I received my gift, and it was very literary: a pair of fingerless gloves with lines from Anne of Green Gables on them, band aids with Shakespearean insults on them, a tiny book filled with quotations by women, and the soundtrack to Outlander, all from erin_obscure. Thank you so much! I love it all!
I don't really have a security blanket... unless you count Mr. Pointy.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2017: That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, Bingo!
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.
Go away, 2017. You have a lot to turn around, 2018. Bring it on.
amyth - Dec 22, 2017 5:06:14 am PST #39 of 162
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Laura - Dec 22, 2017 5:20:02 am PST #40 of 162
Our wings are not tired.
I sent one irresistible thing directly from Amazon so it would happen before Christmas morning, but the personal stuff remains unfinished.
Kate P. - Dec 22, 2017 6:55:53 am PST #41 of 162
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
amyth!!! I love my gifts! Thank you so much!
I think the package may have arrived yesterday or possibly even the day before, but we've been getting so many packages all this past couple of weeks* that I didn't even look closely at the return address until I happened to see it on top of the stack in our bedroom this morning as I was getting dressed -- and I saw it was from you! And I opened it right away and found the warmest, most gorgeous scarf, plus a pair of awesomely fierce black-cat socks, AND a lovely, heartfelt card from you. I love it all. I'm wearing the scarf and the socks right now, AIFG! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
*We're hosting my parents, my brother, and my aunt for Christmas, all of whom have sent numerous packages ahead of their arrival, and I've also ordered several things online, and there's nowhere to put it all except the floor of our small bedroom. So basically the bedroom is a life-size version of a Jenga game at the moment.
Emily - Dec 22, 2017 9:01:22 am PST #42 of 162
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I got part A (per the label) of my gift actually last week (things have been very hectic around here) but no indication of who my Santa might be! Regardless of identity, Santa had perfectly picked the two things I was really hoping for and slightly disappointed not to get - Everfair by Nisi Shawl and a beginner's acrylic paint kit (pink because for some reason the pink one was cheaper) - well done Santa!
I have sent off three different little pieces for my receiver, all sort of random and strange, because that's the kind of year I've had, but I think they may all get there by Christmas!
lisah - Dec 24, 2017 11:05:25 am PST #43 of 162
Punishingly Intricate
Hmm was hoping my Santee's gift would have arrived already.
SuziQ - Dec 24, 2017 11:39:31 am PST #44 of 162
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My package is being taken to the post office by my girl elf, but I don't expect it to start traveling until Tuesday.
I don't think of it as late, it is extending the glow of Christmas.
quester - Dec 24, 2017 11:47:05 am PST #45 of 162
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
1st package sent but might not arrive until after New Year's.
msbelle - Dec 24, 2017 12:25:15 pm PST #46 of 162
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I got a package from a Santa Laura! or rather Laura Clause!! The RGB Workout book, which I was unaware of, but is awesome. It's an actual workout book by her personal trainer with a forward by RGB and bits of wisdom throughout. I've read through the stretching section already and plan to start using this in between gym visits. THANK YOU!
Laura - Dec 24, 2017 1:18:51 pm PST #47 of 162
Our wings are not tired.
Notorious msbelle!
NoiseDesign - Dec 25, 2017 9:34:41 pm PST #48 of 162
Our wings are not tired
Honestly 2017 is hard to nail down.
Pix and I sign paperwork on our house tomorrow morning, the funds will clear later that day, and on Wednesday we will officially be home owners. The huge thing is that it really is a dream home. I'm still in shock that it's really going to be ours.
On other sides this is the year we lost BC. He was a member of this community, but he was also a close personal friend of mine and had been for a lot time. We were the same age, in the same career. There are still so many echoes of him in places where I teach and work.
Two of my employees lost their fathers this year and my heart aches for both of them.
On the work front, my little business keeps growing. We opened attractions in China, Taiwan, and Russia this year, as well as projects here on the home front. I still have to stop and look at what my little company has become. Many of you remember me when I was living in an apartment with two roommates barely making ends meet. I still stunned that I have gotten here
So yeah there' a lot to unpack, and as usually I have a very difficult time saying this year is good or bad. It's been a year, and the next one is almost here.
I do know that I'm so glad to have all of you and so thankful that everything this community has meant to me for so many years. I have lifelong friends because of this place. Pix and I met and got married because of this place. I really cannot understate what it has meant, and continues to mean, for me.