Seems like Santa looked quite far back in my comment history to find a bit about me - and even found some stuff I don't think I'd mentioned ever! Should I be looking over my shoulder?

When the package was supposed to be delivered, I had actually already left for work for the day - leaving the package to be taken back to the post office to be collected the next day. I was so bursting with excitement I got up early and headed over there before starting work at 8am.

Inside the (pretty big) box was a bunch of brown paper (the kind used to keep stuff from breaking during transit) and on top was a card which made me laugh, mum didn't seem so amused by it though. I suppose cats dressed as Darth Vader are quite a specialist subject? Either way I enjoyed it.

First up was something that I'd never have expected - a catnip filled toy-on-a-stick for my cats! Bella absolutely loves playing with it already, she even jumped up onto my desk to play with it after I'd put it away! Molly was asleep when I presented the mouse on the end to her, so I think she was annoyed at having been woken up more than anything - but she seemed to appreciate the gesture anyway as she grabbed the mouse and wouldn't let go.

Next up was another unexpected item (heck, I'll stop saying that - everything was unexpected!). Ponies! A pack of 4 plastic pony figures. Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity (no Applejack? Bah! At least RD and Rarity were in there though!) I'm actually really impressed with how close these are to the show representation - Hasbro is notorious for shitting all over the show's canon with their toys, so that really is great to see.

In the third package was ketchup? Or so it seemed, sitting in the car in the dark at 7:45am - it actually turned out to be BBQ sauce in a ketchup bottle. Not sure if it's home-made or just repackaged, but having a sniff it smells absolutely amazing - I can't wait until the next time I have pork (as recommended by Santa in his 'spoilers enclosed' note included in the card).

Finally was a small, tightly wrapped packet. I saved this until last because I always think the smallest presents are the most exciting ones - I was right! Inside was a 16GB USB stick in the shape of a cute little cat's paw. This would've been cool enough, but putting the USB stick into the PC reveals it's packed with a bunch of awesome content - a few music albums (including Frank Turner's Love, Ire and Song - amazing, and a couple by bands I've never heard of but on first listen they're really great!) and 3 animé movies! My Neighbour Totoro (which has been on my 'to watch' list for MONTHS but I never got around to it, so that's perfect!), Redline (which I've never heard of - but apparently it comes highly recommended, really looking forward to watching it over Christmas) and Ninja Scroll, which is apparently a classic.

Absolutely astounded by how perfectly Santa managed to pin me down, I don't think I could've hoped for anyone better. Thank you so much!

(Oh god, that was a wall of text wasn't it?)