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Jedi has one white whisker on each side. This makes him look sort of like a walrus.

Two of my friends are leaving their jobs today. It's a good thing for her, it's not such a good thing for him at least in the short run.

I really need to start my Christmas (and-other-winter-holiday) shopping. How much of the task can I foist off onto J.? We already need to buy not-very-bulky presents for his relatives we'll see in Florida. Are gift cards or charitable donations or subscriptions just toooooo dull? Also, I hate coming up with brilliant ideas on demand. (This is normal for me: I do better with organization and control, not creativity.)

Generally trying to avoid goldsquare's pessimism about the local economy, but not being overly successful.

Some of my winter holiday cards will get letters stuck in, the ones for relatives or college friends I haven't seen in ages (and who don't read LJ). I need to write those, and in such a way that they don't sound saccharine or braggy. Probably I'll write one long one, and pick and choose paragraphs for each of the letter recipients. There are some people, especially old friends like my bridesmaids, with whom I'd really love to be in recurring contact.

Keeping up the house maintenance is like a deadly treadmill. Must. Keep. Going. So far we are mostly succeeding with the new place: we are both generally committed to a cleaner/tidier home. Even the little things like making our bed in the morning go a long way.

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Wine infused Chocolate

[pale-chartreuse.livejournal.com]

I just got these as hostess gifts for family in Florida (we are travelling down for the holidays). Cans come in a four pack. Each can is about 2 inches by 3 inches, looks like they will pack really nicely.

http://www.tornranch.com/store-page.cfm?go=1&itemID=124&P=products&cateID=82&subcatID=0&catalogID=7

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

goldsquare is a whiner. Ignore him.

[eclecticmagpie.livejournal.com]

Collect all your LJ posts for the last year, merge them into one file, then edit them down.

[ramblingmom.livejournal.com]

We already need to buy not-very-bulky presents for his relatives we'll see in Florida. Are gift cards or charitable donations or subscriptions just toooooo dull?

Depends on the gift card, the charitable donation, or the subscription. For instance if *I* were on your shopping list and you were to, say, make a generous donation to the NRA on my behalf I wouldn't be all that pleased. On the other hand if you made a generous donation to the local Humane Society or Half the Sky I'd be pleased as punch. I personally think one can never go wrong with properly thought out gift cards. If you have teens (esp. boys) with game systems a gift card for EB Games (or Game Stop -- I can never remember which one bought which one) would be a thrill. If you were to send me a gift card to my local independent bookstore I'd be thrilled.

Another thought -- if you WANT someone to visit YOU (and I've done this before) give them a gift card to something that is near you (and not near them), for instance a gift card to that cute little independent coffee shop around the corner from your house (or if they get into that kind of stuff - the second hand shop down the street, or the dog boutique). Oh, that's near MY house??? Well I guess you'll have to call me then.

I know that I have so damn much stuff so many well loved items in my home, it's hard to find room for more, so I always appreciate gift cards or tickets or something like that.

[elizabear.livejournal.com]

Nifty gift idea from a friend today: buy them a membership or a class!

[jducoeur]

Jedi has one white whisker on each side. This makes him look sort of like a walrus.

I was looking at him today, and I find that I disagree. He looks far more like a negative-chip Fu Manchu to me...