ok, this is stoopid. i ordered something online and opted for ground via ups cause it was free. i haven't been online all weekend, so today was the first time that i was able to track the package. it's been sitting in spokane since saturday morning and the delivery date is for wednesday. i told rin where it was and it should be here today, but she asked when the delivery date was and i told her "wednesday". her response:

"it probably won't get here until the scheduled delivery date because you didn't pay for it. it will sit in spokane for a couple days."

how does she know this? from previous experiences. doh!!! what can brown do for you?!?!