{"id":2453,"date":"2008-08-04T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T00:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2009-03-26T19:36:18","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T23:36:18","slug":"a-urm-surprise-in-todays-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/2453","title":{"rendered":"A&#8230; Urm&#8230; Surprise in Today&#8217;s Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I came home today and found two packages on the porch. One was an expected package from Coldwater Creek (Cotton sweaters on SALE!) The other package was from G + H with a NY address.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>New York make me think of Nathan, but I didn&#8217;t remember that being his address, so I opened the package with great trepidation.  Inside I found a note:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733956698\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0008 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3024\/2733956698_1e36ac7d5e.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"swallow_nest0008\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, this did not make me feel any better.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very heavy box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733950850\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0005 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3150\/2733950850_46f08fd42b.jpg?resize=500%2C348\" width=\"500\" height=\"348\" alt=\"swallow_nest0005\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swallow Nest Soup. This looks even more disgusting than grass jelly drink and crunchy water chestnut drink.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733955096\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0007 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3271\/2733955096_9a7180f89c.jpg?resize=500%2C372\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" alt=\"swallow_nest0007\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733952862\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0006 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3243\/2733952862_96d3b298f4.jpg?resize=500%2C335\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" alt=\"swallow_nest0006\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh look! It <strong>IS<\/strong> more disgusting!<\/p>\n<p>Inside the box are six MORE boxes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733117441\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0004 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3150\/2733117441_a72cb15af9.jpg?resize=500%2C336\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" alt=\"swallow_nest0004\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an individual box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733115117\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0003 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3010\/2733115117_3ebe955ba9.jpg?resize=429%2C500\" width=\"429\" height=\"500\" alt=\"swallow_nest0003\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733112271\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0002 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3247\/2733112271_1e31b860fa.jpg?resize=404%2C500\" width=\"404\" height=\"500\" alt=\"swallow_nest0002\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out those ingredients. <\/p>\n<p>Water, Swallow Next, Rock Sugar.<\/p>\n<p>And even better! The latest technology! Sterilized in an HACCP-certified facility!<\/p>\n<p>Mmm mmm!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/2733940442\/\" title=\"swallow_nest0001 by Random Michelle K, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3053\/2733940442_2f7e900dc2.jpg?resize=419%2C500\" width=\"419\" height=\"500\" alt=\"swallow_nest0001\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ooh! Six baby food jars full of bird&#8217;s nest soup!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to send an e-mail off to my friends Mang and Fan and Xiaorong and see what <em>they<\/em> have to say about this and what they suggest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDENDUM the First<\/strong>:<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the first response from one of my friends.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Remember what you said about expensive pee for the suppliment vitamines. 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