Not sure we ever actually decided whether to continue/extend the practice/obsession of gifting each other at the Winter Solstice Dinner/Gabfest. Should we each bring a gift, and if so, do we stay at the "no more than $10 for crying out loud" level, or in a nod to growing insolvency everywhere, institute a "cheap, funny, and if you spend more than $5 then you've got the wrong ferkin idea" level, or should we all pool our $5/$10 and buy one big/good/sloppy/fancy/outrageous gift and we'll all duke it out for the privilege of being the sole person to bring it home? If everybody brings a gift, which level of distribution wackness should we observe this year? We've gone from just plain random picking to Yankee Swap (pick a random gift and keep it or exchange it) to Dutch Swap (draw a card after every gift, and the card tells you/us what to do). Keep in mind we'll be in public and all, which kind of rules out the Ukranian Barrel Swap, if you know what I mean. Besides, who has a barrel hanging around these days?
So, it seems to me that we're heading for the "bring a wrapped no-more-than-$10" present for a Dutch Swap like last time. I have a file of cards and can alter them and bring 'em to the dinner. If you wanna weigh in with other opinions/options, maybe we still have time to make a change. Or if you have suggestions for Dutch Swap card ideas, fire them over.
Until then, Happy Holidaze to all and their sundries, from all of us to all the others of us.
Oh yeah, RSVP to me with the number in your party before Jan 2, and I'll add 'em up and get the number to Pam A, and I look forward to seeing all everyone on Tuesday 6 January 2009 for the SANE Winterberry Gnoshfest (details to come by separate post, since this is going to the blog). We don't want the hoi and polloi who hang on our every web word coming to join us, do we?
So, it seems to me that we're heading for the "bring a wrapped no-more-than-$10" present for a Dutch Swap like last time. I have a file of cards and can alter them and bring 'em to the dinner. If you wanna weigh in with other opinions/options, maybe we still have time to make a change. Or if you have suggestions for Dutch Swap card ideas, fire them over.
Until then, Happy Holidaze to all and their sundries, from all of us to all the others of us.
Oh yeah, RSVP to me with the number in your party before Jan 2, and I'll add 'em up and get the number to Pam A, and I look forward to seeing all everyone on Tuesday 6 January 2009 for the SANE Winterberry Gnoshfest (details to come by separate post, since this is going to the blog). We don't want the hoi and polloi who hang on our every web word coming to join us, do we?
No comments:
Post a Comment