I'll just chime in on the haven't-received front. I totally don't mind -- the farther it gets from Christmas, the more of a fun surprise it'll be. But I just want to let the sender know that if they've already sent it it's gone astray.
Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.
'Bushwhacked'
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.
Emily - Apr 06, 2009 6:31:27 am PDT #345 of 381
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Vortex - Apr 06, 2009 6:58:43 am PDT #346 of 381
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I am also ungifted. But I haven't sent either, so I feel like it's karmically my fault. I just need one more thing.
Sean K - Apr 06, 2009 7:00:28 am PDT #347 of 381
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I wasn't part of the exchange, but I'm tempted to gift you all, just cuz I luvs you all.
Steph L. - Apr 06, 2009 7:00:58 am PDT #348 of 381
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Having been a lucky recpient of Vortex gifts (that I was annoyingly impatient for), I can attest they're well worth the wait.
Nilly - Apr 16, 2009 11:54:17 pm PDT #349 of 381
Swouncing
You do remember that any sort of I'm-slacking-but-not-gone or still-looking-for-this-one-last-thing messages you'd like to send to your holding-their-breath-in-anticipation giftees are more than welcome to be mediated through me, right?
Java cat - May 07, 2009 5:05:10 pm PDT #350 of 381
Not javachik
Oh hey, I almost forgot about this. Should we have an amnesty or something? I Slacker-gifted, but not Slacker-giftee'd.
NoiseDesign - May 07, 2009 5:29:19 pm PDT #351 of 381
Our wings are not tired
There are still a number of us that are active on the slacker front. I have neither sent nor received my slacker gift. I have two parts of my gift ready to go but haven't gotten the third part done yet. I do slacker each year because I'm quite exceptional at being a slacker.
Vortex - May 07, 2009 5:32:19 pm PDT #352 of 381
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I am such a slacker that the entire gift is sitting in my office. Why? Because I have to write the card. PATHETIC. I swear, if I don't get to it by lunchtime, the card is going to say - "I suck. Hope you like it"
Emily - May 21, 2009 2:37:17 pm PDT #353 of 381
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I have been gifteed! Or... something! I got a watch. But no, not just a watch, for this is more of a swiss army knife compactly enclosed in a watch, adorned with a compass, dangling from a carabiner. So I can check the time and direction, remove splinters, open bottles, and slice things, all without getting an allergic reaction on my wrist and, therefore, losing the watch. I love it. It's like geek-butch-chic with a side of apocalypse readiness. Thank you, d! Plus, it comes with a plastic case which has an attachment so you can hang that from your belt, too -- unlikely, as it's probably 3" x 6" x 1". But if I were the hard-smoking fisherman they seem to think I must be to have this watch, maybe I'd have that much space on my belt. Maybe I'll let them know about the vast geek-butch-postapocalypse market they're missing!
Check d off the list, for she has given, and given well. I've been showing it off to selected (geeky) students all week and bragging about my holiday present.
d - May 22, 2009 7:40:26 am PDT #354 of 381
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
YAY it got to you ok! It looks very cool; might need to get it for some other people as well!