my arbitrary day gift just arrived and, boy, is it awesome.

as i was bringing the package inside its small size and general feel had me starting to wonder what i was going to do with another chromecast. but when i opened the envelope i was welcomed by a printed note and a bright red box that said "sparkfun electronics"

WHAT COULD THIS BE???

that became immediately apparent when i read the note, and no you have not underestimated my skill. i am decidedly not an electrical engineer and really look forward to playing with this arduino board.

you can see everything i received in the picture, they sent me an arduino uno, a breadboard?, various leds/lcds/and displays, connectors, a timer, a gyroscope, buttons, etc. i'm so friggen stoked, it's serendipity. i was just reading a post on reddit two days ago about micro controllers and casually thought to myself "maybe i should look into this." and now i can!

thank you so much, anonymous internet person, this is a very cool gift.