Excusing my horrible attempt at sounding cool and hip with the times, or whatever it is kids call it nowadays my Santa hooked me up big time.

So a little bit of background.. I've recently taken up a new hobby, in an attempt to die as spectacularly as possible I decided I was going to Kite Surf.

If you look at one of the pictures over there- you can see what this sport looks like. You can also see my kite about to eat it in the water.

Being a beginner.. means well, a lot of crashes. A LOT of crashes -.- I cannot begin to count the number of times I've been dragged kicking and screaming through the water, wondering why I hadn't chosen a more conventional hobby. One that didn't involve a 12 meter kite making me do a Free Willy impression. (Fun fact, water has a weird tendency to hurt when you hit it with enough force.)

So, when a innocuous looking package arrived on my desk today, I was surprised to find a mini Kite Repair kit. My Santa did a pretty darn good job of stalking _^ With the crashes I've been putting my kite through, I'm sure this repair kit is going to come in handy. I wouldn't be surprised if it was going to save me a session or to. The kit might not look like much, it's a couple of nylon patches and a rubber patch.. it's well worth its weight in gold and sparkly diamonds.

So Santa, thank you. The next time I'm out there, I'll be sure to do a faceplant just for you.