I did finally get my relaxing weekend. (A clear case of being careful what you
wish for...) On Saturday we went up to the property, watered living trees and cut
down a few others and took the remains to the brushpit. I hope we keep getting
rain so we can finally emerge from this drought. Yesterday I was a bit off-color
with a low-grade fever and so did nothing but read all day; I think this may be my
body's way of shouting "Slow the fuck down!!" It was a pleasure to get through
four books for once, instead of a fourth of a book as my busy schedule has been
dictating.
This morning has not been relaxing at all, even though I'm
going in to work a little later than usual. I stopped to check email and found
that Amazon had sent a note saying the payment listed for my order of the fifth
Harry Potter book was invalid. This is not terribly surprising, since I ordered it
in late February of *2001*. Yes, I have been waiting for this book a very long
time. Yes, I am on tenterhooks for it. Of course, I went to Amazon's site right
away and fixed the payment method. Now instead of the free next day shipping they
promised me a good six months ago, the order says it will have standard shipping
and will not arrive until Jun 26 - July 2! Other bibliomanes may understand how
painful this is. I wish Amazon still had a customer service phone number; I have
sent an email and hope to hear back soon. If they don't fix this, they may lose a
significant part of my business.
Yes, I am talking about a mere five
day delay. No, I don't think I'm overreacting. As I said, bibliomanes will
understand...