The ANNUAL GIVING of GIFTS, AGoG for short, is here.

Because I am late, I am inviting everyone who I am connected with on elfster. If you are not on elfster and you want in, contact me and I will send the invite. Deadline to sign up will be in 1 week, matches will be drawn then.

People are busy, things are crazy, I know this. This should be a fun thing, not something else to cause you stress. If you want to participate but it stresses you out thinking about it, consider being an elf. Do not officially sign up, but send people things anyway. Or, contact someone who is participating and be a team for someone else.

The mysterious gift senders are a long and wonderful tradition.

Any ?s or issues, contact me. If you have never participated or haven't in many years, consider it this year. The more the merrier.

If Buffista teachers or librarians want like to gift a book by a certain me / use them as prizes for things, hit my profile addy. If you want to read but can't afford, see also - not sure how much post office I can manage this year, but I would like to try.

We are resurrecting the Secret Database List of Awesomeness previously maintained by Deena! This time, Amy G, msbelle, Jennifer Prior, Connie Neil, and I are the maintainers. Instead of having to copy a list and e-mail it to one of us, it is now set-up as a form (clicky link) that auto populates a workbook. You are welcome to skip any question.

When you want to surprise a Buffista, just contact one of the maintainers. If we have info, we will share it, if not we will ask the person to fill out the list.

Mounted Archery fans: Horses in the Morning featured an interview about Mounted archery.

Related: there is a Stable with an instructor who does mounted archery.

Deadline to sign up for AGoG is tomorrow!!!!!

Also also, if you do want to draw someone you have had before, hit me up on email or text or IM so I can make those settings.

Draws have been made in the AGoG. If you have any issues of any kind, email me.

We have had a few late registrants to AGoG, so if anyone else wants to join, PLEASE do so quickly and/or message me. I will do a late registrant match up either tonight or Friday depending on if I hear from people.

Hi all --

Due to some upgrades by our host, the board will be down for a couple of short periods today. Do not be alarmed!

I copied an email into the BaBB thread, and can try to share any more information I might have as well.

Does a master list exist somewhere of Buffista addresses? If so, my address may be wrong on it. I noticed this when I got some birthday cards this summer, and also a holiday card or two. Our house number is 4525, not 2545. (Though obviously the cards still got delivered to me, just not as quickly as normally.)

Anyway, if there is a master list, and if my address is wrong on that list, could the Keeper Of The List change it, please? (And anyone who might have my address in their address book/smartphone/scribbled on the back of a Chipotle receipt, it's 4525, not 2545.)

It is on the list as 4525.