How's it sit? Pretty cunning, don'tchya think?

Jayne ,'The Message'


Goodbye and Good Riddance 2013: That Was the Year That Was  

Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Thanksgivukkahmas, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Out you go, 2013!


quester - Dec 29, 2013 2:37:01 pm PST #251 of 774
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I'm getting a little worried that a box I mailed last week has not reached it's recipient.

Also, I received a gift from overseas with no indication of who it is from. It was some Russian nesting doll, but they are robots! I love them!

So thank you, whoever you are!


Tom Scola - Dec 30, 2013 3:56:41 am PST #252 of 774
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Again, this morning, I was leaving for work, and there were two packages in the lobby waiting for me!

One of the boxes contained two awesome books, and the other had some really good tea!

THANK YOU, JULIANA!!! You are an awesome Santa!!!

Also, if you haven't heard, I will be in San Francisco from January 15-19.


juliana - Dec 30, 2013 7:46:56 am PST #253 of 774
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Oh, yay! (Both that they got there so fast and that you will be visiting.) My mother (who is the Tea Drinker in my family, I'm Team Coffee all the way) really loves that tea, so I thought you might enjoy it as well.


JZ - Dec 30, 2013 1:50:05 pm PST #254 of 774
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

EEP EEP EEP!

Hec just came by to drop Matilda off for an afternoon at work with me, and he brought along a package that had just come from the BEST SECRET SANTA IN HISTORY. Matilda helped me open it all and there has been so much squeeing.

First, a box of wee DIY origami Totoro critters (including Catbus!), which I only hope I can manage to assemble since the instructions are all in Japanese.

Next, in a salute to Santa's region of origin, a pack of Necco wafers.

Then, more closely local, rosemary truffle sea salt caramels from McCrea's Candy in Boston.

Then, even more locally, three delicious bags of tasty spiced nuts (chocolate lavender almonds, sea salt & lemongrass cashews, and cayenne mango almonds) from Q's Nuts of Somerville.

And lastly and most magnificently, from far far far far oh so far away, out in the black, KAYLEE'S PARASOL.

Jesse, you are the rockin'est cowgirl EVER. I love every little bit of this oh so much!

KAYLEE'S PARASOL. I am so thoroughly swouncing!


Jesse - Dec 30, 2013 3:26:46 pm PST #255 of 774
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Aw, I'm so glad! I was afraid you might have the parasol already, because it seemed so very perfect for you!


JZ - Dec 30, 2013 6:13:26 pm PST #256 of 774
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

I did not already have it! It's exactly the sort of delicious fannish extravagance I long for but never actually get for myself (see also: my wee little puppet man Angel and my Mary Poppins parasol, both gifts from Hec because I just would never for my own self).

I love it like crazy cakes.


smonster - Dec 31, 2013 2:54:45 am PST #257 of 774
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

That is an awesome package! Have I mentioned that I love us?


Steph L. - Dec 31, 2013 4:27:56 am PST #258 of 774
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Do we still do year-end posts, or is this just for Secret Santa-ing? I don't want to disrupt the Secret Santa thread with self-indulgent rambling.


Pix - Dec 31, 2013 4:30:10 am PST #259 of 774
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

I want end of year posts!

t /demanding


billytea - Dec 31, 2013 4:35:39 am PST #260 of 774
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I want self-indulgent rambling!