Brace Yourself, a sob story is coming: When a friend at my previous job compared my life to a country song, they were not far off. Within the past few months my dog of 11 years died, my girlfriend of 2.5 years left me for another guy, my car broke down, I lost my job, I failed two college classes at a school that for some reason or another no longer recognizes me as a student, and when it seemed like the world couldn't do anything else to me- a close friend was killed in a car accident. In short, I was in a bad funk. I was depressed, lonely, and reduced my life to watching instant Netflix in bed, stopping only occasionally to check Facebook and Reddit. That's when my arbitrary day gift showed up. An anonymous gifter sent me three vinyl records with hand painted designs on them. The first is an amazingly done speckled green design, reminiscent of Easter eggs I used to make with my parents. It's nostalgia and chaos all in one design- Jackson Pollock could not have done better himself. The second is a beautiful and anatomically correct heart. It's painted with a velvety vermilion that jumps from the vinyl- and a beautiful and subtle blood drip falling off the heart and out of the composition. The final, and my favorite vinyl, is my SS's interpretation of my Reddit name, HipstersAnonymous. The design shows the famous Guy Fawkes mask hidden behind a hip pair of faux Buddy Hollies and set against a background plastered with the name. I was deeply touched by the gifts, and it really improved my outlook on life. I finally shut off the instant Netflix and got out of bed. I put in several job applications, called my college to figure out what is going on, and even left my house, so I could go buy frames so that I could forever preserve these masterpieces and what they meant symbolically to me at a time like this. Thank you, anonymous gifter. You are an amazing person, talented artist, and you should get all the karma and praise for your awesome gift.