Oh god, lisah, that's so sad.
I-I'm just taking things without paying for th... In what twisted dictionary is that stealing?
Willow ,'Showtime'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Nov 07, 2013 4:48:24 am PST #11293 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Gudanov - Nov 07, 2013 4:54:37 am PST #11294 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Ha, I was totally imagining some digital talking water cooler that creepily greets people.
This is how kickstarter projects start.
Amy - Nov 07, 2013 5:05:13 am PST #11295 of 30000
Because books.
Oh lisah, that's awful.
brenda m - Nov 07, 2013 5:08:35 am PST #11296 of 30000
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
We're currently in a debate in my family over whether we should draw names or not. I guess "not" is going to win, because at least one couple refuses to participate! And I just know one other person would buy stuff for everyone else anyway. So much for that bright idea.
We do that with middling success in my immediate family. We've finally more or less settled on the person you draw gets the "big gift", and you can do smaller stuff for everyone else.
ETA: Lisah, how awful.
Jesse - Nov 07, 2013 5:20:56 am PST #11297 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We've finally more or less settled on the person you draw gets the "big gift", and you can do smaller stuff for everyone else.
Oh, that's not a bad idea. The family that does Christmas together is a weird size -- about 14 people (including kids), so it's kind of a lot to get everyone a gift, but it's not so huge that you obviously just couldn't.
msbelle - Nov 07, 2013 5:29:54 am PST #11298 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
omg, my boss is trying to kill me with unhelpfulness.
I explain a situation and ask for help from people - I bcc him.
He sends me back NO ANSWERS, but questions, and not questions that help resolve the issue at all.
Also? He wants to give hams to employees for the Holidays. I mean, I guess, it is food and maybe good for most people, but I am so used to being around multiple food restrictions - that REALLY? ham. I can't eat it - no one Jewish or Muslim could - no Vegetarians - no one on Sodium restrictive diet. Of course I would be the only one to object. I will just donate to a food bank, I guess.
Jessica - Nov 07, 2013 5:31:29 am PST #11299 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh Lisah, how sad.
msbelle, any way to talk him into gift cards instead? Even for people who can eat ham, it's not everyone's taste.
msbelle - Nov 07, 2013 5:35:52 am PST #11300 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I will try.
Jesse - Nov 07, 2013 5:38:13 am PST #11301 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You can send me the ham, no problem.
FWIW, even The HoneyBaked Ham company sells things that are not ham, so a gift certificate there could do both things. (Although I'm sure the boss likes the idea of rolling up with a truck full of hams and handing them out like Santa.)
Burrell - Nov 07, 2013 5:39:45 am PST #11302 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Very sad, lisah.
We have an everyone buys for everyone Xmas, but it's understood that little gifts are just fine for the various extended family members. Siblings too tend to get smaller gifts. It's really only the kids (my two and their two cousins) who get the big gifts. Oh! And there's a baby on Cody's side, she'll be a big gift magnet in a year or two.