My sly and tenacious stalker, bacon_grease, has really hit a home run with this gift, along with a really lovely handwritten note. My favorite part: "I couldn't guess on something you know you wanted, so I'm sending you something that you may not have known was missing."

Little did you know, bacon_grease, that conspicuously absent from my board-gaming childhood was Settlers of Catan. For years I've watched friend after friend gape with horrified incredulity as I explained that no, I've actually never played it, and I never really got around to buying it, but I've kinda always really wanted a copy of Settlers...

WELL bacon_grease JUST SENT ME ONE. WHAT NOW BITCHES. EARTH SANDWICH IS PLEASED.

I am so excited. This is a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant gift, made even more so by the thought and care that went into it. I'mma play the SHIT out of this game. I'm so excited! Seriously, I've been sitting here staring at it and giggling like a creepy little child for the past hour. It's PERFECT.