I've never had the holiday blahs in my life, and I don't think I have them now. Much darker. Been puzzling it out in livejournal.
Feh. I should probably just go sit in a small dark room, or something.
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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.
deborah grabien - Dec 22, 2004 6:46:29 pm PST #489 of 962
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
SailAweigh - Dec 22, 2004 7:03:49 pm PST #490 of 962
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I should probably just go sit in a small dark room, or something
Actually, I'm going to do just that. It's past my bedtime and bedrooms are dark. Off I go.
Beverly - Dec 22, 2004 10:21:26 pm PST #491 of 962
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Am I the only person to not be gifted with one of Sail's cards?
No.
Volans - Dec 22, 2004 11:10:04 pm PST #492 of 962
move out and draw fire
The gift has been mailed. When it will get to my Secret Santee, I don't know. I'm still kind of off-balance with Embassy Athens - in Kuala Lumpur we had mail service every day, and extra around the holidays. Here, it's once a week regularly and they just decided not to have mail service this week, since it's Christmas. I hope no families here are waiting for something special in the mail.
In any case, I can't blame my whole delay on the APO system, because I fretted for weeks about what to get my Secret Santee...but it's en route now and hopefully will get there by Valentine's Day!
Kate P. - Dec 23, 2004 5:51:28 am PST #493 of 962
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
After many trials and travails, my gift has been mailed! Now it can finally be Christmas.
askye - Dec 23, 2004 6:04:57 am PST #494 of 962
Thrive to spite them
I love the holidays! Another department has an overabundance of food -- fudge, nuts, cookies, tangerines, oranges. A tenant is bringing up cookies..
No one is really around so I feel okay about eating at my desk (normally I'm not allowed because I have an image to project -- a receptionist should look competent and not be sticky-fingered).
P.M. Marc - Dec 23, 2004 6:35:53 am PST #495 of 962
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I got Buffista cards in the mail!
I'm giggling at them, and wishing I had someone to hand 'em to.
erinaceous - Dec 23, 2004 7:36:59 am PST #496 of 962
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
Aurelia! I'm glad you liked it! I always feel dumb giving my own books, but someone told me it would be A Good Idea In This Case. :-)
And, Lexine, THANK YOU! DH had put your box with the stuff we're hiding from LB, thinking it was from my sister. I pointed out (gently) that my sister lives in NY, not CA, and that she has never sent a present that arrived before Dec. 24, and then he told me where it was. So now I have all sorts of sewing goodies, a gorgeous-smelling bath bomb, and a beautiful beaded ornament! (LB appropriated that right away, so maybe the "hiding things from LB" idea wasn't so off-base). AND Buffista business cards, for when I really MEAN BUSINESS.
(It's so nice to receive random sewing notions because there is no rage like the rage of needing JUST ONE MEASLY SNAP to finish something you've been working on for two hours, and then not having it.)
Thank you!
SuziQ - Dec 23, 2004 7:43:42 am PST #497 of 962
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
- bounce* *bounce* - I'm so glad you liked. I was not sure what sewing notions you needed, and am a sewing idiot, so I just took some guesses - glad I found something useful! The beaded ornament is hand made - one of my favorite hobbies.
Today just keeps getting better. Off to bounce around the office spreading good cheer.
Beverly - Dec 23, 2004 8:32:54 am PST #498 of 962
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I got MachinaMail! And SailMail! Plus a couple things I'd ordered that I was beginning to think wouldn't arrive till '05, so that's a relief. The cards are gorgeous, each in their own very different way, but I swear there's a sort of glow coming off both of them.
And I got a wee parcel from Deb, too. It must be Christmas. Thanks, guys.