I'm glad Vortex wasn't the only one who thought we had until the end of March. I will get my gift in the mail this weekend. I am still ungifted but I'm OK with that.
Marco: Do we look reasonable to you? Mal: Well. Looks can be deceiving. Jayne: Not as deceiving as a low down dirty... deceiver.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
Laga - Mar 03, 2011 8:29:29 am PST #410 of 466
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Toddson - Mar 03, 2011 9:50:07 am PST #411 of 466
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
You know, we COULD have a combination super-early/ super-late gift exchange - those who are always early with stuff could send prezzies out in, say, June. And those who are always late could send prezzies out in, say, June. (One being the present of Christmas past, one the present of Christmas yeet to come.)
Strix - Mar 05, 2011 11:27:05 am PST #412 of 466
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
OMG! My husband walked in today and he was all "Um, did you order something from Israel?"
I squeed immediately and opened it and it's a rocking gorgeous teapot with LEMONS on it and some delicious hazelnut chocolates!
PERFECT! I love it so much. I have a small collection of teapots: an old one-serving brownstone teapot, a raku teapot from a distingushed ceramacist my mom bought when she was working at an art store and now this lovely teapot from a family in Jerusalem who has been making them for years.
It's really lovely, and I adore it. When I'm not using it, it will be displayed in my hutch!
Since I have the NOM chocolates, too, I'm going to say it's from Shir? But there was a reference in the lovely little letter that accompanied it that made a reference to being a Jewish mama, so maybe Nilly? I don't know!
Rav todot, havera sheli! Toda raba.
Shir - Mar 05, 2011 7:50:44 pm PST #413 of 466
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Wooo-hooo! It arrived in one piece! Really, I was extra worried about this one.
And yes, it's from me. I'm so glad chocolates are becoming my identifying mark here.
Strix - Mar 05, 2011 8:18:33 pm PST #414 of 466
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yay, I thought it was you! How did I get so lucky? Last year, I got a present from Faye in Bangkok and this year, from Shir in Israel! I am so lucky to know all of you!
Shir - Mar 05, 2011 11:17:39 pm PST #415 of 466
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I am so lucky to know all of you!
My thoughts exactly. And I'm very glad you're glad!
Strix - Mar 06, 2011 5:14:10 am PST #416 of 466
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Everybody's glad!! And my friends last night are so jealous -- Jen was all "I wish I'd liked Buffy more, so I could have cool Internet friends..."
(Did I get the Hebrew right? I didn't call you a fish, or a perfume bottle or something, did I?)
My gifties go out tomorrow -- I bought bubble wrap and everything!
Shir - Mar 06, 2011 5:25:56 am PST #417 of 466
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I'm a Cool Internet Friend! Fear me!
And the Hebrew is fine, I think (if it's supposed to be "thank you very much, my friend! Thank you"). I'm always touched when people who aren't speaking Hebrew are trying to translate things into it. It's fucking hard to get anything right.
Strix - Mar 06, 2011 5:38:50 am PST #418 of 466
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
The last part was supposed to be "you are very kind" but at least it wasn't "your mother was a llama" so it's good!
Shir - Mar 06, 2011 5:45:37 am PST #419 of 466
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
What do you mean, my mother was not a llama?!