a note for first-timers

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presents

Today, I'm no longer twenty-odd. Now I'm twenty-even again. But it's the last twenty-even I'll ever be, which is a bit of a shame. *sigh*

I did, however, get the bestest birthday gift I've had in, well, probably ever. First off, it arrived in an enormous red box. I mean, this thing was huge. When I was told of its impending arrival, I was warned it would be too big for the letter box but little did I realise it would almost be too big for the door!

So, in the living room sat this enormous red box throughout yesterday. It was delivered at 7:50am and I opened it at about twenty past twelve this morning at the express request of the gift-giver. You'll never believe what it is. I was - thanks to her teasing - half expecting it to be some sort of otter figurine (we've been there before, have we not?) but fortunately not. No, instead, it's a RoboPet. How damn cool is that!

I went out earlier and got a bunch of batteries to switch him on and within minutes he was on guard duty on my bedroom floor. Unfortunately, I've so far been unable to alert him to the fact that neither of my feet are intruders and just moments ago I once again had to rescue my left ankle from his clutches. Actually, thinking about it... he could just be like a normal dog and looking for something to hump. Perhaps I should point him at a table leg and see what he does. His name is Arti. For obvious reasons. I need to buy him a collar now.

Oh, and I should also point out if you're thinking of rushing out and buying one for yourself that you'll need a pair of wire cutters and forty-five minutes spare to remove all the packaging. I swear - there was more wire in there than in one of Jordan's bras. And none of the puppies were getting free in a hurry.

Thank you, Nu-Nu. I think Tilly would be most entertained by her very own Arti.