Brovid Hasselsmof[Growling historic on the fury road]Registered Userregular
I might go that route in future. I used to be good at wrapping when I was a teenager but I swear I get worse every year. All my gifts look like a chimp wrapped them.
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#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
I just got a notification from my US mail service that a package is waiting for me :O
Blackhawk1313Demon Hunter for HireTime RiftRegistered Userregular
On floor for me because it does not matter what surface or how hard I try to wrap with precision, it will always be an abomination of a wrapping job. So... usually @Ladybug2332 does it for me... but I can't even fall back on that this year with her on travel so... awful wrapping it is!
I just got a notification from my US mail service that a package is waiting for me :O
Don't take the bait! It's just Tonkka still trying to show everyone their package.
And I wrap presents on the floor because we have wood floors. If I'm stuck wrapping somewhere carpeted, I have to move to a table or put down something smooth or I get crinkledy paper. Well, crinkled-ier paper. It's a disaster either way.
ceresWhen the last moon is cast over the last star of morningAnd the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderatormod
I always try to use a sturdy, pretty box if I can, that way if they hate the gift they can at least reuse the box
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
I might go that route in future. I used to be good at wrapping when I was a teenager but I swear I get worse every year. All my gifts look like a chimp wrapped them.
This is how I feel. Right after high school I worked at a book store, and during those years I could wrap a rectangle perfectly in a matter of seconds.
Now, the inside of the paper is peaking out, corners aren’t aligned. It’s a mess.
"Wrapping paper isn't environmentally friendly", I say, as I hurl a package of discounted sports socks with the price tag still attached in the direction of the christmas tree.
"Wrapping paper isn't environmentally friendly", I say, as I hurl a package of discounted sports socks with the price tag still attached in the direction of the christmas tree.
Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I cannot wrap. It's always terrible.
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Brovid Hasselsmof[Growling historic on the fury road]Registered Userregular
edited December 2018
To my Satan, should you happen to read this: one of the items I put in my ideas post was a coat. I have just bought myself one because Regatta were having a sale and it's fecking midwinter so it was quite silly not having a coat. Obviously if by some chance you have acquired me a coat I will still be most grateful - nothing wrong with having multiple coats after all - but it is no longer as necessary an item as it was.
I realise I am the worst kind of person for buying myself things right before xmas but in my defence it is cold.
On the drive home, a beleaguered postman called me twice to say he had packages and he wanted to drop them off and could I please open the door, please, despite me pressing the button that should have done that several times
Apparently it worked eventually because I got in and BAM, PRESENTS
Doom Patrol! It looks good as hell!
And Howard the Duck! Featuring every one of my favourite Marvel characters, apparently! And Extremely Canadian Man, Chip Zdarsky!
I am very excited to read both! Thanks, Lord Or Lady Of Darkness!
Christmas is the only time I wrap gifts. I wrap boxes pretty okay. I got my niece a stuffed TRex last year, and since she was only 1 I didn't even box it, just loosely wrapped it. My sister had such a look on her face when she pulled the weird lumpy thing out of the bag. Totally worth it.
To my Satan, should you happen to read this: one of the items I put in my ideas post was a coat. I have just bought myself one because Regatta were having a sale and it's fecking midwinter so it was quite silly not having a coat. Obviously if by some chance you have acquired me a coat I will still be most grateful - nothing wrong with having multiple coats after all - but it is no longer as necessary an item as it was.
I realise I am the worst kind of person for buying myself things right before xmas but in my defence it is cold.
Curious me looked at your wishpost and it seems your wishlist link is dead
I wrap on any available flat surface, always on Christmas Eve since I don't have many to do and this way I get the run of all available supplies. Because when I wrap gifts myself I never wrap them...normally. In my family it's almost a game to see how amusing you can make the gifting experience. Everything is fair game, so long as the actual gift eventually finds its way to the giftee, even if it took precisely seven decoy gifts with clues to alert them to look under the cushion of the chair they were sitting on.
I think my best one was the year I made my brother's gift into a cat and he used medical equipment to perform surgery on it to extract the gift without destroying the wrapping. I may even have a picture saved, let me go check my album. Yep!
You have worked your dark magics well, my lord. Whilst I have been away there have been machinations to send me further into the wilds. Perhaps to commune with nature and breath the free air? Nay, more likely so that I may find a place of dark solitude to cry out your praise.
Thankfully, while I am seeking a place to properly worship you have provided me with some tools so that I may bring you success and glory.
How very kind of you to think of my hydration needs. It is rather dry here in Southern CA.
Clearly you are also understanding that, generally, the best worship of "dark works" usually happens at dark and nobody likes to stub their toes.
You're right! It's best to always keep a look out for those who wish to thwart our plans. It is also nice to scout out trails on the way to ritualistic circles.
Of course we both know that sometimes it's best to threaten to cut people in order to ply information from them so that you may properly screw them. Though, it might be easier to just offer them a beer and talk things over.
Thanks, Brolo! These are some fun and awesome tools that will instantly be added to my kit. I actually found myself in a situation to need the flashlight just this past weekend so I was pretty lucky/happy to have already tossed it into my bag. Hooray! Happy Sataning!
To my Satan, should you happen to read this: one of the items I put in my ideas post was a coat. I have just bought myself one because Regatta were having a sale and it's fecking midwinter so it was quite silly not having a coat. Obviously if by some chance you have acquired me a coat I will still be most grateful - nothing wrong with having multiple coats after all - but it is no longer as necessary an item as it was.
I realise I am the worst kind of person for buying myself things right before xmas but in my defence it is cold.
Curious me looked at your wishpost and it seems your wishlist link is dead
I wanted to see which tarot deck you chose
Oh thanks, I've fixed it now. I was using the wrong kind of link because I am an elderly person who doesn't understand computers.
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Goose!That's me, honeyShow me the way home, honeyRegistered Userregular
Oh shit, I thought Satan was done with me, but the dark lord must've had a few more tricks up his sleeve - package waiting for me this morning:
Just what I needed to ensure all my assorted nerderies are on display.
And when combined with the signature from the last note, it seems my Satan goes by "N.A.Phtali", clearly some kind of secret code which I'll need more time to decipher.
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*without having to move half the things
A firm surface is needed for creasing though, I can't get a sharp corner on carpet.
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Which is a problem because my floor is also cluttered.
WoW
Dear Satan.....
3DS Friend Code: 0216-0898-6512
Switch Friend Code: SW-7437-1538-7786
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Don't take the bait! It's just Tonkka still trying to show everyone their package.
And I wrap presents on the floor because we have wood floors. If I'm stuck wrapping somewhere carpeted, I have to move to a table or put down something smooth or I get crinkledy paper. Well, crinkled-ier paper. It's a disaster either way.
my neice was like... 4 or 5, and her mom had wrapped absolutely everything immaculately under this martha-stewart esque tree:
and all the gift wrapping was colour coordinated and perfect
and then I brought my shitty presents over and put them under the tree and they looked like this:
so I had this little girl yelling
"no! they're UGLY! you RUINED them! you RUINED CHRISTMAS!"
and she just wouldn't stop crying
it was gift bags from then onwards
This is how I feel. Right after high school I worked at a book store, and during those years I could wrap a rectangle perfectly in a matter of seconds.
Now, the inside of the paper is peaking out, corners aren’t aligned. It’s a mess.
You're welcome and happy holidays! This concludes my sataning.
Yes.
I realise I am the worst kind of person for buying myself things right before xmas but in my defence it is cold.
Apparently it worked eventually because I got in and BAM, PRESENTS
And Howard the Duck! Featuring every one of my favourite Marvel characters, apparently! And Extremely Canadian Man, Chip Zdarsky!
I am very excited to read both! Thanks, Lord Or Lady Of Darkness!
3DS Friend Code: 0216-0898-6512
Switch Friend Code: SW-7437-1538-7786
That was actually not a very hard decision for me to make. Your gifts are ordered and on the way.
Please don’t die or kill anybody else on the streets for Satan.
It came in this package, so I opened it up and...
Oh! A space pen! It can write at any angle, even in zero gravity!
And also it just looks really cool. There was a message...
That's...not very illuminating. Never the less, thank you, Satan!
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Curious me looked at your wishpost and it seems your wishlist link is dead
I wanted to see which tarot deck you chose
Then I picked up the mail from the box. All bills. And, I've been summoned for jury duty.
This feels like the work of Satan, but it's hard to tell...
"Brilliant! Oh wait, if we were meant to fly, we would have been born with little bags of nuts."
I think my best one was the year I made my brother's gift into a cat and he used medical equipment to perform surgery on it to extract the gift without destroying the wrapping. I may even have a picture saved, let me go check my album. Yep!
Before surgery
After surgery
You have worked your dark magics well, my lord. Whilst I have been away there have been machinations to send me further into the wilds. Perhaps to commune with nature and breath the free air? Nay, more likely so that I may find a place of dark solitude to cry out your praise.
Thankfully, while I am seeking a place to properly worship you have provided me with some tools so that I may bring you success and glory.
How very kind of you to think of my hydration needs. It is rather dry here in Southern CA.
Clearly you are also understanding that, generally, the best worship of "dark works" usually happens at dark and nobody likes to stub their toes.
You're right! It's best to always keep a look out for those who wish to thwart our plans. It is also nice to scout out trails on the way to ritualistic circles.
Of course we both know that sometimes it's best to threaten to cut people in order to ply information from them so that you may properly screw them. Though, it might be easier to just offer them a beer and talk things over.
Thanks, Brolo! These are some fun and awesome tools that will instantly be added to my kit. I actually found myself in a situation to need the flashlight just this past weekend so I was pretty lucky/happy to have already tossed it into my bag. Hooray! Happy Sataning!
Oh thanks, I've fixed it now. I was using the wrong kind of link because I am an elderly person who doesn't understand computers.
Man I had forgotten about Sagat Satan. Thanks, Sagat Satan. You win!
Just what I needed to ensure all my assorted nerderies are on display.
And when combined with the signature from the last note, it seems my Satan goes by "N.A.Phtali", clearly some kind of secret code which I'll need more time to decipher.
I readied a small arsenal to deal with this one.
Turning the envelope over, I found a message written there.
"OPEN CAREFULLY
(NO KNIVES)"
Listen, if you knew the kind of week I've been having...
But fine, no knives. I'll just tear it open. It's only paper.
It tore open quickly, almost as if it wanted to be opened.
And then continued, rapidly coiling up and around my arm.
I grabbed a knife to try to deal with it before it got too far.
But it was too fast for me, wrapping itself around my neck and causing me to drop my knife.
After all... it's only paper.
With the beast burned down, I went to examine the contents of the package.
"A TRIBUTE
N.R. DEVIL"
Well, would you look at that handsome devil?
Thank you @NRDEVIL! I love it!
Everyone keep giving him gifts, I want to see this spiral out of control.