- You can’t concentrate on anything while waiting for the gadget delivery person.
- You get your box cutter out first thing on delivery day just so it’s ready when the gadget arrives.
- You stop in your tracks every few minutes every time you hear a truck drive down the street.
- You feel your heart drop every single time a FedEx truck drives past without stopping.
- You plug in all the peripherals for the new gadget before it even arrives.
- You go over everything you need to build your new system multiple times while waiting for it.
- You make a list for everything you need to install on the new system and the order you need to do so.
- You rearrange every plug in the power strip just to make sure there is room for one more.
- You greet the UPS man brusquely because he’s not the FedEx guy.
- You keep checking the delivery status online every 15 minutes just to make sure it hasn’t changed.
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