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Exhaustion sets in after another day of elation and overexcitement... So glad I didn't (p)regift that Pixie Project bookmark...resplendent with our wedding colours...mirroring the once-in-a-lifetime purchase of my Milan-made winter coat (definitely worth it btw!)...validating my life choice to make purple my hallmark.. and you didn't even know it was going to me.

Bravo! That gesture is absolutely going to create positive ripples across the universe.

Plus I'm not going blind!! (passed my vision test with flying colours for the first time in a good decade).

You'll understand my pun machine being in stunned mode.

Thanks for the tall (?) tale. ;)

Glad you had a less eventful flight than in Survivor

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PS If you're still accepting pix of people's boxes, I got most of the accoutrements via my very skilled smuggler/ally in your wonderful country.

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I'm dying to know if the authorities spoiled the wrapping...! Yes, please, you can send Dennis a photo(s).

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That is a question that will forever remain unanswered (unless another "alien" finagles one of those gifts)...I invited my benefactor to keep what she wanted (e.g. the candy, the letter in her name) and she said it would be easier to just send the unadorned (but pretty nonetheless) box in a packing envelope. I did see the picture though.

Judging by packages I've ordered recently, I highly doubt all those beautiful bows and flowers would have made it intact. I didn't realize the box was so small and light! haha

The bookmark blows the necklace away as far as my tastes go. My "assonant" friend sent me a picture of the letter, so I have a version of it. She's a videographer so documented the whole unwrapping carefully.

We poor cousins of the Americans just have to be grateful that we're able to get the crumbs of the original masterpiece. ;) Definitely made my day! The jade mouse bears a pretty strong resemblance to a turtle (grin).

So how's Botswana? Did you do a reading there too?

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The Botswana agates came from London.

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Why does Mr. Palahniuk want pictures of people's boxes?

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You know what a box is a euphemism for? 😂

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I'm reading "Cannibal" as we speak. Yeah I have a pretty good idea about every euphemism ever thought up apparently.

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Seriously, it's that same bookmark people got for donating to the pixie project.

Apparently it took him 3 days to make the box, or was it the bookmark ? 😜

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I could go really deep with this but I'm terrified irritating Mr. Palahniuk. lololol So we'll just keep it light. I still need to send him my box. lol It's Krispy Kreme flavored.

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Both.

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