I always knew Jesse was out to get me.
Am not! But Lee might be.
On the birthday thing -- I don't hang out in crowds where it is expected that you will buy an extravagant birthday gift (or any, really), but I can imagine that if you were, it becomes a slightly different situation. Generally my friends buy dinner for the birthday girl, and that's that. Two times weird things have happened: One year, just three of us went out, so I felt bad that they split my dinner between them (so in that case I wished I had invited more people), and last year a friend came who's not from the US and gave me a fairly significant present, and I wished I had told her not to. But otherwise, no big whoop.
Lee's posts always did look shifty.
Personally, I think Jesse and Gud are out to get me AND plotting together to make me look like the evil one.
It's not working, is it?
That mouse is so awesome right now.
Among my friends, there's no expectations of presents unless it is for a minor. We'll pick up the tab, usually, but we tend to do that anyway when we're eating out in celebration or commiseration (beyond the usual angst.)
One of my friends always gives presents, but that's just her. She'll give you a present because she found something that made her think of you and today is Thursday.
And I always give another the bright red peeps for her birthday, but that's just a tradition.
We're a pretty gift giving crowd which is fun but financially exhausting. Last year when people asked what I wanted for my birthday I said if they really wanted to do something I could use some handyperson help around my house. So, I ended up having friends help me paint my living room & hallway & hang pictures for me (which is something I suck at doing) and other friends put up ceiling fans for me. That was really awesome.
I never expect presents, but I'm always thrilled to receive them. If I have a party for myself, I always want to say something about presents not being expected, but I usually don't bring up presents at all. Also, I love getting presents for people, especially when you think it's something that they'll love.
I was brought up that if you go to a birthday party, bringing a present or a card is what people do, so in a way I do "expect" presents when I throw an actual birthday party. Certainly not extravagant ones though, and unless it seems like a pointed Not Bringing A Present that's really about other things, I don't care if people don't.
So. Responding to job postings on Craigslist. Protocol? I mean, obviously, most of them have directions on the bottom, but do I just send an e-mail with, "Hello, I am responding to your posting, blah blah."
t attach resume
Or what?
