I had possibly one of the more annoying (or fun) "exchange preferences" write-ups for my Reddit Secret Santa.

I had no expectations that anyone would put up with it, in fact, I thought whoever got me would just not bother and simply get the first thing on the list. And that's what I thought would happen since my Secret Santa didn't pull my data until the last minute... and didn't ship the gift until a few days ago.

BUT...

Not only did my Reddit Secret Santa deliver, she took the time, care and attention to send me gifts on all THREE "game levels" I created (see my "exchange preferences" below).

I was both surprised and delighted. Thank you /u/awesomebosslady

The gifts were (since the picture is a little chaotic): 1. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 2. A notebook with Da Vinci's Mona Lisa dressed up in a sari 3. Tangle Art drawing kit

Here's the original exchange preferences note I wrote:

OK - the following notes to my Secret Santa will either make me come off as either fun and challenging, (like a Legend of Zelda quest...yay!) Oooorrrrr... picky and arrogant. But I figured, why not. Why the heck not, y'know? At my age (34), I buy presents for my three kids, my one million cousins ages 1 to 25, and everyone else in my family. What do I get? Nothing. My wife doesn't even bother anymore. My brother does an annual Amazon GC.

So let's play a game. And like any game, there are levels of difficulty. You get to choose which one to play.

Buy Jinn A Present Challenge Level

Easy : Classic Literature or Science Fiction, Criterion Blu-Rays, Magic: The Gathering, Graphic Novels

: Classic Literature or Science Fiction, Criterion Blu-Rays, Magic: The Gathering, Graphic Novels Medium : An interesting toy you can actually play with and not just display, unique stationary paper, something I'd use as a creative writer

: An interesting toy you can actually play with and not just display, unique stationary paper, something I'd use as a creative writer Hard: An experience. Some of my favorite gifts were things I didn't expect to EVER receive from anyone. They were both surprising and delightful. For example: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab samples, Vosges Haute dark chocolate, Indonesia clove cigarettes.

(And no, these were not Xmas presents. They were thank you gifts that came from left field. But all super enjoyable.)

So... I hope you have fun with this. Or not. If not, sorry.