For part one of my two part gift, my Santa got me two of their favorite Ray Bradbury books! I put down Ray Bradbury as one of my favorite authors, but I haven't had a chance to read much of his work. I've heard a lot about Dandelion Wine, and it will make my daily 1 hour subway commute that much shorter. And The Halloween Tree looks perfect for nighttime reading. Thanks Santa, and can't wait for part 2!

EDIT: Part two is here, and it's awesome! A box chock full of Japanese goodies, featuring tea, candy, snacks, condiments, origami paper, chopsticks, and cool Japanese culture tips. The seaweed and caramels were excellent, and I've already used the chopsticks a few times - they're textured at the end, which makes nabbing those slippery noodles much easier. I recently started origami (just before I got this box), so I'm saving the paper for after my trial runs. And I can't wait to try all the rest.

P.S. It turns out one of my favorite jpop artists, Utada Hikaru, did an R&B version of a classic Japanese tune on her English album. TIL, thanks to one of the cards.