My Secret Santa really outdid himself this year! He sent me a book I've had my eye on for a while, Ted Haigh's "Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails," which I'm super excited to explore! He also got me "The New York City Bartender's Joke Book," which will be very helpful to me as a, well, New York City bartender! :) (My favorite joke so far: "How do you spot a blind man in a nudist colony? Well, it's not hard!") And to finish off the alcohol-themed delights, a beautiful tin sign that says "No Working During Drinking Hours," which will be a welcome addition to my currently bare walls (I just moved). Then there were some Asian goodies (my secret santa is all the way from, I believe, Taiwan! Awesome! I worked in Macau earlier this year, and our Taiwanese visitors were always good people. But not as awesome as my santa!), namely Bin-Bin Rice Crackers and White Rabbit Creamy Candy. I have tried the crackers already and they are AWESOME and I'm really looking forward to trying the candy as well.

Thanks so much, asianxtreme! My family isn't really big on gift-giving, so Reddit Secret Santa is what I look forward to the most as far as exchanging gifts. You are super awesome! XIE XIE!