This year's Arbitrary Day present is ideal for those times when your Latin teacher requires you to pay them $4F for the lesson and agnus coctus.

It is two items, both of exceeding good taste, education and refinement, and because of that I am certain to enjoy them only slightly less than a person with superior amounts of good taste, education and refinement.

Item number 1 is a wonderful book which I have seen on shelves of many a legionarius, entitled "Which Way to the Vomitorium: Vernacular Latin for All Occasions". It truly is wonderful, as I will now know the correct manner in which to ask for my cerebra pavonum during the games. Additionally, while I attend relatively few orgies and toga parties, should I do so, I will be prepared.

The second item is a Texas Instruments electronic calculator. I haven't been able to turn it on because the power supply is rated for 110V and we use 240V in Australia. I've got a voltage converter somewhere in the shed, so I'll try to find it. This device can hold takes 4 to 6 hours to charge, and allows 4 hours of numerical and logical calculations in 3 bases (decimal, octal, and hexadecimal). I cannot wait to use this stunning device to evaluate what 0x138D5 is in decimal.

Thanks alot, Secret Santa. I thoroughly look forward to enjoying these wonderful presents.