written almost three months later. Ooo, boy, yes they should.
Begin letter/email thing:
This is not a comment. This is a complaint. I wanted to make that clear as this form that you have relegated consumers to does not make it easy to make that clear.
In March, my mother who lives out of the USA was coming to visit, and I was given only three days off to travel to visit her. So we booked the earliest flight possible to maximize the visit.
Delta cancelled the 5.15am flight from GSO, Flight 6338.
I was rescheduled on the next flight, flight 6223, leaving an hour later, which was OVERBOOKED.
I arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare, yet was held up in the checked luggage line. There were many of us booked on the 6.10am flight who were held up in the luggage line. All of us who had arrived in plenty of time to drop off our luggage and pass through security.
It seemed as if those at the ticket counters deliberately held us up 1) to correct the error of double-booking by 2) creating us as 'no-shows' at the gate, thus leaving Delta off the hook by creating the problem in the first place, and even making it unnecessary to compensate the affected travelers for their MAJOR inconvenience. There was not even an option of those free mileage bonuses for choosing another flight when there was a deliberated overbooking.
I will be submitting another complaint for a similar situation that occurred in December.
Similarly, I have not flown, nor will fly, Delta until these issues are rectified.
Heidi Reed
End letter/email thing.
Dang. I forgot to say that I have flown since then. Oh well. I will drive to Charlotte or Raleigh if I have to, to get on a different carrier. BOO Delta.
End rant.
But really, I felt like posting my semi-angry letter/email thing to Delta.
They should consider themselves lucky that I do not condone swearing, and that this was written almost three months later. Ooo, boy, yes they should.
Begin letter/email thing:
This is not a comment. This is a complaint. I wanted to make that clear as this form that you have relegated consumers to does not make it easy to make that clear.
In March, my mother who lives out of the USA was coming to visit, and I was given only three days off to travel to visit her. So we booked the earliest flight possible to maximize the visit.
Delta cancelled the 5.15am flight from GSO, Flight 6338.
I was rescheduled on the next flight, flight 6223, leaving an hour later, which was OVERBOOKED.
I arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare, yet was held up in the checked luggage line. There were many of us booked on the 6.10am flight who were held up in the luggage line. All of us who had arrived in plenty of time to drop off our luggage and pass through security.
It seemed as if those at the ticket counters deliberately held us up 1) to correct the error of double-booking by 2) creating us as 'no-shows' at the gate, thus leaving Delta off the hook by creating the problem in the first place, and even making it unnecessary to compensate the affected travelers for their MAJOR inconvenience. There was not even an option of those free mileage bonuses for choosing another flight when there was a deliberated overbooking.
I will be submitting another complaint for a similar situation that occurred in December.
Similarly, I have not flown, nor will fly, Delta until these issues are rectified.
Heidi Reed
End letter/email thing.
Dang. I forgot to say that I have flown since then. Oh well. I will drive to Charlotte or Raleigh if I have to, to get on a different carrier. BOO Delta.
End rant.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
recital outfit
recital outfit by sallysue featuring round toe high heels
I wish that you didn't have to publish these to somewhere. But whatever. I'd rather this go to my blog, than facebook, though.
Only the skirt is the actual item I have. The shirt is similar, but cream. The cardigan is close to the color. The shoes - they're sorta kinda close to the color. I'm still up in the air about the shoes.
hmm. who is this person?
No posts in two months, and then an outfit pops up??
Well, I've been experimenting with this addicting site, polyvore.com. [aka I have something due.]
I've come to the realization I never should have worked at a clothing store. It's dangerous.
So, the outfit below - that's an attempt at college teaching casual.
Don't be surprised if more outfits pop up. I apologize to all those who are normal, and not developed an unnatural affinity for clothing.
Well, I've been experimenting with this addicting site, polyvore.com. [aka I have something due.]
I've come to the realization I never should have worked at a clothing store. It's dangerous.
So, the outfit below - that's an attempt at college teaching casual.
Don't be surprised if more outfits pop up. I apologize to all those who are normal, and not developed an unnatural affinity for clothing.
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