My Santa is so incredible! I can't even believe how awesome they are!

My Santa messaged me on Monday asking for my GoodReads, and before I could even reply, she'd marked my gift as shipped! She said she'd creeped on me the old-fashioned way. I'm so glad she did, because her choices were PERFECT!

Without being too verbose, I'm a teacher, a gamer, an amateur cook, I'm obsessed with dystopian/apocalyptic/zombie novels, and I have anxiety and depression. All four things are pretty central to understanding me as a person. My Santa got me something for each of these things!

Besides spoiled, I got:

Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, which looks like an interesting read, and perhaps some interesting ideas to integrate into my classroom.

The first book in Jeff Vandermeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, Annihilation, which looks like an excellent, engrossing read that is right up my alley!

Cooking for Geeks by Jeff Potter, which looks like a awesome mix of explanation for why certain types of cooking works, molecular gastronomy, delicious food, and more! I'm not much of a scientist, but this looks like a lot of fun! (I wonder if my chemist friend wants to try some of this!)

The Hyperbole and a Half book (by Allie Brosh). My Santa suggested that it might be good for my students (I teach high school, so even with the language it would probably be okay), or it might be a good pick-me-up for me. I've read Hyperbole and a Half with zeal, mostly because I can relate to many of the situations, and now I have the book!

I'm FLOORED. Thank you SO much for your generosity, Santa! The books are perfect, and you're absolutely WONDERFUL!