I received the RMA number via email already. I will double box this here box and follow the instructions to ship it overnight to them, and in return, they shall ship one overnight to me.
That means I should get it by Friday, but that means Tuesday I’m sure. Either way, it’ll be a brand new unit.
Yay!!
So I called the vendor today and they were very cool about the whole thing. They are emailing me an RMA number which I will use to return everything in the primary camera box (lens, battery, body, manual, strap) and send it back. Upon receipt, they will express ship me my replacement.
Also, I keep my extended warranty thingamadoogy and just call them to register the new serial number when the new one arrives.
This is already better than I thought it’d be. Even with my impatient ass just wanting to go get it fixed, I know the right thing is to get a new working unit.
More to follow….
Usually these little get to know you quizzes / chain letters are about you, the author. Or would that be me the author?
Either way, today let’s try something different. Let’s all try to write ten things about our significant other. They don’t have to all be good, but it might be beneficial to try to lean towards the positive.
I’ll start:
1) She’s the funniest person I know. Bar none.
2) She’s UBER-protective of her family, and especially of me. If anyone does me wrong in her eyes, there’s trouble and she’ll be handing said trouble out by the shovel full.
3) She’s an excellent driver. You hear about guys all making fun of their wives and other womenfolk’s driving, but I would never do that. She’s rock solid behind the wheel.
4) She’s more forgiving than she probably should be. No need to elaborate there.
5) She’s generous to a fault, both with her time and with her money.
6) She is terribly creative. Whether it be a unique father’s day gift, invitations to showers or parties for friends, or just crafts at home with 1Doh. She has a seemingly endless supply of ideas.
7) She is supportive and always encourages me if I’m interested in something, no matter how silly it might seem. Take, for example, the construction of our horseshoe pits.
I have to throw one bad one in here. She’s terrible at loading the dishwasher or a shopping cart, but the dishwasher thing wins. There’s no rhyme or reason to it at all. She’ll have different sized plates pointing in different directions intermingled with bowls, tupperware and cups everywhere. I mean, who DOESN’T point the plates the same way and sort them by size while also making sure all small salad-like bowls go in the front on top with glasses and cups on the outsides of the top and baby bottles and sippy cups down the middle, saving room over the top of the bottom shelf for big bowls and casserole dishes? Who I ask you?
9) She’s a great sports fan. As long as it’s not basketball, I can get her to not only watch but be interested in nearly any sport on television. And if we’re going to see it in person, she’s even more fired up about it.
10) She’s a great sister and daughter and aunt and mom and wife and daughter in law and neighbor and friend. Nuff said.
In light of our recent schedule changes (i.e. no one goes to bed or stays in bed), we’ve opted for staying up later each night to make more time for ourselves. It’s cute that we value each other’s company more than sleep, but it doesn’t sound condusive to enduring sanity. Hell, what do I care? I like that fact that we both see it the same way and enjoy each other even though we’re both exhausted.
Anyway, last night saw us asleep early (around 10:45pm or so). I got up at 1am to pee, then 1Doh wandered into our room half asleep around 2am, tried to climb into our bed, failed, and in doing so, fell on her back/head/ass.
After maternal comforting and paternal panic swearing at the thought of a split urchin pumpkin, the faja put her back to bed complete with Piggy and her box/bed in place.
By the way, there’s no way to go back to sleep immediately after you scream “OH SHIT!!!” in the middle of the night, so the wife and I laid in bed and watched “Miami Ink” and “Curb Appeal” until 3am and went back to sleep then.
4am saw 2Doh awaken for a feeding. Not bad since she had 4oz. of yogurt at 5pm and 3/4 of a bottle at 7pm, but it’s still a middle of the night feeding for me.
I got her back down at 4:20AM, then missed / turned off my 5:10am alarm but magically awoke at 5:30am. Last time I did that, I got up around 7am. That made me late for work since I’m supposed to be there at 7am. This time, well on time. Kudos to my Kramer-like internal programmable clock.
Anyway, this is the second day this week I’ve had coffee. I haven’t had three cups of coffee in three years, but I’ve had that many in three days. God help me if I somehow get addicted to coffee. It’s calorie and carb free, but it’s just another crutch. Who needs that?
Anyway, that’s all for now. Keep your fingers crossed that my camera seller mans up and does the right thing today.
Hugs.
TMLSB
And to think, I nearly bought one of those “It’s not Van Halen with David Lee Roth” T-shirts.
What say you?