stick it to the man

Recently my laptop battery stopped holding a charge. No problem, my iBook is covered by the Apple Care Plan... I called them to see if I could get my battery replaced. TWO people that I talked to on the phone told me that a new battery would be covered by this warranty. TWO. So when my credit card was charged $100 for this new battery, I was a bit confused. I called Apple and this obnoxious girl had me on hold a good 30 minutes so that she could find out what the problem was. Apparently batteries aren't covered under the Apple Care Plan; I can go to www.apple.com/batteries to read more about it. I checked that out; there was ABSOLUTELY nothing that said ANYTHING about batteries not being covered. So I called them again. And Tony the supervisor apologized profusely that two people had given me misinformation but said that he could not credit my account for the battery unless I return the new one.

So, what to do? Pay the $100 for a battery that holds a charge, or continue to use my current laptop but only when it's plugged in to the wall? Who knows. My laptop has been pretty good to me. I'd like to upgrade but it's not imperative yet, and it's expensive to do that... so that's not really the best option for me. So we'll see. Barf, I hate computers... but you have to have them. I don't get it. I guess why they can charge you an arm and a leg for them.

On a happier note, I got off work 2 1/2 hours early today. The office closed because of graduation. I wish I was graduating but at the same time, I'm just grateful for the afternoon off. I need to pack to move to my new apartment. I'm really excited; the new bedroom is going to be a lot bigger and my closet will be too... that will be a good thing! And it will be really close to my classes so that will be fun. Beyond that... it will be fun to make new friends and experience living in a different place besides Regency.