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Jaune Arc wonders what just happened (jaune_d_arc) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2018-11-14 17:31:00

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jaune arc, michael glass, nora valkyrie, pyrrha nikos, qrow branwen

OH man. I went to the store today and I am seriously starting to freak out. Like, who knew there were this many kinds of TURKEYS? Or stuffing? What's with all these nuts, and why are there so many cans of things out in the aisles?

I mean, I'm not even cooking it and the guy who is probably already knows what to put on the list, which like... I haven't actually asked for yet because I thought I'd do the shopping later in the month but now I am not sure at all.

Doing adult holiday stuff is like... really overwhelming, guys.

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scareqrow
2018-11-30 01:23 am UTC (link)

Organization isn't everything...I'm not exactly the most organized person I know. Come by my office sometime. You'll see how unorganized my damn desk is most of the time.

Do I think Christmas is going to be this crazy? I have no idea. Christmas is actually pretty easy for me. Tai does most of the cooking and I generally stay out of his way. I only really have to shop for three people and they're all mostly easy. ...so long as the department doesn't do a Yankee swap again this year. You know I've gotten saddled with a goddamn tie three years in a row?! What am I supposed to do with that?? I've never worn a tie in my life. Who buys ties for those kinds of things anyway?

But if you're talking about food....yeah probably.

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	jaune_d_arc 2018-11-30 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	If Ren took a look at that he'd probably faint right over. I don't think I even know how to tie a tie, so don't look at me! I definitely don't buy ties for things. Maybe for my graduation. My parents will probably make me wear some kind of suit for that. Presents are hard, though. I have no idea about presents. Or Yankee Swaps. What's a Yankee Swap? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

scareqrow
2018-11-30 11:35 pm UTC (link)

I like to refer to it as controlled chaos. The head of the department doesn't find it as amusing as I do.

In all fairness to your folks, graduation is a pretty good reason to wear a suit.

I have a feeling you're probably better at buying presents than you think you are.

Seriously, you don't know what a Yankee swap is? The bear bones concept is that everyone buys a gift. The gifts are numbered and everyone participating randomly selects a number. When your number is called you get the corresponding gift. You have the option of keeping the gift, or swapping it with someone else whose number was already called.

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	jaune_d_arc 2018-12-01 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I hope you're right about that! But yeah I've never done that before! It sounds like a lot of fun, though! Except maybe if you hate social gatherings or don't know what a good generic gift to buy is? You probably couldn't go wrong with a gift card? Put it in a HUGE box to throw people off! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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