Thanks for the fish

I would like to express my gratitude for all of the gifts I have been gifted over the years. 

Seriously, I have not thrown a thing away! Call me a pack rat or a hoarder, your gift has gone to no waste, my friends. 

I have never bought a single scarf or necklace or pair of earrings for myself -- except for the few souvenirs I picked up for myself in Argentina, and now I am the owner of 17 scarves and a hefty and heavy box of jewelry. 

Even though I have enough jewelry, I can never have too much, so don't hold back if you all forgot my 21st birthday this year besides three family friends or this upcoming Christmas.

So yes, I have a lot, and yes I sound completely materialistic right now, but it is because of you all anyways. I've tried to be a minimalist, but I can never be rude and turn down a gift. 

I should really just come out and tell people what I would like instead of leaving my sense of fashion up to the public, but what I really want is the usual jar of Kalamata Olives and a few odd Ayn Rand and Virginia Woolf books from Half Price that I've had my eye on since last week. Sorry my life is so simple to me. 

Thanks for giving this hopelessly fashion less gal some fashion sense. 

Also, I have kept every card that has ever been given to me -- all of the cards that are more than a pre-printed Hallmark verse with a mere signature at the bottom. Seriously, your kind words go farther than your autograph. 

And if you can manage to send me words without a gift, then bless you - you've discovered my soul.