Roommate is fine.

She's gone for most of the day (she works evenings, I work mornings, etc), but it's still been fun. Watched movies for a few hours last night after kiddo went to sleep and chit-chatted. It's nice having someone in the house to talk to sometimes.
Also, good luck with your CL find.

I have the same box, although not in
nearly as good of condition, and it's missing the manuals and plastic wrap and whatnot. Got it off a friend of mine back in high school when she found out I was collecting NES stuff. Still has all the styrofoam and everything.
The same kind of thing happened to me with the big auction I just bought (which, according to tracking, cleared customs last night

): was eyeing it up for about two weeks, but the price wasn't right. They reposted it once after knocking $100 off the BIN, then knocked another $50 off. That's when I bought it.
How are things going on your end?