After some initial disappointment from not receiving a gift from my first match, I somehow (despite not signing up) got rematched! I got a message from BlackMaru, and...holy crap, did we hit it off! We seem to have a lot in common, like, almost to the point of wondering if we were separated at birth. We've become email penpals, and her emails are sometimes the only thing to keep me sane.

Well...the past few days have been awful, rife with personal drama and crying and flailing of arms. When I came home early this afternoon, I found a "We missed you" card in the mailbox from the postman. So I drove to the post office to pick the package up, then realized I forgot my ID. So I had to drive back home, get my purse, and drive back the post office.

"She hasn't come back from rounds, yet. Come back after 3:30."

Sigh. I get back in the car. An hour later, I pick up an enormous package from Japan. I was ecstatic.

I had to wait for the husband to get home, so he could take some pictures...but...oh lordy...BlackMaru was not kidding when she promised me a haul!

I told BlackMaru that my favorite mangas were Hana Yori Dango and Fruits Basket. And that I adore the J-Pop band Arashi. And especially singer/actor Matsumoto Jun. :-D He's dreamy, and he plays my favorite character in the live action version of HanDan, Japanese version.

I have no words to show how touched I am. I already have so much respect for our lovely rematchers anyhow, but she went above and beyond anything I ever expected. So much heart and kindness and generosity went into this gift...and I'm just speechless.

Thank you, BlackMaru. Your newfound friendship has meant so much to me as well. My mood always skyrockets whenever I see your name in my inbox.

But I have to say, you are one crazy sonuvabeetch...where the heck did you find all of this, crazy girl?! The only way I could possibly repay you is to have Richard Armitage and Martin Freeman FedExed to you. Be on the lookout. :-P