Cash is or Credit for Christmas?
Ok. This is it. The holiday festivities are over. Christmas crashed down, Chanukah’s gotten the hell out of Dodge, and Kwanzaa gave me a kiss goodbye. I’ve completed every gluttonous goal I had, and had WAY WAY TOO MANY CHRISTMAS COOKIES and AMISH CANDY (they may or may not believe in buttons, but golly me, can they make a fine chocolate covered peanut). So what’s left to discuss? WHAT KIND OF SWAG DID YOU GET?!
Me? I got cash and gift cards. And a bird house. And a sweet set of Rocky and Back to the Future Minimates from Kate. Just the way I likez it. But what do you want come that holiday morning? Do you want cold remorseless cash, signifying their emotionless intent in the gift giving process, or the gift card, which lets be real here, is just as intentless. Or what if they actually got you something, like a deluxe popcorn maker, knowing full well your braces don’t come off for at LEAST another 4 months. I mean, at this point you can’t even have “Buttered Popcorn” JellyBellys, much less the real deal.
So yeah. What do you want under your tree? Further, what’s the worst gift you’ve ever received? I wish to know, as to catalog and laugh at the misfortune that is everywhere. Here’s mine.
God.
(REVISED NOT TEN MINUTES LATER) Holy crap. Benazir Bhutto’s dead.
Joel wrote:
Things I got:
Clothes, Planet Earth on DVD, eyeTV, nose hair trimmer (finally).
Those last two weren’t actually gifts so much as my dad had them and never used them anymore. But I’m still happy to have them.
Worst gift this year?
A Sharpie, a purple gorilla pen, PostIts, chocolate gelt, a dradle, and a small highlighter labeled “3 for a dollar.”
Posted on 27-Dec-07 at 11:35 am | Permalink
Ben wrote:
Joel, I like how you got a lot of markers for some reason. How else are you supposed to write on your post-it notes?
As for me: a tip calculator keychain. I guess I can see it coming in handy, although my cell phone has the same function.
Posted on 27-Dec-07 at 11:41 am | Permalink
Allison wrote:
OH MY GOSH I was TOTALLY just reading about that when i switched to shambot!! Crazy!
On a lighter note, I got gift cards up the hizzle AND NO TIME TO SPEND THEM until mizzle. dizzle.
Posted on 27-Dec-07 at 4:37 pm | Permalink
emma on a pc wrote:
I KNOW!! What on earth?!?!?
Also, please get ready for awful christmas present post – commencing as soon as I get back to Michigan. Just know – it involves ceramics.
Posted on 29-Dec-07 at 11:32 am | Permalink