Please note this a dramatization (an over-dramatization)

I am back and I have not left for the trips I talked about last time. They got pushed back a week each. That is not what I am here to talk about this week but instead I am here to talk about...........

I used to get on "The Evil EBAY" all the time and buy every Spawn item I saw that I didn't have. I would be on there as much as any other site on the net. I was addicted. I fell into the EBAY Shopaholic abyss without thinking about it. Before I knew it I was always hunched over the keyboard gazing at the glowing EBAY logo on my monitor. Bidding on this, bidding on that, bidding on anything I thought I wanted or needed.

It was not until one day when I began freaking out over an item I missed getting by mere seconds that I realized my problem. I was an EBAY junky. Sure my Todd McFarlane's "Spawn" collection had never been bigger, but was it worth it? Was "Spawn III" really worth all the restless nights of EBAY rehab? Was "Cyber Violator" worth the uncontrollable shakes and cold sweats I would spontaneously break into that first week of being clean? Was "Manga Overtkill" worth the sharp pains of withdrawal? Well actually maybe all of it was worth . . . . . . I mean . . . . . . I mean . . . .NO! It was not worth all of the trouble to give it up. Nothing is worth dealing with all the horrible withdrawals of EBAY addiction except coming clean. Dammit, it was worth it!

I have been clean of all EBAY for over three years, barely even thinking of that evil EBAY. I am proud of that.

But that all changed on Wednesday, October 3rd. I ventured back to EBAY and thought, "Hey, looking couldn't hurt." Little did I know that EBAY is much like cigarettes and alcohol, "Once an Addict, Always an Addict" I began seeing things that would make great Christmas gifts for people and before I knew it I was searching for everything I could think of. Bidding and bidding and bidding again. Since then I have been back everyday checking on new stuff and placing bids. Why would I subject my self to this evil, evil, evil, evil empire of EBAY, you ask? Well here is my reply,

"Malls suck! Why shouldn't I do most of my Christmas shopping online? I am not addicted again I am just shopping for christmas gifts! I will quit after Christmas you watch!"

Yeah right.

I know I have been a little exagerating in this commentary but hey admit it, It has been fun. EBAY is a great site with a lot of cool deals. I was not exagerating when I said it is addictive but maybe it just isn't as addictive as I made it out to be.

I am sure you have already figured out that this commentary has no real reason or significance. I just wanted to put a little lighter mood commentary in here since I haven't done that for a while. I am going to end it here and wish all of you the best. I will be doing another day by day detailed commentary of my next two trips. I am not quite sure when they will be up because it is going to be a tight two weeks ahead but please be looking for them.

Later,
Coopedaddy

P.S. I am going to EBAY now.