I think I have secret santa angst. On the buying side.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2010: Don't Let the Door Hit Ya...
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Christmukkah, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Oh, and 2010? We have a few words for you.
Dana - Dec 02, 2010 4:28:46 pm PST #21 of 466
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Kat - Dec 02, 2010 4:36:55 pm PST #22 of 466
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Dana, me too! I've already bent msbelle's ear on this front.
brenda m - Dec 02, 2010 4:50:11 pm PST #23 of 466
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! Me too.
Does anyone here do wishlists? I like the idea, but I wish there was some way to distinguish between "this thing exactly" and "something like this". It's challenging me on both the giving and receiving side this year.
DebetEsse - Dec 02, 2010 4:52:13 pm PST #24 of 466
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Last year and this year I did a "nifty things" essay, explaining what and why, and also what definitely not and why. It also seems like a nice opportunity for "let me tell you about me" for family (and friends) I rarely see.
megan walker - Dec 02, 2010 4:57:20 pm PST #25 of 466
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I use Amazon, but I also do a modified form of the Buffista list for my family and ask them to fill it out for me. Works pretty well.
Allergies or sensitivities:
Favorite kind of chocolate or other sweet treat:
Favorite beverage:
Tea or coffee and favorite flavor/kind:
Favorite food:
Favorite scent(s) or scent family:
Favorite color:
Clothing sizes:
Favorite animal:
Favorite store:
Favorite sport or recreational activity:
Passion or collection:
Anything else of note:
Kate P. - Dec 02, 2010 5:08:20 pm PST #26 of 466
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I *finally* responded to the questions my Secret Santa asked me via elfster, so, if that's you, um, sorry to keep you waiting! I keep meaning to fill out the Deena database but haven't done it yet. Perhaps I will go do that right now!
Edit: OK, Deena database has been updated. That was fun!
Vortex - Dec 02, 2010 9:15:33 pm PST #27 of 466
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Amazon has a comment section, so you can say things like "I just want a potato masher, doesn' have to be this one" or "I really want this color" or whatever.
SuziQ - Dec 05, 2010 3:52:28 pm PST #28 of 466
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
C. Kret sent me another card with a beautiful magnetic bookmark. Wish you could see the smile on my face. How you hop from Colorado Springs, CO to Triboro, NY is impressive. A true Santa. Thank you.
msbelle - Dec 07, 2010 8:32:53 am PST #29 of 466
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
a day without posts is sad.
Vortex - Dec 07, 2010 11:45:12 am PST #30 of 466
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
A day that will live in infamy.