Unwritten

You are a real champion when it comes to demonstrating your love, but today something may be in your way. It’s not that you are on the wrong track; it’s just that your timing doesn’t feel quite right. Your frustrations won’t last, however annoying, so take them in stride until they dissipate.

Monday, January 29, 2007

“For centuries philosophers and theologians have debated what it means to be human. Perhaps the answer has eluded us because it is so simple. To be human is to choose.”

-Outer Limits

I got an unexpected call as i was boarding the train to go on a field trip for class. It was a man from The apple store in stonestown, requesting an interview with me.. like WTF? with my weird schedule (and i did submit my schedule) i was pretty much expecting to be ignored, just like the last 2 quarters!

Awesome! so i will be intervewing tomorrow at noon and will see what happens next!

When I submit these thoughts to a printing press, I am
helping cut down the woods. When I pour cream in my
coffee, I am helping to drain a marsh for cows to graze,
and to exterminate the birds of Brazil. When I go birding
or hunting in my Ford, I am devastating an oil field, and
re-electing an imperialist to get me rubber. Nay More:
when I father more than two children I am creating an
insatiable need for more printing presses, more cows,
more coffee, more oil, to supply which more birds, more
trees, and more flowers will either be killed, or . . .
evicted from their several environments.

Aldo Leopold

So the Sloat gamestop screwed me over, and i have decided not to partake of their wares any longer. Here is the brief story :(

So, one of my favorite DS games is Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, so when the news that the sequel was coming to the US i went and pre-ordered 2 copies (one for me, and one for a Christmas present) little did i know then, that for pre-ordering; i was supposed to receive the phoenix wright finger stylus (which is something i had wanted, but found was only available in Japan). Once i found out i was excited, and i asked the clerk at the store about them. his words were “Oh, those will come when we receive the game, you will get yours when you pick yours up”

Sadly, i went to pick up my game on the day it was released (well, more like the night because i had class) and was told they had run out. WTF? the clerk said “we didnt receive enough, so we gave them out on a first come first serve basis” What bullshit. I was promised when i purchased the game that it would be there, and now i was denied. The clerk then blew me off saying “oh, maybe we’ll get more.. call next week”

Saddened, i texted around to the usual crew and asked if anyone knew how to get one. What made me angry was, all my sources came back with the same response “The guy said they had enough only for the pre-orders, but they had enough for all of them” WTF? so the sloat store seems to be singled out in not receiving enough stylus…

Personally, i believe that the employees at the sloat store took a bunch of the stylus, which in turn kept me and others from receiving theirs. The employees in general were never very helpful.

In short, if i had preordered anywhere else (including online at gamestop.com) i would have received my stylus.. bastards.

Its not even all about the stylus- i just hate being lied to and cheated.

Slow-moving Saturn has been in your sign for over a year and this continues to be a serious phase for you. If you are paying attention to your metaphysical lessons, today may not be too difficult. But as Venus tenses up opposite Saturn now, you may feel lonelier than usual. If so, this is a sign that you still have additional work to do to let go of your resentments, fears and insecurities. Don’t go for the quick fix. Instead, set long-term goals and find satisfaction in your progress.