So, I convinced some friends to go in with me on a present for another friend. I was put in charge of picking the gift, and I wanted something fun and ridiculous, so I settled on this.

Now, the friend receiving the gift lives in the UK, so I had to fill out a little customs form when I shipped it. I wrote “Novelty squeak toy” in the description, and last night Dave and I laughed over what customs might think.

dave: vas is das?! Und sveekin budah?!
dave: is capitalistz dogma, ves?
arielmeadow: zee commdivicashuhn of zee eastern spiritual ikon…
arielmeadow: und zee irreverent SVEEKING!!!

If that made you curious, perhaps you should watch this little film of me entertaining myself with the gift prior to shipping. [Yes, that is an .exe file, which means Mac users can't view it, and virus-aware PC users might be hesitant to download it, but you have my word that it's safe. Download it and scan it if you're feeling really neurotic, but I swear it's clean.]