Finally...my collection is complete.

Last month I advised you that Alias season 5 was out on DVD in a four disc set. It'll run you about $27-$28. You can also buy a boxed set of all five seasons (105 episodes) for around $130.00... Either way you go... highly recommended.

After finagling a bit and returning some clothes that I got from my brother (who should know what size I am not) which were too big, I was able to finally buy my copy....after adding about $5 in cash.

Would you believe I went to three stores and couldn't find it at the first two. When I got to the third store in the chain they had it.... one last copy. I should know - I poured over their DVD's on the rack and in the overstock boxes before I finally found it.

I had to purchase it from this particular chain because the clothes that I returned had no receipt (my brother couldn't find it) so they gave me a gift card with the refund amount as store credit.

Which was fine by me, 'cuz I shop there all of the time anyway. (I've already watched the first disc (episodes 5.1- 5.5))

Speaking of gift cards - don't you hate it when you get a gift card or cards for a store you never shop at? Happened to me this year. But it did enable me to buy some clothing that I wouldn't have ordinarily bought...

When I got home to show off my new threads, the first comment I got was, "Didn't you need some underwear or something?"

To which I replied, "$75.00 worth? Are you serious?"

Hardly. Normally I buy the cheapee underwear. No designer labels for me. I hate spending money on clothes for myself.

Which is why I've got faded t-shirts that are 10+ years old or older.