DVDs: Beetlejuice, season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Manchurian Candidate (1962 B&W version), and a 3-film film noir disk (Quicksand, Scarlet Street, Suddenly)—all from Dad except for BtVS, which my brother bought on sale from Amazon.com

checks totaling $500—What to Give to the Girl Who Hasn’t Found a New Job Yet

emerald ring and earrings from Colombia—the sort of thing you’d expect an “uncle” to give, rather than one’s actual uncle (and aunt)

jade earrings—from Grandma and Grandpa, presumably to go with the ring I inherited from Mom

shaker of aquatically-themed candy sprinkles—from Dad, who figured I had enough jars of stars and needed to start a new collection

5-inch plastic figurine of Jiji the Cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service—also from Dad, to keep my plush My Neighbor Totoro Cat-Bus company