Hello!

Firstly, I received both my Arbitrary Day and Arbitrary Day Plus gifts at the same time in the same sized boxes, and none of the shipping bits of paper had the actual day of shipping that were mentioned in the confirmed shipping date from Reddit Gifts. So, SS, if I got this wrong, and this isn't what you shipped me, please, tell me and I will update it.

So, my SS really went all out. He read through my various likes and dislikes and came up with a number of presents that really blew me away, both from a thoughtfulness perspective but also because he found something that links both of our respective heritages. I have to say, that of all the gifts given, the book, with it's symbolic bringing together of two seemingly different types of people really shows me the depths that this SS went to to try to find a common ground between us.

Anyway, descriptions below in the order that I took them out of the package:

The Rogue's March: This book details an amazing story that is actually taught in Mexican schools, of a band of Catholic men who fought for Mexico during the Mexican War. These men were primarily Irish immigrants. Based on the name of the person who sent me this gift, this was a gesture from a person of Irish descent to a Mexican and is an amazing gesture. These band of brave warriors fought against the United States. To this day, in Mexico it is possible to find proud descendants of these warriors, some of them still with quite atypical red hair, but still fiercely Mexican and very proud of their Irish heritage. The U.S. considered these brave soldiers traitors, but these soldiers from the Batallón de San Patricio led by John Riley are considered national heroes in Mexico. This was an amazing present, and would have been enough on it's own. Multicoloured LED downlight: An LED that has a remote control, plugs into a standard socket and can be used to cycle through the various colours. Makes my closet seem like a disco! Gerber Artifact: This neat gadget has a whole bunch of tools, including a little sharp knife and most importantly a bottle opener. It fits quite neatly onto my keyring. I tested it quite extensively on a couple of bottles of Victoria. Worked great. True Utility Emergency Cash Holder: A little capsule with a clip inside it, that you can use to store some emergency cash. I'm in Australia so our money is quite plasticky, but I have also attached this to my keyring. It is quite good knowing that even if I forget my wallet somewhere I can have enough money to get petrol. A storm glass: I'm going to read the manual for this product in more detail, and perhaps Google it as well, but apparently, this glass tube can be used to tell the weather. I will be watching it with some interest!

To my Secret Santa, I want to say "Thank you!". The book in this gift is an absolutely amazing gesture, and I will read it with great interest. The other gift were also excellent, but the book shows some real thoughtfulness and I think that is the spirit of Arbitrary Day that my Secret Santa has captured absolutely perfectly.

I include an IMGUR album: http://imgur.com/a/7RJ9X