Still no gift and we fly out to Malaysia in less than 12 hours (and then home to Bahrain on Saturday). 
Sorry – if you had made it clear there were time constraints, I would have let your Santa know that. Will someone at the address you gave be able to forward the package, or hold it for you, or something?
twicks, my mother should be able to forward it to me, but I hadn’t thought it would be a problem. Oh well, live and learn!
"Quasi – I emailed him a week ago, and just did so again. Beyond that I don’t know what the hell to do. Chill. "
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#314 12-29-2008, 06:19 PM
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I am chillin’!
But you said we could contact them on our own and I would 'cept I forgot his nickname.
Or was that meant for everyone but me and you’re gonna do it for me?
Sorry, Twicks, I don’t understand.
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#315 12-29-2008, 06:30 PM
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"I have already done it for you – twice (a week ago and about half an hour ago). At this point I’m letting you be a pain in my ass rather than siccing you on him. "
Me too.
Anything else may be found in the thread itself.
Jesus Christ! ALL I wanted was for folks to have a Merry Christmas! I did NOT deserve having my shit jumped into by someone I care about.
This does NOT rest on MY shoulders this time, JUDY. It’s all on you from here on out.
Bill
(And no, I meant EXACTLY what I wrote to her, so there’s no “HUH” in this post, except if you think it might SHE may need to explain a bit further. I TRIED to keep EVERYTHING friendly.)
Quasi, couple things:
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No sure who “Judy” is, but it’s generally not cool to use someone’s real name unless they regularly do so.
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Looks to me like Twicks has done all she possibly could do here. See post #340. You’re obsessing with this, and it’s something you need to let go.
Oak
Oak, You know I love you very much, Buddy, dontcha?
Y
Sorry. for some reason the rest of that message didn’t get on the page.
You were there for me when I had my recent Alzheimer “meltdown”, and so I feel like I owe you and my other beloved TEEMSTERS some kinda something of an apology.
I was way out of line with the name, and I aplogize for using your name.
Sorry.
I need to go now, okay?
Thanks!
Quasi
Quasi – sounds like your disease is kicking up these days, and I’m sorry for the confusion that causes you, and the associated anger and frustration. Please, please, please, though, stop worrying about the SS.
Your person is not participating in this thread, and not responding to numerous emails and PMs I have sent him. My guess is that he did receive your gift and just hasn’t acknowledged it, which is rude as hell anyway, but esp. after a third party has made it clear that the person who sent it is getting clinically anxious about the lack of acknowledgment – but he’s not responding, and there’s nothing I can do about it.
There is only one person on the planet whose behavior you can control, and that is yourself. You cannot control his behavior (nor can I), only he can decide what he is or is not going to do. The sad simple fact that is you did something nice for someone who can’t be bothered to let you know that he received a package you went to a fair amount of trouble to send. Period.
Let it go, please. It’s just making you unhappy (and anxious and angry and confused and upset), and it’s not going to get an answer if the person chooses not to respond – which makes him an asshole. Don’t let it make you an asshole.
Quasi – I got a message from your Santee that he got your gift. Beyond that I have no information.
Your package was from RickQ, but I made the earrings. Glad you like them. 
Let’s mop this up, folks:
Tamryne, did yours ever arrive?
Dottygumdrop, have you heard from your mom as to whether it made it to Australia?
As for myself – haven’t gotten anything from my assigned Santa, but **freckafree ** sneakily got my address and sent me a really lovely pair of handmade earrings, which arrived yesterday. I’ve thanked her privately, and now want to thank her publicly.
Still no word about the arrival of my parcel in the land of Oz. I will check with Mum again tomorrow when she’s awake.
Hello. Sorry not to come with real news, but tamryne and I have been trying to find out what happened to her package. I sent her the tracking number so that she could check with the post office, and haven’t heard back since. We can only hope all has been resolved. No news is good news, right? :S
Thanks, guys. Keep me apprised – I’m determined that this will be a Secret Santa with no orphans whatsoever.
Woo hoo! My package just got here! and in it are a slew of incredibly luscious looking chocolate treats of the artisanal persuasion, locally made in Austin – my god, those brownies look amazing. The Aztec God brownie has chiptole chiles in it? Yikes! Sounds doubly dangerous. Plus some Lammes turtles shaped like Texas Longhorns (wasn’t there a thread recently about Lammes candy?). Plus some bluebonnet soap that looks handmade, plus some bath salts that smell divine.
Absolutely, totally worth waiting for – many, many thanks, Hugh Jass, ya done good. Way more than good.
Thank you!
Good things come to those who wait. I knew Hugh would come through! Christmas is saved!
You’d have to know me - I mean really know me - to understand why some things which don’t bother you guys, bother me a great deal, but really, it wasn’t my intent to obsess or upset Twicks at all, and I am sorry that I caused the tension I did, both for myself and y’all.
Not making excuses, okay? I know how I am, and y’all have been super nice to put up with me as long as you have.
I don’t know what else to say, 'cept I’m sorry and I just wanted the guy to get his gifts.
I have to see things through, and I think y’all can tell from the way I write that I consider you my “real-time personal friends”, and there’s no way - if I told you I’d do something - committed to it - I would just shrug it off if it didn’t happen and go on my merry way.
But! (you knew one was coming, right? ;)) I forgot the most basic rule about internet communication: You can’t portray feelings to people who only know you by what they see written on the screen.
I was wrong to get that “burr under my saddle”. Shoulda just let the time run out and when it all ended, just replace the gift if my giftee said it never arrived.
Again: My apologies for flippin’ out on y’all and believe me, now I’d understand if the mods decided “Enough is enough, Quasi. Get the hell out!”
My post office officially really really sucks.
Sorry for the lack of updates, I’ve had a bit of fun dealing with this. First I tried to pick up my SS package sans delivery slip but they did not know where the package was. I was given a phone number and sent on my way. Three calls later (and two business days) I go back and again get a run around and a “come back later”. I guess they found where it ended up, because now it says online that the “item has been returned to sender”.
Urgh, why didn’t they just leave it out on the stoop like everything else?!
Sorry this has turned into such a pain!
Oh, geez, Tamryne, that totally sucks. Sounds like you and Spockerel are in good communication, though, and that one way or another you’ll get your present. My only concern is that no one get orphaned – let me know if that happens, and I’ll make sure someone gets you a gift. Doesn’t sound like that’s likely, however belated your Dopemas may be.
And Quasi – it’s okay. I would suggest, however – gently and lovingly – that when someone responds to one of your posts by telling you to chill, that you think not twice but three or four times before posting again on the same topic. That friend you’ve got who helps you analyze stuff being written here? Check with them.
Update!
I walked up to my door today, and what did I find? A secret santa/valentines gift! Spockerel sent an AMAZING tea (wow is it good, I’m enjoying a cup right now) and two adorable little tea cups! Despite the fuzz-up at the PO, the gift arrived safe and sound.
Thank you Spockerel for the perfect gift! If you participate again next year, may everything work smoother than this time. And again, thank you Twickster for organizing 2008’s event!