Ok, so the parcel still hasn't come. Where the hell is it? We dunno. Parcel force delivered something else to Tom this morning, but not the box for me and Merv. Checked the tracking on the website, and it STILL says it's due on the 16th. That was Saturday. No update.

Now what? Anger. Merv tried to call them, and got no where. The won't answer their phone at the depot, and the general customer service is no help what-so-ever, saying they'll email the depot. I already did that on Saturday, so I dunno what good that's gonna do.
So, we're gonna borrow Tom's car and drive to Romford and throw down. If they've lost it, there will be hell. Especially after paying £136-and-some-change to get it out of customs. Chances are, it's not "lost", but one of their underpaid drivers saw it was insured for $700 and thought ..good stuff!.. and knicked it to give to their family or something. Either way, we're going to go down there and raise holy hell, not that it'll get us anywhere. But it'll be fun to threaten them with anything from police action to BBC watchdog (where they've already made an appearance: http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/services/services_20060321.shtml). So, mom is going to work up some sort of itemized list, so if we do end up filing a police report we have something to go by. And I'm going to fight tooth and nail to get the customs fee back if they have in fact 'lost' it.

I'm too fucked off to write without rambling in circles. Grrr.

And I'm leaving this public, because I think it should be known.
(cross-posted lj_uk)

Ok, seriously folks. I know Sienna Miller and Kate Moss are well dressed and all. They can actually pull off the crap 80's look with OK results. NEWS FLASH: You are not Sienna or Kate. You are not a high paid actress/model that can wear/do whatever she wants. You are a University student. We are here to learn, not to be at a fashion show.
Why do women insist on getting all their wobbly bits out the minute the sun shows itself? Muffin-top, the phenomenon of girls wearing jeans a size too small with their back fat pouring out the tops, is not something to boast about. Wearing a mid-drift top when you are displaying muffin-top is not acceptable. It makes me want to spit my coffee on you. Other unacceptable things: putting your tits on display, wearing a mini-skirt without crossing your legs, wearing skin-tight tanktops that hardly meet your bellybutton.
Ok, so as if the 80's comeback wasn't bad enough, what is it with girls in Britain dressing up for Uni like they are going to the club? Why, oh why, fellow women? Is this some kind of lashing out at the years of uniforms you were forced to wear at school?
In the US, most people dress relatively plain for Uni and save the fancy stuff for the club. So I'm having a hard time grasping why I feel like I've gone to The Walkabout when all I'm trying to do is return a library book.

So, in conclusion, the sun is a wonderful thing. The 80's, and your too tight and ugly clothes, are not wonderful things. Can someone PLEASE draft a memo that says University is not a fashion show? Or maybe I missed the memo, and suddenly it's not about what you learn, but what you wear while you're attempting to do it.

N.B. No, I'm not bitter. I'm just annoyed at the current fashion trends and the fact that I can't buy anything in the shops that isn't horrendously ugly.