Wednesday, May 15, 2002 I got a package from Canada today. It is a book that I bid for on ebay long ago! I think it might have been almost 3 months or something like that. I had totally forgotten about it. It was certainly a really nice surprise, even though I had already paid for it. The seller (Christine Neveau, thanks!) is really very thoughtful and she wrapped the book in paper, then in bubble-wrap, then in a used frozen lasagna box for extra protection. It fits like a glove. I think that is really very innovative of her.
I spent about 15 minutes on the lasagna box. As it is made in Canada, there are both English and French descriptions and instructions--the usual frozen dinner stuff. I thought that is a great attempt to "learn" more French. Most of the stuff is obvious if you have a context to work around (here its the whole frozen dinner rhetoric--not too tough I would imagine) and there is English too. It was fascinating. I felt like today, someone dropped me a physical sign to remind me that the world is still out there, waiting to be discovered. I spent the afternoon thinking about "what ifs" which is really not the most practical thing to do, but it was hot and humid and there are nothing much anyone else can do.

posted by Sharon K at 10:01 am