I received a exotic card from C-----, all the way from England (I didn't even know they had a postal service there!). First of all, the envelope was very light. I could tell it was enveloping something solid. I studied it for a bit. It has signs it was carried all the way over the Atlantic. The stamp was 1.28 pounds and crudely depicted a bird of some sort carrying a star in its beak (not realistic, but whatever), and there was a sticker that mentioned it was delivered through the "air". It was also transcribed in French as "par avion" for the Luddites who still speak the regressive French.

I opened the envelope, taking care not to damage the present inside. I love learning about new cultures, so I was pleasantly surprised at the color photograph on the cover. Apparently in England, these cute bears with green scarves walk around during wintertime and collect mail you'd like to send, and then post them in a red chute of some sort, which probably uses highly-pressurized air to whisk the stuff to a central hub for sorting and delivery.

The inside of the card wished me a Merry Christmas with the caveat of there being another holiday I would prefer to celebrate. I chose Christmas.

It also wished me a Happy New Year. Not needed, but appreciated.

I loved the card. It made me laugh, it made me cry, I grew a little as a person. But, there were two things I did not enjoy. One was C----- not using a return address or sending their username, so I can't be BFFL with them; and two was the person calling themselves an idiot, which I do not thing is warranted because they seem pretty cool. Perhaps I'm over-reading this though and they live in a small village, and this person is the village idiot and is using their proper title. In that case, THANK, YOU, FOR, SENDING, THIS, TO, ME, AND, I, COMMEND, YOU, ON, YOUR, GRASP, OF, THE, ENGLISH, LANGUAGE :) :) :) .

One last thing I forgot to mention: The back of the card mentioned the proceeds go to cancer support. So by keeping this card, I feel like I've done my bit of charity work for the year.