Well, I guess my opting out of the gift exchange didn't take.
People are threatening to drag me to the office party in NYC next week because I didn't make it to mine. Whyyyy. It's like people have never heard of introverts.
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
Willow ,'Lessons'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Dec 05, 2014 7:09:24 am PST #11954 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
-t - Dec 05, 2014 7:10:16 am PST #11955 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ha! I guess my "less than" symbol took out part of my post...it's supposed to say under $10 things to get me.
Giant sloth is a good one, though. Also more sleep.
Steph L. - Dec 05, 2014 7:19:29 am PST #11956 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
under $10 things to get me.
I would say coffee, but you've said you don't make it at home any more, right? Do you drink tea? If so, fancy tea is an option. Or hot cocoa mix.
Candle? (With a stank-ass dog in our small house, candles are my go-to so that we don't smell like a kennel 24/7.) (I am not implying your house is full of dog stink, but a candle might be a good backup in case he gets farty.)
Page-a-day calendar for your desk? (Shit, I don't even know if those are under $10.)
And...that's all I got. That's pretty much what I always put on my list when my old company did the gift exchange. Though one year I got a Magic 8-Ball, which was pretty sweet.
Theodosia - Dec 05, 2014 7:20:12 am PST #11957 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It could be a very small giant sloth. $10 only goes so far.
meara - Dec 05, 2014 7:25:05 am PST #11958 of 30000
I like the giant sloth idea.
I recommend a Dilbert plush toy that says phrases when you slam it on your desk. It can be very satisfying if you get the toy that says the things you want to say but can't.
-t - Dec 05, 2014 7:25:51 am PST #11959 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was thinking I might statr drinking decaf, actually, which is not provided by work, so maybe I will ask for that. I do drink tea but my cupboard is full.
Decaf and a giant sloth. However much they can get for $10.
meara - Dec 05, 2014 7:27:35 am PST #11960 of 30000
(I have this one. PERHAPS not the best sign that that's the one my coworkers though I should have, but then, we just got the whole set and gave them to all of us, we didn't think my coworker S was a complete dumb-ass at all (she's awesome, though she was very young), but her doll was like "OMG, really?")
-t - Dec 05, 2014 7:37:03 am PST #11961 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hm, maybe I'll get that for whoever I draw, depending on who it is...
Jesse - Dec 05, 2014 8:13:28 am PST #11962 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I would love a $10 gift certificate for either of the two places I usually get my lunch. I will be buying Starbucks gift certificates for my direct reports -- is $10 enough for that?
-t - Dec 05, 2014 9:03:10 am PST #11963 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I would think so. That's at least a couple of fancy drinks, right?