sounds of silence

The most active part of today has been a visit from an appraiser to measure the house so our landlord can try to get a new cheaper mortgage payment.

Online, I'm getting a serious stress-induced headache reading emails from the latest battle taking place among unit owners at my condo. This time the war is over parking lot space and even my tenant, who does not own a car or drive, has been dragged into it.

No work today. I submitted some letters and resumes to a few more companies I found this morning. I had an appointment to attend two seminars today and tomorrow for a potential sales job with AT&T, but had a very bad gut feeling about it. Sales jobs have historically cost me money and/or not made any income for me in the past. An intervention by two people very close to me convinced me that NOT following that job lead was the right thing to do (or not to do) today. I can do a lot of things but I have no personality or social skills for sales. *sigh*

What to do? The house is clean. Nothing to maintain or repair (except the camera off in the oblivion of the service center in New York).

Maybe this is a good day to bake. The cooler weather always make the kitchen more inviting. I bought a skull-shaped cake pan that I haven't yet removed from the box. I was holding onto it as a potential gift for someone else, in the proverbial "gift closet" but maybe I'd feel better if I made some skull shaped pumpkin bread with it.

update

I can't sleep tonight, so here is an update.
This is the email I got from Nikon in reference to my phone calls yesterday.


Hello Ms. Perry,

Thank you for contacting Nikon Technical Support.

We are currently waiting for a part we need in order to finish the repair of your equipment.

This part is expected to arrive on October 12th, 2010.

Any other information you might need, don't hesitate on contacting us via your account at our website, or at our toll free number 1-800-NIKON-UX (1-800-645-6689).

Regards,
Nikon Team.

Thanks for using Nikon products!

Frustration

No work today. The phone is quiet and no one I phone is available to speak with about work or interviews today.

Still no camera. I phoned the service facility to give them what for and it looks like my camera is still at Nikon repair in Melville NY, on hold for parts. This the camera they received on September 9. They can't give me any estimate on when the parts will arrive from Japan or how long it will take for the work to be done after that.

Meanwhile, paying bills and checking my credit card charges, I found out I've been having two monthly service charges at $12 each that are from FTD florist for something I NEVER signed up for. My credit card provider has said they have contacted FTD to put an end to this business service account and refund my money for the last four months, so that's one thing fixed. The charges were under the title of "rewards" and "shopper discounts" so I had assumed they were monthly fees for using my credit card.

Still waiting

I thought it would be routine maintenance.
Nikon Service has had my camera since Sept. 2 and I still can't find out when I'm getting it back. Nearly three weeks now without a camera and every time I phone Nikon, I get a different story from everyone I speak to.

The Photography Gods do not love me this month.

Drivin n Cryin still looking for their stolen gear

Andy Browne WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP! We recovered 3 items in an Atlanta pawn shop this afternoon, but nothing else since. PLEASE fwd this stolen equipment list (link below) to all your local pawn shops, music stores, friends in bands, rehearsal spaces - anyone you can think of in a 200 mile radius of Macon, GA that might come across musical instruments. Yes, the police have the identification of the guy who pawned these 3 items. But there is nothing to indicate he is operating alone. The DNC trailer is a black Quicksilver Racing 5x10, tag #TL9H396.

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=5912085821&topic=15178

Attention Macon GA!

from Drivin' n' Cryin'

PLEASE READ!! ATTENTION MACON, GA!! We had our trailer, with all the gear, stolen last night from the La Quinta motel at X-169 in Macon, GA. Please contact Ken Green at 404-309-3057 with ANY information. And PLEASE repost this message!!

in the still of the night

Some times I miss having the freedom of movement, on restless nights, to engage in noisy activities or projects (but not loud enough to disturb the neighbors) or turning on lights where I need them, or taking off in the car for errands, observations, etc.

The lack of sleep is much less of a bother when I can be doing other things with myself.