Damn Nigerian Scammers!
Neil Perry - So Tom Cruise Turns to Me and SaysWe just got back from the mall. We took the bus like we always do, but it was packed to the point where we had to stand. It reminded me of the good ol’ days when we lived in Philly, haha. Justin bought this blue hoodie from Urban Outfitters that looks almost identical to this one he’s been sweating from American Apparel. I got two pairs of jeans and a grey sweater.
My Amazon account was compromised two weeks ago and I’ve been dealing with the nightmare ever since I found out (like a week ago). Someone ordered three PS2s and had them sent to one of the addresses on file and then tried to get the sellers to send them to a different phony address somewhere in Texas. The purchases threw my account into the negative so now I have a shitload of overdraft fees from M&T Bank. I really hope this is cleaned up soon with my bank and with Amazon. 
I haven’t felt the drive to blog, although I have had a few noteworthy things happen in my life. I was sick for like two weeks with a sinus infection, and I’m still coughing and have a cold although the antibiotics took care of the fluorescent aspect of my mucous, haha eww! I’ve been busy doing some actual web work, as in an actual paying job, which has been fun/scary. Also, coursework is starting to pile up finally and college is getting a little more time consuming so, although it’s annoying, I feel like they are starting to earn that tuition money I paid them. 
I have to read 5 chapters for this one class that I haven’t even started even though midterms are around the corner and I know all of the questions are essays… and I have a thesis paper due for another class, and the list goes on and on.
I told Justin that we need to start taking our Italian lessons again, because our trip is coming up next summer and I’d like to be decent at communicating. Also, I have been feeling really motivated by how well we can understand Italian films and even the Latin used in our science and history classes is easier to understand. For a while I thought maybe I was silly for choosing a language with such limited influence in the modern world, but I’m feeling good about it again.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I just found your site today and it looks very cool. I love the layout. I was surprised to see At the Drive-In because every time I mention them to someone, they look at me like I’m crazy… maybe it’s cause they split up a while ago. Anyway, they are a pretty sweet band, though, and I’m glad someone else appreciates them.
Sucks about your Amazon account. My history professor sells books on Amazon and he says that they really screw sellers over a lot, but this seems like it is on a totally different level.
Work is piling up for me, too, but I try not to stress too much about anything. That’s my philosophy when it comes to school
I felt silly for a while when I decided to learn German, but when I went to Germany last spring, I finally felt how useful it is when you can speak with an entire country of people. Plus, if you speak an unusual language, it could work to your advantage when you are in a situation where you are the only one who knows that language in a group. It becomes a unique skill to offer.
Great blog and site! I’ll definitely be coming back again.
- Erin Lynn
October 8th, 2008 at 8:20 am
RAWR! That majorly sucks. :(
- Dizzy
October 8th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I wish I were going to Italy.
I wish I were going anywhere.
- Heathee
October 9th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I am totally sorry about your amazon account! I love my bank because they call me whenever something off-the-wall comes through, even if it’s just shopping at the mall, they always like to make sure! Hopefully you get everything clear!
- Becky
October 10th, 2008 at 9:03 am
That sucks what happened to your Amazon account, and I hope it all gets sorted out! Italian sounds like such a fun language to learn… I’m thinking about taking it later. ^^
- Jade
October 11th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Hey Ashley,
thanks for the comment on my blog,somehow I decided to drop by my blog again today and saw your comment…and it kinda kicked me in the butt to come back to the blogging world :D
long story short,I got a new blog,it would be cool if you changed your link :D
and I am so sorry about your amazon account.
something similar happened to me before,it really sucks!
I hope you will get it all sorted out!
- tina
October 13th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I am sorry your amazon account got compromised. My boyfriend’s Xbox account did about a month ago and he still hasn’t gotten about half of his money back :-(
I hope it turns out better for you though!
Alright I am packing my first box now, haha! I HATE moving too ;-)
- Steph
October 14th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I love shopping :) I am going to an urban planet for the first time soon, its looks really cool :) (they only have like 5 in canada or something). !
- Vickii
October 15th, 2008 at 3:39 am
Oh my, I hope you get all that Amazon shin-dig sorted out!
Ooo, heading to Italy soon?! I hope you have a fantastic time – though its hard not too, you’re in Europe! At work I speak basic Italian with the Italian (duh) customers, it’s a fun language to speak and learn.
- Winnifred
October 18th, 2008 at 6:10 am
oh my gosh!!! I hope the issue is resolved soon!
- aileen
October 19th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Wow, that sucks about your Amazon account. Did you contact them about it? Is there anything they can do for you?
- Arwen
October 20th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Oh that sucks about your Amazon account. I hope everything gets resolved soon. I can’t believe your bank didn’t try to contact you about such a big purchase online.
- Charity
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:51 am
Learning a new language seems very challenging. I do hope your plans push through next summer and have fun :)
- Filipina Web Designer
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I hope everything is working out with your Amazon account. It’s horrible that people do things like that!
I hope you enjoy your trip! Learning new languages is fun…I keep meaning to try and do that, but I don’t seem to beable to keep up well. I’m trying to learn Japanese but seem too be easily distracted.
- Carla
October 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
thats sucks about your Amazon account – I hope you get it all sorted out soon and get the monies payed back =(
- Fee