Aims, what about: a massage or manicure gift certificate, a selection of gourmet coffee or tea, good leather gloves and a pretty scarf?
Zoe: Yeah? Thought you'd get land crazy that long in port. Wash: Probably, but I've been sane a long while now, and change is good.
'Shindig'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Dec 12, 2010 3:56:32 pm PST #10635 of 30001
Because books.
Aims - Dec 12, 2010 3:59:20 pm PST #10636 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Oooh ... the gloves and scarf could work. She won't let anyone give her a massage - claims she's too fat. I roll my eyes at her.
sarameg - Dec 12, 2010 4:04:50 pm PST #10637 of 30001
I think Amy has a good idea.
Right now, I've gotten my mother wooden spoons from a local craftscouple, fun dishtowels from the same and...nothing else. I'm gonna give her another goat this year, I think.
...I guess I really need to call my mechanic tomorrow. If I could drop the car off early this week and get it home, it shouldn't fuck up the week too much. Unless it doesn't want to start tomorrow, I just need to take care of the lights. It needs a tuneup, but that can wait, I hope. Damnit. This week is stupid busy, and a birthday just got added friday night, when I need to be working dough. And I'd hoped to go shopping at least a couple nights this week. Which needs a car.
DavidS - Dec 12, 2010 4:05:38 pm PST #10638 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Great OB Crisis of 2010.
Lauren Bush is engaged to Ralph Lauren's son, David Lauren. After their wedding, her name will be Lauren Lauren.
I wonder if she's a fan of Catch-22.
(...and Major Major Major Major)
Amy - Dec 12, 2010 4:08:04 pm PST #10639 of 30001
Because books.
My dad is so incredibly hard to shop for, I've started doing joint gifts at Christmas -- this year I'm giving Mom and Dad a gift certificate to their favorite restaurant in town, a bottle of wine, and another small gift certificate to Carlino's, the awesome Italian grocery/bakery (dessert!).
Then I go nuts on Mom's birthday, because I can always think of things she'd like.
Jesse - Dec 12, 2010 4:08:05 pm PST #10640 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My mother specifically asked me for gloves one year, and I'm pretty sure I just saw them still with the tags on, in her giant container of gloves, etc. @@
megan walker - Dec 12, 2010 4:10:29 pm PST #10641 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I am totally identifying with her. But other tampons are just too long and they hurt!!!
Mostly, I've never used anything else and have no desire to add an applicator to the whole process. That seems like a step backward for so many reasons.
sarameg - Dec 12, 2010 4:13:10 pm PST #10642 of 30001
I know exactly when I'm gonna start worrying about it. Will be combing Birmingham while I do my xmas shopping. God, don't fuck with that sort of thing.
Aims - Dec 12, 2010 4:14:32 pm PST #10643 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Mom is terribly hard because she's frikking picky. So far, the only gift I was POSITIVE she liked was the year I gave her a Tiny Tears doll that I bought from Beverly because Mom never got it for Christmas when she was little. Since then, I never know if she likes stuff.
Kat - Dec 12, 2010 4:16:09 pm PST #10644 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hey Liese, can you please email me your snail mail address? My email is msgullo at gmail dot com.
I have a frankentree. The tree itself is a gorgeous 7 foot Douglas Fir we got as a school fundraiser for a friend's parochial school. I only had one green strand lights, and when I bought a second strand, they ended up being LED. So half the lights are LED and other half not so much.
Noah decorated so it's bottom branch full and most of my ornaments are dark so they look better on a white tree. But you know what, NO ONE CARES. The tree smells great even though it's not as pretty as I'd like. BFD. I think I need a bit of perspective.