This is my first Arbitrary Day, and right now I'm SO glad I decided to sign up. I received my package earlier today, and I'm over the moon with what my SS picked out!

As I mentioned in my description, I'm in academia (Humanities), and my SS found me a very appropriate gift. Now, I have no idea if he managed to stalk me to this degree and find some syllabi of courses I've taught, or whether he just went with a lucky-literary-guess, but I am now the proud owner of a beautiful Sherlock Holmes hat and pipe! (See pictures)

It just so happens that a class I designed, which I've taught twice now, has a major Sherlock Holmes/detective component, which includes reading some Holmes, as well as, in the past, visits to a Sherlock Holmes exhibit at a museum, and a silent SH movie (with live piano accompaniment). This is also the section of the class where I often get goodies for students and hand them out, such as Sherlock Holmes cards, stickers, etc. And now I finally have some Sherlock goodies of my own!

So my SS found a perfect gift, and I will most definitely be wearing my new Sherlock Holmes disguise the next time I teach this class. Thank you for your thoughtful choice, I'm a very happy Redditor!