Last week, 2/21 was my birthday and it officially rocked and I have to say I’m overwhelmed with the amount of loot I ended up with as a result; carmen went overboard this year because we didn’t buy each other christmas gifts (because we bought cross country skis instead) and my mom got me an awesome ebay find – the Amber Benson Mystery Auction which contained more than I could have thought possible. So it was AMBER-TASTIC, GEEK-TASTIC, COMIC-TASTIC and loads of fun.

I know it’s not all about the gifts, but seriously I ended up with SO MUCH I’m going to be in an abundance of birthday goodness for many months to come.

Here’s a run down of what I got:

Tools and supplies to make tons of these in any color in the rainbow (and then some)

My new favorite hobby is making tiny felt animals out of fiber with pointy things and is surprisingly fun and soothing at the same time. Soothing, that is, when you’re not accidentally stabbing yourself with the very sharp needles needed to make the animals.

A felt breathing dragon kit – pictures are sure to follow after I make him.

Battlestar Galactica: Razor DVD – full of awesomeness!

Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three – can I just say how excited I am about season 4 which starts in April?

Bite Me!: The Chosen Edition The Unofficial Guide to Buffy The Vampire Slayer - this book totally rocks! It is so up to date it even mentions the season 8 comics. I love it!

Amber Benson’s Chance DVD – funny, yet rough but still something every crazed AB fan should own. There’s a great, yet inappropriate line in there – anyone who sees the movie and knows me should know which one it is…

Amber Benson’s Lovers, Liars and Lunatics DVD – this one was much higher quality and really funny. Amber has a funny sense of humor and has lots of good one liners.

A Tim Cotterill bronze frog named Sky – I love him, the only frog I’ll ever have that won’t die.

And then the Amber craziness begins…

Included in my magical box of wonder was the following:

• Signed Triangle Tara Action Figure – from the troll episode!
• A blank (unpainted) Triangle Tara Action Figure, the box of which was also autographed.
• 2 cds of special songs Amber wrote and sang, one of which is signed
• 2 T-Shirts from Lovers, Liars and Lunatics
• 2 Signed photos from Amber – one of which I have never seen
• Shadowplay (comic) written by Amber Benson, also signed – her story is about vampires
• The Seven Whistlers book – signed by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden (the man who brought Tara back from the dead!)
• Initiation (Ghosts of Albion) book – signed by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden

All this, not to mention the comic shopping spree carmen took me on as a special treat for my birthday, made for a very geektastic day and one of the best birthdays ever!