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Okay, I got a mail slip from the post office saying that they tried delivering it on the 31st (so that was either the 2nd try or it got lost in the system) so I just have to convince them to try to deliver it again now that I'm back in Provo.
It says it's a "large envelope, magazine, catalog, etc". *starts imagining what it could possibly be* Posts: 4089 | Registered: Apr 2003
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My magic beanstalk says "Adventures Await." I guess they gotta await until the beanstalk grows a bit taller.
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My package is in the office, but I haven't had a chance to pick it up, since I've become nocturnal. I should be able to get it tomorrow. So... YAY!!
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Just to show my devotion to Hatrack and the Christmas spirit, I walked the ten or so blocks to the post office instead of waiting for them to try to bring it around again. I was so surprised to see the envelope was listed as being from Romania, who knew that I would be so cool as to get a foreign Secret Santa!
Corwin--thanks so much! I've always wanted to read "The Little Prince", and now I have my very own copy! I had my head stuck in it all during the walk home. The stamps on the envelope were way cool too. Merry late Christmas!
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sarcasticmuppet, I'm glad you like it! It's doubly foreign, "made in France" and sent from Romania. Lucky you! Hmm, do I get to brag about having a foreign Secret Santa too? Posts: 4519 | Registered: Sep 2003
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And I just found out that I'll soon have my gifts here, since a friend of mine (from my hometown) is going to come back here to school in a couple of days! Yey! Posts: 4519 | Registered: Sep 2003
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I want some beautiful Indiana postcards Hmm maybe I'll have to go find some (I am in Indiana after all).
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Aaaargh, my friend apparently left just the day before the gift arrived. My parents got the dates mixed up and thought he was coming later. Oh well, maybe next time, whenever that will be.
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Hooray! Ludosti got me a set of She-Hulk comics that I'm missing out of my collection! And another one that looks interesting, but that I haven't read. HOORAY!!! Thank you!
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Okay, I got a secret santa gift . Its always exciting getting packages, especially when you have no idea what's inside.
It appears to be a military or policeman's cap from what looks to be the Soviet Union. Its a very interesting present, but there's still a lot of mistery involved. I'm sure that an item like this has a story behind it, and I'm dying to know what it is.
And also still a mystery is the identity of my secret santa... I didn't find any sort of note as to who was the sender. Thank you to whoever it was .
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Oh, I'm glad you got it, Xavier! There is indeed a story behind it, but I don't know what it is. I'll see if Matt can post it and let you know.
Has everyone gotten a present, then? Everybody good?
I'm about to start the cookie exchange, and the first big move will be to move everyone's e-mails out of the inbox and into the archive. Due to an unfortunate tendency for us to keep giving the same people to each other, I think we'll keep the information to make sure things are shaken up a little next year. We won't do anything with the addresses - honestly, no one is even going to be looking at them for a year - but if that makes anyone uncomfortable, shoot an e-mail to HatrackGiftExchange and we'll try to figure out how to delete e-mails from Google Mail. Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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Xav, it is indeed a Soviet army officer's hat. I wish I could say that it bears a terribly exciting story that involves my grandfather battling Communists and averting nuclear holocaust through clever use of the hat, but, unfortunately, he simply purchased it on the streets of Moscow about ten years ago. I guess the primary value of such Soviet equipment these days is whatever Western tourists pay for it.
Glad you like it. Posts: 794 | Registered: Aug 2000
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Ack, I somehow managed to miss Corwin's post saying he got the package (kinda sorta, anyway). I'm glad it arrived safely at your folks' house, even if you don't actually have the contents yet. I was gnashing my teeth over that the last few weeks, because I DID mail it in time for the original deadline (12/10), and the post office told me it would be 10-14 days to deliver...well, obviously it was a lot longer than that. But hey, it'll get sorted out eventually, and I hope you like the stuff! Posts: 957 | Registered: Aug 2002
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