Checking things off

[triadruid]

Lots of things accomplished in the last several days; too busy to post much, so here's a summary.

• Games Night on Friday, and learned a new game (Ticket to Ride, if you're curious). We'd had the game for some time, but were intimidated by what looked like a complex setup... turns out to not be bad at all.
  
• Did the EarthWalk on Saturday morning (a little cooler, and a little less prepared this time - next year we're totally bringing a flag!)
  
• Afterward, cooled down by going to see The Forbidden Kingdom, which is exactly what it says on the tin: non-stop kung fu silliness. Worthwhile to see in the theater, because everything is writ so large.
  
• Saturday Night we got to meet a few new people, introduce several people to K.U.R.S., and have a rolling good time, even if/and we never even turned on the television for "Movie Night".
  
• Got to sleep in on Sunday, which was the first time in (literally) weeks, and then a good ritual and sushi, hosted by a waiter with photographic memory.
  
• Spring is here; you can tell, because I'm now officially Too Warm on a regular basis (even 75° is sometimes too much, especially in work clothes...)
  
• Bought two new pairs of shoes last night (brown Rockports and black running shoes). After several years of attempting to find shoes on the cheap, I had to come to the conclusion that it was impossible at my size, and that somehow my feet have shrunk a full shoe size without having shrunk out of my old shoes. Weird. Spent way more than I expected to, but considering how many years the last pairs I bought lasted, it seems fair...
  
• Seem to have acquired (with some help) all the needed props for G.C.'s Beltane ritual, and it's not even May yet!
  
• Worked on our Amnesia Game for this coming Friday; judging by featherynscale's reactions, I get to be the Bad Cop DM this time. That hardly ever happens...*muahaha*
  
• Told off Time Warner Cable for mysteriously subscribing us to "Limited Basic Service" in March without permission. If you're local or have TWC elsewhere, you might want to check your bill, especially if you're on autopay like we are... (it just hit our bill this month).
  

Comments

TWC

[kenllama.livejournal.com]

I have come to the conclusion that cable doesn't actually cost anything, that the pricing is totally arbitrary, and they charge whatever they feel like.

last year, we dropped our basic-cable-tv + roadrunner down to just-roadrunner, and they charged us $30/mo. then suddenly, they started charging us $45/mo. i called them and explained the situation. thus followed:

TWC: oh, that was just a special rate for one year. $45 is the real rate. do you know that for just $8 more you could have cable tv too?
ME: how's about you give me a special rate this year too, and no TV
TWC: hmm, let me see what i can do... ok, i can give you roadrunner for $25/mo. but it's a special offer and it'll go up next year.
ME: great, talk to you in 12 months...

$45? $25? whatever. they don't care. they just want us to be sedate, and if we press a little they'll give us cookies. just most of us don't ask for cookies. i wonder what would happen if there was a mass uprising in which we all demanded cookies.

(in the mean time: turns out we actually still get basic cable even though we don't pay for it. we didn't know this because we never turn the TV on, but when my in-laws were here, they were watching the weather channel and whatnot. huh.)

Re: TWC

[dawa-lhamo-9.livejournal.com]

They did that to me, except $30 to $40 for just roadrunner. And no notice that it was going up either, it was just more one month. I should talk to my TWC agent.

Re: TWC

[kenllama.livejournal.com]

I have found, both with financial institutions and the cable company, that rates and fees are highly variable and may be waived if you ask for it. They go up without notice, and get lowered just for asking -- makes me wonder what would happen if I called all my utility companies and asked for a break...

Re: TWC

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I also learned that my Internet charge will go up another dollar next month; eventually I'll probably be irritated, but on the scale of Things to Worry About, it doesn't even register at the moment.

[dawa-lhamo-9.livejournal.com]

that somehow my feet have shrunk a full shoe size without having shrunk out of my old shoes. Weird.

Me too! Seriously, I usually wear 7-7.5 for dress shoes, 8 regular but this last time I bought shoes I fit into 6, 6.5, and 7. It was very weird.

I figured the shoe companies conspired to redo their sizing in order to make people with big feet feel better... ^_^

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Which is odd, since I hear that clothes (women's at least) are going the opposite direction...