USPS comes through. My Return of the King DVD was shipped USPS first thing Monday morning, starting the week off in fine fashion. USPS has woefully inadequate shipment tracking (compared to UPS), so I didn't really know when it would come. I figured it would be today (Dec. 15) or tomorrow (Dec. 16).

My hopes where dashed when my friend and colleague Vince rushed to show me that his copy — ordered with 2nd Day UPS shipping — had arrived. Deep doldrums ensued.

And then, the joyous IM from our receptionist staffing the front desk. “Package” was the only word. And the long-awaited DVD was here.

The bad part: I'm already scheduled to be at a friend's house for dinner and a meeting tonight, so I won't get to dig into the appendices until tomorrow (or really late tonight). Won't watch the full show until Saturday, unless I just can't hold out.