literary bliss in 3-5 business days

when i opened the mailbox this evening i found a thin box, crammed in sideways. clearly it was no problem for the mailman to put my package in when the front panel was open, but i had one heck of a time getting the box out! so tightly packed in, i wondered what my gift was. first assumption: my diploma. right, since i'm two weeks into graduate school and still haven't gotten that yet... judging by the label, i knew i was wrong, and at first was disappointed, until i realized what the box was: amazon.com

many thanks to whoever invented such a business. last weekend, late late at night, karen and i went shopping on the internet. spend $25 and shipping is free! so what did we do... spent over $25 naturally. and today i reaped the first of the benefits, two brand new sealed in plastic copies (one for me and one for k) of one of our very favorite books of poetry that until now neither of us owned. picnic, lightning by billy collins.

many many thanks to whoever's brilliant idea it was to create amazon.com. now i have something to read while i anxiously await my myronn hardy poetry purchase! :) (i think my poetry collection is about to spill onto another shelf....)