My sister gave me a jade figurine of a frog sitting on a stack of coins. It came in a box labeled “Lucky Frog! The Ancient Eastern Wish Tradition”. It comes with a “96-page, all-in-color book” about the history of lucky frog statues or something; I haven’t looked too carefully at it yet so I’m not entirely sure.
The statue itself is somewhere between cute and hideous and has the mysterious power to slide between one end of the spectrum and the other between glances. One moment I’ll look at it and think, “Well, it is kind of cute.” The next I’ll look at it again and think I was crazy for my thoughts the prior moment.
My sister says that when she saw it, she instantly thought of me. I do not collect such things nor have I expressed interest in “Ancient Eastern Wish Traditions” so this is pretty much completely out of left field.
My mother, when the holiday spirit takes her, becomes a giftwrappin’ fool. My husband and I both received carefully giftwrapped chocolate bars. Not gourmet chocolate or anything - Hershey’s Symphony bars. Not terribly odd, just something that made me shake my head with amusement.
Mine weren’t too odd. Mom only gets me things off of my Amazon wishlist.
The only think kinda odd was the Sheetz gift card. For those of you not from the area, Sheetz is a chain of Convenience stores in Central PA (and other places I’m sure.) They sell gas and chips and soda and the like. I suppose you could compare them to a 7/11.
If it hadn’t been so carefully wrapped I woulda thought that they bought it on the way to the party.
If I were in college I could see where it might have been a great gift.
I suppose I can use it for gas and of I drive to work every day, so that is a good thing, but I definitely did a when I opened it.
Not exactly odd, but my parents sent me an iPod nano, complete with charger and things. However my computer is really old and won’t handle an upgrade to vista so I can’t use it without spending several hundred dollars on a new computer. I really didn’t want to get a new computer right now but I guess I don’t have a whole lot of options if I don’t want to hear, “Why aren’t you using your iPod?” every day until I get a new computer.
Yeah… like I said, her heart was in the right place. I mean it was thoughtful and all. I just feel the need to protect her.
A bird, huh? It’s a thought. Though I think I am going to start looking at the local shelters for a kitty. I think I am going to look for an adult cat. Just like puppies, kittens are always picked and the adults are sometimes over looked. So I think I am going to get one that is older.
I have some possibly good news for ya, iTunes IS available for old-fogey computers, but Apple has buried the info so far into their site that you might never find it. Look here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
And my contribution for “odd” - a stinky-wax-dipped teddy bear. Yick.
There were no odd gifts this year but I just wanted to tell BrknButterfly I had to pay a $600 pet deposit for my cat when I moved into my apartment 3 years ago. It has been very much worth it.
Hey! I love jammies, especially those with feet. If you ever get any more and would like to dispense of them some place useful (and happy), I’m the one!!
Oooh kaleidoscopes! Pretty… even with or without cheesy kitty designs.
Of course, I don’t know if I could beat maggenpye’s shoehorn, but in the thread’s keeping with using items to stick stuff to other things, I got some Super Glue. No, I shit you not. And although one can never have enough Super Glue, whatever compelled my mother to give me that is anyone’s guess. [ETA: ‘Course, I’m not a little boy, seeing as how I’m 39 and all. Maybe I should’ve asked for some Dots after all.] However, I did truly appreciate the gift card to the Dollar Tree. Good ol’ ma.
I suspect you will view it as slightly more hideous when you realize it only has one back leg. According to “Ancient Eastern Wish Traditions” a three-legged frog is luckier than a four-legged one. I forget why. Maybe your “96 page, all-in-color” book will explain that.
It’s in a little tube like Burt’s Bees Lipbalm comes in. And I don’t really believe that there is any actual chicken poop in it-- I think it’s mostly processed soybean oil. And it’s probably pretty low-cost. And it’s a product of Kansas. (And I’ve only opened presents from one person, so far–the rest will come next weekend).
I actually think I found the cat. I called the shelter and they are open tomorrow till 7pm for adoptions. Once I get home I am going to double check the deposit for the cat. I am almost posted of what it is, though I am second guessing myself now. If it is more then what I think, then I am going to put it on hold… So I am crossing my fingers that the number in my head is right.
Here is a link of her. Though I think I would change her name to Liberty.
Aww, what a pretty girl! We adopted our Emily when she was just a big younger than Minou/Liberty, and she’s now a healthy 12 and going strong, And we weren’t even looking for a cat that day – we were looking for a dog for my son. But Emily gave us no choice in the matter.
Minou is French for cat, so you may wish to keep the name.
It’s another $85 for adoption fees for the cat. I do have many coupons for free cat food for you Anyway, check with the rental group and see what the deposit is. You can’t call from work? They need to know prior to you picking up a cat, as the shelter will call your landlord / whomever to verify you can indeed have a cat prior to adoption. Just FYI.
Yes it’s all a lot of work, but anything worthwhile generally is.
I was feeding ducks and nutria regular old white bread. The gentleman beside me was ranting (pleasantly, but ranting nonetheless) about how it’s really important to sprinkle the bread with colloidal silver because it boosts the ducks’ immune functioning. Apparently this is necessary because [insert random conspiracy theory here; several were espoused].
when I opened it.
I think I am going to look for an adult cat. Just like puppies, kittens are always picked and the adults are sometimes over looked. So I think I am going to get one that is older.
If you ever get any more and would like to dispense of them some place useful (and happy), I’m the one!!
Anyway, check with the rental group and see what the deposit is. You can’t call from work? They need to know prior to you picking up a cat, as the shelter will call your landlord / whomever to verify you can indeed have a cat prior to adoption. Just FYI.