Secret Santa 2008

[gdaybloke]

Awesomly challenged?

[Mr. Hamrick]

I spent 8 hours on Sunday writing a huge script to sort the assignments and automatically send out the e-mails.

This, to save myself less than an hour of drawing names out of a hat.

I can't decide if that makes me awesome or mentally challenged.

can we vote on this?

[captainspud]

Assignments are getting sent out tomorrow night when I get back from cards night. If you haven't signed up yet, you've got one day left!

[The Hitman]

E- Mail samtheman_43337 @ yahoo . com
My Avatar A shiny blue Captain Atom rip- off with a love of Hawaiian shirts and zaps people with his trademark gun, Lil' Zappy.
I'd Like Anything, really. This is more for the giving for me than the getting. Avatar stuff is pretty cool.
I've Gotten An AWESOME Micro- Hero from Juancho (no prob, bud!)
Last Year I did some graphics for Hamrick for a web design class he was taking. Last year was also my first year.

[aj4life16]

Tis an awesome idea. To bad I can't take part but will be interesting to see what comes out of it all.

[captainspud]

Everybody should have received this e-mail:

Greetings, Gift-Giver!

The sign-ups have ended, and it's now time to start producing gifts! This year, your assignment is:

[ your giftee, all lowercase with no spaces ]

You have a little under a month to make or otherwise acquire them a gift. You can get some ideas by what they posted in the signup thread, and if you're REALLY stumped, you can send me a PM on the forums and I can relay some questions to them on your behalf.

Gift-giving is tentatively scheduled for the 22nd through 29th of December; if you won't be around to give your gift at that time, feel free to send it along to me, and I'll be happy to deliver it on your behalf. I can also offer a host for large-ish files if you need to deliver something big.

Finally, I want to remind everyone that if something comes up and you can't finish your assignment, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I need to find out BEFORE the gift-giving period so that I can arrange a back-up present for your giftee.

Alrighty, that's about all the important information. If you have any comments or questions, or if you'd like to volunteer to be a backup Santa, feel free to PM me on the forums.

Good luck, folks!

-Spud

We got three volunteers to be backups... I hope very much that you all prove to be utterly useless. ;)

[Figure Fan]

Ok, fess up! Who's got me?! :P

This is gonna be funnnnnnn...

:cool:

[Protomorph]

rats. I missed the deadline. I've been quite busy lately, but I haven't missed one of these yet. I'm even too busy right at this moment to add any info. I can do so tomorrow, if there is a point (ie, if it's not too late to get in on it)

[captainspud]

rats. I missed the deadline. I've been quite busy lately, but I haven't missed one of these yet. I'm even too busy right at this moment to add any info. I can do so tomorrow, if there is a point (ie, if it's not too late to get in on it)

*cries*

Can I get two volunteers who haven't started working yet to do a three-way swap to include Proto? PM me if you're interested.

As for the people who already PMed me: e-mails have been sent.

[Reepicheep]

So, in theory, you know who everyone has as their giftee, Spud?

[captainspud]

Yes. It is the unfortunate burden of the Santa Coordinator to have the surprise element removed from their own gift.

But on the other hand, I do get to lord over you guys and make decrees for a month, so it kinda balances out.

[the_ultimate_evil]

But on the other hand, I do get to lord over you guys and make decrees for a month, so it kinda balances out.

from when the hell did you need an event or time limit to do that

[captainspud]

Oh, I don't, but it sure does cut down on the subsequent whining. ;)

[the_ultimate_evil]

Oh, I don't, but it sure does cut down on the subsequent whining. ;)

i did that once, and you still wont let up about it :(

[captainspud]

*beats T_U_E black and blue with a thick bundle of reeds*

[gdaybloke]

His costume already has black and blue elements. Now, why don't you start acting more like the Christmas ornament you're dressed as, hrm?

[captainspud]

Reeds are festive.

[wickerman]

I didn't get into it, but i AM making an X-mas gift for a certain forum member.

I don't want to give his name away, but it starts with a Carra and ends with a vaggio.

[Mr. Hamrick]

so I guess an autographed 8x10 of me and a few of the girls in the gang is out of the question for my victim??

[captainspud]

Unless you're Sean Connnery and "the girls" are Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, and the chick from Lost, I'm gonna go with "signs point to no". ;)

[Uncle Yuan]

so I guess an autographed 8x10 of me and a few of the girls in the gang is out of the question for my victim??

I've heard about some of the girls he hangs out with - it might be functionally equivalent . . . although he doesn't look much like Sir Connery.  Thank goodness - it would ruin the fantasy.  I mean, what babe would choose me over Sean?!

[Mr. Hamrick]

so I guess an autographed 8x10 of me and a few of the girls in the gang is out of the question for my victim??

I've heard about some of the girls he hangs out with - it might be functionally equivalent . . . although he doesn't look much like Sir Connery.  Thank goodness - it would ruin the fantasy.  I mean, what babe would choose me over Sean?!

and some of those stories about the girls I hang out with are true.  some of the stranger ones are the most truthful.  But that might be a thread for "Randy's Abatoir" (practically begging for that thread) and not for here.  Though, Spud, I am significantly younger than Sean Connery.  And he's retired, I'm just getting started.

[Sword]

I have not received the email, Spud.

[captainspud]

I believe I've sorted out the backlog of problems and requests... if anybody had sent me a PM and hasn't received a response yet, send me a reminder.

Other than that, it looks like everybody's set. So, have fun gifting, and feel free to talk to me if you need help or ideas. :)

[Protomorph]

Ok, for the benefit of who has graciously consented to be my giftor this year, I provide some info.

Email: mijman [at] netzero.net

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/Mijmanxx/CopyofProtomorph.jpg

The picture. Pretty standard, really. I like stuff. Not so into sports, but most other pursuits I enjoy.

Protomorph has the abilities of enhanced strength, shapeshifting, stretching, and flight.

Past presents I have received include a sweet wallpaper from Spud (which is my PC and MySpace wallpaper still), a stained glass piece from Uncle Yuan, a banner from Mr. Hamrick (iirc), a manbot bowling mod from Dr. Mike, and I got some fan fiction.

[Mr. Hamrick]

Ok, if I can be serious for a bit here, as I have joked around a little bit about gift giving and stuff. 

When is the deadline for the gifting??  I was assuming the week of Christmas then I realized that Christmas fell on a Tuesday.  This is not TOO big a deal but just wanted to clarify. 

Also, if the gifting has to be done before say . . . 12/14 then my gift will be late.  This is NO avoiding this between the fact that I am trying to pull off a near miracle to get out of The Art Institute of Atlanta this quarter instead of having to figure out how I am going to pay for next quarter and my birthday being next week. 

I'm basically trying to pull together a lot of variables here and getting the gift I had planned for my victim together basically is not at the top of my list.  I am still debating on something of an autographed nature but haven't decided if I am going to do that or not.  Plus, if I did that then I would need to know my person's real name.  I am not going to use a screen name for a personalized autograph. 

Blah . . . decisions . . . decisions . . .

[Reepicheep]

gifting is for 22nd - 29th... or around about, at least.

[Mr. Hamrick]

gifting is for 22nd - 29th... or around about, at least.

then i should be safe. 

[Mystik]

spud did you get my pm about my giftee

[captainspud]

spud did you get my pm about my giftee

Whoa, sorry, I didn't see that until just now. I've did a batch of "pass a question along"s today, yours went with them.