All my son wanted for Christmas was a Nintendo Wii. He was a disappointed boy Christmas day when the Wii did not materialize. His father tried -- he checked in at EB Games every day for weeks. Never got there in time, never knew when they were coming in. Other people were finding them though, so they were to be had.

I just got back this morning after standing in the rain for 40 mins at Fred Meyer to get one. I had been told by their electronics guy that Saturday was the day to do it, and to get there first. I was first, I was not alone, and yet, I left without a Wii because "Oh, we don't get them EVERY Saturday." Needless to say, my boy is very disappointed and I'm feeling like a failure for not finding something that other people are managing to make happen.

So, I give up -- where are you people finding them? I am not going to pay $400 on ebay for a $250 item. That's ridiculous. So I must be doing something really wrong. We aren't power gamers here...we are just a house with a 9 year old boy who loves Mario.

WHERE DO I FIND A G-DAMNED WII?

BTW, friends on the Spaces team, why do I have to enter breaks manually in Safari???