I think I have secret santa angst. On the buying side.
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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.
Dana - Dec 02, 2010 4:28:46 pm PST #21 of 466
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Kat - Dec 02, 2010 4:36:55 pm PST #22 of 466
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Dana, me too! I've already bent msbelle's ear on this front.
brenda m - Dec 02, 2010 4:50:11 pm PST #23 of 466
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
Hah! Me too.
Does anyone here do wishlists? I like the idea, but I wish there was some way to distinguish between "this thing exactly" and "something like this". It's challenging me on both the giving and receiving side this year.
DebetEsse - Dec 02, 2010 4:52:13 pm PST #24 of 466
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Last year and this year I did a "nifty things" essay, explaining what and why, and also what definitely not and why. It also seems like a nice opportunity for "let me tell you about me" for family (and friends) I rarely see.
megan walker - Dec 02, 2010 4:57:20 pm PST #25 of 466
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I use Amazon, but I also do a modified form of the Buffista list for my family and ask them to fill it out for me. Works pretty well.
Allergies or sensitivities:
Favorite kind of chocolate or other sweet treat:
Favorite beverage:
Tea or coffee and favorite flavor/kind:
Favorite food:
Favorite scent(s) or scent family:
Favorite color:
Clothing sizes:
Favorite animal:
Favorite store:
Favorite sport or recreational activity:
Passion or collection:
Anything else of note:
Kate P. - Dec 02, 2010 5:08:20 pm PST #26 of 466
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I *finally* responded to the questions my Secret Santa asked me via elfster, so, if that's you, um, sorry to keep you waiting! I keep meaning to fill out the Deena database but haven't done it yet. Perhaps I will go do that right now!
Edit: OK, Deena database has been updated. That was fun!
Vortex - Dec 02, 2010 9:15:33 pm PST #27 of 466
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Amazon has a comment section, so you can say things like "I just want a potato masher, doesn' have to be this one" or "I really want this color" or whatever.
SuziQ - Dec 05, 2010 3:52:28 pm PST #28 of 466
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
C. Kret sent me another card with a beautiful magnetic bookmark. Wish you could see the smile on my face. How you hop from Colorado Springs, CO to Triboro, NY is impressive. A true Santa. Thank you.
msbelle - Dec 07, 2010 8:32:53 am PST #29 of 466
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
a day without posts is sad.
Vortex - Dec 07, 2010 11:45:12 am PST #30 of 466
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
A day that will live in infamy.