Happy New Year 2006

[solarbird]

Half my cards got returned in the mail yesterday, with a note saying that because they're square, I have to add an extra 12¢ postage to each. It would have been nice if they'd mentioned that at the post office when I was buying the postage and had the cards and envelopes right there with them. The other half - I don't know where they are. Hopefully they're still on their way. Otherwise, they may come back as well, even later.

2005 was better than 2004 and 2003 and probably 2002, but in many ways lacked the high points those years also had to help redeem them as unpleasant, but worthwhile. Hopefully 2006 will be better, and not so much of a dreary, unpleasant slog. Fingers crossed.

がんばって, everybody. Welcome, 2006.

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Happy New Year 2006

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Your 2005 Song Is

Beverly Hills by Weezer "My automobile is a piece of crap My fashion sense is a little whack And my friends are just as screwy as me" You breezed through 2005 in your own funky style!

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

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Your Hawaiian Name is:

Iwalani Kai

What's your Hawaiian Name?

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The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when everything is uncertain, one moment heaven... the next moment hell. You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring. You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is 100%. You are not suited for a monogamous relationship. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

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Your Japanese Name Is...

Ryoko Gojo

What's your Japanese Name?

Comments

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

Half my cards got returned in the mail yesterday, with a note saying that because they're square, I have to add an extra 12¢ postage to each.

That's happened to me, too. Sorry you had to find out the hard way.

[bjorker.livejournal.com]

Thirded - That happened to me too. :\ I curse the P.O.!

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

We got ours! It's lovely, Violet particularly loved it as her favorite thing to play now is "pixie' and she decided it was a pixie! Mine for you is still sitting here, as I didn't update my add less with the new North address. I *had* it since I had to provide it for the the baby shower invite list. Anyway, I had like 5 "problematic address" cards and they are still sitting here.

[aerialscribe.livejournal.com]

I received mine okay!
P.O. is clearly screwed up to be sending some but not others. I think the "square" excuse is really lame and probably untrue. I don't think they should charge you more. It's only over-size and over-weight that should be getting extra postage.

[solarbird]

Well, the reason is "not machinable," which means that they can't have the machine automatically do the zip code reading thingie. I'm pretty sure what's going on is that the sorter that sticks mail into that machine drops it long-side-down, and that it can handle right-side-up and up-side-down addresses, but not addresses written at 90 degrees of the plane. And the ones that got through are all the ones that just happened to end right-side-up or exactly upside down rather than, say, on their left or right sides.

But that's just a guess. What the label said is that they weren't machinable and the only reason on the list of reasons that fit was that the envelope was square.

[solarbird]

Seriously. I mean, if they can handle "right side up" and "up side down," why the hell can't they handle "rotated 90 degrees"?

returned mail

[johnnyskunk.livejournal.com]

I don't know whats going on with the post office I usally send christmas messsages out in a #10 standard business envelope and so far some came back
even though they were just down the block i got a few address not found to (your still at the same address as last year aren't you ?)

Re: returned mail

[solarbird]

Same as last year, different than two years ago. (56xx, not 50xx.)

[solarbird]

<laughs> Yay Violet!