Saturday I got a package. This was very exciting, as I had to work on Saturday and wasn't in the best of moods. Anyway, I got a package! As I opened the package, a card fell out that said "READ ME FIRST". I thought the package must have been packed very cleverly to have the "READ ME FIRST" card fall out in my lap as soon as I opened it. Inside this notecard were a bunch of very strict and cranky instructions about "open this then" and "don't mess with that" and "you have to wait for this other thing" and "just do it and stop whining".* Basically, each other thing in the package had a number on it, and I was supposed to open them in order, one per day. That's a great idea until you realize that I got the package on Saturday with items #2, #4, and #5 inside. That means I could open number 2 on Saturday, but I had to skip a WHOLE DAY in hopes that #3 will arrive on Monday. Anyway. I'm not whining and all that. I mean, we likes packages.


Here's present #2. (#1 was that Halloween t-shirt I told you about last week.) It's Death Match by Lincoln Child, half of the team that brought you such classics as The Relic, Cabinet of Curiosities, and my most recent read from the pair, Brimstone. If you like mysteries with interesting characters, plot twists, and a little blood and guts thrown in, check them out. This particular book has been on my Amazon Wish List for a while, and I'm excited to start reading (and I will, just as soon as I finish Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman).
The inside of the card for this gift reads, "Happy Birthday My Lovely Looney Brooky! Brookey Brookie Mmmm.... Cookies" and is signed "Brenda 'Wild Eye' B*******". This makes me slightly nervous.
Anyway, here's hoping #3 is waiting for me when I get home from work today.
And, as promised, I did do some knitting this weekend. First,




Last, but not least, an object lesson for Halloween:



*These may or may not be direct quotations from the notecard. I'll never tell.