April 23, 2007

  • i was halfway through my bowl of kashi heart to heart cereal that was soaked in a cup soy milk.. when i began to feel a weird sensation in my mouth. i paused. all of a sudden i could feel my bottom lip throbbing.. it felt as though there were numerous cuts on the inner part of the lip.. an insatiable itch proceeded -- on the roof of my mouth, my lips, my tongue.. the only other time that something like this has happened was when i inhaled a mango years ago.. which i soon realized i was allergic to. my coworker noticed what was happening and asked if i was having a difficult time breathing. this got me all paranoid because she started going on about how my throat could close up from an allergic reaction. anyway.. five minutes later and i was fine. it just perplexes me as this is the brand of cereal i usually eat.. and i'm always drinking soy milk.. hmmm.. (i did purchase a different brand of soy milk.. but they're all made up of the same ingredients, no?).. oh, the excitements.  

    anyway, enjoy these amazing photos. i wish i knew the source but these were sent to me in an e-mail fron a coworker.

    bee

    lamb 
    birdfish untitled

    so the lady who stood me up on saturday.. mary -- the one who was supposed to purchase the merchandise i had listed on craigslist.. texted me yesterday. quick recap.. i drove over forty miles to meet this woman wanting to meet her halfway, thinking it was only fair.. after numerous attempts to reach her that night.. i finally gave up realizing that she was not coming. on my way home, i left her a somewhat friendly voicemail stating that i would have appreciated a phone call to inform me of her change of mind.. i went on about how gas isn't cheap and that my whole saturday was scheduled around this meetup.. i wanted her to feel some remorse. okay, back to the text.. it read something along the lines of.. "angie, i'm really sorry. my father had a heart attack and is now on life support. i i truly didn't mean any disrespect".. after reading this i'm thinking.. wtf.. that's pretty low. why would someone stoop to this level and make up something so awful? whatever. i deleted it and that was that. i receive a phone call from mary later that day.. i refrained from picking up and yelling at her. she had left a voicemail so i quickly dialed 1 2 3 send.

    "hi angie, this is mary. i texted you earlier but wasn't sure if you got it or not. i wanted to call to apologize about yesterday. my father had a stroke and i had to leave work early to be with him.. our meetup was the last thing on my mind at that point. my phone was turned off because they didn't allow it in the icu. listen, i know you don't know me but i am not that kind of person to stand someone up like that. right now, my father is on life support which i'm keeping high hopes about. when this is all over with, i'd like to buy the stuff from you and, of course i will drive to you. but if not, that's fine. i apologize again. bye."

    i felt like a complete jerk. wow.. i assumed she was yet another flake.. i was wrong..

    i don't know if i should call her back though.. i do want to get rid of the items.. but at the same time, i feel guilty..

Comments (20)

  • allergies sucks

  • Wow. Poor praying mantis - seems like he'll get eaten as soon as the lizard is done posing. Besides the colors, the way the photographer could catch just the right moment/pose is amazing.

    There's a copyright/web link on the bird/fish photo, if you really want to track down the source.

    There's an easy way to see if the allergic reaction is from the new soy milk. =P

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno

  • uh, first image is corrupt, and i'm inclined to believe the last is photoshoped.

    CL can be a mixed bag... i've had good and bad experiences when it comes to roommate hunting and photography gear selling... overall, it's not bad though... if you had other offers, just sell it *shrugs*

  • nice closeup pics. Makes me wanna bust out my macro lens now :)

    I think you should try to support her in whatever way you can to be nice about it. At least she's trying to be sincere.

  • you reacted like any normal person would, so don't feel bad about it.

  • eh. Don't feel bad. Ya never know in the beginning. Now you do and now you can call and say "thanks for calling and wish her and her dad well." Then decide if you want to dump the clothes or hold them for her until she gets thru this moment of pain in her life, you heartless bastard.

  • that is kinda embarrassing ...i think you should at least give her a courtesy call ... i mean you don't have to be over-apologetic .. just civil. right? hope you feel better... :) take care! -di

  • eesshh...tough situation...i'd likely call, wish her well, then make the exchange later...

  • Don't feel too bad about it, Angie. You didn't know, she didn't give you any heads up, and you weren't a bitch about it when you had left your message. Sure, it may have been throwing a little bit of a guilt trip, but you polite and didn't totally sail it to her ass. Give her a call, and try and see if you guys can work out another meeting. Shit happens, but things could have been a lot worse.

    Have a good week, and beware of that breakfast cereal! :P

  • yeah....don't see why you should feel bad about it.....not like you left her a rude message or something~

    it's her who stood you up....and given that she did have a good reason for what happened.....all is well so you should meet up w/ her and just show her that you care!

    besides....why push away a buyer when she's already interested right?! =)

    and wow....can't imagine you having allergy to mango!! @_@

    that's like my favorite fruit!! yikes.....what would my life be w/out mango?!?!

    hmm.....probably feel like rotten banana?!  =_=

  • hahah.. the lamb is getting its nose picked by the little birdy. how cute. you deserve 5 stars. btw what is the difference between stars and eProps?? xanga is getting a little excessive with these stupid features. ta ta

  • i like the 2nd picture :) a bird picking the nose of a sheep hehehe

    about your reaction to mary, you did the right thing to not pick up the phone when you are mad. things will happen beyond people's control. its probably best to give people the benefit of the doubt, but i understand if things like this happen too often it will get to us.

  • hmm i wish a bird would clean my nostils like that...lol

    ryc: lets. *bowchikabowow*

  • Just call her back and offer condolences.  If she's interested later, tell her to call you.

  • I would call her back -- that way you're on the same page and she won't get the wrong idea about you as well.

  • nice pics. and becareful about allergies like that it can get bad...if it gets worse, you should carry an epi pen with ya...

  • Gosh...that was a scare.

  • what were you trying to sell?

  • Call her back, if for no other reason than to express sentiment.

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