Good news folks! Friday afternoon I came home from my last day of high school and found a UPS man in my driveway... this was in the package I signed for!
Apparently a (not so) secret admirer/n.e.r.d. vision fan got this for me! I am getting my new MacBook on thursday... andy also purchased a 4 channel mixer! n.e.r.d. vision is about to get a whole lot better!