Other Days Are Just Slightly Better

Well, I realized, after a bit of rest and coming most of the way back to normalcy within my brain, that I forgot to mention a couple things in my last post. And forgot one important thing altogether until just yesterday (it relates to my Tuesday evening rant and my third ado on Monday...also most of Thursday's description). An almost quick timeline of events for this past week:

Monday:

Took Juliet to the doctor; took her to get a prescription; and went by the bank to request a replacement card, as there was a tear in the corner of my debit/credit card making it difficult to use.

Tuesday:

In the evening, began developing signs of this sickness nonsense. Also in the evening, paid a Mission, KS (all of the police there should be imprisoned for at least a year) traffic ticket, for a traffic violation that I didn't even commit...but hey, I can't prove that I didn't run a stop sign any more than the jerk who ran two of them to pull me over could prove that I did, so I paid the ticket--online, since it was an option listed on the ticket. Then I went to bed feeling a bit ill.

Wednesday:

Started feeling like crap, so I went to the doctor myself to get some antibiotics. Also noticed my debit/credit card no longer working as a credit card--only debit. Thought this was weird. Also (unrelated), here's the thing I forgot to mention: when I was about to leave for the bank on this day, I went into the kitchen to take my antibiotics, did so, then came back to my computer to close the internet applications that were running. Apparently, I had built up some static electricity, for when my finger came near to the metal casing of my laptop's speakers, alas, a slight blue spark danced off it and into the realm of computer-world, somehow immediately turning off my computer (usually I have to hold the power button for five full seconds in order to shut it down in any semblance of this manner). It was strange.

Thursday:

Feeling better, for the extra sleep I'd acquired the prior evening. Sleep is good when you're sick, make no mistake. I went to work and had a grand (ish) time of it. Came home, checked the mail, and lo and behold, what should be in the mailbox? A notice. The notice read as follows:

"MUNICIPAL COURT
City of Mission

(some of my personal information)

Date of notice: 3/5/2008

READ CAREFULLY: A WARRANT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR ARREST

You have failed to respond to the citation described in this notice by appearing in court on 3/4/2008 or paying the fine within the prescribed time limit.

Failure to appear on 4/1/2008 at 6:00:00 PM, or to pay the fine 24 hours prior to that time will result in a notice to the licensing authority in your state to suspend your drivers license and a warrant will be issued for your arrest. If you are licensed to drive in the state of Kansas we will collect a reinstatement fee of $50.00 per citation in addition to any fine assessed.

DO NOT SEND CASH. PAYMENT MAY BE MADE BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER.

(citation and fine information)..."

I was very confused about this, being that I paid the ticket the day it was due and there was no prescribed time limit listed on the ticket, so I figured I would be safe. Stupid Mission, KS, I thought to myself, over and over--it has been a recurring thought in the past, as well, since the police there do not believe in giving warnings, even for the most minor things, like not knowing what time it was after being frazzled by an apparently 2.5 hour job interview while also being unaware that there was a NO LEFT TURN BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM sign on a street I'd never driven before in my life. Send them all to jail, says I. They're abusing every ounce of authority they have.

Friday:

On waking in the morning, and my head being a bit clearer, I made the connection that it wasn't just the money-hungry jerks in Mission that had been the cause of my payment not being processed "in time." I realized that since my debit/credit card had been deactivated Monday, the payment had not gone through at all. So, tonight, I had to resubmit it. Bah. A pox on both their houses (that is, the Mission, KS municipality/precinct's dwelling and that of the incompetent people at Visa).

On the other hand, my bank did still pull through in a lot of ways...like figuring out the whole fiasco of the credit card nuisance for me. It was also through my bank that I was still able to make debit payments with my card, which did come in quite handy.

Also, I received my new debit/credit cards in the mail today. No, not a typo there. I said cards. They sent me two. I assume the guy who ordered the new one for me (or someone along the line) double-clicked where they were supposed to single-click. So, I gave one to Juliet to use if she was in dire (or some) need of money at any point in the future (well, the future up until January 2010). They're both the same card, so they should both work just fine. Hooray about that.

I've been gradually feeling better, but it's more of a three levels up, two levels down sort of better. I'll get back to normal soon, I do believe. I hear there's things afoot tonight, but have yet to decide if I'm up to going out. It's a tough call. Well, I should do something productive now in the meantime. Juliet is at the gym, and will be back shortly. She usually goes earlier, but she "accidentally" took a nap today. She also drove to Lawrence today and had to pay for the meter, which wasn't quite as expensive as she thought it would be, especially since she left several hours before she was planning on.

Well, I don't want to keep you too very long today. Maybe I'll have something more substantive and interesting to discuss later. Also, I'm not sure what you were referring to with that outdated website link in your comment (Adam). Could you clarify what you meant by that. It rather confused me. Thanks.

Also, anyone other than Timothy interested (see previous post and comments)? I mean, I'd be okay with it starting small, but two people isn't generally considered much of a discussion/literature/writing group.