I was keen, I was eager, and then I was refused! Access denied!
So here it is:
10 steps to screwing up on-line sports registration:
step 10: log-on to account (try to recall username and password, guess a few times if "incorrect login" warning comes up (CURSE !)
step 9: Try to remember what class you want: Gym-a-tot, Saturday, 11:30am
step 8: Click class to see if you can actually register now (5:45pm), ya never know?
step 7: Sit. stare at screen and wait: think to yourself: "Sweet, I'm in, I've beaten the rush!!"
step 6: Hear first 15 min alarm form iphone at 6:45pm (think: what's that? then realize) and find wallet
step 5: Hear second 5 minute alarm at 6:55pm to prep credit card (credit card stretches or "dust it off" as Jeff suggests)
step 4: At 6:58pm realize you needed to hit "add to cart" button (CURSE!!!!)
step 3: Watch the clock count down from 2:00minutes
step 2: Start your, "I'm in" dance with 10seconds remaining
step 1: Count down from final 5 while dancing jig, once countdown hits zero, enter "cart", get kicked out of account, unsuccessfully try to logon on 10 more times, and get denied each trial.
Finally get into account and find the class is full, frantically grasp at strings, desperation hitting an all time high. Enter "wait list" button. Navigate through to learn that Kai is 32nd on wait list! and it's 7:01pm!! There's only 22 spots! CURSE SOME MORE!
Keep cursing, a few more times than laugh hysterically and uncontrollably. Collapse in chair exhausted from failed attempt at registering for gymnastics (it's 7:04pm).
Look at hubby who is staring wide eyed at crazy me only to ask me: "Well, what friggin' activity are we gonna do now?" With strongly annoyed tone as if he's got a right to be annoyed at me?
For real, I knew it was a dog eat dog world out there in Calgary recreation. I knew activity sign up was Vicious but did I think it would happen to me? That I would be the one denied? NEVER! It can't happen to me! Well it did and now I'm teaching Kai how to do somersaults in the basement!
They hurt like HELL!!