Merci bien, cher Secret Santa!

YES I KNOW IT'S SIDEWAYS

Here is the lovely card from my Secret Santa, @feebleweak!

HON HON HON HE IS FRENCH!

I'll paraphrase the card: "here are two books that mean a lot to me. Here is a fancy-as-fuck bar set. Here is an amazing bottle of wine that's good now, but will be better in 2-3 years."

Dear @feebleweak, I promise to not open that bottle. Even if I have to sit on my hands.

That's French for "grab that shit here."

Look at how lovely!

Ah. A wrap job after my own heart.

I am an AVID reader. And this is one that has been on my list for YEARS! Thank you, @feebleweak!

This - oh, yes, this. I bought this in hard copy when it first came out, and it had quite the effect on me. I had just pulled it off my shelf to read it again, and lo and behold! And new copy showed up!

Look at this fancy effing bar set! It has a wine-drip-stopping thing! It has A THERMOMETER!!

WHAAAAA?!?

No bananas. Grapefruit for scale.

Here is that fancy fucking bottle of Bordeaux. @feebleweak, i promise to let you know - a few years from now - when I open this.

Thank you, thank you! I am BEYOND thrilled!

Multiple snoozing doggo tax.