I've often gone with candles/holders. OH! One of the nicest and most useful thank-you gifts I've received was a pretty glass cutting board. Something like this? [link]
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Oct 03, 2005 9:26:45 am PDT #2856 of 10002
Dana - Oct 03, 2005 9:27:48 am PDT #2857 of 10002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Oooh, good ideas. Keep 'em coming.
I did think about fruit. She apparently does her shopping at Whole Foods, and I was all "Great! There's one right by my house!" But apparently only Whole Foods stores on the West Coast have gift baskets in-store.
§ ita § - Oct 03, 2005 9:29:26 am PDT #2858 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For floral arrangements -- an uncle bought one as a hostess gift for my mother that was all dried flowers, and we kept it for years. So it doesn't have to be a "needs maintenance" or temporary thing. In fact, I think there were candles in it too.
lisah - Oct 03, 2005 9:29:30 am PDT #2859 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
She apparently does her shopping at Whole Foods, and I was all "Great! There's one right by my house!"
Whole Foods gift card and beautiful flowers/candle/card?
Jesse - Oct 03, 2005 9:31:08 am PDT #2860 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Whole Foods gift card and beautiful flowers/candle/card?
Ooh, that's a good one.
lisah - Oct 03, 2005 9:31:54 am PDT #2861 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
I love getting gift cards. I think, "Oooh shopping spreeeee!"
Dana - Oct 03, 2005 9:32:32 am PDT #2862 of 10002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
The problem with a gift card is that there's an element of "Here's how much I value what you've done for my parents! It's worth this many dollars and cents."
I try not to let that bother me, but it's also kind of a knee-jerk thing with my husband, so we've gotten into the habit of avoiding gift cards.
Jesse - Oct 03, 2005 9:40:00 am PDT #2863 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I try not to let that bother me, but it's also kind of a knee-jerk thing with my husband, so we've gotten into the habit of avoiding gift cards.
Hmmm. Is there some music thing that would be nice? Do you have a recording of yourself? (I mean, in a chorus. Or solo, whatever.)
Dana - Oct 03, 2005 9:41:21 am PDT #2864 of 10002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Oh, good one. (I'm running all of these past my mother.)
Jesse - Oct 03, 2005 9:41:47 am PDT #2865 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG I'm so bored. I'm not usually one for doing much work, but I wouldn't mind doing some.