What is going on with the Galaxy Nexus?

Google and Verizon are driving me crazy on this, and apparently I'm not the only one. I've been using a Galaxy Nexus for a couple weeks now, and I'm hooked. Now I want the real thing, with LTE speed from Verizon. First the rumor was it had been pushed back to Dec. 8. Now the rumor is Dec. 11. Richi Jennings at Computerworld thought he had it "confirmed" that VZW would be taking pre-orders starting Nov. 29, but Tuesday came and went and … nothing. My emails to Verizon and Google go unanswered. Does anyone have a clue? A theory?