I'm one of those people that are referred to as "high strung." I panic easily, get upset over small matters and worry like there's no tomorrow. I realize this makes me insufferable and only the most patient, bravest of boyfriends have ever stuck with me for more than 6 months, but I cannot change who I am.
Today is another brilliant example of the roller coaster that is my personality.
I got home today and for the first time since Sunday, I checked my mail box. The other two days it was pissing rain, so I was in a hurry to get home and into dry clothes. I wanted to see if my clothes delivery from Nissen had come in yet, so I started sorting through all the crap stuffed into the cubicle.
Inside my mail box, along with the usual ads that I throw in the trash, were 3 delivery notices from UPS. I was puzzled because while I have been on an ordering spree lately, all my items were from Japanese companies who use Kuroneko or the much hated Sagawa Transport. Then I noticed the sender was from Canada. Not my mom for sure, she sends everything by the cheapest possible method of Canada Post. Then it dawned on me, could this be my birth certificate copy I ordered way back when?
(Side story here) It occurred to me not long ago that my passport was going to expire soon. I've been here 5 years now! And since this is the first time I've had to renew a passport overseas, I was a little worried about the way to go about it. I looked it up online and cursed my nationality. Canada has one of the strictest damn passport applications ever. Why can't I be American and just waltz in, pay my 7000 yen or whatever and walk out with a passport? Canada, today I do not heart thee. According to the website, I need to show my birth certificate when I bring in my application. I also need all the normal stuff like a guarantor to sign my papers and photo (which cannot be from a photo booth, but rather from a studio which will charge me a ransom for it after they stamp and date the back). I don't have a copy of my birth certificate in Japan, and the one in Canada is lost somewhere in a mountain of boxes from when my mom moved house. It's in the garage somewhere, but I don't think my mother will ever find it. I decided the most expedient thing to do was order a new one and suck up the 3500 yen fee for replacing it.
So, back to the mailbox. I saw on the delivery notice that the business hours were until 8 p.m., so I instantly called from my cellphone. I get a message saying their new operating hours are only until 6:30. FUCK ME. I never get home from work before 7:30, so how the hell can I get my damn package? They aren't open on weekends! And the last slip said final attempt on it!!!!! You can see where the panic comes in here.
I rushed upstairs, ran by Mochi (who was rather put out I didn't do my usual "drop everything and cuddle my baby" routine) and got online to try and sort out a redelivery date. Seems they "may not be able to re-deliver the package at a set time", so even if I ask them to deliver it again tomorrow, I'll miss the delivery guy. Again. And UPS is all about business delivery and customer service? This is why I love Kuroneko. They will deliver anytime anywhere at a moment's notice. Why can't UPS be like that? They're a GLOBAL COMPANY for chrissakes.
Okay, don't panic. If it gets sent back to Canada, they can redeliver, right? The government of Canada won't metaphorically flip me the bird and keep the fee they charged for my certificate, will they? I won't be forced out of the country when my passport expires, right? I could try to sneak out of work and get home by six....
This is why I never sleep at night.
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