Santa Can Officially Kiss My Holly Jolly Ass

[bjarvis]

We've been away from home a lot the past two weeks. A lot. In fact, we've just returned home today from Cleveland where cuyahogarvr has been a week and kent4str and I since Wednesday.

Tomorrow, we're officially exchanging our presents as we didn't want to ship the lot across so many states just to unwrap them and drag them back again.

This means, of course, that I'm wrapping the bloody things right now because there has been no opportunity since their initial purchase for anything like this. I can only find two rolls of wrapping paper and no labels or tags so I just might present the entire lot wrapped in the weekend's Washington Post, adorned with post-it notes.

God, I hate xmas.

Comments

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...it's pretty clear you shouldn't be doing this!

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Tell me about it. I'm such the wrong person for this job.

[jwg.livejournal.com]

Aluminum foil makes good wrapping paper.

[wescobear.livejournal.com]

Ho, Ho, effing Ho! ;^P

Remind me again why gifts need wrapping? Other than it's expected "festive"?

[wescobear.livejournal.com]

Oh, and don't substitute Saran Wrap for tinfoil...

[ohwolfman.livejournal.com]

I just put all of the gifts into a pile in the basement and spray paint them. All gifts uniformly colored. No fuss and mess with paper and tape.

Another domestic problem solved.

gift bags

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

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in all seriousness, gift bags. Buy a supply and use them over and over and over. you can even reuse the coloured tissue at the top. quick and easy and no sticky tape.

it may be a little late for that this year, but if all else fails, pillowcases. quick and easy.

as billeyler said, it's clear you shouldn't be doing the giftwrapping if it's all that annoying. so use gift bags in future. another domestic problem solved.

(though anything that gets a very scenic ohwolfman in your kitchen wearing nothing but an apron is an advantage)

Re: Santa

[(Anonymous)]

Did he kiss your jolly ass? We want details.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

Wal-Mart bags will do until you can get some gift bags...

[bootedintexas.livejournal.com]

dont worry i am not far behind you.

After spending christmas alone with said cat (which overall wasnt HORRIBLE)

...DTP left his sisters house a week early, and instead of coming home..went to Atlanta "cause i have never been to Atlanta"...and still plans on spending new years eve in New Orleans instead of here. harumph

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

I like to wrap things and make them all nice' pretty. ;-)

Seriously, get gift bags and reuse them and sometimes garbage bags, both paper and plastic work too in a pinch, especially for odd shaped and/or sized gifts. One of my presetns came in a brown paper sack, taped and tied with red ribbon and many others were in gift bags because of Mom's wrist giving her fits.

[bendoutdoors.livejournal.com]

Silly boy! There are people who do these things for you. :-)

Re: gift bags

[(Anonymous)]

here.. here...
Dollar Store has tons of gift bags - don't ask how much they are, though.
Stock up now while they're on sale!

[weekilter.livejournal.com]

None of this is forced. You'll give as you feel inclined to and not out of some obligation.

Yes, "wrapping" is part of the experience, but consider how much of the effort is undone in literally seconds. People receiving a thoughtful gift are more likely to be touched by your thoughtfulness and while they might be impressed by the artfulness of the gorgeous paper, bows, etc. they'll be appreciating what you presented them with lots longer than the effect of the fancy packaging. Just a thought. Truthfully for me anyway seasonal gifts don't mean much to me anyway since my birthday (yesterday) is right on top of both Christmas and hanukkkkkah it all gets mooshed together anyway so generally it's a non-starter for me anyway.

[frauholla.livejournal.com]

Wrapping Paper? What is this wrapping paper that you speak of?