I HATE CORPORATE AMERICA!!!

Well, I got up this morning. So far, so good.

Then, I decided to check my bank balance before I went out to my normal Saturday morning breakfast/writing time. Holy crap! I just about had a heart attack!!! I was overdrawn...through no fault of my own.

Public Storage, where I've had crap stored for almost 5 years had put through my monthly payment TWICE. Stupid people.

So, I called my bank's customer service, who has helped me with similar problems before. Naturally, their policy changed and they wouldn't let me dispute it because their records showed it had been processed twice by Public Storage, so it was a legitimate charge. Sigh...

So, I waited until Public Storage opened and went over there. They printed out a ledger on my account and said, "See, we only processed it once."

So, I tried the bank again. They said, "They processed it two days in a row, so one charge probably hasn't hit your account yet."

So...bottom line...passing the buck and NOBODY was going to help me. In spite of the fact that I pointed out this was a THREE DAY WEEKEND and they were leaving me overdrawn...with two OD charges to hit my account in addition to the $71 overdrawn.

Double sigh.

As a last resort, I went to my bank branch...which is a long way from where I live, cause that's the way everything is in SoCal.

AND THEY HELPED ME. I love my branch. Hate the bank. Hate Public Storage. Love the branch.

Whew!

Way Cool - Tournament of Roses Volunteer Work

Got a community paper in the mail today with an ad asking for volunteers from this area to help decorate the community's float entry in the Tournament of Roses.

My kids and I have wanted to do something like this FOREVER, so I think we're going to volunteer to help.

What a neat opportunity.

Writing

Well, I didn't get as much done tonight as I'd have liked to, but I did spend about five hours working on loglines and query letters for my screenplays today. So, I guess I don't feel too bad about not getting as much done on my novel.

Sent out a query to Heydey Films, who did the Harry Potter Films. I got to send them 5 different ideas, so fingers crossed that they find something they like amongst them. I queried everything from fantasy to comedy to horror, so maybe...

Beginning of the End 727 words

I'm going to try to get more done tomorrow.