Ideas for a friend

[TheaterGeek91]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 2:41pm

I am looking for ideas for something to give to my very bestest (yes, bestest is a word) friend for the holidays, something that is nice and not impersonal. I was thinking maybe I would make a CD, but not sure. Anyone have any good suggestions?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 2:45pm

My closest friends and I usually end up giving each other really silly gifts, but they're always things that everyone really ends up loving. A lot of times we'll play off of something really great that's happened to us in the past year, and make a really unique gift out of it, rather then something extravagantly expensive or whatever. Like, a few years ago, when TM Cara and I were first discovering Patrick Wilson, I went to Build-a-Bear and dressed a bear up like a cowboy and named him Patrick. Think about why this person is important to you, and let that guide you.

Updated On: 12/12/04 at 02:45 PM

[TheaterGeek91]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 2:47pm

Aww, Emcee, you made me cry. Which I'm not saying is a big surprise, b/c I cry about everything, but your post was so sweet.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 2:49pm

awww! I'm just a sentimental idiot... but I hope that kind of helps.

ETA - another example of quirky gifts... a few of my friends and I just did a secret santa thing, and my friend who had be bought a lot of really random, funny stuff and pasted Adam Pascal's face on it all. He knew how much that would make me smile, and it did!

Updated On: 12/12/04 at 02:49 PM

[BEKA531]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 5:25pm

my friends and i are doing secret santa too. pretty much everyone knows who everyone has (and we still have 2 weeks until we exchange, haha). but i heard from everyone that i'm getting a complete gag present, and they just know because of the person i have.

i already got my present for my secret santa, but i didn't think about it beforehand. just go to the mall or some random store and walk around. something will catch your eye that will be perfect.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 5:59pm

I love LuvtheEmcee! That is so sweet!I make my friends and family CDs or paintings.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 6:04pm

awww *blushes*

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 6:07pm

:)

[TheaterGeek91]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 6:11pm

If there are others who are looking for ideas, you could make a picture frame with stuff on it that is important to your friendship and then put a cute picture in it. I would do this, except that I already did it for this friend's birthday about 2 months ago...

[TheaterGeek91]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 10:19pm

My Fair Lady, I just tried your idea of a painting and confirmed what I already knew- I have NO talent when it comes to visual art. Alas, any more ideas???

[cturtle]

Posted: 12/12/04 at 11:08pm

definitely give your friend a "mixed tape" to give them a clue ...