My secret santa really went above and beyond. I live in Austin and they said they had just moved from here so they knew exactly what to do.

$50 gift card to The Alamo Drafthouse (aka THE BEST MOVIE THEATER CHAIN IN THE GODDAMNED WORLD). Brilliant. $25 to I Luv Video, a impressively well curated movie rental shop here in Austin. They have films shelved by director.

So when these arrived in my email, I was like "Wow. That was really generous." and assumed that was the end of it. Not quite.

Tortoise - TNT (vinyl). I've been trying to buy this record for less than $50 for years. I think I had made a post on /r/vinyl about how hard it's been to track down a reasonably-priced copy. My office just moved and I used this record to Christen our new space and break in the Hi Fi. Such a great record.

Surely that was the end of it. Right?

Radiohead OK Computer tour poster. On April 2, 1998 my mom took me so see Radiohead for my 15th birthday and it was the most mind-blowing thing I'd ever seen. It was life-changing. After presumably reading my post to /r/radiohead about it, my SS found the poster that I've been looking for for years for the show that marked the beginning of my rapid descent into a full-blown music obsessive. When I finally unwrapped the poster (not a small feat, it was very securely mailed) and realized what it was, I started tearing up. What an incredibly thoughtful, generous gift. It really meant a lot.

To my Secret Santa: Thank you, thank you, thank you.

xxxoooo Mike