Well, i shoulda read this before I went to CVS... my bitinstant deposit is trapped in the Cyberspace Void. I did receive a timely email from bitInstant with a MtGox answerback so it seems that BI  did their part, but there seems to be no way to reach MtGox (support messages not acknowledged, chat window is fubar after waiting for two hours, and counting, for an "agent" to show up).
meantime the price of my coveted BC's inches upwards and the capitalist in me growls and rages 
Anyone know how to reach MtGox? I'll use the AT&T Translator service and call Tokyo in the wee hours...
-sysyphus