I'm...at a loss for words right now. I don't really know what just happened, nor do I understand what happened. On a completely random whim, I just went on Kmart's website to see if they had any PS3's. Two days ago, their site said they were out of stock and when I called my local Big K, they told me the same thing. So imagine my shock and surprise when for the first time in three days, I did not see an "Out of Stock" message beside the pic of a PS3 on sale somewhere for the MSRP of $299.99.

Oh, I looked for it for a minute or two, all while incredibly paranoid that my temporary stalling - rather than immediate buying - might actually prevent me from taking full advantage of this, this potentially fleeting opportunity. Alas, it was nowhere to be found. Loud, insane laughter (the kind of laughter a crazy person would possess) ensued shortly after I gave up the hunt. It was over. It was all over. At least I hoped it was.

You see, the whole time I was going through the checkout process, I kept thinking that at any moment, it would close me out of said process, saying that the item was now out of stock. So once I'd decided to take the plunge and buy one from the site, I rushed through that checkout like I've never rushed through an online checkout before.

Evidently, it'll arrive sometime between this Friday and next Tuesday. Final price? $308.19.

...the whole episode just seems like it was a dream. But that could have been because I'd literally just woken up a minute or two before.

On a closing note, I just went back to Kmart's site to check if they still had some stock before I went to Gamespot's PS3 forums and blasted from the rooftops that my fellow brethren had a chance to claim one for themselves like I did, but would you believe it, they're already out of stock. Almost makes you wonder...was I supposed to endure the past two days and randomly happen upon success this morning at the exact time that I did?

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EDIT: I think I've come up with a solid PSN ID for myself. It's not something that I feel I will regret having chosen in a year or three. So, I'd like to thank everyone who threw out suggestions, as believe it or not, those suggestions definitely helped point me in a good creative direction. That said, I've decided that my PSN ID will be.........KenobiEagle. The first half is self-explanatory; he's my favorite Jedi of them all. The second half, though...while the tiger is my favorite animal (and I think I also happened to be born during a Chinese Year of the Tiger), not just the animal but the word "Eagle", possess far more significance to me than many, many other things. Why? Because way back when I was in the first grade, I started on a journey that would take twelve years to see all the way to its end. I'm an Eagle Scout and I'm damn proud of it.

So that's going to be my PSN ID. I hope you all add me into your friends list, even if we don't have any of the same games at the moment (we might in the future!). Please, please share with me your IDs (if you haven't done so already ;)) and we'll see what happens!