With every exchange I sign up for I already expect to wait a long time. Most of the time I'm matched to someone overseas and with all the delivery times and customs on the way I never expect to show up early.

Well this time it was a little different.

Right on the first day after matching I get this message from my santa telling me that she is full of ideas for me. Well that is a good start to get someone psyched. Just four days later I get not one, not two but three (!) packages. Full of Anime Goodness: DVDs of "Dirty Pair", "Harlock Saga" and ".Hack//Sign"

I got to be honest: I just have heard of one of them but since I was pretty accurate on my interests and talked to my santa about likes and dislikes I don't worry one second that I wont enjoy them.

Well now there is one question: "Why did you wait so long to post your gift?"

Well turns out, that these DVDs were just to help me wait for my last package, which I finally received after some struggle with customs and my post office. And by god did my santa deliver! A "sandman" comic by the mastermind Neil Gaiman,

three single issues of Death (also Gaiman, Duh!)

a Paperback of one of the greatest crossovers I could think of (I like Star Trek and I am just getting started with Dr. Who, but I already know enough to get really excited seeing this)

a pak of Cards against humanity (what I always wanted to try but you just don't get them in germany)

and finally a new die for my collection.

Holy crap I'm still speechless of all the good stuff I got. Since my giftee didn't really seem to appreciate what I got him/her I want to make this extra clear:

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! For your trouble with translation (seems to have worked out just fine), for your time invested and the thoughts you put in all the items! Thank you santa