From Friday to Friday, oh what "fun" has been had.

1 week ago on the 15th the Postal Service finally delivered a package they had had for exactly 4 weeks. For a shipment from Austin to Houston that's just terrible, but it arrived.

Both invoices in my first submission to NGC have switched to "scheduled for grading" on different days this week. I'm checking daily in vain hope. I must admit that I'm really excited by this and I'm really hoping for at least a few good grades.

A childhood friend of mine passed-away this week. We were the same age, 21. He didn't go like most people our age; it wasn't drugs or a car accident or drinking. It was at home with family. He was always ill and we always knew he wouldn't make it to be very old. I'm sorry to say that I hadn't really spoken to him in several years and now I'm never going to. I was stunned when my mother called to tell me.

My insufficiently_thoughtful_person step-brother made an "honest mistake" and totalled one of the family cars by backing an 18-wheeler into it. insufficiently_thoughtful_person... I had been hoping to get that car to use at school in a few weeks. Now? That car is ruined, his truck conveniently just got back from the shop today and now I'm still the only one without a car... that's fair...

I just placed an order for a nice looking MS69 Australian Lunar Snake (2001). It's kinda hard to find these things on the Bay in MS69 for a reasonable price. Everyone either has an MS70 which while I could buy them is not what I'm looking for, or they want so much for a MS69 I might was well buy the MS70. I got this for about 3 times the current spot price of silver (currently $13.46). I had initially planned to go after the Rat but that'll wait for a few more weeks. The Snake is usually much harder to find at the price I want.

I've made a new signature set for modern world 1 Oz silver bullion. Right now it's limited to American Eagles, Australian Lunars, and 1 Chinese Panda. Later I'll be adding some Australian Koalas and Kookaburras, Canadian Maple Leafs, Mexican Libertads, A German Philharmonic, some britanias and hopefully some more Pandas. So just watch; it'll grow into what I hope will be a very impressive international set.

All and all, I'm glad the week is over. Classes start Monday. Wish me luck as my Senior year begins.