It seems DA has become the place where I dump all the negative aspects of my life. Oh well.

Back on topic, I hate Play-N-Trade.

I, like so many others, pre-ordered the new Halo 3: ODST. I've been eagerly awaiting it. I spent yesterday catching up on my work so I would have time to play uninterrupted. I sat through my Physiology lab today and did my best not to fidget in eager anticipation. Once class let out I drove across town, got money from the bank and arrived at the mall. Inside, I found that the store I had pre-ordered through, Play-N-Trade (hereafter referred to as PnT), was gone.

Let me repeat: THE STORE WAS FUCKING GONE.

I had no warning, I was not contacted in any way. After calling the PnT store in Evans (one hour from here) I found that the store had moved to FUCKING NORTH AUGUSTA. WITHOUT FUCKING WARNING.

I'm heading over there after my public speaking class (another thing I hate) and then you will hear the end of this tale. UNLESS THEY FUCK ME OVER AGAIN.

[[EDIT: ONLY A LITTLE BIT FUCKED OVER]]

I'm back form my jaunt to North Augusta (hereafter: NA) and have eaten! I still don't have my game, but it seems this rabbit hole was deeper than it first appeared.

The PnT in NA wasn't open yet. However, they had the door propped open because the air conditioning had yet to be turned on. So I took the open door as invitation to dump on them.

Only not really. I don't like talking to strangers.

Anyway. It turns out that, by order of the manager, the store I pre-ordered from a month ago was supposed to have stopped taking pre-orders TWO MONTHS AGO.

So, not my fault, not the store's fault, this is the fault of Pants-on-Head-Retarded-Employee who I will call AssHat.

We all make mistakes of course, but little AssHat here had a month at least to get used to a very simple rule in between the rule being made and me pre-ordering. A Month. Four weeks. Twenty-eight days. You get the idea.

Maybe AssHat was so dumbfounded by the idea of a girl ordering a Halo game that his brain short-circuted? Were I more good looking I would give him that excuse, but alas I am not.

So now I must wait a day at the very least to get ODST. I guess I'll update this one more time when I FINALLY GET THE FUCKING GAME.

[[To Be Concluded? Yes.]]

I HAVE IT.

Drove out allllll the way to NA (only about 1/2 hour drive, BUT STILL) showed up at the little store that's not even halfway set up yet, and got my goddamn game.

I admit I am pleased that with how quickly they fixed the results of AssHat's stupidity.

Still, doesn't mean I will ever ever ever buy from them again, the trust has been taken out behind the shed and shot twice. And the fact that they're now 30-40ish minutes away from my house. But the first is the more important reason.

Now, I will play ODST how it was meant to be played: in the nude. (according to Becky, but I do so like the idea of controlling an elite space marine whilst naked.)