Minty!

Right before I went on vacation, I ordered a bunch of books from Amazon. I got back and there they all were... except Joanna Russ's How to Suppress Women's Writing. I thought that was kind of funny, actually, for the first week. Then the bookseller emailed me to ask for feedback on their wares, and I asked them to start a trace for the package. Instead, they refered me to Amazon customer service. I asked them to start a trace. Instead they said they were very sorry and reversed the charge to my debit card. OK, whatever. I ordered another copy, which arrived in good time.

Today the first copy arrived. It was described by the seller as being in "very good" condition. It should have been described as "ex-library (good)." The binding's in fine shape, but there's a card pocket inside, the back cover looks to have rested on a damp surface at some point in the distant past, and it reeks eye-wateringly of peppermint. (The peppermint stench is a new one on me. WTF?)

So now I'm not sure what to do. Or, rather, I know I need to contact Amazon and tell them I've got the book, but should I be trying to send it back, or keep it? And if so, should I be trying for a discount on the grounds of the misclassified condition? Decisions, decisions.

Spelling Bee!

Spelling Bee Dude said "ma-ook-a," and I was like, "huh?" until he said it meant "toward the mountains," at which point I was all, "oh, mauka." Then Spelling Bee Dude said it had no other pronunciations. And I'm all "What!?" Dad said it with two syllables. He even was a native-ish speaker, unlike Spelling Bee Dude. hmph.


Today's earrings: turtles, trees

Bedtime reading: Dragon's Claw, Peter O'Donnell