gratefulgoes to 
msdaccxx , whose birthday gift was an introduction to a new author. I found Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris waiting for me when I got home last night, and based on the reviewer quotes on the back cover, this looks to be the perfect antidote for the well-written but very grim Elizabeth George mystery that I'll finish this evening.
Oh, and Ciara -- the wrapping paper was a little closer to lime than to shamrock green, but I had to laugh once I saw who it was from. Did you ask for that, or was it just accidental?
:-)
