I didn't really know what to expect here. My gifter had sent me messages asking about my music taste earlier, but I still had no idea what was to come. I figured it would have to be something music-related, but there are plenty of options even just in that realm.

I was floored by what I inevitably received. The first thing I saw when I opened the box was a whole bunch of paper with musical staves printed on it crumpled up and being used as packaging. As I removed some of it, I realized that the gifts inside were also wrapped using this same paper, the first sign that my gifter was someone who had to have put lots of thought into this process.

The first thing I opened up was a package of old postcards from what appears to be Spain. My first reaction was to be a bit confused, but it's a cool collection of photos. I think I'll put them together in some sort of collage or something. They'll make cool art pieces.

Next I opened the one that said "Happy Arbitrary Day" on it. On the flip side was a note about using the contents to hang up a poster that was included. We'll get to that later, though. Inside was a little package of mini hooks that I'll be able to use to hang stuff up.

Next was a personal favorite. You know those little capsules that expand with animals made of foam that you played with as a kid? Yeah.

My next gift is something that I'm really excited to check out. It's a little book of sci-fi short stories written by someone named Richard M. Elam. I can't say I've heard of him or the book, which makes it that much more exciting to read!

Then I noticed a small little package of stuff. Like, really tiny. Interested in what I could have been given that was so small, I opened it up to discover some Canadian coins. I'll be moving from the US in a month to go to college in Canada, so I thought this was a really cool thoughtful gift.

That was it for the smaller gifts in the box. Next up was something a little bigger wrapped up in what looked like an old grocery catalog or something. Inside was a sleeve for a Weezer "Hash Pipe" 7" single. However, no record inside. What gives?

I opened the next one, which was about the same size as the Weezer sleeve and also had an interesting little one-panel comic with a bear being arrested. Inside was something that absolutely floored me. That Weezer 7" I mentioned earlier? It's been made into a clock with working hands and everything. I threw the included battery into it and it started running like a charm. Incredible gift. Can't wait to hang it up.

It was then that I realized an even bigger hand-written comic at the bottom of the box. This one gave me quite the laugh. I won't even describe it, just go read it here in my pictures.

That left one more thing: the aforementioned poster in its own box. Inside was a beautiful concert poster from a Mountain Goats show in 2010 with Wye Oak. I'm going to give this gorgeous piece of art some spectacular treatment with a nice frame and everything. It'll be a great addition to my dorm when I move in next year. Thank you SOSOSOSOSOSO MUCH.

This has been even better than Christmas. Thank you, gifter. You're an amazing human being.