Comments on: Sometimes I’m weird http://feliciaday.com/blog/sometimes-im-weird Sat, 19 May 2012 04:13:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jenny http://feliciaday.com/blog/sometimes-im-weird#comment-7773 Jenny Fri, 23 May 2008 02:00:06 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/11/15/sometimes-im-weird/#comment-7773 Aw, so sad to hear about your buyer's remorse. I write for CRAFT and while I get the sticker shock thing, it's also way more like a book than a magazine if you weigh content versus ads, etc. It's a "mook". Most craft magazines are just thinly-veiled ads full of ugly projects and I think our mag is something you really want to stick around, y'know? I also write for the blog so you can always read that for free if it makes you feel any better. :) http://blog.craftzine.com/ I'm happy to have just discovered the Flog, loved you on BUffy and even saw you in Tom Lenk's show at Acme a few years back! The Guild rocks and weirdness of weirdness, the blonde lady in your Cheetos commercial is my yoga instructor! It is a small damned world... Aw, so sad to hear about your buyer’s remorse. I write for CRAFT and while I get the sticker shock thing, it’s also way more like a book than a magazine if you weigh content versus ads, etc. It’s a “mook”. Most craft magazines are just thinly-veiled ads full of ugly projects and I think our mag is something you really want to stick around, y’know? I also write for the blog so you can always read that for free if it makes you feel any better. :)

http://blog.craftzine.com/

I’m happy to have just discovered the Flog, loved you on BUffy and even saw you in Tom Lenk’s show at Acme a few years back! The Guild rocks and weirdness of weirdness, the blonde lady in your Cheetos commercial is my yoga instructor! It is a small damned world…

]]> By: curtinparloe http://feliciaday.com/blog/sometimes-im-weird#comment-3185 curtinparloe Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:16:03 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/11/15/sometimes-im-weird/#comment-3185 Well, the love of money is the root of all evil, so throwing it away can only be a good thing. Right? What you need to avoid situations like that is a small, official-looking laminated ID card. When it's suddenly loads more than you expect, you whip out the card and say something along the lines of "Retail fraud division, undercover department. We've been getting reports that this is grossly overpriced, and I've been despatched to investigate." Then proceed to be as officious as possible, asking questions abot where they got it from and so forth, before finishing with, "I'll let it go this time, but be careful in future. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to be getting to MacDonalds about their so-called Happy Meals." Then you can simply leave the shop with a purposeful stride. It can't lose! Well, the love of money is the root of all evil, so throwing it away can only be a good thing. Right?

What you need to avoid situations like that is a small, official-looking laminated ID card. When it’s suddenly loads more than you expect, you whip out the card and say something along the lines of “Retail fraud division, undercover department. We’ve been getting reports that this is grossly overpriced, and I’ve been despatched to investigate.”
Then proceed to be as officious as possible, asking questions abot where they got it from and so forth, before finishing with, “I’ll let it go this time, but be careful in future. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to be getting to MacDonalds about their so-called Happy Meals.”

Then you can simply leave the shop with a purposeful stride. It can’t lose!

]]> By: Boris http://feliciaday.com/blog/sometimes-im-weird#comment-3182 Boris Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:25:14 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/11/15/sometimes-im-weird/#comment-3182 LOL. Not having sewing machine isn't good. Could you show us a picture of the dress when it's ready? LOL. Not having sewing machine isn’t good.

Could you show us a picture of the dress when it’s ready?

]]> By: Virginia http://feliciaday.com/blog/sometimes-im-weird#comment-3157 Virginia Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:18:12 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/11/15/sometimes-im-weird/#comment-3157 Ok... so I realized the cash thing would make you look poor, BUT you could say: "Oh damn, I must have left the visa in my other prosche, sorry about that" ...say it with a straight face and condescending smile, put X item to the side, and pay with the cash! I'm a genius. Ok… so I realized the cash thing would make you look poor, BUT you could say: “Oh damn, I must have left the visa in my other prosche, sorry about that” …say it with a straight face and condescending smile, put X item to the side, and pay with the cash!

I’m a genius.

]]> By: Virginia http://feliciaday.com/blog/sometimes-im-weird#comment-3156 Virginia Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:07:58 +0000 http://feliciaday.net/blog/2007/11/15/sometimes-im-weird/#comment-3156 The best way to solve the impulse buying problem is to get a Nintendo DS with one of it's many puzzle type games, and just play that while in line. If you like sudoku or however you spell it, that one can be played on the Brain Age games, and it comes with different difficulty levels. Another good thing to do would be to bring cash only... it's easy to pay for shit you can't afford if you've got your debit or credit card on you, but when all you're carrying is cash, you can't magically summon more for the transaction. I grew up dirt poor and am now a slightly less poor college student, so there's always been an angry little devil-me on one shoulder saying "fuck that item, but it back, goddamn overpriced bullshit!" while the little angel-me nods in silent agreement. The best way to solve the impulse buying problem is to get a Nintendo DS with one of it’s many puzzle type games, and just play that while in line. If you like sudoku or however you spell it, that one can be played on the Brain Age games, and it comes with different difficulty levels.

Another good thing to do would be to bring cash only… it’s easy to pay for shit you can’t afford if you’ve got your debit or credit card on you, but when all you’re carrying is cash, you can’t magically summon more for the transaction.

I grew up dirt poor and am now a slightly less poor college student, so there’s always been an angry little devil-me on one shoulder saying “fuck that item, but it back, goddamn overpriced bullshit!” while the little angel-me nods in silent agreement.

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