Before delving into the contents of my gift, I should tell what my likes were that I sent out for the exchange. I listed myself as loving the Baltimore Ravens, as well as my love for books and the fact I see myself as a budding writer.

The first gift I looked at was a five year diary, only instead of blank pages to fill, each page has a question with lines to write a response. My Santa had a written note for each gift and for this one he had written that he hoped I would write each day.

The second gift was a book by Murakami. Incidentally, my favorite book of all time is Less Than Zero, and the edition I have includes a little blurb from Murakami likening Ellis' effort in Less Than Zero to a "Catcher in the Rye" for the modern age. I hope to jump into this novel quickly.

The final gift was a collection of Edgar Allen Poe stories. This was the culmination of all the things I had listed and played into my love for the Ravens, as Poe's story was the inspiration for the team.