Schroedinger's Book
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015 08:19 pmPossibly this is owing to the lingering effects of that stubborn stomach bug, which fuzzes the brane enormously. (Semi-fasting for three days does that to you). However:
I came home to an amazon package in the mailbox. 'Oh good,' thought I, 'there's The Masked City, amazon.uk was out a week on their delivery estimate.' Put it on kitchen table. But trash goes out tomorrow, so OK, I'll unwrap it so I remember to take it to my aunt's on Saturday. But very oddly, my pre-ordered copy of The Masked City is gift-wrapped. And has a card from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
incandescens. Who has evidently sent me another signed copy of her book for Christmas. Hasn't she? I compare wrapped book with unwrapped book. Same height, same width, same thickness. There's an 'in case you don't want to spoil your present' envelope containing the book's name. But if I look at it I will spoil my present. So under the little xmas tree goes the wrapped book which simultaneously is and is not The Masked City.
And thank you very much,incandescens.
I came home to an amazon package in the mailbox. 'Oh good,' thought I, 'there's The Masked City, amazon.uk was out a week on their delivery estimate.' Put it on kitchen table. But trash goes out tomorrow, so OK, I'll unwrap it so I remember to take it to my aunt's on Saturday. But very oddly, my pre-ordered copy of The Masked City is gift-wrapped. And has a card from
incandescens. Who has evidently sent me another signed copy of her book for Christmas. Hasn't she? I compare wrapped book with unwrapped book. Same height, same width, same thickness. There's an 'in case you don't want to spoil your present' envelope containing the book's name. But if I look at it I will spoil my present. So under the little xmas tree goes the wrapped book which simultaneously is and is not The Masked City. And thank you very much,
incandescens.
