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

[chelsealady]

In adorable news, I picked up some large flat-rate boxes for shipping. I put one together to get an idea of what will fit in it. Someone will *not* be receiving: image.jpg

I love black cats. We have two in boxes right now. Why yes we have a box or two in every room of the house just in case they need to get in a box.

 

[tweakabell]

In adorable news, I picked up some large flat-rate boxes for shipping. I put one together to get an idea of what will fit in it. Someone will *not* be receiving:

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A black cat for my collection! How did you know?!?

 

[meaganola]

I have a *lot* of pictures of my two kitties in boxes.  When I adopted them, that one (Edgar) was so tiny that he could curl up in Birchboxes.  I don't have any photos of them as kittens, though, because Ed was so sick when I adopted them that I was afraid that he wouldn't make it past a few months, and I'm so superstitious about this sort of thing that I was convinced that taking pictures of him would jinx his survival.  

(They're going to be three years old in a few months, though, so they made it through!  Edgar is still very, very kittenish with his awkward movement, and he can't meow.  I thought it was due to brain damage resulting from his kittenhood illness, but I played a recording of him to my aunt -- because he will not be out in the open if *anyone* else is in my apartment or even merely visible on the stairs outside of the door or window -- and she thinks he was feral before the human society got ahold of him and put him up for adoption.)

 

[CurlyTails]

I love black cats. We have two in boxes right now. Why yes we have a box or two in every room of the house just in case they need to get in a box.

In my living room there is currently a cardboard box, a paper bag, and a long piece of paper packaging material for the cat to climb into and on top of at her leisure.

 

[meaganola]

@@tweakabell If you can come over to my apartment, pick him up, and remove him from the premises, it is a sign from the universe that he is meant to be yours.  I am not exaggerating when I say he won't even let someone other than me see him unless they are on the ground level and he is watching them through the window.  We're on the second floor.  If he sees or hears someone come up the stairs, he is *gone* the moment their foot hits the first step.  I'm still healing from the time a few months ago when I was holding him and my landlord came up to the door for something.  I finally had my landlord install cupboard latches in the kitchen because he will climb into them and behind my baking pans, canned goods, and cleaning supplies if someone is in the apartment or at the door and I don't let him him hide under the bed (the bedroom is usually the Forbidden Zone).  I don't know what he's going to do now that both spots will be inaccessible.

(The other cat is a very large blue with very faint tabby markings when the light hits just right named Oscar.  He is VERY VERY PRETTY and VERY VERY HANDSOME and VERY VERY GORGEOUS, and he has been known to follow me around the apartment, jump up, and grab my butt when he feels I have not sufficiently told him about his beauty.  This is what happens when you name a kitty after the author of what is probably *the* greatest book about vanity ever written, especially in the English language.)  

 

[tweakabell]

One in my black collection is Sara, this tiny little cat who is afraid of everything. She loves Z but she's still not a fan of being pet, people looking at her, nothing. I'd swear she's a figment of my imagination if Z didn't also interact with her.

 

[jennm149]

We finally finished spring cleaning our deck today. I'm sitting out here now and a blanket would be most welcome.

Our kitties are strictly inside cats. Until we moved into our current house, we lived in a typical suburb, with too much traffic to ever let the cats out. But once we moved the ginormous grill the previous owners left into the shed, we decided to let our big orange tabby out.  He's hilarious -- he kept stalking around like a lion, plonking himself down, then getting up to investigate.  I think letting him out might have been a mistake, though -- he's howling at me through the back door to let him out again.

Most of our cats hide when strangers come over, behind the toaster oven is their favorite place.

 

[chelsealady]

Did find a couple more things for my FGC but not what I wanted to find.

I need to wrap up things and see where I stand.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I just stumbled on an Etsy shop that appears to be MADE for my FGC. Maybe it's secretly her shop. Literally every single thing is perfect for her.  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Juuuuust when I thought I was done shopping...  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[meaganola]

I placed another order today!  Next order:  Tomorrow after I'm done watching _Maleficent_ (it goes on sale while I'll be watching the movie, and I know it should still be available after that, but I want to place the order and cross it off my list!).  Then I have one more order to place, although that might not happen after all due to turnaround time issues (I don't want to go into details due to not wanting to spoil the surprise if it works out, but let's just say this was unavoidable due to timing).  I had two options I was debating between, and I had decided to go with this one just out of a kind of coin toss situation, so I might end up going with the other option depending on how the next few days go.  And then it should be all over except the shipping!

Oh!  Did someone say that Yzma was from a Disney film?  I don't have a Maleficent eyeshadow (I'm wearing now-discontinued Malefic nail polish from Geek Chic Cosmetics, though!), but I was going through my pigments (because it distracts me and calms me down to go through all of the pretty pretty colors), and I realized I have Yzma's Essence of Llama from Shiro.  That's close enough to wear to see that movie tomorrow, right?

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

I bought a couple more things for my FGC on beauty.com and drugstore.com, they are having a discount on the LA Girl glazes, so I got her two, free shoprunner shipping was an extra perk!

 

[tacehtpuekam]

@ Where is your pretty picture? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I bought a couple more things for my FGC on beauty.com and drugstore.com, they are having a discount on the LA Girl glazes, so I got her two, free shoprunner shipping was an extra perk!

Shoprunner is my favorite thing. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

@ Where is your pretty picture? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I don't know, I was trying to change it and then when I downloaded it the picture was sideways so I gave up.

The website won! I have been defeated.

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

Shoprunner is my favorite thing. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Except for the deborah lippman freebie wasn't eligible for free shipping so I spent $35 to get the DL polish and the glitch extra Miracle Transformer sample.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I don't know, I was trying to change it and then when I downloaded it the picture was sideways so I gave up.

The website won! I have been defeated.

It's back! Did you dye your hair/do something to it? I love! 

I really need to chop mine. The ends are getting reaaaally bad + it's too hot for hair this long. 

 

[Sheeeeeelby]

What's shoprunner?

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

It's back! Did you dye your hair/do something to it? I love! 

I really need to chop mine. The ends are getting reaaaally bad + it's too hot for hair this long. 

THANK YOU! The other picture was from a couple years ago at the navy ball, the one I am using now is a few months old. I am actually going to get my hair done again next week because my roots are bad!!!

I am a true believer in short hair, long hair always looks bad on me and I never feel like putting in the effort with it. I think you would look great with bangs because it would draw more attention to your absolute gorgeous eyes!

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

What's shoprunner?

Its a free shipping company, a few months ago they were offering a free account with them for amazon prime members. And it basically gives you free 2 day shipping at a bunch of sites.

ETA: Those two sentences that I wrote are complete garbage and I apologize, it's the last day of mid-terms and my mind is absolutely frazzled.

 

[puppymomofthree]

What's shoprunner?

Think Amazon Prime, but with your yearly payment you get free shipping on multiple sites.

I just want to hug your pup! Such a cute pic!