I just need to rant about a couple of things.
Today I made some enquiries about going over to Great Barrier Island for a weekend as part of a research trip. The trouble is there are only two ways to go. By ferry or by plane. Flying is over $200 return and I'd also have to spend more just to get to the airport and that takes all of my budget for the trip. By boat is better as it's less than $100 but here's the problem: they don't sail on Saturdays and only sail early in the morning. Which makes it extremely inconvenient for me as I can't really take more time off work.
If I wasn't the only person able to answer the goddamn phone, it wouldn't be an issue. But therein lies the problem. I took a couple of days off last month to go and see family, since it was several hundred kms away from where I live and it meant no one was able to pick up calls at work. There is only one person who does the whole customer service bit, and that's me. The customers weren't abusive when I did finally get in to work, but they could have been. Yet here I am feeling guilty for needing to take time off so I can see family and I would feel even worse for wanting to take time off to go and do research for my book I'm writing.
What made me feel even worse was I got sick right after I got back from the trip to my hometown and had to take more time off work. As it was, I went into work feeling really sick, passing my bugs around, because hey, there was no one to do my job and the work backed up.
Next year will be a little different. At least, I hope so. I'm planning on a big trip in May and I hope there will be someone to cover my job.
Anyway, I sort of had an argument, by email, with the tourism company. I get that it's not economical to do sailings every day, but geez, why can't they cater for the weekend hoppers?
That's not the only thing I'm pissed off about. And okay, this is getting kind of personal, but this really annoys me. I go into a shop looking for underwear - panties, that is. Now I know I need to lose weight, but why is it that the cheaper garments they sell these days have such a narrow band that they won't hold anything up for five seconds, let alone an entire day. And why do the wider ones have to cost upwards of $10? It's underwear, for crying out loud! How expensive can it be? Not to mention the fact that the stuff isn't that attractive. I mean, seriously, why would any woman be caught dead in this crap? But if you want something nice, you have to pay megabucks. Ever hear of recession people? No one can afford to spend $20 on a pair of panties that aren't going to last more than a few washes anyway!
I hate my life sometimes.
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