I got a box! From my secret Santa, with a promise of two more packages! It had a fabulous surfing Santa ornament for my tree, and a Batgirl Pez dispenser, and some lovely candy. Yay for Secret Santas!
Doesn't matter that we took him off that boat, Shepherd, it's the place he's going to live from now on.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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!
Consuela - Dec 16, 2013 6:18:24 pm PST #93 of 774
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
msbelle - Dec 16, 2013 7:17:04 pm PST #94 of 774
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
everyone please check your addresses on elfster again. These are the addresses people are sending to.
Scrappy - Dec 17, 2013 7:34:21 am PST #95 of 774
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Any more news on ita? Does she need anything?
brenda m - Dec 17, 2013 7:43:47 am PST #96 of 774
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! I am the Xmas no-shopping shopping queen.
On Sunday I was at Fleet Farm with my sister to pick up a piece of furniture she bought and we found a gorgeous Columbia Sportswear coat [link] that fit and looked great and was seriously discounted from the real price. I called my brother and was all "she needs this, she needs it badly, can this be from you and SIL, I need an answer right now yadda yadda."
[She has the twin challenges of being poor and plus-sized and winter coat shopping is traumatic and demoralizing enough that for the past year or two she'd just given up and was wearing layers and layers of hoodies.]
So having basically hijacked their Christmas present, I just sent him off to the store to buy my present for his wife rather than him paying me back the money for the coat.
And with that, my Xmas shopping is done, and I never had to set foot in a store for that purpose.
lisah - Dec 17, 2013 8:28:52 am PST #97 of 774
Punishingly Intricate
I spent all last evening getting packages ready to send then walked out of the house without them. Dang brain! Tomorrow they WILL be mailed!
Amy - Dec 17, 2013 8:47:21 am PST #98 of 774
Because books.
Due to circumstances, I have not purchased one gift yet, for anyone. But tomorrow is payday! So that will change. Secret Santee, your gift might arrive after Christmas, but it will be there before NYE for sure. Promise!
meara - Dec 17, 2013 8:55:36 am PST #99 of 774
Yeah, I'm torn between being worried about ita and not wanting to make anything harder by demandin checkins! But it's weird not having her around.
Trudy Booth - Dec 17, 2013 9:07:14 am PST #100 of 774
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Just hit the dollar store for wrapping paper. I am terribly pleased with myself.
Jesse - Dec 17, 2013 9:07:28 am PST #101 of 774
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I wrote her the other day, but don't have much to report.
Atropa - Dec 17, 2013 9:35:21 am PST #102 of 774
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I've been sending her links to things she might like on Tumblr, but not asking her things.