eBay ... I'm Late to the Party ... As Usual

For my birthday Jackie and Billy got me an eBay gift card.  Now I have known for a long time that eBay exists and have occasionally checked out some wares here and there, mostly on the prowl for a specific football jersey that might be in my size.  Unfortunately the only ones I ever see are for teams I could care less about.  Up until now, though, I have never purchased anything or really shopped around to discover the plethora of items there are to choose from.  So today I was a man on a mission, to make my first ever eBay score!  I am now of the opinion that if I ever hit the Power Ball I could be in big trouble!  I know full well I'm late to the party, but good God, I never realized just how much eBay has to offer.  I shopped and shopped and scoped out hundreds, maybe thousands, of items and categories over the course of several hours.  I lost total track of time and it reminded me of when I would play Super Mario III on the old Nintendo and would lose huge chunks of time that just disappeared into oblivion.  I'm going to have to keep that in check with eBay, though I'm sure the novelty will wear off.  I'm very proud of the things I found and actually made three purchases that are now on their way to an anxiously awaiting eBay neophyte. I can't thank Jackie and Billy enough for giving me that nudge I needed to dive into the wonderful world of eBay shopping!

I nabbed a new purple leather case for my LG Vista, a 32GB SD card to expand its memory, and a supple lamb skin attache that is much slimmer and lighter than the old briefcases I have laying around.  I'm not sure why I have what can only be described as a fetish for attache cases, but I just can't resist having something really cool to sling over my shoulder and carry all my crap wherever I might need to go.  I guess leather cases just get me hot!  I get much the same feeling when I have the opportunity to go wafting through the aisles at Office Max or Staples.  I love the smell of office supplies in the morning!  Perhaps I should share these seemingly insignificant details with my therapist and find out if there is anything of concern in either of these personal idiosyncrasies.  I've never considered myself to be a compulsive shopper, though I'm probably just as guilty as most people when it comes to the occasional impulse buy.  I can certainly see how eBay has the potential for being the shopaholic's crack.  I'm hoping I don't fall into that category, but it is great to know that its there when I'm looking for something in particular, and cheap!  I've added it to my favorites in my browser so when I feel the need to scratch that itch it'll be easier for me to get there quickly.

It seems that I'm normally late to the party on many things.  I never got on the Friends bandwagon until the series was over and reruns were in syndication.  There are countless movies that I just kind of shrug off when they are initially released, only to eventually see them on DVD and wonder what took me so long.  I didn't even own an HDTV until just a couple years ago, and even then I only got the plasma 720p, and my twenty year old tube TV is still plugging away in my bedroom.  People rave about particular restaurants that I pass on trying out until finally capitulating and ending up loving it.  Some foods should be included on this list as well, like finding out that Brussels sprouts aren't nearly as horrible as I thought they were.  I admit I have a very stubborn streak and perhaps not following the crowd is my way of rebelling against them.  I should be more open to experience new things in general and not worry so much about feeling like a lamb being led blindly to the slaughter.  My instincts are not always incorrect, however, as evidenced by such shows as Ally McBeal.  But if I was more willing to give new things a try at least I'd know I hated it sooner rather than later.  I'm beginning to believe that the Borg philosophy is spot on with many things in life, resistance is futile!  I normally find a lot of enjoyment in things that, for whatever reason, I've put off trying or experiencing.  I'm going to have to add this to my list of goals and objectives as I continue to work on changing negative behaviors and self talk and turning them into positive and open minded thought processes.  Then maybe I won't have to delay gratification or keep asking the same old question "where have I been?"  I suppose it's not all bad to be a follower, depending on the destination, but I contend that caution should still be observed so as not to be a blind one!