- The bf and I have been talking about air plants and then I saw these. It’s unanimous. We must have them (or something like them diy style because they’re kinda pricey and that’s how I roll). (from etsy shop Mudpuppy)
- This is a helpful seafood guide you can print out.
- I’ve been playing around with headers for the blog ever since Thesis updated with an easy header uploader. I’ll probably be changing them on the regular since I get bored pretty easily. Also, ever since I downloaded PhotoMix and realized I could add text, I’ve been back to downloading free fonts like a maniac. I had thousands of fonts when I was a teen but lost them all in The Great Crash of 1998. What. A. Dork. (I had +/- 30 pen pals at one time and took my letter writing seriously.) Fontspace is my favorite source for free fonts since they have everything and you can type your own text in and see what it will look like as you browse.
- This great Tom Binns cuff has the lyrics to The Smiths classic song, “How Soon is Now?” engraved on it. Nowhere in the description at Net-A-Porter do they attribute the song. I think they should. (Update – they added the song info! Yay!)
- Hilarious parody on the Cami Secret. NSFW for language.
- So, you know the bf’s baby got fried by a roof leak on August 5th… his baby being a 100-lb wall-mounted 50″ flat screen plasma TV that he just bough in May. Well… I calmed him down in the middle of the crisis with the reassurance that we have renter’s insurance. “It’s okay honey! We’re covered! We’re responsible adults and covered our asses!” I filed a claim, the adjuster came out, they contacted the landlord to confirm damage, etc. Everything seemed to be rolling along just fine until a woman called to tell me that because there wasn’t an actual hole in the ROOF, but rather flashing that needed to be re-tarred, we weren’t covered. Okay. What? I lost it. I could feel violent rage surging through every cell in my body. I cut her off and launched into a tirade, “Oh, I get it. This is one of your weaselly loopholes to get out of paying for our damage. Okay well, I need to calm down before we discuss this any further but I can promise you that I will not be renewing our policy with Allstate and I will NEVER seek out your services for any other property I may need insured in the future!” and I hung up on her. The bf and I looked over the policy and there was nothing stating any of this crap. An hour later and I am still vibrating on the inside but I will definitely be calling someone else tomorrow and figuring out this load of total bullshit. (I swear to god, it just never quits!)
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I almost posted that Cami Secret parody, too! Ha ha. I can’t imagine who buys those.
I can’t believe your renter’s insurance doesn’t cover flashing issues. When you call back, make them tell you exactly where in the policy it says that kind of thing isn’t covered, because it sounds like B.S. It may be something you have to go after your landlord about. I feel your pain on that — I’m having issues/leaks with my flashing over my bay window and need to get it resealed. Such a PITA.
Oh, I’m definitely asking where this is in the policy because I’ve looked at everything and saw no mention of any stipulations other than straight up flooding and plumbing back-ups… and I had one person from Allstate tell me it’s a good thing we weren’t on the 1st floor because we wouldn’t have been covered.
Something is definitely fishy with this and if I have to take them to small claims court, I will.
That seafood guide is interesting. I haven’t eat seafood much since I left the coast. Sad (and somewhat worried) to see that most of my favorite items are under once a month and one of my favorites is under avoid (Chilean sea bass is worth every penny).
I cannot wait to play with Fontspace when I get home!
It really is sad! I don’t eat much seafood either but when it gets down to having to verify where it came from, wild or farm raised… good grief. We really need to get our water cleaned up.
Oh man, you’re going to lose hours on Fontspace. It’s fun trying to find one that really personifies the aesthetics of your blog!
The insurance issue sounds totally bogus. If you can’t find a clause in your policy, then they’re lying. Plus, you never know, maybe the person you talked to doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about.
I got it all figured out and well, we’re legitimately screwed according to VA renter’s policies. I’ll update on it all soon. Sucks soooo hard!
What? You’re screwed? Can you go after your landlord, because your landlord should have insurance on the building.
Yeah… unfortunately that’s what we’re going to have to do. It was a maintenance issue on his part. Don’t know exactly how I want to approach it just yet though.