This week has been so busy for me at work that I have barely had any time to read all of the blogs belonging to the lovely folks to the right, let alone post much myself. How spoiled am I at work? I guess normally people go to their jobs and do actual work all day. Anyway, I managed to steal half an hour to tell you two things:

1. I'm feeling a little sad because my hairdresser is no longer available. She is going to have a baby any second now and has apparently dropped all clients that don't get their hair colored. Um, hello? Shouldn't it be the other way around? I finally found someone who gave me a great haircut and who understands my anxieties enough to let me relax and who calls me (and most everyone else for that matter) little endearing names like "Sweetheart" and "Honey" which make me feel all mushy inside. She is an awesome hairdresser and I don't know what I'm going to do now. Keep growing my hair in protest? This is so unfair.

2. My boss asked me to find out how much it would cost to send a large envelope to Japan. I went to the handy postal service website to calculate postage. We saw that if you want your mail to arrive in 3 to 4 days, the cost is $9.00. My boss opted for the special economy rate ($4.05) even though we noticed that the time it will take from start to finish is 4 - 6 weeks. I'm sorry, did you catch that? Four to six weeks. What do they do, hand deliver the thing? My mailman picks it up from here and says, "oh the economy rate, looks like I better pack my bags," and prepares for a long personal journey over land and sea, on foot and by boat? Now that's what I call service.  ¶ 4:18 PM