Oh man, I was such a terrible giftee. I received this package WEEKS ago. Seriously. I immediately messaged my lovely gifter, noahjk, because I didn't have time at that moment to post as received, but then I really didn't have time... and then I got lazy. It's appalling, really. Especially for how nice the package was! I'm the worst, gang.

So, noahjk went through my list of likes and dislikes very carefully. He picked up on Star Wars, opera, knitting, and chocolate!

He got me a fabulous Empire Strikes Back mug (how did he know this was my favorite movie? -- OF ALL TIME), which I am using RIGHT NOW (it is a thick ceramic mug and therefore perfectly insulated). I love this mug, really. It's probably the best one I own now.

To further push the Star Wars interest (and to combine it with my love of chocolate), noahjk got a me dark chocolate Han Solo in Carbonite! I'm afraid to eat it because it is such an unusual and fabulous gift. Right now it is sitting on my bookshelf. (Heh, heh, Solo is my new favorite decoration. I love him in chocolate...) I had no idea these existed, btw. I'm tempted to eat him.

Then noahjk preyed on my desire to knit all the things! He got me a knitting ninja kit. Now, I haven't actually begun the project, but it looks super cool. CHECK THIS OUT, guys. All the bits are included (needles and yarn and all) for this neat little thing. You get to KNIT A NINJA. That is so kickass it hurts. Isn't it cute?

He also got me a pack of onion ring mints and said they were for 'my enemies'. Upon reviewing my 'dislikes' ("Dislikes: meat, caramel, fruity candy, ultra Conservatives, business majors, reality television"), I think I might get it. All you meat-eating, tea party-voting, fruity-candy-eating, reality television-watching business majors better beware. I'll trick you good.

Okay, so the best gift (imho) was the last one. In the gift note that came with my package, noahjk wrote: "Visit goo.gl/9uQn, since it was one of your top likes. That's a freebie!" So, could it be? Was it a mixtape-styled playlist? A photoshop picture? WHAT WHAT? I typed in the URL and it led me to...

The Opera browser homepage. I had such a laugh! Holy crap. :D

Thanks, noahjk. You did such a great job with this package!!

(And yeah, I am drinking out of my Star Wars mug right now. I just--- ah! It's the best!)

[EDIT: Ignore all the papers/books all over the place in the photos...that was a thesis draft mid-writing session.]