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

[meaganola]

I'm thinking about putting together a Midsummer 411 sort of thing with deadlines, who to contact for what, links to the Fairy and Survey directories, etc. Is there any interest in this? What else should I add for one-stop FAQ-ing?

 

[Lolo22]

I'm thinking about putting together a Midsummer 411 sort of thing with deadlines, who to contact for what, links to the Fairy and Survey directories, etc. Is there any interest in this? What else should I add for one-stop FAQ-ing?

Yes, please! Maybe a link to the SS thread too since I'm still having some trouble with searching?  The more links the better with mobile :wacko: !

 

[LadyK]

Oh my goodness.  You have NO IDEA how magical it's going to be.  Going to Disneyland with KIDS is beyond description.  I have 6 kids & we just got back from Disneyland in April.  (My hubby is military & was gone for several months so this was our "welcome home daddy" trip.)  I'm a fanatic & have been to Disneyland at least 100 times (I was a Disney Imagineer Intern back in the day), but there is NOTHING like taking kids there.  It was my 3 boys' first time & when they saw that castle you should see the magic in their eyes.  We waited to meet Captain America for them & then waited . . . . wait for it. . . . 3.5 HOURS to meet Anna & Elsa.  I thought we were all going to die, but the very second you walk into that room & see those princesses standing there & then see your three girls' eyes light up as they run up to them & hug them. . . there's just nothing like it.  It's worth every second in that line.  Disney truly is MAGICAL.

:wizard:

You want magical?  This was a pic of my 3 year old son just as we were getting ready to leave Disneyland.  He stood there for 10 minutes without moving, just taking in the magic around him.  It was absolutely precious.  Oh the memories.  Have SO MUCH FUN on your trip!!!

Goodness Gracious!!!  So I still don't know how to upload or shrink photos on here.  I got this photo off my family blog. . .& somehow managed to get it on here, but don't ask me how because I'm not sure.  Is there a way to just upload a picture from my computer?  And how do we make it normal sized?  I think we need a "tutorial post" on how to do photos before the big reveals start in July because I want to be able to post pics of my gifts from my Fairy Godmother & I'm sure everyone else does too. 

Thanks to pregnancy hormones this made me start bawling.   It's sooooo cute!!   LOL.

 I hope I get over this super emotional phase before reveals.  I feel like that could turn into a super cry-fest.  "That gift, sniff, is so, sniff, thoughtful, sniff sniff. "   :lol:   I can't help but laugh at myself as I'm usually not the emotional type.  Now I can't wait to take my future child to Disneyland!  

 

[puppymomofthree]

Thanks to pregnancy hormones this made me start bawling.   It's sooooo cute!!   LOL.

 I hope I get over this super emotional phase before reveals.  I feel like that could turn into a super cry-fest.  "That gift, sniff, is so, sniff, thoughtful, sniff sniff. "   :lol:   I can't help but laugh at myself as I'm usually not the emotional type.  Now I can't wait to take my future child to Disneyland!  

Ha!  Too funny.  I remember all of us talking about being super emotional last time with getting packages.  If I was sent a post-it, I would be like "Oh My Goodness, this is the best post-it ever!  How the heck did she know me so well!"  Meanwhile the pups would be running in to see what the heck was wrong with Mom.

 

[utgal2004]

Gosh I'm excited for reveals now! I forgot how exciting that was, and I'm not even talking about my own. It was so great to see how thoughtful everyone was.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

For the Harry Potter fans: http://variety.com/2014/film/news/harry-potter-spinoff-fantastic-beasts-to-hit-theaters-nov-18-2016-1201179553/  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[lovepink]

I wish it was Thursday so I knew who my giftee was!   I really want the Sephora sun safety kit (not the self tanners in it though) but I have no clue if I will get someone who loves the self tanners or not.  That with 15% ebates my credit card is burning a hole in my pocket!  2 more days!  

 

[nikkimouse]

I'm so excited!!!!! I hope my Godchild loves my idea I'm already thinking of a theme.  I can't wait to see who I get to spoil!!

 

[meaganola]

Whew.  Today was weird at work!  I got a good head start yesterday on what I needed to get done today, and I actually TOOK A LUNCH (not something I usually do on Tuesdays), but then once I got back from lunch, it was suddenly 3:30.  I leave at 4pm unless I decide to work overtime, and I just couldn't do it today because I felt like I time-traveled to the end of the day.  Also, HR Giger passed away today, so I wanted to get home and listen to _Frankenchrist_ as well as watch _Alien_ in his memory while I worked on the Midsummer FAQ (my goal is to have it up by the time assignments go out!) and stalked the BPAL Lunacy update (which may happen tonight or tomorrow, but we don't know for sure which is the case) before I crashed for the evening. 

In semi-related news, my album of the month is turning into _Big Freedia Hitz Vol. 1_.  Except for tonight, at least until I make it through _Frankenchrist_ at least once.

 

[dressupthedog]

For the Harry Potter fans: http://variety.com/2014/film/news/harry-potter-spinoff-fantastic-beasts-to-hit-theaters-nov-18-2016-1201179553/  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Yay! An actual date! It's so far away, but a date makes it actually feel real. 

 

[chelsealady]

So I need these for the world cup.

http://www.incoco.com/nail-polish-applique-team-usa

The US won't make it out of the group stages. But then I can switch over to these.

http://www.incoco.com/nail-polish-applique-bravo-brazil.

 

[bonita22]

Those are awesome! The Team USA ones look really nice. As a first generation Mexican American I also got my eye on these:

http://www.incoco.com/nail-polish-applique-team-mexico

I might just have to pick both up soon /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[tacehtpuekam]

AND SO IT BEGINS.

OFF TO STALK /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[puppymomofthree]

YES!!!!  Super excited!!!!  This is going to be such fun!

 

[meaganola]

Okay, I'm still going to work on this some more (I *hate* the format!), but since it sounds like matches are going to start going out today, here's a first draft of Midsummer 411. Please let me know if there's something else I need to add!

Spoiler

Your moderators for this round are @, @, and @meaganola. PM any of us if your Godchild needs to provide more information in their survey/dreamlist! @ is the ringleader of this whole thing. @meaganola is the Keeper of the Lists, so PM me if you want to be added to or removed from the Godchild Directory or Fairy Central. @ takes the overnight shift!

Since it can be *ahem* challenging to get back to any subforum (especially on mobile!), here's a link back to the main Secret Santa subforum: https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/forum/301-secret-santa/

We are following the same basic rules as Secret Santa 2013:

Spending limit: $25, give or take $5. This does not include shipping.

Speaking of shipping, if you have PayPal, this link is your friend: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now You do *not* need to be sending a package based on a payment you have received with this link, and postage is usually cheaper when purchased this way.

Tracking is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended. If you use the aforementioned PayPal shipping method, you will automatically receive a tracking number.

Flat rate boxes are also your friend! They're free at the post office.

Item(s) must be NEW and never used, swatched, or opened.

Dates:

Stalking/shopping: May15th through July 6th.

Shipping: PACKAGES MUST BE SENT THE WEEK OF JULY 7TH-14TH. Any exceptions (for example, vacation) must go through @.

Fairies: https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/131471-midsummer-swap-2014-fairy-central-casting-call-and-lounge/?do=findComment&comment=2177659

If anyone asks in the discussion thread for a fairy, just point them to that post! That's what it's there for!

Godchild directory (just click the name in the list, and it should take you directly to their survey, which will also include a Dreamlist if available): https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/131905-midsummer-nights-dreamlist-and-survey-central-now-open/?p=2191290&do=findComment&comment=2191290

If you have not filled out the survey or created a dreamlist, that Godchild Directory post will detail everything you need to know.

If you would like to do some swapping for things to send to your Godchild, the Subscription Box Swaps Classified section is here: https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/forum/320-subscription-box-swaps/

The general Makeup & Nails Classifieds section is here: https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/forum/103-makeup-nails/

Then there's Swaps Info Talk, which will take you into box-specific (Birchbox May 2014, Allure Summer, Glossybox April 2014, etc.) threads: https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/forum/7-swaps-info-talk/

 

[elizabethrose]

BAHH I know most of the ladies on the list.  I love this.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

This whole 'recent profile views' thing makes it tricky to stalk! Might have to log out for this lol

 

[puppymomofthree]

FUDGE!  I did not know about that!  Thankfully I end up looking at lots of profiles because I keep accidentally hitting things on mobile!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[meaganola]

This whole 'recent profile views' thing makes it tricky to stalk! Might have to log out for this lol

I think you can log in anonymously! I'll poke around tonight and add that to the overview if I can figure it out.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

FUDGE!  I did not know about that!  Thankfully I end up looking at lots of profiles because I keep accidentally hitting things on mobile!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Haha yeah I'm just going to look through ALL of your profiles on a regular basis /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />