#gifts ::

[coulsonlives]

This is actually true lol, I'm like one step away from having sexual fantasies about a nice decorative ceramic pot with drainage holes because omg.

It's hard to find a nice-looking pot that has drainage holes! Even at a dedicated garden center! You either have to look all over the place and constantly turn pots over, or drill them yourself with a diamond bit (which is annoying). So I usually just settle for putting my plants in nursery pots, which do have drainage holes, and then putting that inside a decorative pot. And I gotta remove the nursery pot every time I water and sdfhjdf I hate it.

Also fwiw:

Getting someone a plant is iffy.

If you don't know what pests etc to look for, you might accidentally gift them a pest factory! And those pests can spread to their other plants!

Happy holidays!

TIP:

This holiday season, if you know someone who likes house plants,

DON'T

get them a houseplant. DO NOT.

instead, get them a NICE, MEDIUM-LARGE, AESTHETIC, BOTTOM-DRAINING, INDOOR

POT.

that is what they want. that is what they dream of. ok? thats what will be most useful and appreciated. in fact, if you can, get them a CUTE MATCHING SET. OF POTS!!!! NOT PLANTS, POTS!!!!!!!!

they may be more excited initially about the plant. that is true. but a pot is a gift that they will go home and use to upsize one of their already beloved houseplants, and every time they look at it they will remember how much they appreciate you.

HOUSEPLANT:

- they already have so many

- needs to be watered

- takes up window space

- comes in a pot thats already too small, needs to be upsized, costing money

- can die

AESTHETIC POT

- lets them care for an existing plant they own

- they will be grateful every time they see it in their home

- does not take up window space not already occupied by a plant

- can be wrapped without dying or spilling dirt everywhere

[hiddurmitzvah]

Hanukkah is getting closer, and all of these items and many more are available at my Etsy shop:

HiddurMitzvahShop

[liketwoswansinbalance]

A Gift-Giving Guide* by the Twins

*Don’t take this too seriously.

Warning: implied trauma incoming.

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Rhian: Even if the person you’re buying a gift for isn’t important to you, you still must put in the effort to make a Good impression. Thus, if you can’t find anything your recipient would truly enjoy, just find a suitable substitute. Something, anything really, non-specific that no one will contest with will do. In addition, the gift must be of an acceptable quality, and as long as you invest in the gift’s presentation, you will probably not fail. Remember: as a giver, you’re more likely to be judged or faulted for an oversight sooner rather than later, so you must wrap the gift impeccably, with embossed paper and matching ribbons. Your best-laid plans will be the holiday equivalent of “dress to impress.” You’ll be less vulnerable to critique that way. And no one, absolutely no one, will shame you or claim you haven’t tried and given your all!

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Rafal: What matters most about a gift are its contents and what such contents mean. No one will care what empty shells of wrapping paper look like, if they don’t like the contents. So, it’s best to choose a gift your recipient wants so desperately that they won’t be able to refuse it. Prepare for an influx of emotion from your recipient if they’re that type. And, it’s all the better if you went to great lengths to acquire the gift for them, and make that known, implicitly, so they don’t catch onto your power play. If you took every expense, you’ll deserve their recognition and henceforth, should subtly remind them, after the season’s over, of what their lives would be without your gift, of exactly how deprived they would feel if they didn’t have it. Then, they’ll subconsciously feel indebted to you and won’t ever leave you, for they’ll be too occupied by gratitude and guilt to consider other, worthless options or stupid exchanges, especially when they’ve already received something substantive of the objective, best quality because you know what’s best for them. Oh, and never give them the receipt. They can’t change their mind if it’s too late and they’ve already committed to something that cannot be replaced.

[retrogamingblog2]

Pokemon Halloween Candy Stickers made by QueenAltaria

[celeluwhenfics]

Ssssso is nobody going to comment on the message on that garter?

It says:

"Ma devise est de vous aime(r) et de ne jamais changer"

Which translates to:

"My motto is to love you and to never change"

"Changer" in that time was often used in French poetic language to speak of love fading, being unfaithful or loving someone else. Although nowadays "I will never change" would mean something like "I will stay the same person", it's not what is being conveyed here.

Also I'm not sure if "motto" in English has the weight of "devise", which evokes heraldry and honour. More than just like a gimmick or "Hakuna Matata"-like catchphrase, it's more like he's saying "my entire life purpose is to love you".

It's a promise of eternal love 😍

To be tied just above your knees, under all your layers of skirts 🤭😳

It's just soooo romantic 😭

oh my god. og my god. the symbolism of it all

[buriedteen]

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[lady-ofmischief]

Feel free to put in the tags what you pick and what your fav is :)

[undead-knick-knack]

And of course he fucking loved it 😭🖤💜

[thatsbelievable]

[42ds-too]

This didn't stay the suitcase of my dreams for very long. I still have it, I just use other ones.

Today was pretty fucking great.

My main blog functionality was restored.

I found the suitcase of my dreams for $79.99 at TJ Maxx. (Retail: $225) (seriously, I've been stalking it for a few months but hadn't pulled the trigger yet)

I've been spoiled rotten this week.

I mailed some packages

Had some play time at work. (And a good assist...)

So now I'm a little high, enjoying some Drag Race, and tasty treats courtesy of a fav mutual. 😘

To those who check in on me in the dark and quiet times, thank you and I love you!

[grickle14]

Every Christmas.

[scottxlogan]

Misc. Wolverine in front of a mirror gifs

[thief-of-eggs]

Every good couple needs one person who wraps gifts like the one on the right, and their counterpart who wraps like the one on the left.

[todays-xkcd]

If a materials scientist gives you a present, always ask whether regifting will incur any requirements for Federal paperwork.

Materials Scientists [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Ponytail, White Hat and Cueball are standing around a table. On the table is a gift with thin black stripes, with a present with a black ribbon sitting on top of it. Cueball is trying to holding a gift that has thick black stripes, trying to open it.] Cueball: Where is this wrapping paper from? It's so thin, but I can't tear it. Is this amarid fabric?! Cueball: Maybe I can unpeel the... oooh, the tape flashes as I pull it up! Triboluminescence! Did you add a phosphor? It's so bright! Cueball: Wait, are these patterns structural coloration?

[Caption below the panel:] Materials scientists are like cats - the best present you can get them is an empty box with cool wrapping paper.