(un)Official Secret Santa 2015

[gloucesterman]

Sounds like fun. E-mail sent. Thanks for taking it on. I smoke anything but aromatics.

 

[msandoval858]

I know I don't post much these days, but I try to never miss the SS fun! Count me in

 

[lincolnsbark]

I am in as well! I guess this means it is the unofficial start to the Christmas season?

 

[tslex]

I'm in. Email sent.
As for me, no aros, no Perique. But then I'll try anything. My favorites include Old Dog, FMOTT, Penzance, SPC Plum Pudding, Gaslight, SL, and the like.
ETA: thanks for taking on the task of herding these cats.

 

[pruss]

I've replied to all the emails received over the weekend.
If you replied here, but haven't sent me an email, please take a second to do so. This makes tracking who's participating and connecting folks with their Secret Santa very simple.
So far we have 25 participants, which is awesome, but I bet we can double that number.
C'mon folks, this game takes NO time and is immensely fun and rewarding. Think about it, you get to feel good about giving, and have the anticipation of a little kid at the surprise present that's coming your way.
Not too shabby eh?
Ho ho ho.
-- Santa Pat

Could it be that Santa is a tad grumpy these days?

PS - Peck, I am feeling decidedly less grumpy. Your Christmas present has a lot less brylon in it than it did at the beginning of the month.

 

[foolwiththefez]

I'm in. Super excited to get in on this. I have little experience with different blends so I'm open to anything that isn't cherry flavored. I'd love to try something hard to get in the States like Condor or that German Strang I've read about on here.

 

[pruss]

Hey gang.
I've had a couple people ask if they could have specific forum members assigned as their giftee. While I'm touched that so many of you want to send me gifts, I am going to suggest that if you have someone on your mind that you'd like to send a Christmas present to... just do that anyway!
I'm going to be assigning Secret Santas by random draw. I'll segregate the group into folks who will ship internationally, and those who won't. Once that's done i'll use a sophisticated logorithm... ok a draw of the hat... to assign who gifts to whom.
This is the easiest, most objective, and easiest way to do this... did I mention easiest?
-- Pat

 

[catyrpelius]

Info submitted, looking forward to this. Thanks for all the work you've done putting this together.
As for what I'd like to try... I'm open to anything, whatever my secret santa thinks I need to try will be fantastic.

 

[pruss]

Bump to keep this top of mind.
Registration will be open until November 1st.
Thanks,
-- Santa Pat

 

[fitzy]

Info sent. WOOT.

 

[foolwiththefez]

Last update we had 25 people signed up. What are we up to now?

 

[pruss]

Last update we had 25 people signed up. What are we up to now?

28
-- Santa Pat

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Doesn't it have to be an even number?

 

[foolwiththefez]

I should not think it needs to be an even number. Just to keep it simple, imagine a secret santa with 3 participants. A gives a gift or B who gives a gift to C who gives a gift to A. Everybody gives and receives a gift.

 

[pruss]

Doesn't it have to be an even number?

This was the case in the old system, where Gunnar paired two people off to gift each other.

Just to keep it simple, imagine a secret santa with 3 participants. A gives a gift or B who gives a gift to C who gives a gift to A.

This is how I'm shaping the assignment of Secret Santas this year.
With the one caveat being that I'm drawing randomly for assignment from two pools:

- Pool A is made up of Santas who are happy to ship internationally which will include all Santas from outside the USA

- Pool B which is made up of Santas who have identified that they will not ship outside the USA
-- Santa Pat

 

[sablebrush52]

OK, I'm in.

 

[sablebrush52]

Ooops! My preferences are:
Virginia Flake in its various forms.

Virginia ribbon cuts, like McCrainie's Red Ribbon
British blends like St. Bruno, Velvan Plug etc.
Mild English or Balkan without a large Latakia presence. Lat bombs need not apply.
Open to new discoveries within these parameters.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

This was the case in the old system, where Gunnar paired two people off to gift each other.

Sorry, didn't read your meandering missive.

 

[pruss]

This was the case in the old system, where Gunnar paired two people off to gift each other.

Sorry, didn't read your meandering missive.

I do tend to go on, unnecessarily, don't I?
One might think that it's a function of an idle mind, spending large amounts of time conversing with an infant, or a mundanity that encapsulates my days... And that one would be right, and that's just during the average work day.... I think this at least partially explains my systemic, and increasing, overuse of ellipses. It's not that I like to read my own writing, I rarely go back...
Shit. I really do drone on and on...
Right.
No worries.
-- Santa Pat

 

[pruss]

Bump - Sign up is open until November 1st.
Sign up now, folks.
-- Pat