But I'm not sending out cards this year, just food.
...and what tasty food it was!
Dreg: Glory, Your Most Fresh-And-Cleanness. It's only a matter of time-- Glory: Ugh, everything always takes time! What about my time? Does anyone appreciate I'm on a schedule here?! Tick tock, Dreg! Tick freakin' tock!
'Sleeper'
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.
Pix - Dec 27, 2004 1:41:36 pm PST #549 of 962
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
deborah grabien - Dec 27, 2004 2:36:23 pm PST #550 of 962
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Deb, was "And Then Put Out the Light" released in the UK?
Yep. Pan McMillan, 1993, paperback.
Lee - Dec 27, 2004 5:31:41 pm PST #551 of 962
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Three really cool things from today:
1) I got my Secret Santa Present
2) my Secret Santa was also my secret Santee, the lovely -t
3) -t is a REALLY FRICKIN' AWESOME secret santa. I got three really cool ornaments (a Fishie and a Sea Horse and a Penguin!), a good luck fish, which is already hanging directly below the good luck symbol Nilly gave me, a really cute Christmas stocking that says Meow, and has a pocket with a mouse hidden in it (totally teh cute!), lots of chocolate (yum!), and a mini Zen garden, just like the bigger one I have wanted to buy for my desk work forever, but didn't have room for.
Bouncebouncebounce
sumi - Dec 27, 2004 6:40:44 pm PST #552 of 962
Art Crawl!!!
How fun that your Secret Santa and Secret Santee were the same.
What are the chances? (I'm sure many of the mathier people here can tell me that.)
-t - Dec 28, 2004 4:35:25 am PST #553 of 962
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hee! I'm glad you liked everything Lee. When I got your package I kept looking at the return address, thinking "that looks familiar, why do I know that address?"
Lee - Dec 28, 2004 5:27:11 am PST #554 of 962
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hee. I wondered how you knew it was from me, when I didn't put my name in it, but then I thought you figured it out from the LA and Lush part.
Dani - Dec 28, 2004 5:40:43 am PST #555 of 962
I believe vampires are the world's greatest golfers
I don't know what the chances are, sumi... I wonder if Nilly does? (I give everyone who signs up a number, and then use an online random sequence generator to match people up. When Lee & t came up as opposite numbers, I thought about switching them but decided it was kinda fun that way.)
For me 2004 was definitely The Year of the Baby , and not just because we had Nora in January. It seemed that every minute another Buffista sprog or potential had arrived or was on the way - Annabel, Owen, Emma; Nonian, Raquel, ms. hayden, Plei's Tenacious Blob, and I know I've forgotten others so please forgive me.
This place has got drool stains & teeth marks lately - I hope those Buffistas not interested in breeding aren't too annoyed. ;-)
I kept on writing - not as much as I'd hoped, but more than I feared. My job is going well. There are some clouds on the horizon at Dan's workplace, but we'll keep our eyes open and hope things work out.
All in all, 2004 was a pretty good year. I'm looking forward to 2005 - it starts with Nora's first birthday, which is a pretty good way to start.
Connie Neil - Dec 28, 2004 6:05:54 am PST #556 of 962
brillig
I hope those Buffistas not interested in breeding aren't too annoyed. ;-)
Being a Bitch Aunt is a grand and glorious occupation. Because you can always hand the squawling, leaking, squirming, frustrated mess back to the parentals and return home to your unchewed and unpeed-on peaceful home.
Wait, I have cats. Erase the unchewed and unpeed-on, add clawmarks and accusing kitty-eyes.
juliana - Dec 28, 2004 6:14:45 am PST #557 of 962
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
connie, you're forgetting the fur everywhere.
-t - Dec 28, 2004 6:24:40 am PST #558 of 962
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The first half of 2004 was pretty spectacular for me - got married, got my MBA, got religion, got to meet some Buffistas, all wonderful.
The second half has been a lot of waiting and preparation and more waiting, but nothing particularly bad, so on balance, I'm gonna pronounce this a good to excellent year.
I am really looking forward to 2005, when I think some of the things I'm waiting for are actually going to happen.