Like a slew of people playing Rock Band 2, I'm only just now encountering The Main Drag. So far everything I've heard is good. download some songs here:
mediafire link
and visit their website, which also features downloads, here:
official website
Saturday, October 11, 2008
nights filled with longer hours
Like a slew of people playing Rock Band 2, I'm only just now encountering The Main Drag. So far everything I've heard is good. download some songs here:
mediafire link
and visit their website, which also features downloads, here:
official website
Friday, October 10, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
I hate eBay/PayPal
Sorry, I have to vent. here it goes.
a while back eBay took away the ability to leave negative feedback for buyers. as a sometimes seller this pissed me off, but honestly, I have 100% feedback, so I figured I'd cross that bridge if/when I came to it.
Fast-forward to today. I received a PayPal payment for an eBay auction for less than $100, and I see something I had never seen before: "Payment Status: On Hold - Ship now"
WTF? long story short, here is the new, seemingly arbitrary policy:
http://pages.ebay.com/sell/update08/rewardsfaq/#27
I called PayPal and asked them why this particular payment was put on hold, but they could not or would not tell me. I received two other payments over the weekend, one for more, one for less, and neither was held. I'm guessing this one was held because the buyer made an eBay User Information Request. Perhaps he did it on purpose, to trigger the hold, I don't know. He said he did it to get my payment information, but of course I had sent him an invoice the day before, right after the auction closed. I know, spam filter got it. could be.
In any event, this new hold policy, combined with the lack of negative feedback for buyers puts me in a bind. all a buyer has to do is claim they had a problem with the item after they receive it, and I am screwed. I have no recourse. No way to recoup the money, I was never given, not even the shipping cost (PayPal holds *ALL* the money, including the shipping) and I can't even leave negative feedback. I refunded the money in this case, and told the buyer why. I hope they understand. I refuse to ship and item before I am paid for it, not without prior authorization. nobody else works that way in the real world, why should I?
When will somebody create a real alternative to eBay/PayPal?
a while back eBay took away the ability to leave negative feedback for buyers. as a sometimes seller this pissed me off, but honestly, I have 100% feedback, so I figured I'd cross that bridge if/when I came to it.
Fast-forward to today. I received a PayPal payment for an eBay auction for less than $100, and I see something I had never seen before: "Payment Status: On Hold - Ship now"
WTF? long story short, here is the new, seemingly arbitrary policy:
http://pages.ebay.com/sell/update08/rewardsfaq/#27
I called PayPal and asked them why this particular payment was put on hold, but they could not or would not tell me. I received two other payments over the weekend, one for more, one for less, and neither was held. I'm guessing this one was held because the buyer made an eBay User Information Request. Perhaps he did it on purpose, to trigger the hold, I don't know. He said he did it to get my payment information, but of course I had sent him an invoice the day before, right after the auction closed. I know, spam filter got it. could be.
In any event, this new hold policy, combined with the lack of negative feedback for buyers puts me in a bind. all a buyer has to do is claim they had a problem with the item after they receive it, and I am screwed. I have no recourse. No way to recoup the money, I was never given, not even the shipping cost (PayPal holds *ALL* the money, including the shipping) and I can't even leave negative feedback. I refunded the money in this case, and told the buyer why. I hope they understand. I refuse to ship and item before I am paid for it, not without prior authorization. nobody else works that way in the real world, why should I?
When will somebody create a real alternative to eBay/PayPal?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
on my radio
I'm late to The Toxic Airborne Event party, but better late than never:
mediafire link to Sometime Around Midnight
Katy Perry covering Jill Sobule:
mediafire link to I Kissed a Girl
Friday, June 13, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Fresh Step Scoopable ad
this ad has been cracking my family up for the past two days (I'm sure the potty training makes it funnier). I pulled it out of a recent issue of People magazine.
visit the site at freshstep.com
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
glow-in-the-dark woot t-shirt submission
Glow-in-the-dark shirt.woot.com submissions are too few, and this one is not bad given the subject.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Saturday, April 19, 2008
shirt.woot derby #39
If you've ever bought anything from any woot site, login and vote for this entry:
http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=13504
Voting ends at noon CDT on Thursday, April 24th.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
He Needs Me
more grist for the actor-turned-singer debate, here is Shelley Duvall singing the Harry Nilsson composition "He Needs Me" from Robert Altman's Popeye:
mediafire link
Or if you prefer a modern update, the Jon Brion remix which was featured in Punch Drunk Love:
mediafire link
Thanks to the 'Very Pretty Music' blog for the original Popeye version:
http://veryprettymusic.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post.html
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
nothing will be lost in the end
Tegan and Sara did a live set on XM Radio's channel 52, The Verge last November. here is the last song of the set, Burn Your Life Down:
mediafire link
The whole set, with interview segments is available here:
teganandsarafans.com
It's lower quality, and one long track, but definitely worth a listen.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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