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meletor_et_alMore on Levenger Customer Service
Jan. 24th, 2012 06:47 pmI got ambitious and called their 800 number.
The person who answered the phone was polite, and told me it was blue. I asked if they were looking at a picture on their computer - they said yes. I explained that I was seeing different colors depending on which computer I was using. They went to see if they had an actual pen available - they did. It's a green teal. Ah, well.
"Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Tell your supervisors that if someone is asking a color question, the answer needs to not be based on your computers."
"Oh, I will - I definitely learned something today. The pen looks totally different from on the screen!"
I hope they do actually do some training on that.
The person who answered the phone was polite, and told me it was blue. I asked if they were looking at a picture on their computer - they said yes. I explained that I was seeing different colors depending on which computer I was using. They went to see if they had an actual pen available - they did. It's a green teal. Ah, well.
"Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Tell your supervisors that if someone is asking a color question, the answer needs to not be based on your computers."
"Oh, I will - I definitely learned something today. The pen looks totally different from on the screen!"
I hope they do actually do some training on that.
Not a useful response
Jan. 24th, 2012 11:56 amI asked Levenger Customer Service "is the teal in a the Galaxy Aurora a green teal or a blue teal?"
I got the following response:
I sent them the following reply:
I'm assuming that I can find a useful Pantone reference somewhere. Worst case I'll find a printing house and ask them.
I got the following response:
The Galaxy Aurora pen is true to the color on the website.
I sent them the following reply:
Your answer is not useful.
When I look at your web site using my home computer, the Galaxy Aurora appears to be a blue teal. When I look at using my work computer, the Galaxy Aurora appears to be a green teal.
When I look at two different pictures of it in a recent catalog - one on the cover, the other an interior picture - one of them looks more blue, the other looks more green.
Someone needs color reproduction - especially for computer monitors - explained to them. Please go talk to your graphics department.
Now please answer my question - I need someone who has seen the Galaxy Aurora IN PERSON to tell me if it is a blue teal or a green teal.
You could answer the question one other way that would be useful - what is the Pantone color number for the teal?
I'm assuming that I can find a useful Pantone reference somewhere. Worst case I'll find a printing house and ask them.
It's been a busy week
Jan. 14th, 2012 06:12 pmDid I mention going to papersky's signing at Uncle Hugo's on Sunday? I had a delightful time at it and the meal at the Java Restaurant afterwards (let's see - attended by me, papersky, Z (who's LJ handle I've forgotten), iraunink, naomikritzer, carbonel, arkuat, lydy, dd_b, and pameladean - I would have sworn there were eleven of us, but I can't think of who the eleventh person was).
( Have I mentioned I really like my doctor? )
Wednesday was the weekly Spirit of the Century gaming - Don, Steve W, Dave M (WANOLJ that I know of) and me - we were missing Martin. We were headed into the Amazon jungle, near what is now the border between Colombia and Brazil. We have encountered the Un-Aging Golden Emperor of Rome. This could get interesting.
Thursday was dinner with Don - no Margo, she wasn't feeling well. We cooked an 11 pound bone-in ham.
Friday was dinner with![[personal profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
kalmn and her SO (does he have an LJ/DW account?). That was pasta with red sauce, diced ham (left-overs) and green beans, and they brought garlic bread and dessert. Good dinner.
Today was grocery shopping, laundry, and assorted kitchen clean-up. Shopping included Penzey's - we got a free bottle of Cinnamon Sugar, Mural of Flavor, Sunny Paris, Chinese Five-Spice Powder, Bouquet Garni and Italian Herb Mix. Tonight is supposed to be starting caramelized onions in the crock-pot, and Sunday I'm making French Market Soup in the crockpot with the left over ham bone.
papersky's signing at Uncle Hugo's on Sunday? I had a delightful time at it and the meal at the Java Restaurant afterwards (let's see - attended by me, papersky, Z (who's LJ handle I've forgotten), iraunink, naomikritzer, carbonel, arkuat, lydy, dd_b, and pameladean - I would have sworn there were eleven of us, but I can't think of who the eleventh person was).( Have I mentioned I really like my doctor? )
Wednesday was the weekly Spirit of the Century gaming - Don, Steve W, Dave M (WANOLJ that I know of) and me - we were missing Martin. We were headed into the Amazon jungle, near what is now the border between Colombia and Brazil. We have encountered the Un-Aging Golden Emperor of Rome. This could get interesting.
Thursday was dinner with Don - no Margo, she wasn't feeling well. We cooked an 11 pound bone-in ham.
Friday was dinner with
kalmn and her SO (does he have an LJ/DW account?). That was pasta with red sauce, diced ham (left-overs) and green beans, and they brought garlic bread and dessert. Good dinner.Today was grocery shopping, laundry, and assorted kitchen clean-up. Shopping included Penzey's - we got a free bottle of Cinnamon Sugar, Mural of Flavor, Sunny Paris, Chinese Five-Spice Powder, Bouquet Garni and Italian Herb Mix. Tonight is supposed to be starting caramelized onions in the crock-pot, and Sunday I'm making French Market Soup in the crockpot with the left over ham bone.
Testing...
Jan. 14th, 2012 05:50 pmI just turned on Dreamwidth cross-posting to LJ.
If I use a client to post to DW, will it get posted to LJ?
If I use a client to post to DW, will it get posted to LJ?
It's been a weekend!
Nov. 13th, 2011 02:45 pmSaturday we met mom in Hinckley at 1pm for lunch. On the way, we dropped off peonies at [info]iraunink's for sister Monica, and stopped at North Branch Outlets and bought a carry-on suitcase and a new kitchen timer - the old one finally died after a nasty fall about three years ago. On the way back, we stopped at a rental place, and rented a gasoline-powered augur / post-hole digger.
I used the augur to finis off digging the holes for the ginkgo and the forsythia we bought a couple of weeks ago. This went mostly OK - the augur did get caught on a big tree root and ran away on me. The spinning top caught me in the hands a couple of times, but did not appear to do any serious damage. I went to bed having taken ibuprofen, and slept for twelve hours.
This morning, I decided I was still in enough pain in my right hand that I was concerned, so I returned the augur, and then went off to Urgent Care. The doctor listened to my description, poked and prodded and had me move my hand, and had me x-rayed. The diagnosis was bad strain/sprain - ibuprofen, ice, and brace. Unfortunately, it seem I have left my brace at work. :(
I've also got what is going to be a very pretty bruise covering a generous third of the back of my left hand, a slight strain/sprain below my right shoulder, and a small scrape just below my right elbow.
On the positive side, the ginkgo is in the ground now!
I used the augur to finis off digging the holes for the ginkgo and the forsythia we bought a couple of weeks ago. This went mostly OK - the augur did get caught on a big tree root and ran away on me. The spinning top caught me in the hands a couple of times, but did not appear to do any serious damage. I went to bed having taken ibuprofen, and slept for twelve hours.
This morning, I decided I was still in enough pain in my right hand that I was concerned, so I returned the augur, and then went off to Urgent Care. The doctor listened to my description, poked and prodded and had me move my hand, and had me x-rayed. The diagnosis was bad strain/sprain - ibuprofen, ice, and brace. Unfortunately, it seem I have left my brace at work. :(
I've also got what is going to be a very pretty bruise covering a generous third of the back of my left hand, a slight strain/sprain below my right shoulder, and a small scrape just below my right elbow.
On the positive side, the ginkgo is in the ground now!
Minn-StF Meeting Menu
Sep. 25th, 2011 07:58 pmThis is what we have planned so far for the Minn-StF Meeting at our house on October 1st.
* Pulled Pork / Barbecued Pork Sandwiches (the hard part is done)
* Wild Rice and Black Bean Soup (this should be vegan)
* Anniversary Cake
* Assorted other munchies, exact mix to be determined
* Assorted beverages, including some beers and a couple of ciders (the alcohol is left over from Linda L.'s meeting, she passed it on)
* Pulled Pork / Barbecued Pork Sandwiches (the hard part is done)
* Wild Rice and Black Bean Soup (this should be vegan)
* Anniversary Cake
* Assorted other munchies, exact mix to be determined
* Assorted beverages, including some beers and a couple of ciders (the alcohol is left over from Linda L.'s meeting, she passed it on)
For anyone on my FL going to VividCon
Aug. 12th, 2011 10:14 amIf there's any discussion of what software anyone uses for creating vids, please let me know?
We really need to do more cooking, and less microwaving. One of the things that slows us down is having to hand-wash the non-stick frying pan.
I'd like to find a dishwasher-safe non-stick frying pan, maybe two, 8" and/or 10" diameter. The on-line reviews that I've been finding are wildly variable, and I don't have the patience to try to calibrate them. So I'm asking a pre-calibrated group.
Any suggestions?
I'd like to find a dishwasher-safe non-stick frying pan, maybe two, 8" and/or 10" diameter. The on-line reviews that I've been finding are wildly variable, and I don't have the patience to try to calibrate them. So I'm asking a pre-calibrated group.
Any suggestions?
Well, THAT'S interesting!
Jul. 26th, 2011 12:31 pmI just got in to LJ for the first time since Sunday night.
OK, maybe I didn't.
For a moment, I was seeing posts from 7/17 and earlier. None of my posts after that - of which there should have been several.
But that was while the page was still loading. When it 'finished' loading, I got the 'server is taking too long' response. And now that's all I'm getting.
:-(
OK, maybe I didn't.
For a moment, I was seeing posts from 7/17 and earlier. None of my posts after that - of which there should have been several.
But that was while the page was still loading. When it 'finished' loading, I got the 'server is taking too long' response. And now that's all I'm getting.
:-(
OK, it is HOT out there!
Jul. 18th, 2011 01:56 pmHigh in the mid-90's F, heat index predicted to be 117F. (Those are 35C & 47C for those who don't want to bother converting them.)
The A/C at work is almost keeping up. I hope it continues to do so for the next three hours. I don't know how the A/C is doing at home.
The A/C at work is almost keeping up. I hope it continues to do so for the next three hours. I don't know how the A/C is doing at home.
