Explanation of the URL weirdness: I originally posted my Arbitrary Day gift here instead of Arbitrary Plus. Now I cant change it.

Anyways...

I know all of you (or most of you) say this, but my Secret Santa is awesome. I always leave my likes/dislikes blurb a little vague in hopes to get a particularly craft Santa, or a particularly patient one as I have lots of sometimes-embarrasing posts and comments to dig through. But, that's me, warts and all.

Now here's the awesome part: After giving me a good thorough stalking, my Santa shipped my gift right on time. Then, unbeknownst to me, my local zealot mailman took my 8 days of not checking my mail for a surefire sign that I must have moved. After all, who would ever take a trip out of state and not leave a note for the post office? So my package didnt show up. For a few days I wasnt sure if it was going to gt delivered, or returned to sender, or just lost forever, but then I received a Santa Orangered saying that it had been returned to her. Whew. Mail issue sorted, it was on it's way back across the country.

Yesterday, after traveling from the Pacific Northwest to the balmy Southeast, then back, then back again, it arrived. My dog Ava met me at the door, and immediately had an inkling that there might be something for her in it. She was right. Opening the package revealed an assortment of dog treats, from training size to bigger rewards, a rubbery toy, not to mention what may be my favorite gifts in a long time. A mechanical combination lock kit (right up my alley as a guy who likes picking/manipulating locks and is an aspiring watchmaker), and not just one, but two small bottles of whiskey/y! One of Rye (which I've never had) and one of bourbon (which is my favorite of adult beverages)! There was also a very kind note!

Santa, well done, you figured me out. You just made one of my nights this weekend far more interesting than it would have been otherwise, and my goofy dog swears you're a fine class of human. Thank you very much!

Edit: For some reason I cant upload pictures here today, so here's an album: http://imgur.com/a/lj9B2