Does this really happen to people?

I bought a car. A completely adorable car. My brother has been working on fixing the few things that are wrong with it, and replacing some things that are not necessities, but are nice to have (like functioning speakers). In the great state of Missouri, a body has 30 days from the purchase of a car to get it titled and registered and plated and all that good stuff. So, I have no worried about getting everything sorted out because my brother is not done working on the this and the that and the what and the have you, and HELL, I've got thirty days, right?

Aside: I know I promised an entry on my brother and the drama that took place in our lives one year ago (exactly a year ago, for real), but this is not that entry.

My brother works for a small company. The guy has, like, three employees. My brother asked for a raise recently (he is making like $7.50/hr) and instead of giving him the raise, his boss fired him Friday last, and said it was because he left work early last week to go help my sister find a tire WHEN SHE BLEW HER TIRE OUT IN SPRINGFIELD 80 MILES FROM WHERE WE LIVE. So, my brother has had extra free time in between job hunting to work on my car for me. Tuesday, his ex-boss calls him and asks him to come in so he can talk to him about whatever, and he offered my brother his job back. Wednesday, his apartment complex called him at work to tell him they were going to have my car towed b/c it did not have plates. So, my brother had to leave work early AFTER HE GOT FIRED FOR LEAVING WORK EARLY, all because his apartment complex which IS NOT EVEN AT HALF CAPACITY OF TENANTS (my brother is the only person who lives in his ENTIRE BUILDING) did not want to let my car that has been there for FOUR DAYS sit there without plates.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THIRTY DAYS?!

Liz called the apartment and explained to them the situation, that we live an hour and a half away, that my brother was doing minor repairs, and that it should be done by the weekend. They agreed to extend it until Monday, but because I was totally terrified that those idiots were gonna have my car towed I convinced Liz to ride to Springfield with me so I could pick up the title and papers, bring it all home, and then get everything registered and sorted Thursday morning. This way, I reasoned, Liz could take the plates and registration to Springfield with her Thursday evening when my brother came to get her. THIS WAS FOOL PROOF! I AM GROWNUP, HEAR ME ROAR!

I woke up Thursday morning to a text from Liz, who was at work, that read: "I just realized that you cannot get plates for a car without getting it inspected." I FUCKING HATE MISSOURI.

So, not only did I waste the gas money to drive up there, it was fucking pointless because even if you can find a place in MO to pass a car EVEN THOUGH they shouldn't, they sure as hell won't do it w/o the car being there. How's that for business ethics?

I am freaking out. My brother is on edge b/c his job is obviously not secure and he feels like he coerced me into buying a shitty car that he keeps finding little things that need to be repaired on, and all in all, I am just really annoyed. So, it's Missouri's fault. SUCK IT, MO!

Shopping sucks.

I am in an ill-ass mood. I have been ordering clothes off the interwebs b/c I need some nicer clothes for my new job (and for my life, in general, tbh). The only clothing store in a 30 mile radius is walmart, and I am kind of a snob, so I don't like to buy clothes there if I don't have to. So, yeah, I bought some shit off the internet. The first bunch of stuff I got was okay...the tops fit (but only because I remembered at the last minute that I bought some tops from this place over the summer and that they were a little too big, so I got them a size smaller), but the pants I ordered in my normal size and they were too big. So, I filled out the little return and exchange form and mailed 'em back. Today I got an email from that place telling me they no longer have those pants in stock and that they will be giving me a refund in 1-2 billing cycles. Uhm, you will sure as shit take my money with the quickness but when it comes to giving it back it might take up to two months? I NEED those pants for my job, and if you don't give me my gd money how the hell am I gonna go elsewhere to buy pants? Do you just assume, Online Retailer, that I have an unlimited and expendable income and can wait for you to get your heads out of your asses and deposit the money back into my account? Hmmm?

Then, I ordered some more tops and a vest from another place. I got that package yesterday in the mail, and was pretty frustrated b/c everything was too big, the vest was horrifying, and one of the gd shirts they sent me WAS NOT EVEN WHAT I ORDERED!!!! How they mistook a green paisley sleeveless t-shirt for a beige trimmed polo shirt is BEYOND my comprehension, but I filled the form out and got it all ready to ship back via UPS OF COURSE!

I am incredibly annoyed because I do live in a small town and I do wear plus sized clothes and MY LIFE IS JUST REALLY INCONVENIENT!!!!!