My haul this year (Amended)

As I told one of my friends at work the other day:

"I have some rather sad news. I appear to be maturing and turning into a bona fide adult."
"Why would you say that?"
"I asked for a book for Christmas. And not even one that's fiction. It's a non-fiction one called Guns, Germs, and Steel."
"Sounds cool."
"Yeah, I'm really excited to get it and start reading."
"Too bad about the 'adult' thing though."
"Oh, I'm sure I'll get over it."

And besides, it's not like the book that I want isn't about a very interesting topic, and the title is just awesome. My anthropology professor recommended it plenty of times during the quarter, and he's someone who's opinion I trust. I'm in the middle of Under the Dome by Stephen King right now, but I can't stop reading it for the life of me, so pretty soon I'll be able to start reading my new book. Well, make that books.

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I was with my mom in Barnes & Noble and I showed her Guns, Germs, and Steel and told her I would really like a copy. Then I noticed another book by the same author. I picked it up and was immediately interested. Even she said it looked like it would be worth a look and likely a good read. So I was really happy to get a copy of Collapse today.

My Christmas wasn't all serious with the smart people books, as I got a toy R/C helicopter. It's taking a bit to really learn the controls, but I should have it down soon enough and be able to fully enjoy the toy I got for Christmas. I sincerely doubt it will be my last. Because come on, who doesn't want something fun for fun's sake for Christmas.

I'm not an adult quite yet you know :)

And if you noticed the previous title of this post as having a '(so far)' in it, and now having an (Amended) instead, the next photo will make that change clear:

I still had one more present to unwrap when I went over to my brother's house last night, and I got this! No, not the computer. That happened in this post. What I got is a very handy and useful laptop lapdesk!For me, it's always nice to get something practical for Christmas, because I can never bring myself to buy something I need. Buying something I don't need? Oh, no problem there. I got that covered.

All in all, I had a good Christmas this year.

Merry no longer Christmas!