And did I tell you about my Christmas?

[maystone]

And while I'm being Ms. Whingefest 2008, let me tell you about my new tradition when it comes to Christmas presents: I don't get to keep them. Second year in a row that I have to return them. This year all that I really, really wanted was a clock radio that was also an iPod dock. I have trouble keeping my iPod battery charged, and I always get tangled up in my headphone wires, so this would have been ideal. I also wanted an iTunes gift card. Easy Peasy. So my wonderful Dar bought me a clock-dock. Yay! Well it turns out that I have an iPod model that isn't compatible with it (it's a Classic 80 GB), so that has to be returned; I doubt that I'll find anything that will work with my particular iPod, actually. And the iTunes card that Maddie bought me was defective. Honest to God. When I scratched off the little shield in back to reveal the redemption code? The whole damn thing disintegrated. The code is completely indecipherable. All over the receipt is stamped in big letters: NO RETURNS. NO REFUNDS. So that's out. And really I can't blame them. It would be an easy scam to redeem the card and then deface the code in order to get a refund or an exchange. Oh, and Dar bought me a battery-operated timer, because I am extremely anal about timing things. It's weird, I know. Anway, the timer? Doesn't work. I'm hoping it's just a bad battery that came with it.

On the other hand, I got the magazines I asked for from my brother (I'm a magazine junkie), and Mark bought me a book about the writing and filming of The Wire - which is one of my favorite TV shows ever - and a DiscWorld book that looks like fun. And then my Dar also gave me a beautiful piece of estate jewelry: it's a worked silver pin of a flower pot with little garnet leaves on the flower. While garnet is not my birthstone or in any way connected with my birth month or my astrological sign, it is definitely my stone. I love it.

Then there was a book of historical photos of Annie Oakley (I know!) and the soundtrack to Pushing Daisies (I know!) and socks and candy and protein bars and a pair of highly-inappropriate-for-farm-use abstract print gloves (from my SIL) that I kind of love. So it wasn't at all a bad Christmas; it's just a harbinger of a trend I could do without, eh.

Oh, and no Bailey's. OK, I got a bag of Bailey's filled chocolates. Which were yummy and gone in a few hours. But wait! In my Christmas stocking was a scratch card - and I won $10. I can buy a bottle of Bailey's! Win \o/ OK, It's all better now :)

Comments

[gatezilla.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I didn't know there was a Pushing Daisies soundtrack! I think I need that!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Mine is an iTunes download, so I'm pretty sure there must be a CD out there, too.

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

This has happened before and itunes knows it They have a defective card form:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/giftcard/#form

At least one gift should work for you this year.

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! Thank you so much. Now I have to go dig the card out of my trash :)

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'm glad I responded so quickly.

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I've got a wicked fast draw when it comes to throwing things away. I didn't want it sitting there taunting me :)

Thanks again!

[budclare.livejournal.com]

*hugs* You're jinxed like whoa. And woe.

and a DiscWorld book that looks like fun.

Which one?

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Wintersmith. It's in hard cover, so maybe it's new?

Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with the Christmas jinx. Maybe my rabbi was right, and I was supposed to give up Christmas :)

[budclare.livejournal.com]

Maybe my rabbi was right, and I was supposed to give up Christmas

:D

[travestine.livejournal.com]

There are adapters for IPod docks. I know this, because I bought a clock radio with adapters, thinking it meant that it would adapt to my other kind of MP3 player but no, it meant that it would adapt to different kinds of IPods! I've lost your address, but if you e-mail it to me again, I would happily mail you my useless to me set of IPod adapters - they might be useful for you, darling. They are plastic thingys that have different shaped bases - makes sense when you see them. xoxo

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Mark was thinking the same thing, that an adapter would work. I've been in the middle of a flare that's getting progressively worse, so I haven't had the energy to unpack the clock-radio again to check to see if we have one that works. (Doesn't that sound just too pathetic?) But if we don't have one, I'll definitely take you up on your kind offer.

You do have a 2009 calendar coming, btw. It just has to get to me first from the States :) I looooooove Canada Post!

[travestine.livejournal.com]

Okay, just let me know, love. They are just sitting here and I would be happy to have them be of use.

Sorry about the flare up - take care of you! Prodigious application of Bailey's chocs might help??

Yay calendar!! I can't wait! xoxo