It was clear from the get-go that my Secret Santa knew what he was dealing with in getting me as his Santee. I glanced at the package and saw it was addressed to me, with a no-name return address. So I figured my gift had arrived. Later I looked closer and started laughing:
I totally missed the “It’s” the first time, which made me realize this was a listener. Probably a longtime listener. So I was pretty excited as I put the gift under the tree.
Now I love that elaborate puzzle box thingy that is above in this thread. It’s really cool. But, my Secret Santa knows me better than this, and realizes my gaming abilities are somewhat…shall we say…limited…
…as he carefully labeled the packages in order of opening. So figuring that out was pretty easy. Thank goodness.
The first gift, labeled “Because Tom always tells you that these are not for you,” was…
I have seen neither of these movies, as it turns out. Some movies are labeled “NFD” (Not For Dingus) by Tom, because he pretty well knows my tastes, and also knows I have limited time to watch things that are not kid friendly. So this confirmed that my Santa was a listener.
Gift #2, labeled, “Good things from my neck of the woods,” was…
Hmm. This person knows I like good coffee, and that I know sports to an extent. Possibly. Santa might just be a Wolverine. That or he knows that Tom might be tortured to see me wearing a sportsball t-shirt around the house.
The last one also had a label on it:
I got pretty excited upon reading this, because it’s a take on a well-worn phrase from what is probably my favorite podcast. Gift #3, then…
That face is sincere, even if I did do it after the fact. At this moment I said, “I think my Secret Santa is @dwinn.” @fire asked how I knew this. I said, “I know that he knows that I love this show!”
I never expected to get merch from my favorite podcast for Christmas. Wow! How cool is that! Then I read the note he put in the box…
…and his identity was confirmed in said very touching note.
Finally, there was only one thing left to do. Refill the box. Which Shadowcat quickly took care of, with Honey standing guard. Honey is upset with me for not getting her busy-bee.
Thank you so much, @dwinn for giving such thoughtful, generous, and amusing gifts. I love them, especially that TK shirt, which fits me perfectly. You rock!
-xtien
“And boom goes the dynamite.”
