My RedditSanta sent me three wonderful gifts. However, these gifts are not merely trinkets or baubles for my amusement, but rather a revelatory embodiment of my own psyche and persona, reflected back to me from my own Secret Santa profile.

The first gift was a gorgeous flower shaped pillow that matches perfectly with our decor. The spiral pattern of the sunflower, of course, models the Fibonacci sequence. I interpret the golden ratio as a commentary on the futility of predestined fate simultaneously juxtaposed with the stubborn resilience of the human spirit. This contradiction is further accentuated by the notable shade of yellow which highlights the dangerously seductive nature of enlightenment. Just as Icarus' hubris compelled him to soar ever higher towards the sun, I frequently find myself rendered transfixed by the hypnotic nature of the perpetually unfurling petals.

Next, I received a Deadpool shaped mug. While seemingly droll and amusing at the surface, in actuality, it is a clever analysis of the character as the archetypal an agent of chaos. It is not a coincidence that the opening of the cup is manifest in the skull. While conventional wisdom suggests that Deadpool's addled brain is missing and waiting to be filled with my tasty breakfast beverage, an equally compelling (albeit subversive) interpretation is that the hole in the cup demonstrates that his mind is in fact infinite, which at its most reductive is made of the same star stuff and atoms that can of course be extrapolated to the universe. Grey matter indeed. Just as Wade Wilson subverts the conventions of the fourth wall in his comic back panels, this mug subverts our very notions of reality, time, and space.

The coup de grace of this parade of riches is a card game that naturally parallels the motif of unbridled chaos, although it adopts a political lens. "We Didn't Playtest This at All" is a metaphor for the ongoing experiment that is Western democracy. Whereas the Constitution is heralded as the crowning achievement of the children Enlightment (which neatly ties back to the aforementioned pillow), this game reveals the farcical arbitrariness of the need for law and order. It begs the ethical question: if rules are indeed made to be broken, are the consequences of rupturing the social contract a better or worse outcome than if they were never created at all?

These are some of the deep philosophical questions I will be pondering as I sip my morning tea from Deadpool's head. It is for these reasons that I can only conclude that my Reddit gifter is indeed a verifiable genius. Thank you!!