I am AMD batch 8. I received my batch preparation email on the 21st, 8 days ago. I received my about to ship email yesterday, 1 week after the preparation email. This morning I received the shipped email. So 12 hours after they said they were preparing to ship my order they shipped it, all just 1 week after they started preparing my batch.
I had a similar experience in the same batch on the Eastern side of the US. The order is set to arrive December 1st already.