Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?

Womack ,'The Message'


Goodbye and Good Riddance 2008: "...and the horse you rode in on."  

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 2008? Don't think we've forgotten about you.


msbelle - Jan 28, 2009 12:58:53 pm PST #290 of 381
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

No worries. I actually think the gift I mailed out has been lost/stolen, so I'll get a replacement out to my giftee this weekend.


hippocampus - Jan 29, 2009 1:36:43 pm PST #291 of 381
not your mom's socks.

hey Kat - just wanted to say that today went all el guapo and then I shifted my new calendar blocks to tomorrow and it made a very cool pattern. Thanks for saving the day.


Kat - Jan 29, 2009 5:19:17 pm PST #292 of 381
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Oooh! I'm so happy, Sox. I have box number two ready to go. I'm just waiting for the new month.


Nilly - Jan 29, 2009 10:42:32 pm PST #293 of 381
Swouncing

A quick skip-and-drive-by to mention to any Secret Santa who has anything to ask their giftees (whether already-mailed gifts have arrived, for example) or let them know (being late, shipping stuff and so forth), that I'd love to mediate any of these messages.


Fay - Jan 29, 2009 11:21:54 pm PST #294 of 381
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

(fwiw, I am still giftless. But I figure it's karma, because I am often unreliable and made of fail.)


Nilly - Jan 29, 2009 11:47:20 pm PST #295 of 381
Swouncing

I am often unreliable and made of fail.

Is that the British way of spelling "wonderful and made of win"? Is there a difference in pronunciation, on top of spelling?

I am still giftless

I can shoot an e-mail to your Secret Santa and see what happened - would you like me to do that, or would you rather wait?


Fay - Jan 29, 2009 11:54:58 pm PST #296 of 381
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Ah, you're a charmer, Nilly, and no mistake! No worries, though. I've stopped going hopefully down to the mailbox and am trying to be zen about it. But I thought I'd mention it just in case anything had gone astray in the mail.

Genuinely, though, it feels like karma; I know I haven't any moral highground to be whining about it.


Shir - Jan 30, 2009 12:11:21 am PST #297 of 381
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

And may I drop a big thank you shout for Nilly, for connecting between gifters and giftees and bringing much joy to the world?


Ginger - Jan 30, 2009 3:48:15 am PST #298 of 381
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Nilly brings joy to the world by existing. Being the not-Santa is just a bonus.

I haven't gotten a gift or sent mine. I'm making something. It will be cool. I hope. I am a bad SS.


Vortex - Jan 30, 2009 6:21:02 am PST #299 of 381
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

For the record, I do slacker for a reason.