I can haz prezzies! And they are absolutely wonderful!! Thanks to the best sekrit santa ever, Ginger! It was thoughtful and me and totally worth the wait.
First, I discovered, all wrapped in tissue paper, red pepper jelly, which I have never had and which I'm looking forward to trying. I'm kind of thinking of having it with some lamb. I don't usually do sweet with lamb, but it just sounds good to me.
Then, I got a beautiful illustrated Gospels. After I post, I shall peruse the pages at length. The cover is gorgeous, but I was so excited about the third present that I haven't removed the plastic from this one yet.
The third present. The piece de resistance. The present that outdoes any present. The present that made me squee out loud to the astonishment of my cats: a box.
Well, that's what I thought at first, and it is a nice cigar box. Then, I turned it over. I has lovely distressed Chinese characters on the cover. Nice. Then I opened it and saw "I aim to misbehave" on the inside, along with many other bits from Firefly and Serenity. OMG, it could almost be Inara's box. It is the most beautiful, wonderful thing ever, and I'm pretty sure Ginger made it. I am the most pleased Buffista in the world.
I think I must go gaze lovingly at it and pet it now.
I'm glad it got there safely. Yes, it started as a cigar box, and then I did a lot of stuff to it.
Ginger, you are so awesome. The spaceship is still hanging in a place of honor in the dining room, and it makes me smile every time I walk past it (and since we have to go through the dining room to get to/from the kitchen, that's quite often).
I have a framed kanji hanging on my wall that came from Ginger. The character is the one for "serenity."
I don't think there's any doubt Ginger rocks hard.
See the box. If it doesn't look absolutely gorgeous, it's completely because of my barely passable photography skills. If you can't access it, feel free to contact me to be friended.
According to the rules we voted on:
As of the last day of February, any ungifted Santa or Slacker Santa giftees will have the option to throw their names back into the pool to be gifted by other volunteers, which will be a way for people who found themselves unable to gift for one reason or another to bow out gracefully and for everyone to get closure on the year without the thread going on for months.
Anyone?
Oops! This is why I am a slacker -- I have gotten my mail ordered stuff for my giftee a week or so a ago, and just need to find a box and pack it and send it; I WILL do that this week!!
I haven't gotten anything either, but since I am so slacky, I am not all that fussed about it.
I have gifted and gotten and will happily pinch hit.
