Okay, so I had an inkling that my Arbitrary Day PLUS match was going to do something awesome, because they messaged me saying, "I figured since we signed up for Arbitrary PLUS these gifts should be awesome!!!! I really hope you like ALL of them!! Please wait for all the boxes to arrive to open them! It will make it more fun!"

Yes, that's right. "ALL THE BOXES" and I immediately thought, "WAIT I GET MORE THAN ONE BOX?!"

Guys. I had no idea. I thought I knew, but I did not.

I first got a box from Amazon, and I messaged back saying I was trying to resist the urge to open it, and wondering how many other boxes I could expect. His answer? "one more big box with a lot of things in it"

A lot of things in it.

Guys. I had no idea. I thought I knew, but I did not.

While I was out of town, this huge fucking box shows up on my doorstep, and I finally opened it the other night. Let's break down all the rad and amazing things that /u/Ted9000 generously bequeathed to me.

NINE THINGS.

1) Knit your own cat, and Knit your own dog books -- I mentioned I was starting to get into knitting (basically, I can just knit things that should be straight lines... such as scarves), and also how I didn't have a pet. GUYS I CAN NOW KNIT MYSELF A PET. u/Ted9000 GAVE ME THE POWER OF LIFE.

2) Shot + chaser in one -- I don't even need to explain why this is awesome right?

3) A gorgeous decanter + 6 glasses -- guys!! This is unbelievable. I'm still working on my whisk(e)y game, but I'm so excited about this. I feel so damn classy now.

4) Pie plate + crust shield -- I can't remember if I mentioned I'm a pie maker, so I'm going to assume he continued his awesome (friendly and not creepy) internet stalking and discovered this fact. A girl could always use more pie plates, and I'm excited to test out this crust shield!

5) An LA bag + a cute bookmark -- /u/Ted9000 wrote great notes accompanying all of these, but my favorite was for the bag & bookmark. He's right. A girl could always use more bags, and the bookmark will be perfect for whatever book I'm reading at the moment (currently: Bill Bryson)

6) Hanging plant terrarium holders... SIX OF THEM! -- I am just starting to get interested in terrariums, so this was so incredibly thoughtful & practical. Six of them! So if I fuck up, I can try again!

Honestly guys. I was speechless for a long time, opening these one after the other. I don't think this post does the gifts justice, because they are all incredibly thoughtful, and useful and perfectly in line with my interests. /u/Ted9000 -- YOU DA BEST. I want to bake you a pie, or knit you a pet! :D

Guys. I had no idea. I thought I knew, but I did not.