Well, maybe I exist? Maybe. From @Fyrepyromaniac: (To be fair, it was around Halloween when we got it, so it made sense) A awesome colour-changing David's Tea Nordic Mug that is a black cat at room temp, and when heated, reveals the kitty's skeleton Detective Conan Playing Cards (Where in the WORLD did you find these?) Volumes 62 to 70 of Case Closed (English translated Detective Conan Manga) Her lovely presence Very generous amounts of fun(d)s From my Professor-Turned-Friend: $ Towards an in-window air conditioner for my room, plus labour and fitting to ensure it works as intended! From Giggles: Embracing Obscurity A very cute little potted Gnome A ceramic yarn-holding bowl, imploring someone to "Tell me a yarn" From my marketer-and-carpenter coworker: A very cute Christmas Tree Tealight with my initial From my people-and-social-media-savvy coworker: An adorable Kiki's Delivery Service Jiji (the cat) flocked keychain A somewhat frightening/frightened(?) three-eyed anime cat

Hello, I exist, I swear! And as proof, I have wonderful friends who give me wonderful things. From @Water-Frez: An adorable Flareon GX Tin of Pokemon TCG Booster Packs (that I promptly added to some of my decks) Genshin Impact: Dehya Acrylic Stand A 4-3 win ratio, consisting of 3 Yu-Gi-Oh wins, 1 Magic win, and 3 Pokemon losses. Normally he trounces me in Yu-Gi-Oh and we're more evenly matched in Pokemon, so no idea what happened there--only that it was FUN. From my work (I got spoiled you guys): A dozen Tim Hortons Donuts (6 of which were specifically chosen because they were strawberry-jelly filled--AKA my favourite) An adorable cat toy Happy Birthday balloon with animals on it (most importantly a lion) Two "narrative" balloons--one 3, and one 0. A package of Haribo Starmix, and a package of Haribo gummy bears A lovely lunch out at a local sushi place Chocolate A "Cat Mom" giant mircowave-and-dishwasher-safe Mug (I foresee this getting much use) A gift

Starting early again this year--because my work this year decided everyone gives personalized gifts?! So sweet and so unexpected. From my guests at a Church Christmas Event: A beautiful heartfelt card A small little decorative potted deer-and-live-cactus-in-a-bowl From a guest who couldn't make it to the Church Christmas Event: A beautifully sweet card From my current manager: A poinsettia (that I need to set-up on my desk. It is not cat-safe and won't be coming home with me for quite some time... At which point it'll become a porch plant. ) A surprisingly heartfelt card (x2--one big, one mini! ) 3 oz "Tinsel & Spice" candle Terry's Chocolate Orange (Original flavour) From my exuberant and assertive coworker: An adorable pair of cat socks A hilarious high-quality poster of a black cat holding a fishbowl From the Kindly coworker who's been at my workplace forever: Multiple flavours of candy cane (x3) Caramel and Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bar SO many various