Soapnet, I have a confession to make. I'm cheating on you with Netflix.

For the past couple of months, I've been diligently watching reruns of the prematurely cancelled smash hit television program known as The O.C. on Soapnet. I'd never really seen the show on a regular basis during its initial run, but now, with it being shown five times a week, Monday through Friday, it has reeled me in, hook, line and sinker.

Lately, it has been to the point where at the end of each episode, I spend at least a few minutes or so being overwhelmed with anxiety about what will happen in the next one. There are always so many unanswered questions! Is Marissa going to dump Ryan for Johnny? Is Julie ever going to stop being a slut? When is Summer going to finally wake up and realize that Seth is almost as much of a geek as I am?

So a few days ago, I logged onto Netflix and ordered the season of The O.C. that is currently being shown on Soapnet, and instantly moved those sumbitches to the top of my queue.

As the end of Friday's episode drew to a close, I almost started to freak out. I could tell that it was about to end on yet another uncertain note, and I was going to have to wait until Monday to see what happens next, which was about to be a grueling three days away, as opposed to the usual one day of nail-biting suspense during the weekdays.

As the credits popped up at the end of the show, it suddenly dawned on me. I haven't checked the mail today!

I bolted down the stairs and sprinted through the living room, as though I were competing in the fifty-yard dash. I opened the front door to see that in the mailbox were three freshly delivered DVDs from Netflix! I opened them up to find that they were all episodes of The O.C., and the most awesome thing of all was that the first disc in the chronological order of the show picked up right where the episode that I had just finished watching on Soapnet left off! I was so excited!

So now I have three whole DVDs of The O.C. that I have yet to see. I guess I have my weekend pretty much cut out for me.

Did I ever mention that I'm a geek?