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I just realized, without even SEEING it beforehand, what it is that's got me in such a funk.

Now I simply have to act on it and fix it.

What do you do when you're stuck in a rut and you can't figure out what caused it in the first place? Not only do you have the query of how to fix the problem you're having, you're also trying to pinpoint what started the whole thing?

(All the while you're unintentially pushing away the one person who means the world to you.)

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGH!

Don't get me wrong. I used to love snapfish.com. I'd order prints for amazingly affordable prices, pay swiftly with a credit card, and have my high quality prints in a matter of days. I loved them.

Last Thursday, I ordered about 40 prints from Snapfish.com after receiving a coupon in my email (free shipping! yay!). The coupon wasn't being accepted, so I tried calling customer service. Their computers were down (go figure) and I was told to call back in 30-45 minutes. Before I could get a question in, I was hung up on. Twice.

I finally got a hold of someone about an hour later, and they took care of my order manually and honored the coupon which was expiring the same day. I received an email on May 30th saying they had been shipped. Fabulous.

It's now Friday afternoon. The mail has come. No pictures. This means I now have to wait another 3 days. (I had them shipped to my work.) I've been waiting for them for a week.

I knew I was going to run into a problem when someone with a thick Indian accent I could barely understand took my phone call this afternoon.

The guy proceeded to argue with me about the shipping dates. I told them that if they shipped on May 30th, and it takes 3-5 business days, I should have them by now. He then tells me that processing takes 1-3 days, and shipping takes 3-5 business days, not including Saturday and Sunday. Okay, GREAT. I repeat to him that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are all business days. I also let him know that the United States Postal Service carries mail on Saturdays, so regardless of Snapfish.com is closed on Saturday, the mail isn't. He then continues to argue with me, and that I should actually allow 7-9 business days for the delivery. I hung up. I wasn't getting anywhere with the guy.

I then called back, and again got someone with a thick Indian accent. I got nowhere with them.

I called back a 3rd time and requested to speak to a supervisor. The (again, Indian accent) girl asked me for my email address, and how to spell it. I gave her my information, and simply requested to speak to a supervisor. After about 2 minutes (which I knew she was using to read notes the representatives probably left on my account), I asked again to speak to a supervisor. She then informed me that I should receive my delivery today.

I informed her that mail had already come for today, and that I did not receive my order, and that was why I wished to speak to a supervisor because I wasn't getting anywhere with the regular customer service reps. You know what she did? She told me to wait until the end of the day. I again asked for a supervisor. She told me they were in a meeting and could not be bothered, and again told me to wait until the end of the day. 

Um, THE MAIL ALREADY CAME.

She then repeated to wait until the end of the day and to call back if I hadn't received anything.

I. then. spoke. like. this. to. get. it. into. her. head. that. the. mail. already. came.

And for a third time I asked to speak to a supervisor (all the while trying to maintain my cool), and she then placed me on hold for 5 minutes.

I hung up.

And that marks the termination of my relationship with snapfish.com. Hello Shutterfly.

Loves

2 year olds giving back massages with their toy truck.

Teaching a 2 year old how to do "fishy face".

Eskimo kisses from said 2 year old.

Perfume deals on Ebay.

Being caught up on work.

Getting free tickets for the boyfriend to a UFC event.

Super-friendly authors.

Elvis impersonators.

A fresh car wash.

Rockstar Coffee Drinks.

Snapfish.com 8 cent digital prints.

Upcoming preparations for a baby shower.

A chenille blanket that never loses its softness despite how much you've washed it.

Knowing that no matter how nuts I get, my boyfriend is still there for me (atleast for now :)

LOATHES

Water bugs.

Winds that rip someones car door out of their hand and into the side of your car.

Dents in my car.

Dehydration.

My ability to over-obsess no matter how much I try to stop it.

Control issues.

Not being able to afford new contacts.

Having to get up in the morning.

Hyperhidrosis.

Mama, I'm hungry

I've heard of toddlers and even kindergarteners mistakenly swallow magnets, but an eight year old?

Can you rub me down?

What about the girls who were hit by a train when they were sunbathing on railroad tracks? How ridiculously stupid does one have to be? Really! Laying on rocks that are beside the tracks would probably be slightly more comfortable than the searing hot metal under ones back, wouldn't you think?

Loves

The efficiency of ordering Jasons Deli online.

Spending a quiet evening together with the boyfriend.

Going to sleep to and waking up next to him.

A clean and freshly oil-changed car.

Season Finale nights.

Dodgers tickets.

Rain in the forecast.

Upcoming one year anniversaries!

Annoying office mates that will be moving out in a week.

Three Day Weekends.

Getting an Assistant Director spot with a local theatre company (GO ME! IM SO EXCITED!)

Loathes

No sick time left for the year because of stupid Februrary bronchitis.

Gas-Prices (times a million)

Crying over a season finale.

Inflated Starbucks prices.

My Starbucks addiction.

Having to get up when all you want to do is lay in bed with the boyfriend all day.

DMV fines.

$40.00 oil changes.

Ooh, someone be gettin' it on with a doctah.

I have to admit: I haven't watched House in a really long time. Ever since the original crew was replaced with that new "threesome" (insert chuckle here), I just haven't been as into it as I was when it first premiered.

However, last night's episode completely devastated me. It was sad, heart-wrenching, humbling and awakening all at the same time.

I will say this though. I can't look at "Amber" without thinking about the ditzy role she played in "White Chicks". This was a major step up for her.

I smell an Emmy possibility.

One of the many entries...

(Taken from the Google website)

"Doodle 4 Google is a competition where we invite K-12 students to reinvent Google's homepage logo. This year we asked U.S. kids to doodle around the theme "What if...?"

Well, the entries are in, and we couldn't be more impressed. We received thousands of wonderful doodles, and choosing 40 finalists for the public vote had to be one of the most difficult but enjoyable jobs at Google in the past few weeks.

So the kids have done their part, and we've done ours. Now it's your turn to help out by picking your favorite doodles. Your votes will help us select a national winner to replace our usual logo on the Google homepage on May 22, 2008."

Click here to go vote. The entries are mega-impressive.

Show us the person you'd most like to switch bodies and lives with for one freaky Friday.

Brangelina

I know this is a cop-out answer because everyone in the world wants to be her. I have to admit though, you'd be stupid not to want to be her. The woman has everything. She's absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, she has a beautiful family, she has a hottie on her arm, she has a kabillion dollars, and the thing I admire about her most is that she has fame which she utilizes in a way that the majority of hollywood stars don't. I think she does amazing things with her power, and it's definitely something to be commended.