Merry Virtual Christmas!

[eurydicebound]

Okay, so here's the truth of the matter: I love buying presents for people.

I love giving people stuff that suits them. I love taking the time to grab stuff that says, "This is for X!" where X is someone I know and am fond of. I love feeling like a svelter, more attractive version of Santa Claus and making everyone I know really, really happy to know that someone thought of them. I love these things even more than getting stuff (and I love getting cool stuff).

Of course, the other side of buying stuff for everyone I know is that it would require a HUGE amount of money, especially since I started freelancing and the number of friends and people I would love to get stuff for expanded exponentially. With this in mind, I wish to start a new tradition: the virtual Christmas gift.

Here's how this is going to work. If you would like a virtual present, post here and let me know. Naturally, if I don't know you well, it won't be quite as cool a gift, whereas if I know you I'll see if I can find something uber-perfect. I'll post a link to the website with the item in question and/or a picture thereof. This will then be what I would have gotten for you had I the money to do so. :) And, of course, the best thing about virtual presents is that there's no shipping, no lines to stand in, and no guilt! Presents Away!!!

*grin*

Comments

[b3zsgirl.livejournal.com]

I would like a virtual present to make up for all the piles of food gifts I can't eat because they are full of butter!

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Okay, here's my thought. I'm really torn between these two... the first I think is more the right size for you, but I'm very fond of the look of the second. Of course, since they're all custom, I'd probably just arrange to do some combination of the two. I suspect the color on the first looks better in person than in the photograph.

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I'm doing funky HTML code to get this to show right, so if it doesn't work, I'll put it in as a new entry. (http://store.yahoo.com/alembic/essence5.html) (http://store.yahoo.com/alembic/customrogue5.html)

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Okay, so the link for more info on the first picture is actually the second picture, and the text below the second picture is a link to more info on it. I got it half right, anyway. :)

[b3zsgirl.livejournal.com]

OOOOOHHH! I have been eyeing that first on one the Alembic site and dreaming for some time. I didn't even have to look at the link to know where that pic came from.

How did you know I need a 5 string as my fifth bass guitar? :-)

(Don't mention it to Theron he is starting to get kinda sore about the collection of stuff)

Thanks!