Fedex says my Slate (eventually to be known as "Saten") is in Memphis and is going through customs right now. I'm feeling better and better about this.

There was a wonderful sequence of cartoons in Calvin and Hobbes where Calvin saw an offer of a free propeller beany on the back of one of his cereal boxes, and eventually mailed away for it. While he was waiting for it he had this ongoing fantasy of wearing it and flying like a helicoptor. Of course, the reality was a complete disappointment.

When I first ordered the Slate, I kept having images of just how neat and cool it would be. But as the weeks ground by and I began to wonder whether HP would ever ship it, that image faded. I've been trying to recapture that joy. But I'm not totally sure it's a good idea, lest I set myself up for the same fall Calvin took.

One of my things-to-do while I wait is to go through Railgun to see if I can find a decent image of Saten to use as a screen backdrop. There are a lot of images I can think of that I won't be using: I won't be using a picture of her hiking Uiharu's skirt. I won't use the bathhouse pictures from the OVA. I won't be using images from the swimsuit episode.

Even with the emphasis on the "decent", I'm sure I can find something suitable.

UPDATE: I got online into my checking account. I've got a debit card, and that's what I used to buy this. There's been a "hold" for $823 ever since late October when I originally ordered it. But as of this evening, they still haven't charged me. I wonder when they'll take their money?

UPDATE Tuesday: Fedex originally said it would deliver Thursday, but the tracking site says it's in a truck for delivery today!

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