I know, it’s been quiet here lately. I’ve been working on my Page-A-Day Challenge, so most of  my writing has been going there.

Not that I’ve been writing non-stop, or anything. I spent an inordinate amount of time reading last weekend. Not that I’m the only one.

I came home from work this afternoon and found Mom sitting on the couch reading–a rare thing. And, as soon as he’d said hello to me, Chappy jumped up next to her. That really almost never happens. I’ve told you before, he’s an affectionate dog, but not snuggly, so when he settles down within petting reach, it’s special. Especially on the couch. So … Mom was kind of chuffed. Sweet, huh?

What else have I been doing? Watching Battlestar Galactica.

Now, I’ve been a sci-fi fan for years, but wasn’t able to watch this when it aired on the Sci-Fi channel because our cable company required a cable box for reception. I didn’t have one so even though I heard how good it was, I couldn’t watch. But when I saw season 1 on Amazon for only $20, I figured I would give it a try.

Needless to say, I liked it, and wanted to see more. Except … the prices for seasons 2.0, 2.5, 3, 4.0 and 4.5 were … rather more. Hmm. What’s a girl to do? Then Annie recommended eBay (which I usually don’t think of), so I went there and found the rest of them for at least close to $20 each.

The problem?

Seasons 2.0 and 2.5 came right away, which was great. Then season 4.0 arrived … with my current address handwritten across my OLD address. The one we haven’t lived at since last November.

Um…

Turns out that, since I so seldom use eBay, it had never occurred to me to change my address on my eBay account. I hadn’t noticed the address on the season 2 DVDs, but they arrived in a timely fashion. The season 4.0 DVD, which was definitely forwarded was shipped first class mail, which DOES get more timely attention than say, Media Mail, which is how season 3 shipped.

I don’t know yet what’s going to happen with my season 3 DVDs. I know that they’re in New Jersey, but don’t know if they’re going to get forwarded or not. It has been seven months, after all, and the post office usually only forwards for six. I had gotten a media-mail review copy of a book a couple months ago from Interweave and our post office sent me a “Pick up at the post office” alert and charged a small handling fee to claim the package. That would be okay, too.

I’m just hoping that they don’t send it all the way back to California because, while I’m sure the seller would be happy to remail it to the correct address, and I’d certainly be willing to pay him another $4 or so to cover it, that would mean another week or two before the disks arrive.

I don’t want to wait that long before watching season three! I haven’t even dared watch the two-part finale of season two yet, knowing that there’s going to be a cliffhanger of some sort.

Sigh.

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