the pony express worked better

today i had to mail a letter/document thingy

to san diego.

it needs to be there by december 31st.....

which is in two days.

so i thought,

okay i'll just pay like five bucks and have it shipped priority

overnight.

no big deal.

yeah.

so let's fast forward to me standing in line at the post office.

one person working?

twenty people standing in line.

i'm inbetween a woman that smells like strong floral perfume

and an attractive hipster wearing a wedding ring.

my mother and sister are waiting in the car.

after twenty minutes in line

i finally explain to the man working what i'm wanting to do with this envelope

and he goes,

okay miss, that will cost you $18.79.

seriously?

it's seriously TWENTY dollars to mail a tiny, little envelope to san diego overnight?

so i paid it.

and then he goes,

well just so you know, we're only responsible for getting the letter 

TO

san diego.

it's guaranteed to get to san diego tomorrow.

but there's no guarantees that the california post office will decide to get it to your destination tomorrow...

um. great.
then i'd love a refund if they just DECIDE not to get it to my destination
thank you very much.

so
i'm possibly out of luck,

folks.

i am not loving the mail system,
or my procrastination skills
 right now.

xo