I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


Goodbye and Good Riddance 2005: the Year of the Penguin  

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 2005? Don't think we've forgotten about you.


libkitty - Dec 20, 2005 4:55:49 pm PST #135 of 506
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

You are too kind, but I hope that this year's giftee agrees with you instead of with me.

t grin


Sue - Dec 20, 2005 4:56:34 pm PST #136 of 506
hip deep in pie

If my S. Santa hasn't mailed my present, I am out of town for a week, so don't sweat it too much.


Steph L. - Dec 20, 2005 5:21:50 pm PST #137 of 506
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

So, um, giftee, when you open the box, you're opening the present. Just a heads-up if you happen to be a Wait Until X-Mas person.

Uh, yeah. I did that, too. So whomever gets a package with a return address of "Slacker Secret Santa Steph [lastname]," nothing inside is wrapped. Boxing it all up was festive enough, in my book.


askye - Dec 20, 2005 5:26:12 pm PST #138 of 506
Thrive to spite them

Quester I got the package! And the timing was perfect, I haven't had such a great day. I loved opening the box and finding all the purple packages!

So many new dragonflies and I love the address book, I needed a new one! And the pandas! The magnets are all up on my fridge and the panda's hanging out on my monitor. The cookbook looks really cool and the bath bomb smells wonderful!

Thank you so much!!!


Kate P. - Dec 20, 2005 5:28:33 pm PST #139 of 506
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Got the last part of my package today! With any luck it will go out tomorrow.


SuziQ - Dec 20, 2005 5:37:07 pm PST #140 of 506
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

My recipient should get her package tomorrow, if the post office is to be believed. The anticipation is........


quester - Dec 20, 2005 6:08:04 pm PST #141 of 506
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Quester I got the package!

I'm so glad you got it! I got a message from the post office that it had been delivered.

And the timing was perfect, I haven't had such a great day. I loved opening the box and finding all the purple packages!

Best reaction I could hope for. I had fun putting it together, I hope the stuff gives you many smiles to come.


Lee - Dec 20, 2005 7:30:15 pm PST #142 of 506
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I just got my secret santa present, from Deb, who is an amazing and generous Secret Santa. I got a bottle of very nice tequila, a bottle of Patron's Coffee Liqueur (with TEQUILA!), a bottle of limoncello cream liqueur, some really pretty coasters, and about 5 different kinds of dark chocolate.

Thank you, SO MUCH.


Laura - Dec 21, 2005 2:13:18 am PST #143 of 506
Our wings are not tired.

Yum! That should help with the New Year's resolution of swearing off sobriety.

I love reading the giftee posts. All the people with Santa anxiety (btdt) should understand that the best part of the gifts is knowing that they came bundled with Buffista care. I look at little things around the house all the time and smile with the memory that it was a Buffista gift. Warms the heart it does.


SuziQ - Dec 21, 2005 4:40:15 am PST #144 of 506
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Nicole - you are incredibly wicked. You are love!!!