I'm glad you like it Matt. As a Canadian I felt I had to represent the hockey.
I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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.
Sue - Jan 21, 2007 11:51:05 am PST #405 of 513
hip deep in pie
libkitty - Jan 23, 2007 9:27:25 am PST #406 of 513
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Santa really does exist, and is named Kate P. Thanks, Kate, for a wonderful gift that was worth the wait!! In my box, I got the most wonderful book that I have been drooling over since I discovered the author, "Knitting Without Tears," by Elizabeth Zimmerman. As if that weren't enough, I also got the Serenity comic that's a prequel to the movie (I'm not usually into comics, but I will make exceptions for just about anything related to Firefly, and have been green-eyed over this book as well). Then there were adorable kitty and penguin stamps and ink pads (the really nice kind). And chocolate. You just can't go wrong with chocolate. Plus, there was an adorable card. I can see that I'll have to celebrate Groundhog Day this year, perhaps with a completed knit project and that chocolate (or, what chocolate remains by then - some is already gone)!
It has been wonderful. I started soaking up Ms. Zimmerman's great tips and droll humor last night, and can't wait to go home this evening and keep reading. Who knows. Perhaps her great tips will result in a sweater or hat or some such for my sekrit santee next year!
Thank you so much Kate!
Vortex - Jan 24, 2007 7:51:41 pm PST #407 of 513
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
You know what sucks? when you don't know your Santee very well, but you collect some fun stuff, and some kind of general stuff that you think that they might like. You wait for the final item, you get ready to send it out, but THEN, the idea for the perfect gift hits you, but it's January 20, and it will take a while to make it happen! Grrrr.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 24, 2007 8:03:23 pm PST #408 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
I'm just glad I've lucked into santees that I've known for years, and thus can at least make choices based on their general sensibilities even if I don't know specific items that they're fond of. I live in fear of the year that I draw the name of some new poster in the Music or Bitches threads I've never interacted with.
Theodosia - Jan 25, 2007 2:52:17 am PST #409 of 513
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Or your music library crashes just as you were finalizing the special CD mix project that you are convinced caps the gift that will finally put the gift accumulation into the Done territory.
SuziQ - Jan 25, 2007 5:10:29 am PST #410 of 513
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I think this was the first year I had a giftee that I could tailor my prezzies for and have a shread of confidence that I did ok. I hope. In prior years, I just tried to find fun stuff, but it was more generic, I think.
Lee - Jan 25, 2007 8:52:11 am PST #411 of 513
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
If I say no, you didn't, will you try again, with new prezzies?
Also, SILLYHEAD. Of course you did great.
libkitty - Jan 25, 2007 9:18:47 am PST #412 of 513
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I've mostly had people I hadn't interacted with a lot, but it was fun getting to know someone else a little better, and I hope I didn't totally suck on my guesses. Thank goodness for Deena's fine work with the Buffista database, or I would have been toast.
quester - Jan 25, 2007 4:14:09 pm PST #413 of 513
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I've drawn people that I didn't know well, but I thread sucked and cyber stalked them and the questionaires they filled out were very helpful. So far, they've seemed happy with the gifts.
still waiting...
libkitty - Jan 26, 2007 9:12:39 am PST #414 of 513
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
::gives quester a big hug::
Hey, this is kinda nice.
::stays and hangs out with quester, shares chocolate through monitor::