Steph says exactly what I was gonna!
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
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.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 21, 2010 1:28:57 pm PST #162 of 466
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
msbelle - Dec 21, 2010 1:35:37 pm PST #163 of 466
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Did I actually write "the progress for after belt-tests and when you get headaches" I am trying to think of what that might actually say rather than progress.
SuziQ - Dec 21, 2010 1:51:59 pm PST #164 of 466
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
No, you wrote compress. My fingers just decided to trade words for no good reason.
And I just looked at the back of the note. DUR!
I want to move into the bead case, but we are baking cookies, so I shouldn't start another project at the same time. Darn it.
Jesse - Dec 21, 2010 1:55:04 pm PST #165 of 466
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Present opening time! First in the box was honey straws, "To: A drinker of tea, From: A lover of bears." I'm really glad I just ate them straight, rather than putting them in tea, because they were DELICIOUS.
Next, "To: The Cowgirl of the East, From: The Rose of the West," a beautiful tuberose soap! Yum! Then, "To: Froken H---, From Jule Hus, Solvang," a Christmas Pickle ornament! Awesome! THEN! "To: The Puzzler, From: The Riddler," a deck of Genius Puzzle Challenges. Fun! And THEN "To: Jesse, recent New Yorker, From: Two artists associated with your two homes," a little book of The Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike with Edward Gorey drawings!
AND the mug?? I am so happy!
I love everything!! And feel like I should know who you are -- an SFista, right? ....megan walker?
megan walker - Dec 21, 2010 2:30:19 pm PST #166 of 466
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And feel like I should know who you are -- an SFista, right? ....megan walker?
Yes, you are a puzzle genius! I couldn't really hide that it was coming from SF, but the rose soap is from Pasadena, City of Roses, and the pickle ornament is from the Danish town of Solvang, CA, hence the Danish form of address.
Also, you have one more present coming...
Jesse - Dec 21, 2010 2:31:56 pm PST #167 of 466
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Woo hoo! Thanks!
lisah - Dec 21, 2010 3:03:06 pm PST #168 of 466
Punishingly Intricate
Cheeses!!! A variety of them!!! Plus tiny toasts and a cheese knife! Thank you, fellow cheeser Jesse!
They will go so well with our new giant cheese board!
dcp - Dec 21, 2010 3:14:19 pm PST #169 of 466
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Still one of my favorites for the season: I wonder if I might crave your momentary indulgence...?
Jesse - Dec 21, 2010 3:14:49 pm PST #170 of 466
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yay!
smonster - Dec 21, 2010 3:18:53 pm PST #171 of 466
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Secret Santa o' mine, your package arrived! I was going to open them a few a day... But then I couldn't stop. Oopsies.
So! In no particular order, except I did follow the instructions for first and last... Ginger cookies! Still soft. Nom. And then... a Tardis cellphone charm! I actually made squeaky noises at that one. Then there was an array of bacon-flavored products - popcorn, salt, and drink tabs. Yes, drink tabs. I think I just discovered a shortcut to bacon-infused bourbon. Score.
My embarassment of Christmas riches also included a titanium spork (I WILL BROWNBAG LIKE A BADASS), a wee jar of fudge sauce (never know when you're going to need a bit of emergency chocolate), and a Kinder Happy Hippo.
Hang on... Gotta eat another cookie. SPICY NOMS YAYES.
Oh! Forgot the card. Soy ink on recycled paper, AND there's a detachable bookmark.
Okay. And for the dramatic finale, I opened a lovingly packaged sequence of wrappings to reveal a gorgeous ornament, hand-beaded I presume?
Which makes me think... Suzi? Unless my tricky Santa had her make it, in which case I am stumped.