birthday surprises

[trochee]

I came to school today and got a mystery email from the EE front desk saying "perishable package for you, please come down to pick it up."

I first thought that perhaps it was a mis-addressed package for the MD with my name who works at the university hospital -- if someone looked up our shared name in the directory, they find both of us and they mighta sent it to me.

then I remembered it was is my birthday (hm, complicated tense question there), and thought "who would send me a package at EE?" I suspected beckyb, who knows how to reach me there, at first, and I considered Advisor (though it is somewhat out of character, sadly). But when I got down to the desk, it was a flower vase from imtboo! yay for sweet surprises.

Earlier this week I received a box of homemade candied orange peels from lapartera and a Damariscotta River Association T-shirt from trombo2. imtboo, blackwingedboy, and I ate a bunch of them (the orange peels, not the T-shirt -- dang co-reference heuristics tripped up again) while watching the Oscar nominations.

And tonight, a mystery. or something. I am told to get home by 6. So I think I'd better get some work done...

love to you all.

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many happy returns

[goinstyle.livejournal.com]

HIPT PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDABTHUTHDY

Pooh looked on admiringly.

"I'm just saying 'A Happy Birthday,'" said Owl carelessly.

"It's a nice long one," said Pooh, very much impressed by it.

"Well actually, of course, I'm saying 'A Very Happy Birthday with love from Pooh.' Naturally it takes a good deal of pencil to say a long thing like that."

"Oh, I see," said Pooh - A. A. Milne

Re: many happy returns

[trochee.livejournal.com]

thank you!

how nice to read Milne.

I hope that imtboo and I make it to see your play!

Re: many happy returns

[goinstyle.livejournal.com]

I would be honored to have you both attend.
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Once you have experienced the pure prose of Milne, take a look at a book by Benjamin Hoff called "The Tao of Pooh"

Cheers!