[Writing Post] Stubbornness and Questions

This will come as a shock to NO ONE – but I have Journalist in my blood. I’m a WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, (especially) WHY person. It’s what drives me as a writer. It’s what gets me in trouble probably with my parents (when I was a wee one), teachers, and others along the way. I like to question. To understand. To see beyond the surface (mostly). Yes, it’s frustrating when things (like tech or math) are beyond me and try as I might I just DON’T GET IT.

Which is why I’m still talking in circles with my website hosting company for double-charging me for hosting this year. 1) Their initial chat window does not allow for screen caps or attachments, so I couldn’t provide documentation for the error their system said didn’t exist. 2) Once I COULD provide information, I still had to convince them their system was wrong and not me (No, ma’am your account was NOT double-charged according to our system, can you provide proof?) 3) Proof provided, “Oh, yes, ma’am, I see that now, we’re refunding one of the charges. So sorry for the inconvenience. Do you still have questions?

it frustrating to the customer service reps that I’m harping on it? Yes, it is. Do I mean to be a pest? Not really, but come on a little reassurance that we don’t have to do the eagle-eye on the next billing cycle would be really nice. If the authorization failed once and it’s something preventable on MY END? Let me know so I can prevent it. If the system faulted and you’re working on it? Good to know. Was it a freak solar flare? Fine. Give me more than… oops, so sorry we implied you were lying about this accounting thing. Also that “No, you’re wrong, that didn’t happen” sentiment? Doesn’t sit well with me as a Red-headed Missourian (stubborn is hard-baked into the DNA).

So, that’s part of what I’ve been doing – that and hanging on to my Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training by that same stubborn sheer will thing. Totally don’t know why I did that. Which is part of what’s thrown my writing off kilter – statistics taught by a person for whom English is at best a Second Language – maybe even tertiary. Yeah… that happened. And the pollens are trying to kill me.

BUT… We went to Austin this past weekend to the Stevie Ray Vaughn exhibit – and lunch with Renee Babcock. Also spent some time with Kat Stephens and the Famous Monsters of Filmland (or something) convention. Met Daniel Roebuck – who’s one of those character actors I LOVE. He’s been in EVERYTHING and is so versatile and warm and funny. And bought an awesome pen.

THEN hey! Last night? Last night I DID STUFF. I wrote fiction words. I worked on a pile of filing/decluttering. I ACCOMPLISHED STUFF! I didn’t do a lot of words, but they’re new words. They’re progress words. Which means even though I’m heading out of town again next week, maybe I won’t be in quite as much of a fog when I get back this time.

FORWARD PROGRESS!!!!!

Tags: Questions, stubbornness, Writing