So I'm sitting at home playing Pokemon on my day off when there's but a knock at my door. Funny, I'm not expecting company and I don't have anything being delivered today. After brandishing a shirt I open the door to catch the Fed-ex man with a box for me. Odd. I sigh his scanner and set the brown cube upon my desk and notice the address label has c/o Slaedden. A gift! Now, the only gift of the three I had signed up for that had been confirmed as shipped wasn't due for quite some time so I was puzzled to say the least. Carefully wielding my trusty box knife I pop open the mystery gift and find two Amazon wrapped presents. I flip the tags open and the message on both read, "Figured I'd also get you one of my favourite thriller series of all times. Hope you enjoy and sorry for the wait! -Tia-Marie" I looked to see and sure enough there are multiple tracking numbers for my book exchange and I'm all the more excited. After careful unwrapping(I tore the shit out of that paper) I'm delighted to find both Hannibal and Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris. With fond memories of sleepovers at my Nana's house watching Horror and slasher movies (Best Nana ever right?) I'll admit that I've always wanted to read the source material for those fine films, but have never gotten around to getting them. I'm very excited that they're used copies as well! That smell and the telltale signs of a book once loved make me so happy and I revel in the fact that these books will once again get the loving they deserve. Thank you Tia-Marie, I look forward to whatever else comes much more now!

UPDATE!: Everything is now here!

Along with the other two books to complete the Hannibal series I have received an old tale from far away. Journey to the West is a tale I've never heard of (Chinese Literature being somewhat of a blind spot for me.) I'm very excited to get into something I have no knowledge of and am extremely thankful for the abundance of gifts that I was given this time around! Thank you so much Tia-Marie!