/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9738310
>gift ID #9576(?)

this will be the most bold, most memorable gift i have received from /cgl/. your idea to repurpose a goat skull into a desk organizer was inspired. in your letter, you say to let you know if i do not like it. thank you for understanding that i might not be comfortable with this gift!

in fact, i do not know how i feel. i am grinning right now, but when your gift first arrived, i also hid the parcel for a couple days. my mind needed some time to process what i had just opened. from within its box, the skull exerted a magnetic aura that alternatingly attracted and repelled me.

truthfully, i think i like it. at this time, my biggest concern is its fragility. removing it from the well-packaged box, some bone flaked off, like calcium confetti, which seems to happen whenever i handle the skull. however, although the skull has some pencil marks, it does seem clean and safe. i have friends with experience in taxidermy items, and i will ask them to look it over with me to determine how best to care for it.

since i am in the middle of a move, i will keep it in a box for now, and take it out when i am resettled. i predict i will use it as a photo prop or display, because i am worried that the parts you drilled holes into may flake if i store things inside.

i have also seen many photos of Marie Dauphine, a gothic/classic lolita whose OTT coords often include animal skulls. i may, when i have a better workspace, and if my taxidermy friends help me out, work this into a staff or headpiece. the skull gives me the heebie jeebies, and i would enjoy spreading that feeling to others.

as i said, my feelings are ambivalent. but do NOT worry about sending anything else. i would not trade this spooky, bizarre experience for anything. i may not know what i will ultimately do with the skull, but believe me, i am thankful for your unpredictable and extraordinary gift.