Quincy Jade
22 Cottage Ave.
Quincy, MA 02169
I used to love this restaurant. Good cheap Chinese food quickly. But now that it's under new management, things have gone downhill.
Case in point, this past Saturday night. I felt like Chinese so I ordered my usual which I haven't had for months. As always, the delivery was quick but when I got back up to my apt, I opened the bag and only recognized the white rice. Seriously, how do people like Peking ravioli? There is nothing appealing about pork paste. So I called the restaurant and asked for a refund. The woman I spoke to said no problem.
Guess what? The restaurant still charged me. I finally got a chance to speak to the owner tonight who said that he won't refund me since A) I didn't talk to him Saturday night and B) What I'm asking for is basically "free food". Oh yeah since I told him I threw out the food, he told me that if I brought back the food he'd refund me double. What a little psycho, huh? I might be unemployed but I'm not so desperate to go rooting through my own garbage to make $40. Needless to say, a nice BBB complaint is heading their way and I have spoken to my bank to complain as well. I am kinda toying with the idea of lugging a big bag of garbage to the restaurant and claiming my money ha!
Quincy Jade SUCKS! Quincy Jade SUCKS! Quincy Jade SUCKS! Quincy Jade SUCKS! Quincy Jade SUCKS!
Okay, now that I have that out of my system, what's another Chinese restaurant in Quincy that delivers good food?
July 30 UPDATE!
I got a full refund processed today. My two-front attack worked: bank and BBB.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Doing the Work
For those of you who haven't tried therapy, there are several kinds of approaches. My first long-term therapist basically sat and listened then allowing me to make connections and reflect on what I have been saying. It was a fairly passive therapy. My new therapist is a lot more interactive and I think he is doing cognitive behavioral therapy. That is a lot more work on the patients part. I find it half liberating and half exhausting. Some of the stuff I discover is just so darn obvious and I laugh that I didn't see it. Or some stuff I wind up crying about on the way home.
Today, I picked up a book I bought eons ago called Getting the Love You Want. I wanted to re-read it because I'm lending it to a friend this week. I bought it a couple years ago because Oprah was raving about it and it sounded interesting. I got 3 chapters in, felt upset and ate a ton of ice cream. Talk about eating your feelings! Well, at least I have something good to talk about for my session this week. I think what upset me is that the book talks about how through childhood wounding our personalities learn to adapt and a part of our true selves dies. Plus, that we instinctively seek out mates with the same positive and negative traits as our parents because our subconscious wants to fix childhood pain. So I got upset. Also, Turkey Hill's Southern Lemon Pie ice cream is AMAZING!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
My Love/Hate Relationship with Summer
I'd like to start off with the things I like about summer. Swimming - beaches, pools or lakes. There is nothing nicer than feeling the cool water against skin. I also like the squish of wet sand under my feet. I love all summer fruits especially melons. Ice cream is really satisfying on hot days too. I also like people's open schedules thanks to vacation time.
This chart explains my #1 reason to hate summer:
Basically, I am a ghost skin pigment-wise, on the chart I'm I. My dad on the other hand is III or IV. Why did that gene have to skip me damn it?!? I have acted like I am a bronze goddess as I grew up, unfortunately. I used coconut oil to tan, I didn't use water-proof lotion while wearing a black bathing suit which resulted in first degree burns on my shoulders. I am so on the Expressway to Skin Cancer. I wish all this awareness would help me to avoid sunburns but something always gets screwed up.
Of course, the other thing I hate about the summer are muggy hot days like this last week. I hate it when its so humid breathing takes a lot of effort. I am lucky now that I live by the sea so nights cool down nicely. Though some nights it smells like steaming rotten seaweed.
The hot weather also makes me battle my green eco friendly guilt with cranking up the AC to 11. I absolutely hate how much electricity I wind up using on hot days for environmental and fiscal reasons. If I'm up around 3:00AM, I usually try to turn off the AC and get by with a fan. I also try to swap off fan usage whenever I use the microwave or washer/dryer. Sadly guilt doesn't keep me cool.
I will leave you with some examples of how I am the complete opposite of an olive skinned goddess.
A couple years ago after swimming in Fairhaven in August.
Sunburn from just driving.
I am still recovering from this burn. It has been 3 weeks
Some sunburn tips: spray on sport sun lotion works really well but remember to rub it in and reapply often. Also, if you get a scalp burn don't brush or wash your hair for a couple of days. Plus, if your scalp is a wreck, a dollop of olive oil rubbed into the scalp helps. If you are burned clear aloe gel is the way to go also a bodywash with moisturizing oils helps (I like Oil of Olay body ribbons).
This chart explains my #1 reason to hate summer:
Basically, I am a ghost skin pigment-wise, on the chart I'm I. My dad on the other hand is III or IV. Why did that gene have to skip me damn it?!? I have acted like I am a bronze goddess as I grew up, unfortunately. I used coconut oil to tan, I didn't use water-proof lotion while wearing a black bathing suit which resulted in first degree burns on my shoulders. I am so on the Expressway to Skin Cancer. I wish all this awareness would help me to avoid sunburns but something always gets screwed up.
Of course, the other thing I hate about the summer are muggy hot days like this last week. I hate it when its so humid breathing takes a lot of effort. I am lucky now that I live by the sea so nights cool down nicely. Though some nights it smells like steaming rotten seaweed.
The hot weather also makes me battle my green eco friendly guilt with cranking up the AC to 11. I absolutely hate how much electricity I wind up using on hot days for environmental and fiscal reasons. If I'm up around 3:00AM, I usually try to turn off the AC and get by with a fan. I also try to swap off fan usage whenever I use the microwave or washer/dryer. Sadly guilt doesn't keep me cool.
I will leave you with some examples of how I am the complete opposite of an olive skinned goddess.
A couple years ago after swimming in Fairhaven in August.
Sunburn from just driving.
I am still recovering from this burn. It has been 3 weeks
Some sunburn tips: spray on sport sun lotion works really well but remember to rub it in and reapply often. Also, if you get a scalp burn don't brush or wash your hair for a couple of days. Plus, if your scalp is a wreck, a dollop of olive oil rubbed into the scalp helps. If you are burned clear aloe gel is the way to go also a bodywash with moisturizing oils helps (I like Oil of Olay body ribbons).
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