I feel like I need to give a tiny bit of background first. My boyfriend of nearly 5 years broke up with me a week and a half ago. I live in Wisconsin, and tonight I got home from visiting my parents and sister in Florida; they just moved there from here a year ago, and they were my only family here. Having been in a "just dumped" depression until leaving to visit my family, I didn't make any plans to hang out with any friends tonight... also, I didn't want to butt-in on "their Christmas." Basically, I was feeling a bit alone, and more than a bit shitty about spending Christmas Eve all by myself. So, when I got home and found these packages waiting for me it was a big jolt of happy!

I LOVE Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and I thought that it was a bit obscure, so I was pleasantly surprised when my SS sent me a message with "Happy Hogswatch" in it!

First, the records are not from my SS. I just wanted to set the mood for opening these gifts from my Reddit Secret Santa, and I wasn't sure which record was more appropriate... I went with Bing, because I'm a bit sentimental at heart.

I was pretty geeked to find the t-shirt! I'm totally going to wear it tomorrow, when I inflict myself on my friends! I'm going to order the Hogfather tonight I think. I've read it, but it's been a while, and I'm fairly certain that I HAVE to read it right NOW! (Or as soon as I'm done with this post!)

I opened the box and found another box! A prettily wrapped box! With a swell Discworld ring inside! I know that "The Turtle Moves..." is a reference from at least one of the Discworld novels, but I'm a bit stumped trying to remember which one at the moment... (Google says it was Small Gods?) I guess I'll just have to re-read them all to find out!! Darn!

So, to whoever you are Santa, "M," I REALLY needed this tonight. I was somewhat freaking out about getting stiffed, but then these showed up at exactly the right time. I totally believe in you Santa! (Or are you the Hogfather?!)

tl;dr= I got a sweet Hogfather t-shirt and a "The Turtle Moves..." ring, both of which are Terry Pratchett's Discworld references. Yay!