I have a plan November 28, 2006 ~ 1:10 pm
Posted by Julie in : Craftiness Is Next To Godliness , trackback
Cute boy in the woods ~ Woodstock, NY
And that plan includes subjecting the women in my office (all over age 55) to multiple playings of the Scissor Sisters’ Ta-Dah album, interspersed with Sting’s Songs From the Labyrinth. Oh, wait, camp rock combined with depressive lute playing is part of a different plan. Nevermind.
My new plan for Christmas is this: if I can’t get all my knitting done, the knitters who would have gotten knitted items will get the yarn, patterns, and needles to make said item themselves. Everyone else whose knitting I don’t complete will get a lovely photo of the yarn and whatever I’ve gotten done of the knitting with a note that says “Due to unforeseen carpal tunnel, I am unable to finish your present in the insane timetable I’ve set up for myself. I should have it to you by February. In the meantime, enjoy this picture and know that I am thinking of you and how much you need a scarf/hat/shawl/etc.”
This just might work. Guilt + photographic evidence = a compelling reason for a late Christmas gift, methinks.
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The cock-splint crap won’t work with me. I expect my gift by midnight on Christmas Eve, along with a plate of cookies.
PS: Cute boy.
Ok does everyone have Sissor Sisters fever lately or what??? I admit I really like their music (Filthy/Gorgeous is the best) and their lyrics tend to be hilarious but dayum it seems like they are all the buzz as of late. My co-worker (who is over the age of 55 so beware, your co-workers may end up liking it and raising work morale - hehe) told me she heard their song I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ on a tv show she was watching and loved it but didn’t know what group it was. I said, “Oh, you mean Sissor Sisters? I know them well and have the album that came out a couple years ago.” I let her borrow it and she was hooked. Well yesterday, I come into work and she said she finally found their Ta-Dah album in the store and bought so she loaned it to me for a listen (Good stuff Maynard *big grin*). Then, during my lunch hour, I was making my blog rounds and on one of them the author was talking about (you guessed it) Sissor Sisters and listening to them all weekend because they are just sooo addicting. Now today, I see you have given them a mention….looks like there may be an epidemic starting! LOL
Great Christmas plan! You think I could get away with jumping on the web, finding photos of all the gifts I need to buy for people then giving them a card with the pic stating something along the lines of, “Due to possible loss of sanity from attempting to beat my way through herds of people with their heads up their asses, I am unable to actually shop for your gift until the new year. Please accept this as an IOU.” ? LOL
That boy needs more than a scarf, he needs a new pair of pants. And a nice sweater. And someone to tell him what to wear every morning.
I volunteer.
I think you stay with the first plan and drop in a little Gwar just to scare the bejesus out of them.
Sloth~This was from when we went out in our “lounge about the house” clothes to check out the creek that was flooding. Ah, the wonders of the country, where no one cares what you’ve got on. But he will be getting a sweater…by March. -ish.
FD~I’ll admit it, it was “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’” that turned me onto SS. But I was watching a special of theirs on Logo when I heard it, so maybe I am slightly ahead of the curve? And yes, I feel that your IOU is perfectly acceptable.
Lori~You will get the half of your present that is done, then. IF I GET A MONKEY. Bring me back a monkey, dammit.
Oh god…I think I saw scissor sisters on letterman a while back.
sorry…but…
awful. just awful.
ah, it was Conan.
anyway, that sounds like a good plan. I’ve got three gifts done…and…some more to go. I’m still waiting on some ebay merino, though. your idea is good, though. if only someone else in my family knitted…
ESC~Yeah, the only person I can gift like that is the Oldest, since she’s the only one who knits seriously. And Scissor Sisters are awesome. Unless you don’t like Elton John, who is obivously a major influence.
Boski~Or KISS. I could play “Lick It Up” repeatedly.
Dude, you’re so ambitious. I’d be all, “waaa, I’m injured, your present hurt me, waaaa.”
Love your plan. The guilt is just perfect.
I must disagree with Miss Sloth. Rick’s clothes all contain colors that go together. I would say this is a major fashion accomplishment for a guy. Obviously you’ve had a positive effect on him. Cause if it was me I’d have on red sweats, black flannel shirt, and yellow T-shirt. Cause they’d probably be the first things I saw when getting dressed.
Way to go Rick!
That’s a great picture! I know this will sound like a really stupid question but I was Mac born and raised but ended up doing all the internet stuff on my husband’s dell. My question is how did you make the swirley-gig thing between the words “woods” and “Woodstock” on your photo caption? Mac has a special key thing to look at for symbols, but I am clueless on this PC. Thanks in advance and feel free to roll your eyes and laugh at me.
Geewits~No worries, I understand the whole “PC as a second language” problem. I’ve got a PC and a Mac and constantly find myself trying to use shortcuts on one that only work on the other (last night I tried to CTRL-Q on my PC. Now obviously I knew there was no Open Apple key on the PC, but I tried anyway. Because I am a spazz.). The tilda ~ is to the left of the 1 key. Just hit that and shift and you’ve got it. I heart tildas.
Vince~Exactly. He is my blue boy. Blue pants, blue shirts, blue eyes. Completely coordinated. Unlike me. I am wearing a sweater with red in it and my burgundy brocade Chucks.
KtP~I would try that, but it wouldn’t fly with some people. Like Lori. Even though it was HER ACTUAL PRESENT that I was knitting when this sucker flared up. This is why she should get me a monkey for Christmas.
Julie–you can’t have a monkey for Christmas. They don’t speak English. We talked about this in July. If you need a reminder, send me an email.
Sloth - I clean up nice - ask Julz!
“The wonders of the country, where no one cares what you’ve got on”. Like they really do in the city? I barely even notice those things.
I only ask ’cause my cousins were in town and bitched the entire weekend about the shallowness and focus on image of LA (and according to them, NY and SF aren’t that way). Yet those punks were more self-conscious about their appearance than anyone I know here, and made me take them to do more clothes shopping than I do all year… and the day after Thanksgiving, no less.
Sorry, not what your post was about and I’m just venting here.
Michael~Unless I’m going to the laundromat, I’m pretty conscious about what I’ve got on since I moved to NYC. Of course, the young punks here mix jammie pants with their Armani Exchange shirts, so I don’t know what the hell I’m worried about. I do know that people are definitely more clothes conscious here than they were in Pittsburgh…perhaps it’s just the attitude of any big city? (And if you were dragged out to shop on Black Friday, you have every right to kvetch until next Thanksgiving.)
Rick~Yes, you do. You’re the hawtest guy in NYC. And you’re mine. SUCK IT, rest of the world! You can’t have him!
Aimee~Are you calling all monkeys liars? Is that what you’re saying? You’re right.