Santa, I just ran my first marathon and it was ROUGH, so if you want to send me a new pair of legs, that would me amazing.
Santee, now that I got that done with your gift planning begins!
Yo, Santa, if swapping of body parts is an option, you might be able to get a good deal on Kyougu's old legs.
And a pair of legs capable of running a marathon would be a huge upgrade for me, even if they do have some miles on them.
...just saying.
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The_SpaniardIt's never lupinesIrvine, CaliforniaRegistered Userregular
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Just got a message from my Satan:
A wolf came before,
and as we meet again at last,
a new one comes for more,
be sure to maintain the pack.
Ok, Werewolf stuff. But what does it mean?
A new wolf, maintaining the pack... Werewolf boyfriend? Please be a werewolf boyfriend!
C-C-C-Crosspost
Those who've met me at PAX South know I am not a dancer. Takes a lot to get me moving.
In fact, I was raised Mennonite where we tell such jokes as "Why don't Mennonites have sex standing up? Because it might lead to dancing." or "What do you call free dance lesson? A Mennonite ethical dilemma."
For further proof that dancing comes from Satan, this morning I opened my front door to see very very flat package, with a sender in Japan. I immediately began hopping from one foot to the other in a little jig of excitement.
In fact I instantly opened it and sat down to play through 1000 Words, because despite having some uh, strong negative opinions about FFX-2 the game, it's got some great music, and that particular piece is one of my favorite FF piano arrangements.
Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to digging through the rest of it!
Hey, I thiiiink I got a package from my Santa, not sure. Got a UPS notification that an Amazon packaged was delivered to my mom's house that I didn't order. I think this happened because I forgot to switch the wishlist specific address to my current address. So, I'll hopefully have it in-hand by the end of the week to post here. I let her know so I should be able to open it myself when she drops it off (she works near my house and we usually meet up once a week, so this isn't an inconvenience or anything, don't worry about it ). Also, got all my wishlists updated with my current address so something like this won't happen again!
ok, so, this took a couple stages more than I expected but I have received not one but TWO boxes of gifting!
Both times I attempted to convince cats to come check them out and both times I failed - literally to the level of pointing a box at one of the cats caused it to run away growling. So uh, unsafe boxes had to be opened without inspection.
Adeline finally comes over once we have opened the first box
KITTIES, From #pipe
Kitties! Buncha toys. for the new kitties! We have those! and they need more toys! They're starting to wise up to our laser pointer. Sorry they're currently being too scared for christmasing. Possibly because we've had to give them ointment and eardrops the last couple of weeks. We brought them home from the shelter about a month ago now, and they are generally sweet loving evil tabby sisters
A Frypan! I have this exact Lodge pan and it's a real workhorse. I strongly suggest making cornbread in it. From #pipe.
Cast Iron pan! for reference I just started working a real job for the first time since before the pandemic and resolved to finally replace all of my kitchen stuff, a mix of college, secondhand, and free to a good home cookware we've amassed over the years and spent a bit of time around black friday trying to understand what all the different pieces and needs ever were. This fits perfectly with the pieces I chose to buy then. And as I understand it I must now start rubbing it with oil and if I stop it will become displeased. I've never actually made cornbread but I'm interested in the suggestion and I'm gonna look up what we'd need to do!
Also nona finally comes over to see the open box
Box Two has been presented to Nona and she is not a fan of this assault on her personal space. She ran as soon as i lifted the box back up.
Inside is several things
It's Books!
Three body problem. I didn't really like this one, but my wife loved it, and i do think it's worth a read. The other two books in this trilogy are HELLA DARK, though. Brace yourself if you try to tackle them. From #pipe
This has definitely been on the radar, and I think the only reason I haven't jumped on it is because 2021 was the year of me not reading things written by dudes (as a penance for most of the years of my life being years of reading only things written by dudes. Lit curation and recommendations have a lot to answer for). I've heard it's been divisive so it's funny that it's even divided your home.
Parable of the Sower. I applaud your goal to read more diverse fiction! Fun fact: MY son's middle name is Butler after Octavia - her work is incredible. My wife recommends you try the Xenogenesis series after this. From #pipe
Speaking of! This is big for me. I've heard nothing but praise ever for Butler across all of her different books and didn't know where to start. For Christmas last year I actually got the Graphic Novel adaptation of this book and it was great - kinda brutal and challenging but so worth it. Maybe a weird order to read them in but I'm not going to worry about that.
Emily Carr! British Columbia's most beloved local artist, her story is really interesting. Everyone thought her paintings were just ok, until she started painting the landscapes and First Nations culture of BC. From #pipe
This is cool. I had not heard of her, and I presume the "local" callout means this is your part of the world. It's funny, I had kind of the same reaction you described. the first few pages are some pleasant sketches and one of the early paintings drew me in, but then it gets into her First Nations art and it's kind of amazing. here's a sneak peak at home
Ramune candy! I hope this is the 懐かし that you're chasing! From #pipe
The reference here is that I lived in Japan for several years as a kid so I always have a callout for things to remind me of that. These things are, just wow they are sour. I put one in my mouth and before I had a conscious reaction I noticed that my jaw had clenched. I gave my partner one and she swore a little. these are great, I love it.
And one more for the Haul.
And of course thank you to @#pipe for the wonderful gifts and an appropriate level of internet stalking!
Thanks @Noggin . I haven't had Shriver's before, but they've been highly recommended to me.
A quick sample confirms this is high quality taffy. New years resolutions don't start until the new year.
Hooray, I was just wondering this morning about when they would get there. Shriver’s is fairly local to me, so when you mentioned your taffy tradition and your guy not having any this year, I just had to. I’m glad to hear that you’ve heard of them and that they held up.
Did they include the flavor list? I saved the ones I picked if they didn’t. Enjoy!
Hooray, I was just wondering this morning about when they would get there. Shriver’s is fairly local to me, so when you mentioned your taffy tradition and your guy not having any this year, I just had to. I’m glad to hear that you’ve heard of them and that they held up.
Did they include the flavor list? I saved the ones I picked if they didn’t. Enjoy!
The box was delivered this morning, but I couldn't get to it until after work.
Yeah, there's a list of all their flavors and corresponding colors.
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A wild package appeared!
Inside was a gift!
And some broken candy canes, which personally is ok because I'm not typically a fan of the traditional way to eat a candy cane so small chunks I can just pop in my mouth works fine. I'll be honest, from the shape of the box I already had a good suspicion what was inside, but there's only one way to find out so let's rip and tear until it is done.
A transformer! Cyclonus to be exact. The colors are very nice, a lot closer to the animation than my old one and the transformation is really fun. I love that because of it's transformation it has working wingflaps. for y'know. space air currents.
Hooray, I was just wondering this morning about when they would get there. Shriver’s is fairly local to me, so when you mentioned your taffy tradition and your guy not having any this year, I just had to. I’m glad to hear that you’ve heard of them and that they held up.
Did they include the flavor list? I saved the ones I picked if they didn’t. Enjoy!
Nice pick! I love Shrivers! I'm only 45 min west of OC and get some each summer! Guessing from the colors those are some good choices for flavors too.
My xxxmas is going quite excellently so far, thanks! And something about being useful when days get shorter? Sounds interesting!
A Philips SmartSleep light! Awesome! I've been waffling on getting one for basically a year or two now! They do a simulated sunrise type thing that makes waking up easier since it gives your body some warning to pull out of sleep instead of an abrupt alarm. My sleep hygiene is super bad and waking up at 5:50am is kinda rough for me, especially during the winter, so this should be super useful for me and hopefully make my mornings a bit less miserable! Can't wait to try it out! Thanks for the gift!
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!! SATAN HAS VISITED ME THIS NIGHT AND I AM VERY EXCITED !!
PICTURES TO COME SOON
So coming back from what was a particularly dreary day of work, I arrived to find MULTIPLE packages waiting for me!
And, to my delight, some of them were amazing gifts from the lovely LWT1973!
Simon Stålenhag's Things From the Flood!
Simon makes some amazing atmospheric concept art that's set in scandinavia and blends everyday life with far-flung sci-fi concepts in really moody, cool way. I've been following him for YEARS but this is the first work of his I actually own! I'm super excited to dig into this one, because it's more than just concept art, it also has a lot of story elements and worldbuilding background that flesh out the Flood.
Well THIS little thing won't fit me at all! So I won't have much use for it until... mid February! And then this one:
will have a little sibling! She's already playing a few basic games on the iPad, so I'm betting that in a little while we can get these two some mini-controllers, get a copy of Overcooked, and then have a family meltdown full of acrimony and screaming. It's super cute!
And last up... a grenade! Actually a pair of grenades!
NERF GRENADES - you can load them up with Nerf Rival ammo and then lob them at people hiding behind bunkers - the "shrapnel" bounces all over the place so you're pretty much guaranteed a hit! It's the coolest new addition to my non-nerf-branded Nerf arsenal!
Thank you so much lwt1973 ! You've made this Satansmas extra special!
My xxxmas is going quite excellently so far, thanks! And something about being useful when days get shorter? Sounds interesting!
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A Philips SmartSleep light! Awesome! I've been waffling on getting one for basically a year or two now! They do a simulated sunrise type thing that makes waking up easier since it gives your body some warning to pull out of sleep instead of an abrupt alarm. My sleep hygiene is super bad and waking up at 5:50am is kinda rough for me, especially during the winter, so this should be super useful for me and hopefully make my mornings a bit less miserable! Can't wait to try it out! Thanks for the gift!
Ah so glad it showed up, Stabbity!
There's one more small thing coming your way (might be showing up a bit after Christmas), so please keep your eyes out for it!
My xxxmas is going quite excellently so far, thanks! And something about being useful when days get shorter? Sounds interesting!
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A Philips SmartSleep light! Awesome! I've been waffling on getting one for basically a year or two now! They do a simulated sunrise type thing that makes waking up easier since it gives your body some warning to pull out of sleep instead of an abrupt alarm. My sleep hygiene is super bad and waking up at 5:50am is kinda rough for me, especially during the winter, so this should be super useful for me and hopefully make my mornings a bit less miserable! Can't wait to try it out! Thanks for the gift!
Ah so glad it showed up, Stabbity!
There's one more small thing coming your way (might be showing up a bit after Christmas), so please keep your eyes out for it!
I have received a parcel from @ZeroCow which my kids rapidly screamed at me to open !!!NOW!!! while holding their new favorite plushy.
The box came with a lovely mask wearing card
To which the content includes
The gift includes some real inedible Buckeyes
and a beautiful tin that was wrapped in an insulated bag with a cute little luna icepack
full of edible handmade Buckeyes. These are really good, think a reese peanut butter cup but way better.
The tin's gnome motif is continued with a gnome Funko and in a really nice book of gnomes. This book is written like a serious biology book going over every details of the gnome, it's such a great approach to the topic.
ZeroCow also included two shakers of his dad's spice mix. I'll probably wait until bbq season starts this march and use it for rubs. It's quite good and I can see this working well with many kinds of meat.
And finally a T-Shirt that I don't know who it describes best, Me or my dog
Thank you for everything and I'm happy you decided to send me things that make you happy in this gift. The buckeyes are going onto my shelf of random objects between a block of obsidian and the funko gnome. The edible one are not going to last very long, I need to hide them from the kids and my wife.
Yay! I'm glad we were able to work everything out and get the package there! (Darn international shipping!) One more surprise should be on the way to help with the border crossing confusion.
Also the gnome tin was pure coincidence, I ordered the candy buckeyes online and asked for a holiday tin. They just happened to come in the gnome themed one. Praise be to Garl!
In a Trans-Atlantic meeting, I was talking about buckeyes with some British colleagues and they told me it's like a conker.
I looked it up and lo and behold they were right!
1. Buckeyes (real) are poisonous to humans, but squirrels can eat them.
2. Conkers the video game character suddenly has a deeper meaning with his name.
I better have my best people inspect it for traps..
I guess it’s clean. Let’s peak inside…
Cool, a back pain relief wheel. I’ve had back pain since my early 20s, so this is quite welcome. But who sent it?
Ah, it was @Kyougu! Thank you so much for the gift. Although, I think I’m going to have to return it because this is the smaller 6” wheel which is for neck pain, not the 10” wheel for the back. No biggie though, the prices are virtually identical.
Thanks again for this thoughtful gift. It will be used!
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I better have my best people inspect it for traps..
I guess it’s clean. Let’s peak inside…
Cool, a back pain relief wheel. I’ve had back pain since my early 20s, so this is quite welcome. But who sent it?
Ah, it was @Kyougu! Thank you so much for the gift. Although, I think I’m going to have to return it because this is the smaller 6” wheel which is for neck pain, not the 10” wheel for the back. No biggie though, the prices are virtually identical.
Thanks again for this thoughtful gift. It will be used!
Oh, that got there fast! And I didn't realize it was only for neck pain but glad you can exchange it!
There's one more gift coming, should arrive tomorrow!
Inside was a gift!
And some broken candy canes, which personally is ok because I'm not typically a fan of the traditional way to eat a candy cane so small chunks I can just pop in my mouth works fine. I'll be honest, from the shape of the box I already had a good suspicion what was inside, but there's only one way to find out so let's rip and tear until it is done.
A transformer! Cyclonus to be exact. The colors are very nice, a lot closer to the animation than my old one and the transformation is really fun. I love that because of it's transformation it has working wingflaps. for y'know. space air currents.
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Santee, now that I got that done with your gift planning begins!
Yo, Santa, if swapping of body parts is an option, you might be able to get a good deal on Kyougu's old legs.
And a pair of legs capable of running a marathon would be a huge upgrade for me, even if they do have some miles on them.
...just saying.
Ok, Werewolf stuff. But what does it mean?
A new wolf, maintaining the pack... Werewolf boyfriend? Please be a werewolf boyfriend!
I can’t believe you had to run a marathon just to secure Santees gift. Hope it’s a turboman
Those who've met me at PAX South know I am not a dancer. Takes a lot to get me moving.
In fact, I was raised Mennonite where we tell such jokes as "Why don't Mennonites have sex standing up? Because it might lead to dancing." or "What do you call free dance lesson? A Mennonite ethical dilemma."
For further proof that dancing comes from Satan, this morning I opened my front door to see very very flat package, with a sender in Japan. I immediately began hopping from one foot to the other in a little jig of excitement.
In fact I instantly opened it and sat down to play through 1000 Words, because despite having some uh, strong negative opinions about FFX-2 the game, it's got some great music, and that particular piece is one of my favorite FF piano arrangements.
Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to digging through the rest of it!
Magic Online - Bertro
Both times I attempted to convince cats to come check them out and both times I failed - literally to the level of pointing a box at one of the cats caused it to run away growling. So uh, unsafe boxes had to be opened without inspection.
Adeline finally comes over once we have opened the first box
Also nona finally comes over to see the open box
Box Two has been presented to Nona and she is not a fan of this assault on her personal space. She ran as soon as i lifted the box back up.
Inside is several things
And one more for the Haul.
And of course thank you to @#pipe for the wonderful gifts and an appropriate level of internet stalking!
An unfamiliar box, with very familiar words.
And delightfully wrapped treats!
Thanks @Noggin . I haven't had Shriver's before, but they've been highly recommended to me.
A quick sample confirms this is high quality taffy. New years resolutions don't start until the new year.
Did they include the flavor list? I saved the ones I picked if they didn’t. Enjoy!
Yeah, there's a list of all their flavors and corresponding colors.
And some broken candy canes, which personally is ok because I'm not typically a fan of the traditional way to eat a candy cane so small chunks I can just pop in my mouth works fine. I'll be honest, from the shape of the box I already had a good suspicion what was inside, but there's only one way to find out so let's rip and tear until it is done.
A transformer! Cyclonus to be exact. The colors are very nice, a lot closer to the animation than my old one and the transformation is really fun. I love that because of it's transformation it has working wingflaps. for y'know. space air currents.
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Nice pick! I love Shrivers! I'm only 45 min west of OC and get some each summer! Guessing from the colors those are some good choices for flavors too.
And a note, from @Brolo !~
My xxxmas is going quite excellently so far, thanks!
A Philips SmartSleep light! Awesome! I've been waffling on getting one for basically a year or two now! They do a simulated sunrise type thing that makes waking up easier since it gives your body some warning to pull out of sleep instead of an abrupt alarm. My sleep hygiene is super bad and waking up at 5:50am is kinda rough for me, especially during the winter, so this should be super useful for me and hopefully make my mornings a bit less miserable! Can't wait to try it out! Thanks for the gift!
So coming back from what was a particularly dreary day of work, I arrived to find MULTIPLE packages waiting for me!
And, to my delight, some of them were amazing gifts from the lovely LWT1973!
Simon Stålenhag's Things From the Flood!
Simon makes some amazing atmospheric concept art that's set in scandinavia and blends everyday life with far-flung sci-fi concepts in really moody, cool way. I've been following him for YEARS but this is the first work of his I actually own! I'm super excited to dig into this one, because it's more than just concept art, it also has a lot of story elements and worldbuilding background that flesh out the Flood.
Well THIS little thing won't fit me at all! So I won't have much use for it until... mid February! And then this one:
will have a little sibling! She's already playing a few basic games on the iPad, so I'm betting that in a little while we can get these two some mini-controllers, get a copy of Overcooked, and then have a family meltdown full of acrimony and screaming. It's super cute!
And last up... a grenade! Actually a pair of grenades!
But not just any old grenades...
NERF GRENADES - you can load them up with Nerf Rival ammo and then lob them at people hiding behind bunkers - the "shrapnel" bounces all over the place so you're pretty much guaranteed a hit! It's the coolest new addition to my non-nerf-branded Nerf arsenal!
Thank you so much lwt1973 ! You've made this Satansmas extra special!
Ah so glad it showed up, Stabbity!
There's one more small thing coming your way (might be showing up a bit after Christmas), so please keep your eyes out for it!
Also, nerf grenade?!
Awesome, will do! Thanks again for the lamp!
I have received a parcel from @ZeroCow which my kids rapidly screamed at me to open !!!NOW!!! while holding their new favorite plushy.
The box came with a lovely mask wearing card
To which the content includes
The gift includes some real inedible Buckeyes
and a beautiful tin that was wrapped in an insulated bag with a cute little luna icepack
full of edible handmade Buckeyes. These are really good, think a reese peanut butter cup but way better.
The tin's gnome motif is continued with a gnome Funko and in a really nice book of gnomes. This book is written like a serious biology book going over every details of the gnome, it's such a great approach to the topic.
ZeroCow also included two shakers of his dad's spice mix. I'll probably wait until bbq season starts this march and use it for rubs. It's quite good and I can see this working well with many kinds of meat.
And finally a T-Shirt that I don't know who it describes best, Me or my dog
Thank you for everything and I'm happy you decided to send me things that make you happy in this gift. The buckeyes are going onto my shelf of random objects between a block of obsidian and the funko gnome. The edible one are not going to last very long, I need to hide them from the kids and my wife.
And thanks for all the gnomes
Also the gnome tin was pure coincidence, I ordered the candy buckeyes online and asked for a holiday tin. They just happened to come in the gnome themed one. Praise be to Garl!
I hope you enjoy everything!
Magic Online - Bertro
Let me introduce you to the British conker: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conkers.
In a Trans-Atlantic meeting, I was talking about buckeyes with some British colleagues and they told me it's like a conker.
I looked it up and lo and behold they were right!
1. Buckeyes (real) are poisonous to humans, but squirrels can eat them.
2. Conkers the video game character suddenly has a deeper meaning with his name.
Magic Online - Bertro
I better have my best people inspect it for traps..
I guess it’s clean. Let’s peak inside…
Cool, a back pain relief wheel. I’ve had back pain since my early 20s, so this is quite welcome. But who sent it?
Ah, it was @Kyougu! Thank you so much for the gift. Although, I think I’m going to have to return it because this is the smaller 6” wheel which is for neck pain, not the 10” wheel for the back. No biggie though, the prices are virtually identical.
Thanks again for this thoughtful gift. It will be used!
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Also I want one of those now because my back SUCKS
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Oh, that got there fast! And I didn't realize it was only for neck pain but glad you can exchange it!
There's one more gift coming, should arrive tomorrow!
They mentioned it in one of the SE fitness threads, AFAIK
Yeah, that was a week ago, so top tier sneaking there.
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broken candy canes are the best. nobody's got time for a whole cane.
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A mystery package arrives...
My safety inspector clears the package.
Let's see what's inside...
The art of the animated Castlevania series on Netflix! What a great show with fantastic art and design.
And here's the note:
Thanks again Kyougu! You're too kind!
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I have received an extra gift
Thank you @ZeroCow, UPS is truly horrible with import fees.