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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

this is not a hallmark moment.

Boo on today.

I woke up. Got annoyed by my email. Got concerned as to why etsy and paypall had not notified me of a transaction. Checked my paypal account. Got angry when I noticed EVERYTHING HAD BEEN TRANSFERED OUT OF IT by a noname being. Called paypal. Cried to some poor guy who asked me to please “not hold this against [him] personally.” Promised him I wouldn’t. Talked to someone else at paypal. Found out some hacker had stolen my money. They promised it would be back by the end of the day. Changed my paypal password.

Got to work. Found out our computer system was down due to storms in Chicago…(Is everyone okay in Chicago?) Had to take credit cards numbers and manually enter them later.

Went to Barnes & Noble to buy Breaking Dawn as this morning I finished Eclipse. They were out of stock. I nearly cried again in B&N.

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

As of now, my paypal account has been re-credited with my missing money. (Hooray!) Etsy and paypal are still not notifying me of transactions. (Are any other etsy sellers – or buyers – having this problem?)

I have approximately 8 hours and 45 minutes to turn this day around. I suspect some wine may be involved.

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16 responses to “this is not a hallmark moment.”

  1. Kal Barteski Avatar
    Kal Barteski

    OH No. This sounds terrible. Terrible day. BOOO to this weird Tuesday. I am having a like day, too. Although touch wood my PayPal money is still intact. But, I better go check. Even Pilot is a royal grump today.
    Hugs to you.

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  2. jen Avatar
    jen

    Oh no … that sucks! Hoping the day (what’s left of it) turns around for you.

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  3. lpmkate Avatar
    lpmkate

    Sorry things are sucking. It’s in the air. My kids broke another VCR and snot is pouring out of everyone. I think a good cry might help my mood…hmmm worth considering. Sounds like paypal is good at getting on it though. Enjoy your wine.

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  4. Cameron Avatar
    Cameron

    Oh, yes, enjoy your wine! Sorry for such a bad day. 😦
    You’re the second person (in my little list of people I follow) to blog about Breaking Dawn… guess I’m going to have to check it out!

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  5. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    Hugs! Hope it gets better for ya soon!

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  6. mandy dake Avatar
    mandy dake

    Ohhhh I am so sorry to hear about your day, but I am extatic to know that you are reading the Twilight series.. I can’t get enough of it. I am 300+ pages into Breaking Dawn..

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  7. tara pollard pakosta Avatar
    tara pollard pakosta

    so sorry things are so bad! cheer up!!!
    okay here in chicago burbs!
    although we had some nasty weather!
    tara
    HOPE Your day went betteR!

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  8. RachelG Avatar
    RachelG

    Yaaay for money being returned to you!
    Yaaay for wine! Here’s to a fantastic tomorrow!(and to exclamation points!)

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  9. Casey Avatar
    Casey

    oh no! what a crappy day. Hoping it gets better soon!
    Let me know if you need me to pick a copy of Breaking Dawn up to zip up to you. I seem to see it everywhere I go lately. It’s torture since I’m only half way through the first one! 😉

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  10. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    oh, i’m sorry about your bad day! that sounds terrible. breaking dawn is worth the wait. this will make it all the more happy for you once you do get your hands on it. i hope the rest of your day turns out much, much better! wills happiness elise’s way

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    ramenrentresumes.com

    Oh no! glad u got the $$ back!

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  12. man Avatar
    man

    what a total drag. my paypal seems to be ok and not having any issues, but who knows?
    i’m glad you got it all worked out and i hope you don’t have to go through that again!

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  13. elizabeth Avatar
    elizabeth

    boooo. hope all of that gets better 😦
    but, yes, YAY for wine!!

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  14. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    my local borders has lots of copies of breaking dawn.
    sorry for your bad day. it seems to be one more reason I don’t want to join paypal.

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  15. melanie Avatar
    melanie

    do you want me to bring you my bdawn? i’m all done 😉

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  16. Whitney Avatar
    Whitney

    I went to the Midnight release for Breaking Dawn last weekend and they were sold out before I got to the front of the line. I feel your sentiments. Boo.

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