I'd like to apologize in advance for the lateness of my Santa gift this year. I had all sorts of "buy and mail holiday gift" plans this weekend, which wound up completely derailed by the funeral. And DH's parents are coming up this weekend, so I may not have time to shop until closer to New Years...
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2007: Heaven's Just a Funky Moose
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 2007? Don't think we've forgotten about you.
Jessica - Dec 19, 2007 8:15:50 am PST #123 of 513
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Amy - Dec 19, 2007 8:16:31 am PST #124 of 513
Because books.
::hugs Jessica::
I think you get a pass, sweetie.
juliana - Dec 19, 2007 8:19:50 am PST #125 of 513
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Uh, yeah. Jessica definitely gets a pass.
I've got one more thing for Secret Santa-ing, and then it's off. Phew.
Daisy Jane - Dec 19, 2007 8:43:43 am PST #126 of 513
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I want to do Secret Santa one year. My problem is usually not the shopping for the gift (I see shit I want to get for y'all all the time), it's the sticking it in the mail thing I have trouble with.
As for 2007? I don't even know what. I started the year down two close friends to one here. Lost my grandfather, quickly followed by my grandmother and then my uncle. Mr. Jane's teenage cousin committed suicide. I've become disillusioned with my do-gooder job, and that's just personal stuff.
On the other hand, I've made new friends-better friends. I've taken dream vacations and taken some time to really figure out who and what I am. I'm much happier, I think, than I was this time last year.
Glamcookie - Dec 19, 2007 8:45:16 am PST #127 of 513
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
2007 consisted of:
- Terminally ill FiL
- Grad school (I'm halfway done, y'all!)
- Bathroom remodel (still in progress)
- Work (I survived 2 rounds of layoffs)
- New job and recent layoff from new job for GF
- Move to new office (I miss my office - open seating sucks)
- A few fun trips (SF, San Diego [Comic-Con!], Edisto Island, Atlanta)
A mixed bag. I have very low expectations for 2008 (see first bullet above), so maybe it'll surprise me.
erikaj - Dec 19, 2007 9:12:20 am PST #128 of 513
Always Anti-fascist!
You're welcome, babe. Glad you liked it! Because one of the things about having Kay Howard as a role model is that you don't learn to do cute things with people's Christmas gifts or carve ornaments out of soap and junk like that, so I'm always afraid my SS's get sort of cheated.
brenda m - Dec 19, 2007 9:18:00 am PST #129 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
Because one of the things about having Kay Howard as a role model is that you don't learn to do cute things with people's Christmas gifts
Not true.
Kathy A - Dec 19, 2007 9:30:58 am PST #130 of 513
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
carve ornaments out of soap
Of course, you could use John Dillinger as a role model and carve guns out of soap, instead!
erikaj - Dec 19, 2007 9:34:40 am PST #131 of 513
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, that's true.
aurelia - Dec 19, 2007 9:49:09 am PST #132 of 513
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
My mail carrier is friendly, but not too bright. I ran into him yesterday and he asked if he'd left a package slip for me recently. "Um, no, but I am waiting on a package." "Oh, I think I have a package for you sitting next to my locker. I didn't catch you the last couple of days but I guess I didn't leave a package slip."
Sigh.
SS gift might make it before New Years.