Every year I write my Secret Santa letter as if I was an actual, rather eccentric character, and pepper my letters with my hobbies, and likes, and interests. Two years ago I wrote as a small child. Last year I wrote as a rather insane individual rambling on about the legal ramifications of an incident involving a tshirt gun and an overzealous fondness for the holiday. This year, my letter was from a stranded time traveler, desperate for the materials he needed to make unobtainium, the fuel for his time machine. To date, I've gotten some very kind gifts in the past, but no one has wished to engage with the bizarre rantings of a madman. This year was different!

This afternoon, I received a wonderful and thoughtful package from my Santa. I had written about my interest in, amongst other things, board games and 3d printing, and when I opened the package, inside were two wonderful presents: A spool of filament (perfect timing by the way, I literally ran out today and was going to have to wait for more!) in a vibrant color, and an awesome zombie dice game! The best part however, was the note included in the package. I'd all but given up on people playing along and having fun with my shenanigans thus far, so I was thrilled to recieve a response from a fellow time traveller, stuck in 1968 who had to use the Vatican's Chronovisor to research these items. Thank you so much! You gave me a good laugh, which in and of itself would have been a wonderful gift, but came packaged with some thoughtful presents as well. I wish you all the best, a wonderful holiday with your family, and last but not least, here are the winning lottery numbers from the German lottery on Jan 5, 1969: 3, 12, 16, 36, 38, 39. Bonus ball: 22.

** UPDATE: I recieved the book santa promised as well! I laughed so hard when I cracked it open,the Maker's guide to surviving the Zombie apocalypse. The perfect light reading and so thoughtfully picked out. Truly, thank you santa. You did an amazing job!