A few days before christmas, I came home and saw two presents waiting for me. I opened the smaller one first, and it was a grateful dead mousepad.

I know it might not mean so much to a stranger; but it a big big deal for me. They are my favorite band ever; and a lot my life's core philosophies comes from them. ( If I had to choose just one band/composer to play and listen to; I would play Bach and listen to the dead. )

I promptly took out my mouse and realized that the colours match and that they are christmas colours. Already festive, I couldn't wait to open the next gift; but I wanted to thank my Santa and logged onto reddit gifts. My santa had already dropped a message saying that one of the gifts is with the neighbour.

Haha. I was already holding two perfectly adequate gifts, but there were more... o.O Even though I peeked into the second gift (I saw a wrapped box), I thought it reasonable to wait for the third and last piece of the puzzle.

The next day, I collected the last package from my neighbour's. I started with the packed box. It had the perfect note ever. I love self reference and cryptic humour in all kinds. My Santa was a little late, but even if I just received this note on a card, that would have more than made my christmas.

I proceeded to open the gift. I was so overwhelmed that I didn't know what to expect. it was a f***ing game mouse. Who even thinks of these gifts??? o.O I always thought that digital equipment was not gifting material. "I buy my own instruments and I buy my own hardware" - uptill now. They are perfect gifts, if you know how to pick them. And my santa knows how to pick them.

And last but not least, I got a merry christmas cushion. It is pretty, thank you mascot6699. I will use it to rest my arm when I game, but more importantly it will be a reminder of the goodness in humanity and the kindness of strangers. That there are things that are way bigger than us and that weird shall never fade.

Thank you so much. Oh and the mice are getting along splendidly, the last time I checked.

TLDR: Perfect mousepad - musical and christmas colour match. More than perfect note - Hofstaedter & Christmas. Perfect mouse - Even my DotA mouse loves it, maybe it's a sign to diversify and play more games. Perfect Cushion to rest my arm while playing and Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

/* I know there are so many grammatical errors and I am still so overwhelmed. I am also hash tagging the pictures because I have more than a thousand words. There's also an unreasonable number of perfects used, because that is what the gift is. */