A healthy competitive instinct...

is anything but when it comes to eBay. "Damn, I've just been outbid! Take THIS!" Repeat a few times until you're the current highest bidder.

Then you console yourself with the cap you placed upon yourself for each different item. Except you suddenly realize you've just bid in SEVEN separate auctions. Possible Words of Doom: "Oh, I'm sure someone will outbid me before the auction ends."

How did I hold out for so long against the temptations of eBay until today?

I have a feeling I'll either lose all seven auctions I bid on, or somehow win all of them. Keep my money or gain a closet suddenly inflated with BCBG clothing? I am torn! Now it's left in the hands of the bidding community. As long as I don't click "Enter Higher Maximum Bid" again. It must be some weird index finger tic. Yeah.

And this is on top of my recent discovery of smartbargains.com. Just kill my checkbook now.

The evils of online shopping should not be underestimated.

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"Almost Forgot Myself" -Doves

So close
You're wasted again
I know, somehow...
I lost myself...again

Making me high again
I almost forgot myself again
It hits me so hard
It kills me again
Today

So close
Yet you're wasted again
I know, somehow...
We'll find ourselves...
I don't know, I don't know

Then we'll be high again
I almost forgot myself there
It hits you so hard
And kills again

I almost forgot myself again
I almost forgot myself there
It's hitting me hard
It moves me again
Again...