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christmas in late march. a box arrived at my humble home the other day and i was pleased to receive it. my parents had been saying that they had sent me a box and claimed that it was to arrive before christmas. it came yesterday.

i can only imagine what boat it was sent here on. it surely couldn’t have been a plane. the boat must had made a magellan-like journey around the globe. it must have floated around the southern tip of south america and began to trek across the pacific making numerous stops along the way. maybe it switched boats and was placed on small canoe. maybe it was then placed in a trash bag fitted with a small motor and allowed to putter up the mekong to long xuyen. it was sent on december the third.

surprisingly, it was still full of christmas cheer. four month old candy canes all disfigured and melted. a christmas cd which i am presently listening to. “go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere. go tell it on the mountain…” and so on. two bags of trail mix (for when i’m hiking) one of which i ate instantly and found m&m’s stuck in my throat. a huge bag of pistachios (already half eaten) a crusty the clown watch and some snowman stickers for my door. there isn’t anything stranger than placing snowman stickers on your balcony door when its over 90 degrees outside and you are surrounded by palm trees. some of the snowmen (i’m sure some are women) are sledding, some are singing and some are just enjoying moments with their joyous snow families. they add to the chintz of my room.

the gift was wonderful even though it was a few months late.