2012 Holiday Gift Exchange (Bah! Humbug!)

[gothiclovemonkey]

My favourite colour is: black, red, blue, silver, orange and rainbows- no particular order
My favourite animal is:  im growing fond of our pet rats, shredder and splinter. I love all animas, but i tend to be allergic to most of them.
My favourite food is: i think its impossible to pick one. italian, indian, chinese, jimmy johns, dove milk chocolate,  lol
Clothing wise I wear a size: xxl or xxxl, size 22-24 but i dont do sleeves well, due to the fistula.
I collect: anatomy stuff, old medical stuff, skeletons, parts, pictures of anatomy, etc anything weird, obscure, fascinating.
My favourite genre of book and/or film is: horror, comedy, historical, and anatomy
I'm allergic to: just cant have the obvious no nos for dialysis, although i cheat :p
I REALLY LOVE: anatomy! Im fascinated by it, i wish things were more easily obtainable!
I really love learning about new places, especially places ive never been. I love art, all forms of it, I like to draw and write as a hobby/pass time.

Im a weirdo, I like weird and obscure things.
Ill love anything I get I am sure!

[Riki]

nice names for the rats... .*G*

[gothiclovemonkey]

nice names for the rats... .*G*

thank you, we thought so too! lol
they are fat guys and they fight each other all the time

[kitkatz]

Kitkatz checking in.

My favourite colour is: purple
My favourite animal is: tiger
My favourite food is: dark chocolate, dark chocolate, did I say? Dark chocolate?
Clothing wise I wear a size: 3X
I collect: pretty lighthouses
My favourite genre of book and/or film is: science fiction
I'm allergic to: perfume, soaps, colognes, stinky stuff
I'm not ungrateful but if I were to receive this/these I would probably cry: cat related things, we just lost our last cat 
I REALLY LOVE: Dark chocolate, but you know that already.  Sparkly shiny things.

[tyefly]

Happy to join in again this year....... 

I like plants , seeds,  gardening stuff...  I like to fly fish.....  I like to camp.... and have done so all summer.......  I collect rocks, unique colors and shapes.....   I have two Siberian Huskies who are my travel buddies... 

 

[Traveller1947]

Glad to be a Secret Santa.  Poppy, I just PM'd you my information.  Here are some more details:

My favorite color is green
My favorite animals are cats
My favorite food is dark chocolate or marzipan
I collect small boxes
My favorite genre of book is cozy mysteries, at the moment
I'm not allergic to anything
I'm not ungrateful, but I wouldn't enjoy receiving perfume
I REALLY LOVE soaps, scarves, books, something from the place you live, something hand-made

[Poppylicious]

Yay! We have 26 participants and still two weeks to go before the cut-off date!

If anybody thinks somebody may have missed this thread (due to not being on for a while, etc.) PM them and let them know ... it would be a shame for anybody to miss out.  I'm going to post on the ihd Fb page and see if I can catch any ex-regulars who might want to play.

 

Apologies again for not corresponding individually to say I've received messages ... x

[bleija]

My favourite colour is: red at the moment.. i like all colors in the right shade
My favourite animal is:anything other than spiders and snakes
My favourite food is: milk chocolate
Clothing wise I wear a size:M-L
I collect: odd things without duplicates and classic disney DVDs, my mom has all the VHS but i dnt have aq VHS player
My favourite genre of book and/or film is: romonce, mystery disney
I'm allergic to: grapefruit, no not really but apparently its a transplant no no
I'm not ungrateful but if I were to receive this/these I would probably cry: grapefruit, spiders snakes flying cockroacches...
I REALLY LOVE: unique things from my senders area... something unexpected

[YLGuy]

1.) What is your favorite dessert? Cheesecake

2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  I love to camp and hike. Cooking.  I am a huge NY Giants fan and an old Deadhead.

3.) What colors do you like? Blue

4.) What is your favorite candy?  Dark chocolate

5.) Do you collect anything? Pieces of history. I have pieces of the Berlin wall, Red square, World Trade center, the Titanic...

6.) What is your style? Style?  I have no style. 

7.) Allergic to anything? No
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt :  Large

9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? Sure

10.) Anything else your SS should know? 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds. 

[MaryJoe]

Favorite colors: Earthtones (brown, tan, gold, burnt orange, green)
Animal: Dogs, giraffes
Food: Fillet Mignon! And chocolate ice cream. And chocolate anything.
Clothing size: XL
I collect: Angels, duckies, dragons
Favorite genre:  Books: I seem to go in themes, into biographies right now with some historical fiction/alternate history to keep the imagination limber. Although...if it has print I'll read it!
                       Films: Uh...never thought in terms of genre,pretty much whatever is out there.

Allergic to: nothing.
I'd probably cry if I get: I don't know.  Nothing comes to mind.
I really love: Something local/regional, something that tells me something about you.

[del]

Here is my info
1.) What is your favorite dessert? almost anything but trying to avoid

2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  gardening, reading, computers, outdoor activities

3.) What colors do you like? most colors

4.) What is your favorite candy?  milk chocolate

5.) Do you collect anything?  small clocks, jewelry,things from other places
6.) What is your style? Style? What's that!!  LOL

7.) Allergic to anything? YES!!!  Anything smelly, most creams especially if scented.  Cats, house dust and grass as well as several antibiotics (please don't sent any of those things LOL)
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt :  Large

9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? Sure

10.) Anything else your SS should know? I will really appreciate any gift!! 


Hubby's info

1.) What is your favorite dessert? Almost anything sweet!!  (especially me!!)

2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  outdoor activities, carpentry, welding, he's a person who can do almost anything if he tries

3.) What colors do you like? black, gray, red.  Any color basically as long as it is not pink or too bright (neon colors)

4.) What is your favorite candy?  Any type of candy!!!

5.) Do you collect anything? baseball caps, t shirts with something from a local area (especially the name of a town or something to do with the area).  He wears it and finds it a great conversation piece

6.) What is your style? Style?  I have no style.

7.) Allergic to anything? No scenty products please or me or him will have to move out!!
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt :  medium or large - depend on the make.  He is tall

9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? Sure

10.) Anything else your SS should know? he loves the secret santa thing and will appreciate anything he gets!!! 

[Poppylicious]

We have ONE WEEK (okay, and a bit) until the deadline! Please tell anyone you think will want to join in who may not have seen this thread yet!  I'm away for the weekend (in Wales ... will be taking a woolly jumper) so won't be able to respond to anything till Sunday night at the earliest (and more likely, Monday or Tuesday evening) so apologies in advance. 

Are we all gearing up?  I have oodles of bits put away, mostly cheap stuff (but good quality!) because I've been thinking of this for most of the year and I like to be prepared!  I've found that sometimes you can send off for FREE stuff (yes, FREE!) and that makes brilliant little presents (I'm not tight, honest!) but obviously I don't know who I'll be pulling out of the hat for me yet, so some of the stuff may not be appropriate.  This doesn't matter, I can keep it for myself ... *grin*

I am waffling, I apologise. 

Oh, and I won't be using a hat to pull out names ... I shall be using a shoe box. I shall take a photo, if I remember.

 

[Desert Dancer]

I am crazy about light+color and my house is FULL of candle holders in every conceivable shade of glass. Any kind of colored glass thrills me: canisters, suncatchers, paperweights, you name it.

I appreciate anything handmade. I actually subjected Andy to a kind of litmus test when we were dating: I crocheted him a stained glass afghan for our first Christmas. He passed, I kept him and we still use the afghan.

I have a (fairly) extensive dolphin collection. While I don't really add to it anymore, I will if it's something unusual and/or one of a kind.

My favorite art style is Art Nouveau. I love the work of Alphonse Mucha.

I am a Christmas junkie and you can never, EVER go wrong with an ornament. Decorating the tree is my THING; I look forward to it all year (except for doing the lights).

My favorite colors are green and purple and the order of those two changes... mmm, hourly.

And of course, there is chocolate. In the end, there is ALWAYS chocolate.

[deniferfer]

My favorite color is:Pink, purple, lt blue...girly colors

My favorite animal is: Cats or large cats (mainly white tigers

My favorite food is: Chinese (like Panda express) wendy's, Italian and favorite candy is skittles or plain milk chocolate
 
Clothing wise I wear a size: For like a shirt or sweatshirt large

I collect: Anything princess, shiny jewelry or if it pretty and shines 
 
My favorite genre of book and/or film is: comedy or romance (like sweet cheesy love stories) 

I'm allergic to: Strawberries and morphine ( but lord knows you not going to be giving that)

I'm not ungrateful but if I were to receive this/these I would probably cry: Hmmmm I think I would like anything really..Ok not men's cologne or a blender
 
I REALLY LOVE: Something that is where you are from, any that that is just cute...But really I like anything.

[Wenchie58]

I'm IN!   This is my favorite IHD activity!

My favourite colour is: Red

My favourite animal is: dog (Boxers in particular)

My favourite food is: Anything fattening.

Clothing wise I wear a size: XL

I collect: Red glass

My favourite genre of book and/or film is: Disaster Films, Romance....I read all genres!

I'm allergic to: nothing...but I am slightly diabetic and my new kidney doesn't filter potassium well

I'm not ungrateful but if I were to receive this/these I would probably cry:  I ain't no sissy!  Nothing will make me cry!  Onions maybe

I REALLY LOVE: Any gift that I don't have to pick out and wrap for myself!

[Cordelia]

Oh cool! I loved this exchange last year!

I'd love to be included. I'll PM Poppy my info this week!

[Poppylicious]

Okay, no time to say anything (work, course, sleep ... ) but FOUR people joined in the fun today and have been added to the list (a bit like buses ... nobody PMs me for a week and then you all PM me on the same day!).  Sorry for not replying individually, but work, course, sleep ... *yawn*

 

[Cordelia]

I'm lookin' forward to it!     

[amanda100wilson]

My favourite colour is:  blue
 
My favourite animal is: dog

My favourite food is: curry

Clothing wise I wear a size: 12 - 14

I collect: owls (ethnic ones made from bone, wood etc.)

My favourite genre of book and/or film is: mystery

I'm allergic to:  only. a seizure medication

I'm not ungrateful but if I were to receive this/these I would probably cry: clothing

I REALLY LOVE: ethnic jewelry ( see Ten Thousand Villages website for the sort of stuff that I like.  discreet stuff.)

Amanda

[CebuShan]

I've PM'd you, Poppy!

My favourite colour is: Purple
My favourite animal is: All of them but I lean towards cats and cardinals (and a certain Pomeranian!)
My favourite food is: Anything except something involving organ meats!     (I'm a pretty adventurous eater!)    Love chocolate!
Clothing wise I wear a size: Medium
I collect: Refrigerator Magnets, Fancy teacups (I usually get them at garage sales or Goodwill), kitchen gadgets.
My favourite genre of book and/or film is: I'll rad almost anything except Harlequin romances or Westerns. Movies: Don't like bloody, gory movies.
I'm allergic to: Several meds and bee stings, nothing foodwise.
I'm not ungrateful but if I were to receive this/these I would probably cry:  I appreciate any gift, especially if it's homemade.

I REALLY LOVE: Candles, kitchen gadgets and IHD!

Now for my husband:

My favourite colour is: Blue and purple
My favourite animal is: dogs and cats
My favourite food is: Peaches and apricots
Clothing wise I wear a size: Large
I collect: Hot Wheels cars. Small hand tools. Gadgets.
My favourite genre of book and/or film is: Clint Eastwood and 3 Stooges
I'm allergic to: Nothing
I'm not ungrateful but if I were to receive this/these I would probably cry: I can't think of anything
I REALLY LOVE: Gadgets and Nascar.



By the way - Our dog, Timo loves squeaky toys (and it's ok with us!)
The cat, Tuula, any toy that she can bat across the floor and chase.

[Darthvadar]

Ooops!... Running late!...

Here we go... Using previously used info....


As Mum's taking part... I'll start with her!....

1.) What is your favorite dessert? Ice cream, Cookies, Sweet things of any description.... Loves nice cookies, too...

2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?... Reading, loves biographies, TV (HUGE Judge Judy fan!), Fancies Judge Joe Brown... I won't tell you what she says she'd like to do with him, suffice to say, it involves getting him drunk and taking advantage of him! ...,  Current Affairs, Politics... Drinking a few alcoholic beverages, or it used to be.... Can't seem to deal with booze lately though.... Would get drunk on a small packet of winegums.... Does like a little tipple of Baileys or similar, though!... Doesn't like sport of any description...

3.) What colors do you like?... Pink, Red, Yellow, Green, Orange....

4.) What is your favorite candy?... Absolutely, positively LOVES Jelly Beans (by the truckload!), Fruit flavoured sweets, Mints... And because her bloods are so good, the dietitian says she can have a 'little of whatever she fancies'... Think the dietitian meant food wise inc. chocolate, but Mum says she fancies something male, tall, dark, handsome, rich, and available... Any offers???... If anyone's offering, can you send me his brother, please???.... 


5.) Do you collect anything?...  Nephrologists!!!!... Wrinkles!!!...   ... Really likes Silverback Gorillas... Did I mention her taste in husbands???...   ....

6.) What is your style?... Conservative, but loves sparkley, blingy broaches, pins etc to 'brighten things up a bit'....

7.) Allergic to anything?... MEN... Just kidding Lads... Mum loves men... She says that she couldn't eat a whole one, though!!!!!!.....   

8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size.... Yes please... Sweatshirt if possible... Always too cold to wear t-shirts (this is Ireland!)...  Large, or if close fitting, X Large... PD makes her look pregnant!... She says IHD stuff would be VERY much appreciated!... While she doesn't come online, she keeps very much in touch with what's going on through me!...

9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town?... Yes, please...

10.) Anything else your SS should know?.... Powered Wheelchair user,  Widowed (Open to offers... Careful Lads, Mum's buried two husbands!) Anybody brave enough to offer to be number three???... Gentlemen, shall I take your running to the hills screaming as a 'No' then???....    ... Likes smellies, perfume, shower gels, etc... No bath things, please... We just have a roll in shower... Always has dry skin, so loves moisturising creams...  Likes picture frames, and small mirrors (Hangbag ALWAYS has a small mirror)... Goes through Pill boxes like nobody's business... Seems to wear them out.. That's what she says anyway... Personally I think she's eating them along with the Renagel she carries in them!... She's ALWAYS cold....Cold hands and feet... LIVES in warm fleece jackets, and soft rugs while sitting... Always checking her bag  for gloves, and I'm always buying warm socks etc..... Oh, and we have a Juvenile Deliquent, otherwise known as a small dog called Dougal... Mum adores her 'Little Man'!.... Wary of candles... Bit of a fire hazzard where there are people with disability... Oh and Mum has a wicked sense of humour, and is not averse to things that are a bit risque (You should see what her toothbrush is shaped as!)... Now you all know where I get my quiet, shy, retiring, nature from!... ... Oh and Mum loves Christmas things... We have several of those reindeer, turkey Christmas Ornaments, etc that 'sing'... Sing, that's a questionable description!!!... Does anybody else have to suffer those blasted things???....


Now me.....


1.) What is your favorite dessert?...Ice cream, Cookies, Cheesecake... (LOTS of cheesecake and fruit!!!!!).... I LOVE Strawberry licquorice, Aniseed flavoured anything......

2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?... Volunteering, Reading, (LOVE True Crime, and humour!), Listening to music, particularly Ronan Tynan, Love Star Trek, and Star Trek, The next Generation (Oh I fancy Jean-Luc Picard... I'd stir HIS Earl Grey, anytime!), and I absolutely love the first trilogy of Star Wars films... LOVE Darthvadar... He's not a bad lad, really... Just got into bad company!... Well, if his mother's Irish, that's what she'll say anyway!!!... Am a bit of a TV fan... Favourite shows, Mythbusters, Deadliest Catch, and news programmes...

3.) What colors do you like?... Like green, yellow, purple, blue... I HATE pink with a passion!!!!!!.... YUCK!!!!... Mum used to dress me like a flipping Christmas Tree in pink when I was a kid... Pink shoes, and hair ribbons the size of a small house... Remember the bows Shirly Temple had???... You get the picture!... Honestly, she should have just thrown the set of Fairy Lights onto me, plugged it in, and had done with it!!!....  Now I won't even wear pink foundation garments... Nightmare... Pink is Satan's own creation!!.... Traumatised???... You bet I am!...

4.) What is your favorite candy?...  Any strong flavours, fruit, clove, aniseed, mint, liquorice, etc.... LOVE chocolate, but having a nut allergy, there aren't many types of chocolate I can eat (Check the pack for allergy advice!)... Marshmallows...

5.) Do you collect anything?... Elephants... Particularly ornaments, but just about everything elephant.. If it has tusks and a trunk, I love it...

6.) What is your style?... Conservative, but love sparkley broches and pins...

7.) Allergic to anything?... NUTS!!!... Severe allergy... There are about twenty Anapen (adreneline) injections dotted around the house!...

8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:... Sweatshirt please... Extra Large, please... Love my comfort!... I would also love IHD stuff (Got to keep up with the mum)... If she looks cool, I'd like to as well!... Just because it's not me who's in ESKF doesn't mean I like D any more than she does!....

9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town?... Yes please (Particularly if that 'item' is male, tall, dark, handsome, rich, available, with one foot in the grave, and the other one on a bar of soap!)... ... No???.. Oh well, no harm in trying, and a girl can dream!... If I'm on  the shelf for much longer, besides needing a Dust Sheet, my butt will have woodworm!!.... Bring it on!....

10.) Anything else your SS should know?... Powered Wheelchair user, Carer to my mum,... Love nice smellies... Wary of candles (scared of fire!)... Picture frames are nice, too... Like Christmas ornaments... I am joint owner to the little hooligan, otherwise known as a little dog called Dougal... Great little chap (Much as I hate to admit it!)... Write a lot of letters, so nice pens are popular... Dreadful memory due to high doses of steroids, so diaries and calenders are great... Like mirrors too... In fact, I know I'll love anything given with a loving heart (apart from nuts, that is)... I'll take a gift of a Snickers bar as a murder attempt!... Mum would take it as assistance and would probably share the Life Assurance payout!....   

Oooooh Boy... I'm getting SO excited about this already!!!!!.... It's only 67 days till Christmas!...

Love to all...

Darth...


P.S... Anyone checked if Paris would like to take part???... May not want to, but it would be a shame to accidentially leave her out!....

[Poppylicious]

List updated!  Only two days (just under) left to get me your info!!

 

Darth, I've contacted Paris to see if she wants to join in. 

[Darthvadar]

Great!... Thanks Poppy....

I'd hate her to miss out!...

Darth...

[Poppylicious]

Darth, she's in!

 

[Darthvadar]

Darth, she's in!

 

Oh WOW!!!!!!!!!!!..... Best news EVER!!!!!!!!!.....

Thanks Poppy!....

  Paris!!!!!!.... Erm, Paris, try not to kill anyone!... LOL!!!!!!.....

Darth...