Damn. Sloanmade me teary..

quester, a little bit for me too. However, the whole (alias) imposter reveal seemed a little weak.

Hi.

Male mules are always sterile, but in very very very rare cases, female mules (mollies) can bear foals. /farm girl

My two nieces are graduating this month. One high school, one college. What in the heck do I give them??? Oldest is into punk/Goth, does all kinds of art and makes her own corsets and costumes; youngest is into retro fifties/sixties and she paints and speaks Latin. Someone help me, please.

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quester, Right? What's that about, me feeling sympathy for Sloane? That shit's not right. And I suspect they're just reeling me in, because I keep going back to the creepy scene where he brained the dude for not being worthy of Rimbaldi.

Also, I think Amy Irving is just lovely.

Is the high school grad going away to college? Something dorm-room-ish? Not that I can really remember what that would be.... A cute bathroom caddy filled with cool stuff and maybe hot flip flops?

Honestly, I feel like both of them are going to need cash more than anything, so maybe some cute smallish thing (cool lunchbox + notebook?) plus cash if you have that kind of budget?

Oh, and nice desk stuff for the college grad. Having nice desk stuff is great. I mean like a pen cup and whatnot.

For goth/punk sewing artist, I'd find a local really cool fabric place or art supplies place and get a gift certificate and wrap it up all funky. Not practical, but if that is the sort of thing that feeds her and she's a recent grad, she probably won't have any budget for more than the practical crap.

For the college going, I'm with Jesse. There's a lot of retro-style stuff out there right now that would fit her style. Also? Ask msbelle. She's good at that vintage. I mean, she has a pink vintage fridge! Oh! And nice towels. Or a good robe.

Cash is also good, of course, but it is also fun to feed the nonpractical. I know all cash I got (greatly appreciated) went to boring shit. Necessary, but not food for me.

Jesse, this is why I can't give gifts - I always just want cash myself. Youngest will undoubtedly need cash. Oldest has a summer job and is already selling her art for generous sums.

Biggest problem is, their uncle is THE best gift-giver in the world, and he is impossible to top. It's all I can do to even come close.

Zenkitty, I'm putting together a graduation gift for one of my neices too. I've done it twice now, for her older siblings. I put together a bunch of stuff they can use at college but might not think of themselves, but I try to tailor it to their personalities. I put in things like those little reading lights, book holders, book marks, an address book, a toy, etc.

This niece is getting a couple of strange things. I slept in her room when I was up there for the holidays and she has posters of Orlando Bloom and Sponge Bob Squarepants. So she's getting a homemade Sponge Bob picture frame holding a picture of Orlando Bloom. Also, a Sponge Bob toothbrush.

Excellent ideas! Thank you, mighty Buffistas. Where do I put the sacrifice?