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Goodbye and Good Riddance 2010: Don't Let the Door Hit Ya...

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 2010? We have a few words for you.

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Calli - Dec 20, 2010 2:12:01 pm PST #139 of 466

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I have been super-stealth Secret Santa-ed. A couple of weeks ago I received a pair of gorgeous lake glass earrings that I posted about in full glee. I figured that was my present, and a delightful one at that. So when I came home today and found a package with international stickers on it, my first thought was that I'd screwed up posting to my recipient, and that Buffista wouldn't get Secret Santa-ed until well into 2011.

But no! It was a second package from Sue, who sent me poems from a totally new-to-me Canadian poet (Margaret Avison--who, at first glance, looks similar to Mary Oliver, whose work I love); yummy looking coffee, chocolate, and hot pepper jelly; and three of the cutest bird ornaments that I've ever seen for my tree.

Thank you, Sue! It was a lovely surprise.

msbelle - Dec 20, 2010 2:30:30 pm PST #140 of 466

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

oooooooohhhhhhhhh, you are good mystery gifter. esty lady is all "I was told it was a secret santa gift, so I don't know if I can say." I SEE HOW YOU ARE! And your etsy minions too. The gnome, too. He sits there smirking, MOCKING MY NOT KNOWING!

never fear, I will carry on, sniffing about, gathering evidence. YOU WILL BE FOUND OUT AND THANKED PROPERLY, DAMMIT.

shakey fists.

Amy - Dec 20, 2010 2:42:54 pm PST #141 of 466

Because books.

Man, that etsy lady does *not* know who she's thwarting.

msbelle - Dec 20, 2010 2:49:03 pm PST #142 of 466

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I sent her a very nice email back, saying all was fine, no worries.

Deena - Dec 20, 2010 3:13:53 pm PST #143 of 466

How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Hey guys, sorry. I've been sick and I had all my stuff on an old computer, but you will get your info you requested tonight /tomorrow.

Jesse - Dec 20, 2010 5:21:37 pm PST #144 of 466

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

msbelle is killing me.

I want to take some time to open and post about my stuff, and that time is not now. Tomorrow, La Secreta!

libkitty - Dec 20, 2010 5:54:42 pm PST #145 of 466

Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

I am also ded of msbelle. If this is the response to secretiveness, I'm totally being sneaky next year!

Sue - Dec 20, 2010 6:19:55 pm PST #146 of 466

hip deep in pie

Thank you, Sue! It was a lovely surprise.

Yay, I'm so glad you like. And I was so thrilled to be able to send you something anonymously.

I don't know Avison super well. I've studied a few of her poems and I liked them. My other choice was Michael Ondaatje, but I feel like people either really love him (as I do) or really hate him and I wasn't sure if you had an opinion.

Calli - Dec 21, 2010 1:01:39 am PST #147 of 466

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

My other choice was Michael Ondaatje, but I feel like people either really love him (as I do) or really hate him and I wasn't sure if you had an opinion.

I'm not familiar with Ondaatje, either. Aside from Oliver, my knowledge of modern poets is pretty sad. I'll have to look him up.

Sue - Dec 21, 2010 7:16:15 am PST #148 of 466

hip deep in pie

He's more famous for his prose (he wrote The English Patient), but he started out as a poet.

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