Hm. I sent my package out on the 18th of December, but haven't heard if it's arrived.
worries
Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.
'The Killer In Me'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2006: You're ON THE LIST!!!
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 2006? Don't think we've forgotten about you.
Anne W. - Jan 08, 2007 6:13:17 pm PST #370 of 513
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Ginger - Jan 08, 2007 6:28:04 pm PST #371 of 513
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Yes, I got them too, Maria. It's a Christmas monkey, plus caramel, one of my favorite flavors. I just forgot to type them. I blame cleaning.
I have spent a lot of time looking for a really good bug in amber in jewelry. They exist, but their owners insist on being paid a lot of money for them. I have some pieces with bugs, but a gnat in amber really doesn't make much of a statement.
Vortex - Jan 08, 2007 7:43:01 pm PST #372 of 513
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Vortex, he was way melodramatic about the tired, wobbling around and such. Plus, it was his suggestion to call. I expressed enough concern to suggest he not drive home. I've never done the random call me when you get there thing because I didn't want to come off as the worrying type. And seriously, if he hadn't been all droopy eyed, and it hadn't been raining, and he hadn't left his phone here, it wouldn't even have occured to me to worry at all.
ah. sorry. tried to find a way to make him less of an asshat, alas.
beekaytee - Jan 08, 2007 7:47:47 pm PST #373 of 513
Compassionately intolerant
Bless you.
He isn't really an asshat. He's just either a clueless person or there really is something not quite right. I'm forcefully reminded of an Oprah quote that I pass on all the time, and apparently ought to have been listening to myself. "If someone tells you who they are in the beginning...believe them." He's said, in a multitude of ways, that there is something 'wrong' with his brain. I don't think that is actually the case...but his believing it is roughly equivalent.
What I know is that a significant break is going to be my gift to myself right here in the beginning of the new year. Wish me luck.
brenda m - Jan 09, 2007 2:32:17 am PST #374 of 513
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, I love amber.
I don't know why I feel this belongs here, but my new company (as of next week, yikes!) was just named in Forbes magazine's 2007 100 Best Companies to Work For. So 2007 is looking even more up.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 09, 2007 3:14:22 am PST #375 of 513
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Whee! So glad you're enjoying it, Jacqueline. When I saw the Appleton A Christmas Carol it nudged me in the ribs and whispered that it would be just the thing for you.
Toddson - Jan 09, 2007 3:33:07 am PST #376 of 513
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Yay for Brenda's new company! may you be happy there!
Ginger, I gave up on finding a nice bug in amber, but Bruce St. John Maher makes (or used to make) really good glass versions. I have one - large rectangular slab of amber-colored glass with a black glass "bug" in it - that has most people who see it convinced it's real. It's heavier than amber, but quite attractive.
beekaytee - Jan 09, 2007 5:19:29 am PST #377 of 513
Compassionately intolerant
Go Brenda's company! What a nice feeling it must be to work at a good company. Looking up indeed.
DavidS - Jan 09, 2007 7:11:50 am PST #378 of 513
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
When I saw the Appleton A Christmas Carol it nudged me in the ribs and whispered that it would be just the thing for you.
It's really a perfect choice for her. Well done, Matt.
juliana - Jan 10, 2007 5:58:22 pm PST #379 of 513
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
May I just say that my lovely Secret Santa Laura rocks??? Because she does. I got my package today (after a few misadventures), and it was totally worth the wait!! She included chocolate (num!), Cooking With Fernet Branca (which promises to be hilarious), and Dustcovers, which is the collection of Sandman covers. So pretty!!
Thank you, sweetie!!