After being pretty bummed out that my original Santa stiffed me, my rematched Santa, Shotgun_Mosquito really came through.

As you can see, I have received a Y2K Survival Guide. I feel very lucky, because I have been to the bookstore recently and they do not have a single copy on the shelves. Fortunately I've got my very own now though and will be fully prepared when Y2Kmageddon strikes.

The book is unintentionally very hilarious with detailed information on the proper foods and provisions on which to stock up, whether or not you should abandoned society and live off the grid and how Y2K figures into one's Christian faith.

In addition to the book, S_M also got me subscriptions to GQ (because he saw I posted on MFA) and Newsweek (because he rightfully assumed I wish my living room was more like a dentist's waiting room) and made me an official Maker's Mark Ambassador (because he knows I'm an aspiring alcoholic).

Finally, Shotty-Mo (as I've fondly been calling him since the beginning of this paragraph) sent me a number of funny and thoughtful messages. I found them so delightful that I consider them a gift in and of themselves and with Shotty-Mo's permission, I have included screenshots of one of our exchanges.

Many sincere thanks to Shotgun-Mosquito for signing up for rematching and saving Xmas!

Edit: Forgot to mention that his message was in response to me listing beets among my dislikes.