Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.

Oz ,'Beneath You'


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.


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.


EpicTangent - Dec 23, 2014 11:04:30 am PST #136 of 300
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Heard back from the guy who hosted the less-than-awesome party with the predatory towtruck - the earring has been found! Yay, tiny redemption of crapstorm day!


aurelia - Dec 23, 2014 3:24:58 pm PST #137 of 300
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

If something arrives for me this week it will sit safely in my office until I return on Monday.


Tom Scola - Dec 23, 2014 3:29:40 pm PST #138 of 300
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

So far I’ve gotten, if I’m counting correctly, twelve postcards from my Secret Santa, from various places across the country.


Laura - Dec 23, 2014 4:07:48 pm PST #139 of 300
Our wings are not tired.

Santa does travel quite extensively.


Pix - Dec 23, 2014 4:51:57 pm PST #140 of 300
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Wily Santa.


quester - Dec 24, 2014 11:39:00 am PST #141 of 300
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

That's amazing, Tom.