I'm a writer/film major type who wound up going to law school and got a tattoo so I wouldn't forget my ultimate goals in life. My secret Santa dug deep (like, 2011 deep) and found an old post of mine planning out the tattoo well before I decided to go through with it: a VHS cassette with banners bearing a quote from the movie Videodrome, "Long Live the New Flesh."

My Santa found this post and, taking my legal career into account, got me a framed blowup of a technical diagram from what appears to be the VHS tape patent document. It's perfect, I absolutely adore it. As someone who's had to move around a lot, trying to get my career started, I've grown weary of the bare, yellowed white walls in all of my temporary apartments. I couldn't think of a better gift than a cool illustration to disperse the monotony.

He/she didn't leave their reddit name on the package or their heartfelt letter, but I hope they read this and know that they gave a really cool, thoughtful gift to someone who could really use some cheer.

P.S., I did in fact get the tattoo: Imgur