This is my first time participating in Arbitrary Day, and I was hoping that it would be as exciting and as fun as my first Christmas Secret Santa experience was.

It definitely was, and technically, it's not even over yet! (Edit: Ok, now it is)

My Santa was amazing. He/She kept me informed and updated throughout the entire process of them asking questions about my hobbies, about shipping dates, and about any problems or issues or delays with their gifts.

I'm a filmmaker (a very independently funded one, at that. Unless J.J. Abrams wants to give me a call...) and my Santa definitely knew their stuff when it came to the gifts they got me.

The first thing I received was a DSLR Lens Focus Card kit. As someone who's constantly filming and shooting video for both personal projects and work assignments, I'm always worried that my camera might start to develop issues with it's sensors or viewfinder. Luckily, this focusing card can help me negate and fix any issues that come up with focusing while using my camera. It allows me to make micro-adjustments that will sharpen my Canon 6D's focus sensor. I've already used it to fine tune the camera, and I'm really glad I have it in case I need it again.

The second gift I received was a Neewer 5-in-1 Reflector, which I'll definitely be using in my shoots. In case you're not sure what a reflector is, it's essentially a big disc with reflective sides that you can use to direct, bounce, or throw light off of during a shoot. For the large amount of interviews that I do, this will be a really invaluable piece of equipment, and I'm so glad I have it.

There's one more gift that my Santa got me, but it hasn't arrived yet. I wanted to wait to post this thanks until it arrived, but RedditGifts started sending me emails telling me to post my thanks. I'll update this once I get the third gift!

To my Santa, thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into tailoring these gifts to me! I seriously appreciate the fact that you asked me questions about my hobbies to get more details about what other equipment I already had, and that you were so good at keeping me updated and aware of any problems or delays. You're awesome, and I can't thank you enough!

EDIT: My third and final gift arrived! It's an awesome t-shirt from reddit/4chan's own thatshirtwascash! It's awesome.

Thanks again, Secret Santa!