So after some unfortunate, Sandy-related events that seem to have destroyed my original gifts, I was resigned to the fact that my cubicle would have to go bare for a little while longer. But my anonymous gifter decided to go above and beyond, and took it upon himself or herself to send along some completely awesome stuff!

So finally I will be as cool as my fellow grad students in the syntax/semantics lab when I drink my water or coffee from a totally hip Mr. Lazy mug. I love the style and attitude and hopefully it will inspire me to be as not-lazy as possible while working on theses and abstracts.

And also, without warning, pops out one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE ALBUMS EVER, Reveille by Deerhoof, on incredibly (really, you gotta look at this) sexy marble powder blue vinyl. This album fucking rocks and is, hands down, my favorite Deerhoof record. It is also now, I am happy to admit, probably one of my top two or three records I own.

The plan is to hook up a turntable in the s-lab and rock the fuck out while my compatriots are left to cower in rock-induced, orgasmic thralls, as per songs like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNSn-vLdRNc

So pretty much THANK YOU GIFTER, you have made an otherwise hectic and soul-crushing Monday into one of the raddest on record (ha!). You deserve a medal. Really, we should get drunk together. Or whatever.