Rice Wine? Really?
It happens every year. Mr. Dingo’s office does the stupid Secret Santa gift exchange and I run all over the city trying to find something intriguing and unique for him to give. This year he had three (THREE!) Secret Santa gift exchanges. That’s partially my fault. He started out with only one Secret Santa exchange but the gifts I pulled myself away from the Law & Order marathon to find were so cool that other groups in his office asked him to join theirs. By the time we finished shopping for the gift extortion we had only enough money in our bank account to tell family and friends, “Well, maybe next year.”
What’s even worse than exchanging gifts with someone you probably wouldn’t even exchange a greeting with on a normal day is that his gifts? The ones he received? Suck. They suck Yeti balls. Would anyone like a bottle of rice wine? I can’t even re-gift that shit. Hmmm…maybe I’ll use it for a future giveaway. Along with some toe jam and a copy of Weird Al Yankovick’s Greatest Hits. Yes, he actually has a Greatest Hits CD. If you own it, we can no longer be friends.
But friends and relatives be damned, I have gifts for you, Innernetz! Thanks for entering my giveaway for Keri Smith’s The Guerilla Art Kit and Living Out Loud. I actually think I’m going to go buy copies of these for myself. For those of you too lazy humble to link to your own writing, there will be future giveaways and contests. I’m trying to think of something great to giveaway for my blogaversary in February.
I really enjoyed re-reading the posts that my fellow bloggers linked to. You should grab yourself a nice glass of rice wine and curl up with these good reads:
• April at It’s All About Balance wrote about The Power of Negative Thinking for LA Moms.
• Mel Heth from Melissunderstandings, Life According to Mel Heth submitted what I am sure will be in Fox Television’s Spring line-up, When Necklaces Attack.
• New Life In South Dakota’s Kate has a unique take on hair care with It’s Raining Today.
• Ms. Darkstar at Darkstarian Discourse and Diversions somewhere in the frozen tundra is a longtime blogger with a new blog. She submitted The Stupid, It Burns.
• If you needed proof that blakspring is actually female, she provides it with Proof That I May Actually Be Female.
• Fancy pants wearing Meg at Golightly writes about election night bingo and the trauma of not finding “Giant Shit Burger” on the Bingo cards in What A Relief.
• Marjolein at Won’t Let Life Define Me has Random Thoughts While Working At Home.
• Jenny is truly Wonder Woman. She lives in a Cottage on Fox Hollow and submitted an entry about Brain Surgery. I almost felt bad laughing at some of her experiences but I know that she wants to be treated no differently than anyone else. Since I laugh at everyone else, she’s fair game.
• stealthnerd over at Strict Shenaniganist is a Nyquil lightweight. The sniffling, sneezing, blah, blah, blah medicine gives her a Nyquil hangover.
• You know the person in front of you at Subway who places an order for a gabillion people in her office, holding up the line until your lunch hour is over? Ms. H at Molding Young Minds is That Girl. She must be stopped.
• I would love Angst Girl Jules even if her dog Daisy didn’t look like Dingo Girl. I would just have to work harder at it. Just kidding, Jules! In Crisis Averted, Jules writes about Daisy’s Homeland Security experience.
• Mrs. Chili at The Blue Door always makes me think, question, and get off my butt to take action. Her Ten Reasons why she’s an outspoken GBLT advocate/ally is a must read.
• Organic Mama at Life and Times of Organic Mama submitted a post she wrote when her two daughters went away to summer camp in This Thing Called Motherhood. It’s a great post about being a mom but also being yourself. I would love for O’Mama to adopt me but she substitutes maple syrup for sugar. No can do. I bet she uses real maple syrup, too. Perhaps, organic maple syrup and not that overly processed, calorie laden, yet sickeningly sweet Mrs. Butterworth deliciousness.
So, those were the entries. I placed the names in an empty tissue box and with great fanfare (yes, I made my own musical accompaniment) and unnecessary flourish, I drew names. Organic Mama is going to receive Living Out Loud and Marjolein is going to receive a transatlantic package containing The Guerilla Art Kit. Send me your addresses ladies, so I can stalk you I can send you your books. Thanks, Innernetz, for participating!
Happy New Year, Innernetz!
