no need to go wild

Lest you think that I'm right back in the swing of things after a draining last few days in San Francisco, can I just tell the world how much I hate the French postal system?

I lost my phone somewhere in San Francisco, so I've been without a phone for a few days now. Ok, no problem, buy a new one on eBay. Pay a little extra for the faster shipping option because social life without any phone at all is basically impossible. I'm happy to have a tracking number so I can find out when I'll be able to get the text messages and voicemails that I know are piling up (people tell me they've left messages, I don't just automatically think I'm hugely popular).

But when the package is coming from the Paris region, and you paid for 1-2 day shipping, and when they say they've been preparing the delivery for like two days now, you start to wonder, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING?

I hate French public services (except health care, which I haven't used yet this school year, by the way). I'm also waiting for a letter so I can go get my residence permit, which I should have had weeks ago. I technically shouldn't have been allowed back into the country on Monday.