When did I tell Nick he made a mistake?  After I 
ordered the cel.  I put in my order and sat on 
pins and needles, waiting for a response and 
hoping nobody else noticed the cel.  When I saw 
the notes on his forum which mentioned the cel 
(although nobody called it a Dragon Half cel 
openly), I snapped.  Now that I look back at that 
thread, I only wrote *one* whiney note.  And all 
that basically said was that the cel was priced 
WAAAY too low, and I assumed somebody else had 
gotten it.  That's it.

I also explained all of this clearly on Nick's 
forum.  Click the link above, or cut-and-paste:
http://pub41.ezboard.com/fanimecelsforumfrm1.showM
essageRange?topicID=1784.topic&start=21&stop=40
(but I get the feeling you already read that)

Did I deserve the cel?  I dunno.  Do I deserve the 
spinal condition that is currently causing my 
bones to choke off major nerve bundles and 
wracking my body with intense pain while 
interfering with my ability to walk?  Do I deserve 
risky spinal surgery to *try* and correct this 
problem?  I dunno.  Yes, MANY things 
behind-the-scenes can be complicated.  I 
over-reacted about the cel, but I'm not quite 
myself these days.  I think I have a good excuse. 
 What's yours??

On the bright side, perhaps this will cause me to 
die at an early age, and you can get another crack 
at this cel.  See?  There's always a silver 
lining.  :-)

EVERYBODY ELSE: I've met *sooo* many wonderful, 
kind, and supportive people on this forum.  I know 
the vast majority of you are great, but I didn't 
post this to garner sympathy or solicit 
well-wishes.  I'm dealing with it, and the new 
love of my life is helping tremendously.  Hell, 
I've got the best girlfriend IN THE WORLD *AND* a 
Dragon Half cel---don't cry for me, Argentina.  
;-)  I just mentioned it to point out that hizzy 
may want to take his/her own advice when 
discussing "complications".

JP