Oops! I've been informed by the lovely Lee that she's not my sekrit santa. Many, many apologies to my actual sekrit santa!
Which means Lee is just all around awesome and I still have a sekrit santa gift coming.
How cool is that?
There's more than one way to skin a cat. And I happen to know that's factually true.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2004: Well, I Wasn't Expecting That.
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Christmukkah, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Oh, and 2004? Don't think we've forgotten about you.
Nicole - Dec 17, 2004 5:19:48 pm PST #307 of 962
I'm getting the pig!
Dana - Dec 17, 2004 5:22:38 pm PST #308 of 962
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
You've got dibs.
I rule!
Java cat - Dec 17, 2004 5:59:47 pm PST #309 of 962
Not javachik
erika, lexine will be in your neck of the woods for A's spring training. I'll testify to the loveliness that is your city in spring. It's a fabulous place to vacation then.
Pix - Dec 17, 2004 6:47:23 pm PST #310 of 962
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Oops. Premature post.
What? It happens to everyone.
Pix - Dec 17, 2004 6:55:02 pm PST #311 of 962
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
My slacker secret santa (SSS) gift is in the mail! It should be arriving Tuesday and is specifically tuned to my Santee's loves (thanks to Deena!).
However, I learned some things today doing this little project. I thought I would share.
These are in chronological order:
1. I can make my own gift baskets with doodads and pretties! It's fun!
2. Shrink wrap can be almost as addictive as bubble wrap, especially since it requires
tools
to use.
3. Shrink wrap by the roll, however, is not quite wide enough to gather at the top.
4. It really bugs me when I can't gather shrink wrap at the top.
5. Shrink wrap specifically made for baskets is great and really fits!
6. ...however, it also tends to tear open at the seams.
7. Trying to "patch" a shrink wrap gap with another piece of shrink wrap seems like a brilliant idea, but isn't.
8. No matter how long you hover a hairdryer over those two seperate edges, the shrink wrap will not melt together; instead, it will shrink like a penis in a pool, leaving two jagged plastic edges that flap away from the side of the basket, tauntingly.
9. One cannot melt the shrink wrap
onto
the basket, either.
10. Screaming, "SHRINK TOGETHER, YOU BASTARD!" does not, in fact, help.
11. Michael's Crafts is open until 10PM during the holiday season.
12. It may be best for perfectionists to stay away from shrink wrap unless they've taken their meds.
And to all a good night.
Amy - Dec 17, 2004 6:58:39 pm PST #312 of 962
Because books.
"SHRINK TOGETHER, YOU BASTARD!"
Kristin cracks me up, she does. Hee.
Connie Neil - Dec 17, 2004 7:38:54 pm PST #313 of 962
brillig
I got a card from SailAweigh! I'm getting Christmas cards and packages from people whose voices I've never heard, much less met in real life. I adore this.
Jessica - Dec 18, 2004 4:09:35 am PST #314 of 962
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Which series is better MI-5 or Spooks?
What ita said. Spooks *rocks*. MI-5 seems... oddly jumpy. Turns out we lost most of the B-stories and character stuff.
I missed something -- aren't they the same show? Called Spooks in the UK, and MI-5 in the States?
brenda m - Dec 18, 2004 5:06:56 am PST #315 of 962
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Same show, but Spooks is massively cut for the US broadcast as MI-5 (hence the missing 18 minutes).
Megan E. - Dec 18, 2004 5:12:02 am PST #316 of 962
I'm ready for 2004 to be over. It hasn't been all bad since we bought a house that we love, DH got a job, and I got a new job that may or may not end up in promotion, however my health hasn't been the best. I'm ending the year with a bout of Ramsay Hunt syndrome that has left me with facial paralysis (Bell's Palsy) on the left half of my face. No smiling for me for a while. I notice today that I'm starting to blink my left eye a little faster so hopefully we caught it in time so I'll make a full recovery.
I wish everyone a prosperous and happy 2005.