A Midsummer Night's Dream (Summer 2014 Secret Santa) Discussion

[yousoldtheworld]

LUCAS. My favorite, ever. 

ETA: I love you so much right now. 

ETA again: Assume you're quoting my favorite movie and it's not just a weird coincidence!

Who knows where thoughts come from? They just appear! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[tweakabell]

Ugh and I forgot I had asparagus in the fridge, thankfully it was dollar store asparagus but still I hate to waste. I'm ready for bed, seriously.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Ugh and I forgot I had asparagus in the fridge, thankfully it was dollar store asparagus but still I hate to waste. I'm ready for bed, seriously.

Glad I'm not the only one ready for bed already. 

I've been laying in bed since 4 PM perusing Pinterest and watching Harry Potter with my dog. But I think if I closed my eyes for a minute, I'd be out until morning.   :blink:

 

[yousoldtheworld]

If I'd let myself, I'd be going to bed at 6 when I get off work every night for the last 3 months or so. Old age, maybe!

 

[Jac13]

I kind of want to hang out here all day today. I've had a crazy couple of weeks and hardly any playtime /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I did go and get my hair chopped off...again. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Ooohh girl! That color is banging. Love it!

 

[Jac13]

I know, I mean in all seriousness we could abandon the thread as soon as we received ours but what fun would that be?

Yea that wouldn't be fun. I love seeing what goodies the other ladies received.

 

[tweakabell]

Glad I'm not the only one ready for bed already. 

I've been laying in bed since 4 PM perusing Pinterest and watching Harry Potter with my dog. But I think if I closed my eyes for a minute, I'd be out until morning.   :blink:

To be fair I've been up since 2 I can't wait til hubby is home and I can get a real night's sleep. Z is the only reason my schedule is even semi-normal.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Ooohh girl! That color is banging. Love it!

Oh, thanks...it's my natural color, I always used to dye it various shades of browns and dark reds, but all natural the last couple of years /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Jac13]

Yea!!!!! It was wonderful shopping for you and as I am allergic to most creams/lotions, I had a ton of good ones in my stash just waiting to be loved. I know you love your polishes, but I wanted to try to meet your other needs/wants. I am so glad that we did this! It just would not be the same without you!

Oh, in case you did not know ladies, the plant is an Iris from my garden.

Yea!!!!! It was wonderful shopping for you and as I am allergic to most creams/lotions, I had a ton of good ones in my stash just waiting to be loved. I know you love your polishes, but I wanted to try to meet your other needs/wants. I am so glad that we did this! It just would not be the same without you!

Oh, in case you did not know ladies, the plant is an Iris from my garden.

I am glad that you and @@DonnaD could participate. It wouldn't have been the same without you ladies.

 

[meaganola]

For some reason, I keep thinking today is Sunday!  No clue why.  I have a traditional M-F office job, so it was a very nice realization that it's actually Saturday, aside from the knowledge that I'm going to have to deal with *another* day of 90+ degree weather.  *And* a cuddly kitty.  It's 92 both inside and outside!  We do not need to share body heat! 

 

[Lolo22]

Where are the other reveals?? My mail had a VS order and an etsy order so thank god I have some pretties to tie me over til next week! I just have a bad case of ants in the pants when it comes to gifts /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> my bday is exactly 30 days away but everyday I ask my bf what he's getting me. We always stay up and do presents at midnight because neither of us can wait.

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

I don't know where all the new reveals are, it seems like we are missing a few (my FGC included). Mostly I hope she's alright and that everything arrived safely, but I'm also antsy to find out how she likes everything. @@elizabethrose said her FGC's gift was delivered today too, didn't she? I need to live vicariously through those with gifts already, rip into those bad boys, let us see whatcha got!

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

For some reason, I keep thinking today is Sunday!  No clue why.  I have a traditional M-F office job, so it was a very nice realization that it's actually Saturday, aside from the knowledge that I'm going to have to deal with *another* day of 90+ degree weather.  *And* a cuddly kitty.  It's 92 both inside and outside!  We do not need to share body heat!

I swear the only time my cat wants to cuddle is when it's miserably hot in our house. I don't know what I've done to make him despise me but he makes sure to remind me whenever he gets the chance.

 

[meaganola]

Ugh, melting!  I need to go to bed where the AC lives!  But something just happened in _Hemlock Grove_ that reminded me of this:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

It's a quiz that uses the dialect (what's that grassy area in the middle of the street?) and pronunciation (aunt vs ant) you use to predict the closest big city to where you're probably from.  My number one city:  Portland/Vancouver, where I was born and raised.  Number two:  Seattle, where I moved for college and stayed for sixteen years before moving... back to Portland.  Number three:  Tacoma, which, based on my friends from there, seems to be almost a hybrid of Portland/Vancouver and Seattle.  It will also show the least similar cities:  For me, those are Jackson, MS; Baton Rouge, LA; and Providence, RI.

(And I call bullshit on the idea that no one on the West Coast refers to carbonated sweetened beverages as "pop."  I've lived in the Pacific Northwest my entire life, and I didn't know anyone who called it "soda" until I hit college and started meeting people from places east of the Pacific time zone.)

(Also, is anyone else watching the second season of _Hemlock Grove_ this weekend?  I'm on episode eight right now.  There are ten episodes.  I started watching this morning.  I think I'll be finishing this season tomorrow, although I'll finish this episode before I go to bed.  SO MUCH CRAZY.) 

 

[gemstone]

Ugh, melting!  I need to go to bed where the AC lives!  But something just happened in _Hemlock Grove_ that reminded me of this:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

It's a quiz that uses the dialect (what's that grassy area in the middle of the street?) and pronunciation (aunt vs ant) you use to predict the closest big city to where you're probably from.  My number one city:  Portland/Vancouver, where I was born and raised.  Number two:  Seattle, where I moved for college and stayed for sixteen years before moving... back to Portland.  Number three:  Tacoma, which, based on my friends from there, seems to be almost a hybrid of Portland/Vancouver and Seattle.  It will also show the least similar cities:  For me, those are Jackson, MS; Baton Rouge, LA; and Providence, RI.

(And I call bullshit on the idea that no one on the West Coast refers to carbonated sweetened beverages as "pop."  I've lived in the Pacific Northwest my entire life, and I didn't know anyone who called it "soda" until I hit college and started meeting people from places east of the Pacific time zone.)

(Also, is anyone else watching the second season of _Hemlock Grove_ this weekend?  I'm on episode eight right now.  There are ten episodes.  I started watching this morning.  I think I'll be finishing this season tomorrow, although I'll finish this episode before I go to bed.  SO MUCH CRAZY.) 

I am so excited to watch the second season of hemlock grove, the first season was such a crazy/nonsense sh*t show and I love "good/bad" television.

 

[LadyK]

If I am anyone's FGC there were no boxes in the mail yesterday.  Sometimes my post office puts things as delivered and then doesn't bring them until the next post day.  I will post as soon as it comes!  

 

[meaganola]

You guys!  SO EXCITING!  IT'S COOL AND RAINY!  It was originally supposed to get up in the mid-90s today.  It's currently 66 degrees!  I love the smell of petrichor in the morning!  Or afternoon, evening, or night.  If I disappear, it will most likely be due to lightning doing bad things to my internet connection.  (I'm still trying to get the warm air out of my apartment, though, because I want as much cool air in here as possible before it starts getting hot.)

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Where are the rest of the reveals?  :wassatt:

Please, please, please, please, please at least pop in to let everyone know you got your package when it's delivered. Pictures and gushing and whatnot can wait (we realize some people have lives outside of MuT), but for the sake of your Fairy Godmother's sanity, post something. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Also, I sincerely hope this isn't a surprise to anyone, but just as a reminder the deadline for mailing out packages is tomorrow, July 14th! Unless you worked something out previously with @magicalmom. 

This is going to be such an exciting week!!

 

[Jac13]

I can't wait to see all the pretties this week!