The Package Has Landed

A friend of my little sister's happens to be from KG. At one point we organized a package, but then she delayed her trip so my parents mailed it, but then she came, so I had to come up with what I wanted right away, and I think my requests are a pretty good snapshot of what's important to me in life.

I finally managed to meet up with the friend (this is less of a weird imposition here than it would be in the US--the postal system sucks, so people bring packages for others whenever they go anywhere) and get my package. Then I came up to my apartment and literally capered around in glee. It was very Rumpelstiltskin like.

My package holds:
--new long johns, pants. No tiger print, but a nice array of colors for clothing that is not supposed to be worn as outerwear, unless of course you are hiking and fall in a river, as some of us are prone to do.

--socks. I was a bit worried that I was going to get a package of white tube socks and have to be all "Don't you people know me at all?" but they came through with appropriately decorative foot wear that is also thin enough to be worn with boots. Good job, parents. Lots of coordinating pinks and blues, just how I like my socks.

--Oil of Olay face wash and moisturizer. That stuff is like gold here. Seriously, the stuff they sent would have run me close to $100 at a fancy schmancy boutique. I ran out of cleanser (I restocked at Boots in London) and picked up some Clean and Clear stuff and got red bumps all over my face. If there is one thing I have going for me in the looks department, it's good skin, and I take my skin care seriously. Oh, and hunting down moisturizer with sun block here is nearly impossible. I went to about 20 places before I found the Nivea stuff I have. I guess when you're so much likelier to die of something else, skin cancer doesn't come up high on the list. Although the lack of sunblock could also be the reason that everyone here thinks I'm 25.

--(DRUM ROLL, PLEASE) and finally, my very own copy of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies! I'm a few chapters in, and a little disappointed, because had I been writing it I would have done some things differently, but someone else got there first and I just have to live with the consequences.

So I took a shower, dressed in some new long underwear and socks, will wash my face tonight with good cleanser (although the water here also does weird things to my skin, and I'm not quite vain enough to wash in bottled water. Yet.)and after I'm done with the costume drama goodness a friend left behind, will curl up in bed with my long awaited novel.

Thank you to all involved. Now that that has been sorted, I expect you to meet me at the airport in December with my copy of Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters.