I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.

Simon ,'Out Of Gas'


Goodbye and Good Riddance 2014: so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good bye...  

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.

Buh bye, 2014.


quester - Dec 22, 2014 4:21:35 pm PST #126 of 300
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Santee, there will be a package, but it won't be there by Christmas, sorry.


Hil R. - Dec 22, 2014 6:12:07 pm PST #127 of 300
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Extrapolating from the address, It appears to be from a Mathy Jewish Santa (don't tell that lady on your f-list). That or Santa's getting sneaky...

It's option 2. I've been told to point out that there is a note in the travel mug.


brenda m - Dec 23, 2014 2:51:47 am PST #128 of 300
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 figured as much. I was going to feel really bad if you'd gone out and bought Santa paper on my behalf.

And oops. I expect I'd have found that note before I hit the road for TL, or else had some very fibrous coffee on the road. The answer is dark, unflavored and I use a Melita so ground for paper cone is best. Other than that I'm easy.

And also delighted, and thankful. Did I mention that?


Toddson - Dec 23, 2014 4:41:07 am PST #129 of 300
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Well, I've been LDB'd ... waiting for the bus last night, a guy in the rail station was playing a trumpet. Bits and pieces of holiday songs - two or three lines from one song, then two or three from another ... but the LDB was recognizible.

And FedEx seems to have lost the one and only present I sent off (not to a Buffista, but still ....)

Can it be 2015 now? I'd really like a fresh start.


msbelle - Dec 23, 2014 5:03:38 am PST #130 of 300
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I am concerned that packages I sent last week are not received.


Zenkitty - Dec 23, 2014 7:43:51 am PST #131 of 300
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

My BFF's most special, nigh-irreplaceable present was delayed over two weeks from sending to delivery. We were sure it was lost. The day we decided to call and file a claim, it showed up. No idea what happened. But it wasn't damaged, so we figured it got lost under a chair somewhere.


Jesse - Dec 23, 2014 8:59:16 am PST #132 of 300
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I got a package from amyth! With many lovely things in it! I'm saving the wrapped ones for later, but I already see great-smelling teas and omNom chocolate (which I saw for sale in Iceland!) and a big-ass candy cane! Thanks!!


amyth - Dec 23, 2014 9:22:06 am PST #133 of 300
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Oh yay! I'm so glad it actually got there on the day they said it would!


Dana - Dec 23, 2014 9:24:42 am PST #134 of 300
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

I am about to get on a plane, so I won't be around to open packages until the 28th.


Toddson - Dec 23, 2014 9:35:02 am PST #135 of 300
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

yay! the package turned up! I am GREATLY relieved.