More than two months ago I pre-ordered Revenge Of The Sith from Future Shop. It reached my office building (sort of) on Nov 3, two days after it was released. Our mail room, however, said they never received it. It definitely, absolutely did not show up, they said. I waited for six weeks, hoping it would arrive, but of course it never did. So, after xmas, I used one of my many gift cards to buy a copy of the DVD.

So what shows up in the office mail today? Yup, Revenge Of The Sith, two months late. The package had been ripped open, but the plastic wrap and packing slip are still intact so at least I can return it.

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I need more sleep. After the movie last night we met up with some old university friends of mine, and their SOs. 7 West was packed and their staff’s wait time estimates were shabby, so we went to the Bloor Street Diner instead. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen one of these folks, and the first chance I’ve really had to get to know his wife, who’s delightful (I believe Nellie’s quote was, “Now she’s my kind of people!”). Still, by the time we got home from that and watched the Daily Show and done odds and ends it’s 1:00 and the alarm’s only 5.5 hours from ringing. I just can’t operate on 3 hours like I could when I was at Delano.

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My Habs have gone in the tank. They’re currently tied for the last playoff spot in the east. My basketball pool has gone in the same direction, though I’m keeping things close in my hockey pool. And hey, the Raptors actually seem to be a half-decent team all of a sudden. Or, at the very least, they don’t appear to be the worst team of all time, which they were threatening to become in ’06.

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The Conservatives were leading in the polls yesterday. Big whoop; that happened last time. The Tories run their attack ads, people say “Yeah!!” and answer a poll differently, and then a week before the election they actually consider the possibility of a Canada run by Stephen Harper. Also, people who’re on the NDP/Liberal fence will engage in Jack Layton’s favourite pastime — defensive voting — and vote Liberal because Harper scares the bejeezus out of them.