I am furious right now! I don’t think there’s a brood of vipers more venomous than credit card companies! They make Dracula look like the cast of Sanrio:

Remember the good ole days when you would hop down to your local computer market and find a product on sale for $40 if you were willing to go through the hassle of Mail-In-Rebates and waiting a few months for your check?
Yeah, those good ole days. Well… let me be the Nightmare before YOUR CHRISTMAS

in telling you that the good ole days have gone. YES, we are in an economic crisis started by the loan sharks who now carry names such as “Bank of America”, “Citi Bank”, and your neighborhood “Capitol One”… and they have yet hatched another scheme to make your life MORE BROKE than ever.

Those good ole days when you would wait a few months and get your rebate check in the mail.. .well, those days are gone. They’re traded in for something even more “better”, and by better I mean to say the entire process is still the same but oh.. wait.. wait, there’s the pay off.. you get a “prepaid credit card” in the mail with the amount of your rebate! Yes, that’s right! OH PLASTIC HOW we worship your divine ability to make our life SO MUCh better…

Yes, these “prepaid credit card” (IE: Rebates) which expire within one year. Well… at least they’re still valid for a longer period than CASH. OH, you know HOW cash is.. always expiring three months too soon… JUST IMAGINE, you get TWELVE WHOLE months before it’s monetary value DISSAPEARS RIGHT? WRONG!

These “prepaid credit/rebate cards” are not ATM accessible. No withdrawing cash from the card; oh no, REAL money in your hands? How could we, the banks, ever ENTRUST you with the care of your own money. HOW SILLY!

Not only that, these “prepaid credit/rebate cards” have the words “DEBIT” imprinted on the card… but when you decide to use it, it must be used as a “credit card”. HMMM… isn’t that odd? I wonder why?

I AM SOOOO annoyed with these “REBATE/PREPAID Credit Card”. Call me a cranky old lady but these “prepaid rebate/credit cards” DO NOTHING but encourage the public to SPEND! God forbid you actually TRY to pay off your bills with YOUR MAIL-IN-REBATES, oh no.. .we don’t allow that… but you can use this on your OTHER retail purchases. WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO BUY MORE STUFF HUH!? DON’T give me my money back and TELL me how and when and where and ON WHAT I can use it for! This is the last time I am going to go through the hassle of doing rebates.

You see, before this fiasco started there use to be a real incentive to wait those couple of months. I would get a check, deposit the money, and do whatever I please without having to worry about expiration dates. Now, there is absolutely no incentive for me to go through the hassle of dealing with rebates. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.

SO SCREW YOU CITI PREPAID CREDIT CARD FROM CORSAIR. You make me sick.

I lost my California Voter’s Card and managed to get a replacement but not after jumping through some hoops. It’s surprising how little information there is on the internet regarding “how to get a copy of your California Voter’s Card”. So here’s how I did it.

If you live in LA and need a replacement Voter’s Card (not a voter’s registration card, but an actual copy of your voter’s card), write a letter or drop by your County Clerk’s/Registrar Recorder’s office and request a replacement voter’s card. County Office locations for mailing letters may differ from directions to the actual building, so please check with your County Office before making a personal trip. There is a small $1.50 fee currently for processing, please check with your county offices for changes in fees.

I sent in a letter and a check to my county office (Alhambra residents mail your requests to):
Registrar Recorder
PO Box 1024
Norwalk, CA 90651

In the letter make sure to state your request (wanting a replacement voter’s card), full name, home address, driver license number, birth date, and a telephone number or email address just in case the office needs to call/email you. I do not recommend sending cash through the mail so don’t forget to include the check for $1.50.

If all goes well, you should receive an official copy of your voter’s card plus a receipt and an official paper stamped with purple ink stating your right to vote, so good luck!

Malaysian sensation Avi Zee’s CD is coming out today! Go grab it, this is real music for the soul:

Wow, long time no update. So sorry about that. There’s so much going on right now in so many ways that I’ve neglected my blog.

First off, I’d like to say that yes… there is a God. I got accepted into Art Center College of Design again lol This time though, for Entertainment Design. Last Fall 2008 through some changes within the school, where certain incoming Illustration students were not informed, I found out during orientation that Entertainment Design (which use to be a track under Illustration) was no longer part of Illustration. Long story shortened, Art Center allowed me to fully withdraw from Illustration because of this mix up (I didn’t get my tuition deposit back though… eh). So much for the cross country move ey? That was a slap in the face.

Regardless though, it’s a miracle I got accepted for the Fall 2009 Entertainment Design program. Thank you Lord Jesus! This acceptance was literally a miracle, I don’t know how I even made it in lol I have to thank everybody who helped me so much through this past year, you guys know who you are. This past year has been rough for everyone, the whole economy. So shines a miracle in a weary world!

Sorry about the no photos. I love posting up pictures but I sold my old digital camera and am holding out for a new one. So until then, it’ll be boring text for awhile.

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Thank you James Wilkin for the wonderful presents, the flowers are so beautiful!
Thanks to everybody else who wished me my best 22nd birthday!

Now let’s everybody gain a few pounds over Thanksgiving, and then some! =D

Special thanks to Agnes Kim for the photos! I totally forgot my camera. YUUUUM Dona ROSA!

My fortune cookie at PF Changs for the first time: