I received my copy of Isis's In the Absence of Truth 2LP from Robotic Empire yesterday. I managed to get one of only 299 copies of the violet vinyl, which is both attractive and sought-after on eBay, selling for forty to eighty dollars. Does anyone think I should hold onto this particular copy rather than put it on eBay and buy the (likely) black vinyl copy from Newbury Comics?

I felt lucky to receive that package, since mailing packages to my apartment is a game of chance against thieves. I've had a few packages stolen, so I typically try to mail things to my parents' house, but I had forgotten to do this with the Isis LP. The best story that I have about stolen mail is from this Christmas. I was anticipating a package from Amazon from my sister-in-law, so when I got back to the apartment and saw an Amazon box in the garbage can, I pulled it out. To my surprise, someone had unwrapped the Sealab 2021 DVD, put it back in box, ignored the other present, and threw the box away. It's one thing to open up a package, steal its contents, and sell them, but whatever thought process must've occured, perhaps "I already own this season" or "I really wanted Love Actually," is just baffling. The story gets better, though. Later that day I went downstairs and saw that someone had stolen the garbage can from our entranceway, throwing its contents onto the floor. Who does this sort of thing?

I had even put up a sign saying not to leave packages for me the day that the Isis LP arrived, but it was still sitting there when I got back from class.