Finding Joy in Snarkville

I’m wondering if I should give up the snark and focus on the theme of late — total randomness. Seriously, I’m beginning to feel that I’m unable to pull together a complete snark filled thought, what with all the random things happening. I’m going to do what I love the most, um, a list:

• The MacBook Pro is in FedEx’s hands to take back to the Fruit folks. I’m ever hopeful that this isn’t a huge problem and that by the end of the month, I’ll have a new computer. I am fully intending to type up a real, letter to send to them regarding my experience…I may even include my bill.
  • This just in, the non-functioning MacBook Pro is in the hands of Apple now.  I’ve got a new ship date of 7/13 to 7/17.  Will time fly?
• I recently bought train tickets online for an upcoming trip. The tickets arrived and I looked at them. Something was odd. Now, I’m forced to ask you, if you buy TWO tickets at the same time, with the same last name and the same credit card; do you think these two people MIGHT want to sit together? No? Well, it seems the rail company didn’t think so either. I’m having to send THOSE tickets back to get my replacements that at least gets us close to each other.
• On the 4th of July, I tried to write a post about how I don’t understand why we must celebrate our nation’s birth with fireworks. This was prompted by fireworks going off in my neighborhood (a single block away from the HIGH fire danger line) until about 11pm. I wrote it three times, they all sucked — so I’m going to have to sum up the good points.
  • I’m not a huge fan of fireworks out of the hands of professionals. Heck, to be honest, I’m pretty sure in the hands of pros, the fireworks are pretty but a huge waste of money that could be better used to pave roads, improve schools, or plant a tree or 900.
  • I often wonder if while the Declaration of Independence was being written if any of the founding fathers would have appreciated a celebration of their treason with things that sound like gunfire?
  • This past 4th, I watched one of my favorite musicals, 1776. I love the perspective that these men, while educated and ahead of their time, were merely men solving the problem before them and hoping that posterity would forgive them the parts they couldn’t solve. And amazingly enough, there isn’t a single firework in the whole show, shocking I know.
• I’m beginning to have an addiction to Coke Zero with Vanilla. Just saying that this stuff is awesome, yet highly addictive. I do however, have no desire to try the Coke Plus, because soda as a health food kinda freaks me out.
• Rather recently, someone attempted to rain on my parade.  I want to publicly called them out.  I want to rant and yell.  I want to make them understand this is not how we deal with people.  But I can’t.  I want to, mind you; but I can’t at least not in public.  Once I figure out how to word it, it will be in the letter.
• Finally, I think I’ve been convinced to send my letter to Apple.  I seriously doubtit will go anywhere, but you never know, I just might get a $15 coupon to iTunes for my trouble.  But perhaps they need to know that people aren’t thrilled with the attitudes.

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