Well, approximately fifteen hours after completing my undergraduate education at UNM, I became ill. Not a slight sneeze, but unabashedly disgustingly sick. I spent the whole of Saturday in bed, waking up periodically to go to the bathroom, cough my lungs out, sneeze up a storm, drink some tea/water/Gatorade, and then fall dramatically back into bed to sleep some more. Yesterday was pretty similar, with a 6-hour field trip out to lunch with my family, where I couldn’t taste one bite of my huge steak in front of me. It was sad.

So, what did I do in my periodic moments of clarity? Well, I checked my order status of a cool sale item from a chain store that I will call Mango Democracy. Kind of in a freaky obsession kind of way. Mango Democracy is my favorite store; they have fabulous fabrics that seem to be cut (usually) in a very hip-flattering way. I had ordered a pearl and peach bead bracelet from their sale items for about $30, and shipping was $6. I had no problem with this, I ordered it on April 29, and I expected it by the end of the next week.

I didn’t even get confirmation e-mail. What? Mango Democracy, I have better attention from the Hole and the New Army! And you are the highest up in the chain price range? What? So, I call their customer support, they put me on the high priority mailing for free, which is about a $7 difference in price. But, it has yet to arrive.

Without any warning, Mango Democracy CALLS me, and tells me that they will give me all shipping charges free. Sweet! I, being in my comatose state, do not answer the phone and instead have some of the strangest dreams of my life.

So I go on the website on Saturday, only to find out that the bracelet that I would have been willing to pay $30 for is now….$19. Unacceptable! The girl on the phone neglects to tell me this tidbit, so I just called them with my hoarse and tired voice and she credited my account another $11. So, I saved, because of the Mango Democracy’s stupidity, $17.

Sweet! But the damn thing isn’t here yet, but I just need it by Saturday. Since it is on the super-sweet shipping status, it should be here tomorrow.

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I am completely elated to be done with school, especially because of the plague of ’05. I think my body was just like, hey Christine, let me tell YOU what’s up. You cannot stay up all hours of the night staring at computers without getting reparations!

I cannot wait until Saturday:)