So, this is awesome. So awesome. I can't believe how considerate and thoughtful this gift was. I am stoked, stoked, stoked about it. Let me tell you all about it.

I'm a premedical student at UC Berkeley, and I'm also an EMT. I've been an active supporter of Occupy, and ended up responding to some people after they were beaten by the police on our campus on November 9.

Somehow, my secret Santa figured all this out. And so decided to mail me a LITTMANN STETHOSCOPE - holy crap - and two gas masks in case I or my fellow students get pepper sprayed. In case you don't know much about stethoscopes, Littmanns are without question the top of the line. The Littmann Classic II SE, the stethoscope my secret Santa gave to me, is a widely beloved stethoscope known for its acoustic performance and reliability. I'm in love with it already. Up until now, I'd been using a beater stethoscope which isn't anywhere close to something like this. Not only that, but my secret Santa is insisting that I get in touch with him once I graduate from medical school so he can engrave it (often nice, since good stethoscopes all too frequently walk away from you). Wow.

Here's what he had to say about the gas masks:

"I watched in horror when your fellow students were brutally pepper sprayed. The world saw it. Here is my support for OWS on your campus. Stay safe, stay protected."

Thank you so, so, so much. I am so touched by this. When people from around the world reach out to us at Cal showing their support, it means everything, especially given the hostility that the administration has shown us and the faculty. To say that I'm moved is such an understatement. Thank you. And don't worry, I guarantee that this stethoscope will be put to good use.

I am really moved by how generous and thoughtful this gift is. It reaches out to my deepest ideals and to goals that I've been working towards for years. It provides things that I can use now and which will last long into the future. I don't know how to express how awesome this is. Thank you.