It's that time again! we're currently working through our emails and sending out tracking, so be sure to check your mail!as we approach the holidays, please make sure to ship your cards/gifts soon so that they don't miss the mailing cutoffs to be delivered in time.if you have any issues with shipping, tracking to send, or any questions you need to relay to your giftee/santa, please reach out!
>>274109261Isn't it like Monday in Europe already?
>>274109304Only if you still consider Australia a British colony
>>274109304>Europe
>Last week's thread dies on Sunday noon with no new thread made>Left with no thread today for hours almost a week before christmasWhat the fuck man?
>>274109261Phew, I was getting worried that I won't be getting any tracking numbers. Can't wait for you to send one to me
>>274110093The thread died at like 2am
>>274110093there's no mail on sunday, this thread is useless
I'm hoping Canadian post gets blocked from striking next year
>>274109304It's not even 5PM here yet, man. Plenty of Sunday left. Please don't make my weekend any shorter, 2 days is just barely enough to recover from wageslaving as is
>>2741092612011 - 2024 /ss/ photo albums of cards and giftshttps://pastebin.com/KiFBcHRM2017 - 2024 /ss/ thread archives https://pastebin.com/u/SecretSanta2017Previous thread:>>274064888
>>274109304I wish it was Monday already, my gift is expected to arrive tomorrow.
And for one I seemingly forgot to post last thread, thank you to LI of CO for the beautiful card! Honestly, if you hadn't said so, I never would have guessed that it is the first time you've done papercraft cards! I had to do my fair share of cutting with xacto blades in college (luckily, mostly straight lines) and they were an absolute mess. Please don't think too poorly of yourself if you can. I'm always glad to find Sailor Jupiter enjoyers on here, since I feel like she is one of the least appreciated of the main five scouts. My draw to her was partially because the person who got me into Sailor Moon way back when liked Jupiter, but I felt like she managed to be the most believable of all the main 5 Scouts. Thinking back, its kinda funny how the main 5 all had some special power or draw to them except Jupiter who was just "strong willed girl" of the group. I think that if you give any of the titles on my list a try, Penguindrum might be one that you find the most enjoyment in. There is some very flowery prose and storytelling but, as far as Ikuhara series go, it is still very digestible. Even if you just stay on the surface level and don't pay any attention to the symbolism and threaded plotlines, it is still a comfy and heartwarming watch. I love the instax card too! It is super cute and I didn't know you could print on them! I think it might live in my wallet once the season is over and I'm due to take all my cards down.Thank you so much again for the card, and I hope you have a merry Christmas as well!
when do I panic about not seeing initials or tracking number?
>>27411092324th
>>274110923Wait one more week before panicking.
>>274111060You're really beggin' for it aint'cha?
>>274111208Alright anon, fine. I will only post reaction pics from things that I've actually watched or read.
canadians are getting jack SHIT for Christmas
>>274111692I'm getting Jack's shit for Christmas!?
>>274110923>Had a question relayed to me via Santas>Still nothing related to tracking >Flying out on the Saturday before Christmas I have faith in my santa
>>274111522How are you on the the anime board of Yotsuba's website and haven't read her manga?Just read it and get the joke, it's one of the best out there anyways.
>>274102750Glad the package made it to you safely since I'm always nervous that they'll get lost somewhere along the way. Correct on the tied bag, and I should have the other delivery out to you tomorrow. Sorry again about the trouble, and I'm starting to think I could have just waited to send everything out together. Oh well, you live and you learn.I was going to explain in the card that is coming in the next package, but I tried to get a lot of sweets that were somewhat local to me to send over. I'm not sure how widespread it is, but saltwater taffy is a type of candy that originated and is very popular along the Delmarva Peninsula, and Virginia peanuts are apparently a distinct type of peanut that is often grown in the central East Coast. The lady running the store gave me a whole speech about Virginia Peanuts, it was actually quite charming and was probably the only time I've ever learnt about peanuts. So sorry about them being out of date. I'm usually good at checking those things, but hopefully they're still good. And, hey, if you get the shits then you can just consider that another present from me :)I'm glad you like the paper! It was something I did last year just to see how it'd end up, but I turned out to really like it, so I'll probably end up making one year after year. It is pretty simple and cheap for me too, since I just ask my guy to run them through for me when he's not busy. The perks of working in a print shop I suppose (there aren't very many)>>274101792Where are you that you need international stamps specifically? In the US at least, international stamps just have a higher value to them, and nothing is stopping you from using standard stamps for an international delivery (or international stamps for a domestic delivery) if you so wished. Perhaps it is different elsewhere, though.>>274111522Anon, please, it shows up pretty close to the beginning of the manga if I remember. Just read Yotsuba, man, you owe it to yourself
>>274109261NOI : DD
>>274110923It is joever already. The grinch stole your christmas
>>274110923Unless there's been astronomical coincidence, my gift is coming from abroad, and chances are I'm at my grandma's place this time next week so I'm not very optimistic any more
Final initial-less update from me, you're all in possesion of tracking already and as long as everything moves smoothly things should arrive in time for christmas.Gift for WIDE anon.I managed to somehow fit everything in one box, that left little room for padding but I don't think anything bad will happen to it. Considering your proximity to the airport it should be possible for you to pick it up straight from the customs office in order to minimize the risks of it getting kicked to hell and getting earlier access to the snacks included. Everything is properly wrapped and the card contains no spoilers so no need to worry about that, I left 2 small things unwrapped just so you get a taste of what's coming. I couldn't manage to find a way for you to avoid customs taxes without making it a massive target for them to open, so I just included some money in your card, it's not the most delicate way to go about it but I still feel bad about making my previous anon pay and I'm not having it again.Bohemianon whose card I'll post nextYou card is on the way just like everyone else's, but you're getting 1 less candy because your card got so saturated with marker ink it got too heavy. Didn't have time for all the gags planned but expect kino and regret, more coming up next.
>>274109261NL from USAST from USAID from USAGot your cards but I will post them next week when I return home from business trip. Sorry for inconvenience.
Giftee SW of NYTracked Card giftees NC of CAMK of C/AB/CANRS of IAStandard Card gifteesDMD of GERMM of [spoilerROMKS of USAYour gifts/cards are still coming, but will probably not make it in time. Black Friday overtime into a Covid bout left me until a few days ago to start, and I doubt I'll be able to make it in time. I apologize for the delay, but do know you're not being completely grinched.
>>274110165People can (and are doing) post confirmations about the things they received during the week. And you can still mail things, at least here
>>274112069No trouble at all homie, certainly can't complain about the snacks getting to me earlier anyway. I think the only time I've heard of saltwater taffy otherwise was an episode of fucking Jimmy Neutron, they definitely got a unique aftertaste. Lore drops about things like peanuts are the type of interactions I hope for anytime I leave home lmao. I doubt they'll bother my stomach though, I used to live off of free expired food and Taco Bell big boxes and I'm already like halfway through them. Good Christmas cards is perhaps the best job perk one could have.
Hey JB from CR sorry for the late post ,but I was mostly away from home.Love the smug homu and the Tenkou.I haven't watched S4 at all yet but I remember him from S3 and after the fate/madoka collabs and the nendos nothing seems off the table for the puppets so yea. A fucking minigun. Why not. I never watch shows with /a/ and when I tried with the new gatari seasons the threads were terrible so I'll keep doing the usual of waiting until a show ends and binging it, not like I watch anything new that isn't a sequel anyways.The Dia sketch inside was top cute but you'll soon meet with it's consequences. I'm not sorry at all.>Okitegami Kyouko live action.I actually have. Kinda. I very recently read the first 3 volumes of her LN before managing to stop myself and at the same time also started watching some old dorama so the inevitable happened. I only got through half of the first episode before my "this is absolutely nothing like the original" 'tism made me shut it off, but I tried.But now you've also read some of Nisio's works haven't you? The last manga on my list is an adaptation of a novel he wrote (you did watch/read everything I listed right anon? It was merely a handful of shows). He claims it's a true story -an "incident" as he calls it- but you can choose how you interpret it, I wish to believe.Thanks a lot for the snacks and the jizzless cookies (not pictured as they disappeared under very bizarre circumstances), what are the proportions for the recipe? I'm guessing it's normal cookies and you shift some macha with the flour while adding the "nut" before baking?Also loved the egg keychain! I'll keep it on my desk with the other acrylics so it doesn't get more scratches than the ass of a persian taxi driver that doesn't know what a bidet is, as is the fate of all acrylic keychains.Thanks again for everything anon! Looking forward to your card reaching you, really hope you like it!
>>274115416advertiser sama get down
How many times is this faggot going to post the same thing over and over again
Are all these initials Rockbusters clues?
>>274115416You should be set on actual fire far outside of civilization
stop giving them (you)'s retards
>>274115416What the fuck?I wonder if the anon tried the pagpag, if they actually got that.
>>274115955It would be very rude if he didn't
Has KZ emailed the Santas? He's an actual participant since I have him as a card anon.
>>274114423I'm just glad it arrived.
>>274115416And people here want to meet irl. The person you meet could be a >she
Thank you for the card and cookies it was a nice treat since I rarely have sweets. Glad you enjoyed Major I loved the progression over his life. Mayumura was chill in the end! Ro-kyu-bu I still need to watch. Merry Christmas
>>274115416Damn, why couldn't my gift get delivered like this? All I did was get cucked by the Canada Post strike.
>he's samefagging now
>>274116518Any anon dumb enough to think "I'll meet a girl through /ss/ and we'll start dating" is delusional in the extreme. You know the women participating are all taken, right?
>>274117082Nuh uh! I'm definitely going to marry my gift anon. I just need to wait until Christmas for her to see how thoughtful I was.
>>274117315Unless you're a Canadian, since the majority of them seem to live in the same country, how often have anons met up for /ss/?
Thank you for the great Mordred, tomboy enjoyers raise UP. And you have good taste Chloe is my fav cup too, Illya close though
>>274117420holy shit that is a handsome mo-san
(Yeah I'm dumping my cards now since hadnt seen the thread for a minute hah) Thank you for more Mordred cards and treats for Christmas. Glad you like her too, same with Kuro above good taste braza
I don't mind not receiving initials as much as my giftee not confirming his gift :( tracking shows he got it. Hopefully they didn't just leave it at the door and someone stole it
Last my white gifter. You are a beast those were some awesome gifts. I always loved Illya's Berserker form the most, the figure is awesome and you even give me more of her!!. And still such a gentleman to include some card captor and Mordred merch (That plushie HAH) <3. The Card Captor animation book is dope I always love the process and want to get my hands on some cells soon. Thanks for the amazing gifts you are a king! Enjoy Saiki and glad you can appreciate the hotblooded sports anime I like.
>opening gifts before Christmas
>>274117956>Someone that plays gatcha having any self control>Sorry
>>274115416Where’s the gift?
>>274115268>doesn't get more scratches than the ass of a persian taxi driver that doesn't know what a bidet is, as is the fate of all acrylic keychains
there are a lot of keychains this year
>>274118265And one of you lucky anons is getting TWO of them!
>>274115268>tbf yellow chink subs in front of fansubskek
Dear ID from CAThank you for your great Christmas Card and the tasty snacks! Your drawings are great. Santa Misato is really nice; I like that pose and wink. Tonakai-Louise is really cute as well, I like her coat and horns(in my opinion; as you noted Louise would probably want to have a word with you). I'm also happy that you still remember the card I've sent you - according to my archives it was 2020. I too hope that you're having a great time and I wish you a Merry Christmas!
>>274115268Love that gun enthusiasts combo. Does anyone have a pic of Anon's Jizzless cookies? I must have seen them before but can't recall how they look.
>>274118265My anon is getting four
>>274118762Dear FR from PAThank you for your cool Christmas Card! Monkey Santa is really cute (nice spats too) and has such a sweet smile with cute fang. Your drawing of Louise is great as well, I like her soft expression!I'm glad you liked my list and that it motivates you to finish some shows. All of them are great, so you won't regret it. The card being upside down had me confused for a second, but no worries.I hope you're doing great, and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well!
>>274118808Dear ST from TXthank you for your great Christmas Card! The angry Louise you drew looks really cute (I hope she doesn't whip too hard though), so does the small Louise inside. I understand your surprise about Asuka, but I simply love Misato's character and nature. It's quite a pity that you didn't enjoy ZnT because of the soundmixing. Maybe it's because I've watched it so many times already, but the sound in the show seems normal to me. Have you tried different releases? Also, it is an older show by now, so especially when voices go into the higher ranges it can sound rawer compared to today.The concept sheets you included are really interesting. So many cute designs that I wish I could draw! I really appreciate the effort. Writing the greetings in Futhark is a nice touch as well.I hope you are enjoying the season so far, and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
JH of GA, I forgot to put something in your main gift box, so expect a small parcel in the near future. Don't worry though, what I sent already is plenty within the price range.
>>274118872Part 1:Dear ARP from SpainThank you for this entire bundle of Christmas Cards!Let's start with the happy card. I really like your drawing of Louise! She has a very cute smile (and belly button). And don't worry, the first (drunk) card I got from you a few years ago was also really sweet! Likewise, I am glad that you remembered my cards and even the envelopes (your envelope also had a cute eva sticker).I was really impressed when I saw your schizo comic, drawing all of that must have been quite some work. I could also feel myself getting more depressed as I read through it. From your explanation I understand that it is your view on Eva and EoE from the angle of depression. I cannot judge that, but from my own experience I can tell you that during my first watch I also had a view on Eva that it dwindles into hopelessness, but during the years this changed. I realized that it conveys in fact a very hopeful message, that Shinji rejects the breakdown of the human souls and them combining into one angel, and he also gets to understand other people, especially his father, better. I am trying to understand the details of the EoE card - I think it is corresponding to the schizo comic. The curse of Balal, the blue giant from Haruhi and Ea, as well as the characters being present. The numbers may be related to the other Steins Gate reference. When I read the sign and "Ayucchi Modelshop" I also thought that this may be breaking the 4th wall to an anime shop?
>>274118983Part 2:The backside of the card with the numbers also looks like a divergence meter, but I have no idea about the meaning. The Alpha may refer to the alpha attractor field, but the world lines only range up to 0.999999α, while the preceding 2 belongs to the gamma attractor field. Should I get assigned to you again, I will take you up on the offer of explaining them.To wrap this up, I really enjoy your drawings and cards, and I didn't expect this when I first opened the envelope. I hope that this helps you to cheer up a bit, or maybe get a more positive view on everything. I sincerely hope that /ss/ and /a/ will give your cute waifu Nagato Yuki-chan and you many great things to enjoy (the Disappearance rewatch is coming close, for example), and that you will have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well!
S from PAThanks for the card and cookies! I had a bit of a chuckle at the inside drawing, I suppose that interpretation works too. Time flies but that Kuroneko is best girl is an eternal truth. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I've promised to post initials once I've sent everything out and I will keep that, so here is a list of never before posted initials:Nushi from KSCF from AustraliaNina from NYRM from FLMP from CanadaSam from UKTMS from PADC from UKMR from FinlandAF from PolandWhitelist (your tracking information has been sent to the /ss/ team)FV from ItalyVS from The NetherlandsCB from PAI have sent your cards a few days ago, and they should arrive within the following week.
Is it time to give up hope?
>>274118265I ask for keychains every year and I never fucking get them
>>274119344Yes
>>274119344Yeah, I am grinching 3 other people next year to make up for my disappointment.
>>274118983Are you the anon from Austria? I posted my card to you at the start of the month, but I fear that it's being sent by surface mail and won't arrive for several months.Should I send some snacks over to make up for my stupidity?
>gift postingwhat a faggot
>>274115268Oh well, I knew I was taking a gamble, at least you recognized him from S3 and you have something to look forward to! I can totally understand, plenty of my favorites have terrible airing threads but TBF is one of the rare exceptions, probably thanks to how niche it is. As the other anon alluded to, part of the joke is that Crunchyroll didn't pick up S4 so we're mostly stuck with crowdsourced anon speedsubs plastered over chink hardsubs. It's all very soulful.>The last manga on my listWell I'm reading it now! Strong start so far, what if RRRG met the girl from Ill Boy Ill Girl is the vibe I'm getting. I'll report back again when your card arrives.I hope the bizarre case of cookie disappearance involved some oral action rather than a chemical waste disposal unit. I'm using this recipe actuallyhttps://www.justonecookbook.com/green-tea-white-chocolate-cookies/Except I'm using 2g less matcha and 100% more love, baking at 190° for roughly 11 minutes I'm looking forward to your card, I'm sure it will be amaz>you're getting 1 less candydeath
>>274118770>Does anyone have a pic of Anon's Jizzless cookies?The best I can offer you is this ancient photo
>>274119698looks pretty jizz'd up
>>274117936>Opening gifts before Christmas>No initials>cells>Opening gifts before ChristmasNew or stupid? What the fuck is going on this year with the shitposting?
>>274116518I met up with my giftee last week and we were both little girls, I thought we all were?
>>274119761/a/ is getting infested with zoomers
>>274119766I'm not
>>274119841>>274119766Baka Kotoha chan and saki chan are part of Gen alpha because they are only 8 years old the real question is why the children are driving
>>274119729They're jizzless cookies, anon. There is definitely no jizz in, on, or around them
>>274119516That is me, yes. No worries, I'll also enjoy getting a Christmas card on summer, and I'll just post it next december. Snacks are always appreciated! Don't feel pressured to make up for anything though.
>>274119010>numbersI did a quick check and last year's giftee got a card with the same number and "true ending" written in Madoka runes while some other card anons got other numbers, so my hypothesis is that all the (numbered?) cards are part of the same schizoverse, with some events depicted on the cards taking place in the same world lines
>>274118983>>274119010So many things to say. First of all, I'm very happy to see that you got my card. Even now tracking still says "on transit" and I was a little bit worried, but everything is fine now. Second, what the fuck. Your analysis of my card was pretty accurate, I'm surprised. You understand my crazy brain even better than I do. Third, if I ever get you as a card anon (again) I'll give you the full explanation about everything. Be ready for that! And finally, thanks a lot for your kind words, I'm glad that you liked everything. Have a wonderful time and a Merry Christmas!
>>274120432I should be able to work something out tomorrow. With some Christmas magic it might arrive before the big day but probably not
Damn it anon I know you have my box because you asked me a question about it.Hurry up and post it dang it!
>>274119149>initials posted
>>274120432Now that I think about it, if it's being sent by Airmail the ETA is Monday to Wednesday. So let me know in next week's thread if you don't get anything.
Got two cards from MM of Romania, first the homocard.
>>274120432NTA but I also sent you a card a little over three weeks ago, so hopefully you get it soon
>>274121540And the main exchange card too. Thank you so much for both of them orz
>anons saying __ from USAThere are hundreds of us in the US who participate in secret Sant/a/, we are probably like 70% of the population. PLEASE list the state with our initials. Our states are probably just as big as your euro countries.
>deleted postsWhat did I miss
>>274118872I'm happy you like it, anon! I think your card ended up being my favorite this year.With regard to the sound mixing thing, that wasn't so much the issue as the show just not being super up my alley, so some of the more minor technical aspects stuck out a bit. And yeah, that sort of raw sound booth audio is something that I feel like I've only ever really noticed from stuff made around the early and mid 2000's.Also I'm glad you liked the extra doodles. Merry Christmas to you too!
>>274069672>>274070593I somehow missed your posts last thread, but this is SW from NY again. I'm surprised they didn't just leave it at the front of the building, they often do that when no apartment number is specified. Either way, no worries, I don't mind waiting if it gets sent back. Maybe they will still deliver it without having to send it a second time.
>>274114455>SW of NYThat's ok, these things happen, just glad to hear I won't be grinched. Maybe things will make it in time for New Year's
Gift: MB from MAWhitelist Card: ND from NVDue to some unforeseen circumstances, there may be a slight delay in the gift/card for both of you. I will do everything I can to get things to you on time, and things might still work out fine. Just letting you both know. I apologize for any potential delays.
>>274121705whose the girl wearing green on the right?
>>274122765Mokuren
MR from Finland here, if my santa is wondering why I haven't picked up the package yet, no worries, I'll do it tomorrow if everything goes according to plan. For some reason the package didn't go to the usual place and the new place is a bit more bothersome to get to.
>>274122983Whoops, looks like you already mentioned it >>274076300
>>274122049The same shitpost from last thread, which will probably be posted ad nauseam in every /ss/ thread for the rest of the year.
>>274121705This anon makes the absolute cutest cards
>>274117936Look, you can fucking open them before christmas, no one can find outBut for fucking hell at least WAIT until Christmas day to upload the picture, retard
>>274123440>no one can find outJoke's on you, I always check the exif data on every image featuring my gifts
>>274118983>>274119010Each card I see from Spain anon gets a little bit crazier and I love it
>>274121540>first the homocardUmm, those look like girls? Are homocards not bara and traditionally masculine characters?
>>274123149that's a good idea, we're gonna do that
MC from France, hello! Your package reached me safely, thank you so much! I’m very excited to open these all and try the food! Your own gifts should be on the way and hopefully reach you by this week….i hope.
>order part of gift from Japan on the 27th of November>the order only gets packaged and sent to the airport in Japan on the 5th of December>10 days later it still hasn't been sentWhat do? My gift probably won't be sent prior to Christmas at this rate and even then it has to travel 2000km roughly
DC of IL I got your stuff! Your package is in the mail. Sent the tracking number to santa.ID of CA your gift is in the mail. It will arrive before Christmas.
Post my cards I sent them weeks ago. PLEASE ONEGAI
>>274123883Tell your anon his gift will come late, then you can both curse shipping times together.
>>274123440>>274119761O shit I fucked uppppp
Have we banned Toronto yet
>>274124107Why would we do that
>>274123492>exif dataDoes 4chan not scrub them?>>274123883Let the Santa Squad and/or the giftee know, at the very least.Lots of anons seem to be pretty understanding, and not doing any explaining will just make you look like a grinch.
Someone hasn't sent me a card yet...
>>274124005>>274124195My anon hasn't responded to any of the posts where I mentioned him directly in the last 3 weekends, but he put his what's app number in his wishlist, but I'm still hesitant to send him the message because it's connected to my everything
>>274124568Reach out via the Santa Squad, if you haven't already. They can contact anon directly via email (I wouldn't want to go for the whatsapp route, either) and you should (hopefully) at least not get blacklisted for grinching or anything.
>>274124568im not your anon but i havent been able to track the threads for the last month due to being busy so just reach out to the santa squad.
>>274123825I'm happy to hear that! Yeah, your package is already here. I just need to pick it up at my (fortunately nearby) post office.I hope you enjoy the snacks as much as I do!
If you signed up for a very high price bracket and the gift you received is under that price bracket... Is it rude to make a fuss about this? Or is that just being ungrateful? Hypothetically I mean. This is my first time doing gifts instead of just cards.
I have a dilemma under my hands. I am spending Christmas with family so naturally I won't be able to open my gifts on Christmas (they're normies)If you were in my shoes, would you open your gifts before or after Christmas?
>forgot to get tracking for my international whitelist card like a dumbassCan I at least send the organizers my receipt as a proof of purchase?
>>274124941Bannable offense.
>>274122983>>274123101>For some reason the package didn't go to the usual placeI'm glad to hear from you anon. I'm sorry you have to go out of your way to get your present, but at least I know why you haven't gone to get it yet. I was a bit worried when I saw that it was being held somewhere and thought I had done something wrong with the address.Merry Christmas.
>>274124941anon... you didn't open your gift already did you?
Initials since I didnt get to post them yet. No spoilers since I'm phonefagging because I'm out of town currently.GiftAS of Ireland, gift has been sent and you should have tracking number by now.Whitelist cardsJK of OHKM of GABP of INCardsMARM of MexicoMS of PAFleur of CACB of GAMK of CanadaARP the essay writer of Spain HomosRR of PortugalMK of CanadaCB of PARL of VAAM of FLMP of CanadaCards will be late,again, but they will be cute. Prease wait patiently.Leafbros your cards will be even more late because of post office shenanigans. Mexico anon,you in particular will have to be the most patient one of all and hope the drug cartels don't steal your waifu.>>274121540>>274121705I am so happy you liked them anon! I love Lum!
>>274124941I'm pretty sure if it is very clearly under the bracket (like a doujin and a keychain in the $150+ tier), then it counts as a blacklistable offense. If it's only slightly under though, I don't think it's worth complaining about.
>>274125045>as a reminder, tracking is required for gifts (for whitelist cards proof of postage is enough).
>>274124955Open them beforehand and take photos but don't post them until the Christmas thread
>>274125108I didn't, but I have a strong feeling based on the size and weight of the wrapped gift. I don't want to get anyone banned, but at the same time I feel like price brackets are there for a reason so that everybody who participates in it knows that they are getting something worth that much or more.
I signed up for a high bracket but shit is so expensive in my cunt that I might get banned for buying something low, even though I didn't ;-;
>>274125221Will do. Better than nothing, I suppose!
>>274125221This is exactly what I would do. Gift senders want to see photos of you enjoying what they sent you on Christmas or the day after, and they don't need to know that you opened it early. Just don't tell anybody about it.
>>274124941I ran out of wrapping paper so had to put some of the items together. Maybe that happened with you and there are more items than you think.
SM of UK here, I was on a bender last night and I've just finished nursing a hangover, but I noticed two cards had arrived after I went out!First is LI of CO, Thank you so much for your card! The Yunocchi's are so cute, and hard agree, May is the best Pokegirl! The cut outs were cute, and there's nothing wrong with it being cutouts! I'm glad I was your first time~I hope you enjoy Tamayura, it's one of those shows that had me crying every 2nd/3rd episode
>>274124941I would contact the santas and wait till xmas to unwrap it to see JUST what it is. Sometimes anons order from local shops and markups can be pretty steep/go all in on a rare piece of merch for a very niche series. I do remember one anon mailing a miku figure out and some sweets and the receiver being VERY vocally pissy about it and the gifter coming forward to say he’d been laid off, had a snowball of bad financial issues and wanted to at least send something. It could be multiple issues…or an anon being a dick.
>>274124955I don't understand being embarrassed to the point of hiding a fun little interest/event from family that you're close to. Just be yourself, unironically.>>274125271Most people just order from Japan directly and don't count excessive importer markup towards the bracket.
>>274125385the second card I received at the same time was from DND of GermanyThank you for the card and what a wonderful Hina-chan! That was some absolutely great RNG you got from your ranomiser! It was adorable seeing the bonus sketch! I've only watched the anime and seen thousands of fanart, but she really is cute!Thank you both for the cards!
>>274125516Yeah, unless you asked for something NSFW, just say "oh this is a gift from that online discussion forum I like to use, we had this fun event where you could mail stuff to eachother". It's your own family on Christmas, not high school >>274122821Ah that's who I thought she was but I wasn't 100% certain since the outfit was different. Anon has great taste
>>274125132I'm looking forward to it!
>>274124869>des mon chériSérieusement ?
>>274125516>>274126049NTA, but being family does not automatically preclude people from being ignorant or judgmental.Not sure how it'd go over with mine. Immediate family wouldn't be an issue in my case, I think. But I wouldn't presume to know anon's circumstances
>>274126428Of course some people have really shitty family/parents, but I think this usually is a matter of embarrassment. In most (healthy) cases they'd be happy that you involve them in your interests even if they don't truly get it. It really is nice to be able to own these things and to be open about them.Show your cards to your mom!
>see mum this is from another user>h-he's just being funny when he say he wants to uh..."rape my bussy to correct my shit waifu taste"...>l-look there's a cute girl he drew...i know her tits are out...ok mum I won't display it...
my mom helped me wrap my gifts
Matt of CAI'll be sending an extra tomorrow. Don't open the box because I don't think I'm going to wrap it because I don't want to squash it, but there will be gift tissue in it so you can open it like an actual present on Christmas.Also, do you like any of the other SciADV games?
>>274125216Thanks. I’m a double retard.
>>274125532I glad to see one my card has arrived in time. I hope you have a great Christmas!Here is in card full qualityhttps://files.catbox.moe/vvncfz.png
>>274127866how do you make this
>>274127970With blood and tears I have endured since I started drawing since 2018. My art really went nowhere until this year. Also the backgroud is just ripped of from the game.
I think sending a gift that exceeds it's price bracket should be a bannable offense.
My anon is going to get me banned because he won't believe my gift is within in the bracket
>>274127866I love how vibrant the colors are, great work anon!
I was promised a card, where are my cards and initials
>>274118926Oh nice, I'll keep an eye out for it. Hopefully my local post office fixed whatever it was they were doing last time.Finally borrowed that VCR too, so I'll try to get that set up later and post something about the tape.
>>274128216A quick search through the usual nip stores should let everyone know approximately what something goes for nowadays. For better or worse.
>>274128486I didn't want to buy from Japan though, I wanted to buy from a local store
>>274126152funnily enough that’s the only one im aware of
>>274128216>>274128669My anon is going to get me banned because i expected him to accept jacked up local prices
>>274128669I saw a mandarake box in a local store of mine. You got gouged and you're under bracket.
it's 2024 and people still can't buyfag and are buying shit probably twice the original price
>>274129112>got gougedLikely>under bracketNo way, I spent in bracket
>>274129180>got gougedOh, nonono, getting gouged is what happens when you go to anon meetups
>>274129203gouged with cock
>See that candy that says 1$ on it? I paid 3k for it. Yea I may be retarded and everyone else can buy it for 1$ but since I paid 3k it's value is 3k.
>>274129288Retard, if the only store that sells a gift sells it at my price bracket, then I've bought at that bracket
>>274128669Oh lordy did you spend like $40+ on like a used $5 prize figure or something?
this guy is in for a rude awakening kek
>>274129329No, it was $80 on a high quality artbook from a local store
>>274127866Art so good that I would have thought that it was someone else's and that you just printed it out if I were your recipient. Very nice card.
>>274129254>the /a/ stands for gay
>>274129365(￣ω￣;)Did they mention that they like ultra expensive art books?
>>274129639I'll be able to scramble it back to victoryMy anon seems nice enough
>>274129365I cant fathom what an $80 book would even look like
>>274129365How expensive was it in Japan? You could check MyFigureCollection if needed.
>>274129751Not retardanon but old artbooks for successful artsy anime do run pretty high in nip prices. We're talking stuff like Lain and Eva, where even then only some of the very rare pieces go that high. Watch anon paying 80$ for some fireplace starter like "The art of Cyberpunk:Edgerunners" or some other shit.
>>274129997It wasn't that, I don't want to spoil specifically what it was, but it's from an actually acclaimed director and studio
>>274088673MH of ON I sent a message to your @proton.me mailbox. Did you get it? If not, ask Santa for my phone number.
>>274117936I'd be genuinely upset if I was your s/a/nta
>>274117936
>>274114423Happy to hear it. Was worried I hadn't added enough postage to my letter.
>>274129365Please tell me you're undervaluing that in your total
>>274130713I got him a local shirt and an artbook, I swear he's going to like itMaybe
>>274130976a shirt and a book, for what, the $100usd tier?
>>274131072>USDNononono you fuckers didn't specify a currency, so it had to be in my cunts currencyNone of this jewish trickery
>>274131102What...how could it possibly be anything other an USD?
>newfags filtering themselvesgood to see but makes the gift tiers much riskier
>>274131128Because other countries besides fucking America exist you tard?If some shit costs higher in my cunt than somewhere else, then it's what goes in the tier
What a thread...
>>274131196Makes me glad the Sunday threads made a return
>>274131196This whole year for secret s/a/nta has been shit. It's way worse than it's ever been.
>>274131102So what currency DID you buy your items in?
What the fuck do I do if this is my gift?
it's amazing to me how many people are falling for this bait.
>>274131260Cute wishful thinking
>>274131244ARS
>anon is about to get an acrylic stand because it technically fits the tier list in zimbabwe dollars
>>274131216I have been annoyed by threads being kept alive for too long all year, but in this case there is just no problem. You're complaining for the sake of complaining. We're a week off Christmas. This thread will die on Tuesday and many more cards will be posted. A lot of anons will be getting mail in the following few days. This is no different from usual.>inb4 it can just waitYes, but no. It's faster to use the thread for delivery issues than going through the Santa's.
>>274130976What is a local shirt?
>>274131641A shirt from a local anime storeI wanted to get something unique for anon
>>274131674Is it of an anime they like?
>>274131674>>274130976An artbook and a shirt is an okay gift if you were in the $25-50 tier.
>>274131697All will be revealed on Christmas day
My initials...my card...onegai...
BA of NY, finally got that VCR set up to check out the tape, thanks for the Merry Mothafuckin' Christmas wishes from Loco Musica.Gonna leave it looping for a bit while I work tomorrow and maybe put on the tape full of Medabots recordings I found when I was digging around for the VCR in my parents basement tooI'll try to take a decent video between now and Christmas so I can post a clip when I post the gift.
>>274131260With the gift opening and forced memes/happenings it shouldn't be surprising if someone used their local currency and sent a clear file in the $100+ tier.Santas really need to go back to spelling everything out.
>>274132544If there was any evidence for the need of a single world currency, it's this thread
>>274132544No, nobody is going to think that the tiers are referring to pesos. Stop being so grumpy and stop complaining about every little thing. It's just one anon opening their gift early. There's a newfriend doing something weird like that every year, be it opening gifts at parties or reviewing it (early) on their Youtube channel. They'll learn and the world won't end. Just have fun and enjoy the good parts.>>274132585It's just one anon baiting.
I am happy there are no stupid 4chan users
>>274132155Very nice anon
I'm Canadian and I made it a point to spend my tier's amount in USD. I really hope other Canadians did the same, our dollar is too shitty to do otherwise.
>>274133209USD is the standard tier listing the santas use. you're fine.
DS of SC PLEASE post a pic of your card i sent you. I forgot to take one before sealing it up and mailing it. I had the most fun making your and don't want it to go to waste.
the anon from last thread who told me my card has been in limbo for 1 month, I just used the tracking number but the website of the postal office doesnt say much, it only says that the sent item is in burgerland, I will go tomorrow to the postal office to see if they have more info, now with that said I got a msg on my phone from supposedly the postal office who says that I must pay around 2 dollars to get my item, dunno if it's the card you sent me or what but this is the first time this has happened to me
If you opened your present and it was under the pricing tier, what would be the most tactful way to handle the situation and ensure your Santa never allowed to participate again?Would you qualify for grinch protection?
>>274134025First time offense: Warning and clarificationSecond time offense: Blacklist
>>274134025First year I participated (last year) I got a sub-10 dollar figure that was direct shipped from the store, and that was it. Just be nice with the Santas and don't throw a shitfit, it's not like they're your Santa or anything or are they
JB of AustraliaI just finished a handmade extra goodie included with your whitelist card. I apologize for the obscene delay but you aren't forgotten and I will see what the fastest shipping options are tomorrow and then hope for the best. I will send over the tracking number to the Santas tomorrow as soon as I get it.
Ok cards and gift are packed, hopefully in the right bags, and will be dropped off tomorrow. Everything should be arriving this week AC of IN, AM of FL, CP of VA & MS of PA! Also AC your gift is wrapped in the bigger box with your card so everything else is extra and safe to open.
>>274134656You're all good, I know you put all of your love into what you're sending and I'm excited to see what's coming.
>use the strike to cardgrinch my canadian santaFUCK YOU CANADA!!!!
Wait a minute>sign up one year with a fake name >use a friends or families address>get free giftsHow have the santas not closed this loophole?
>>274125132>Cards will be lateNo worries. Coincidentally you're one of my card anons too and I owe you a card, which will be late unless a Christmas miracle happens.
>>274126152the box is cool. it isn't too disgusting.everything else are hand picked personal favorites though.
I forgot to take pics of my cards so have a shitty drawing of anon with his socks.Homos from VA, FL, PA, NY, CA, Italy and Portugal, your cards were sent on Thursday. I’m holding onto your card MP fromCanada since the postman recommended not to mail yet cus strike. Unsure when that ends but hopefully I can send this week.
is it too late to sign up? I've somehow missed every /ss/ thread
>>274136560You're 11 months early
>>274136560>is it too late>one week away from christmasanon I...
>>274136592it's been a bad month, if it's too late it's too late
Is the Canadian post up yet or still striking? I have a Canadian whitelist card and 2 Canadian homocards I need to send
>>274136678The strike ended but when I tried to take my package to USPS they shot me in the legs. So it might be a bit longer before they resume accepting mail for Canada.
>>274136560
>>274136740>they shot me in the legsHUH
>>274136236>picHoly fuck, that's amazing. Please do one of gyaru sock anon from about two weeks ago if you're willing.
>>274136560If you're not trying to be funny, sign up is all of October and threads are made over the weekend. Try again next year.
>>274132155what the hell. did he know you'll be able to play it? and it just happened he had the gear to record something from his pc, I guess, to vhs?
>>274132585US dollar is the world currency, whether people like it or not.
>>274137305If you're a real anime fan you should always have at least one functional VCR at home.
>>274137443I'm 33 most of my memories up to like 2006 are on VHS...the day the one I have shits the bucket it's fucking over for me
>>274137443my vcr died like 5 years ago
>>274137562I'm sorry for your loss.
>>274137528>I'm 33Shouldn't you like not be on this website anymore?
>>274109261>currently working through our emails and sending out trackingYou forgot to send mine :(
>>274125080>I'm sorry you have to go out of your way to get your presentDon't worry, it's just in a different post office but I don't normally go around there so I need to look up things like which bus to take etc. Thanks again and merry Christmas!
Canada Post back to work on Tuesday.https://www.thestar.com/business/canada-post-workers-to-return-tuesday-after-labour-board-ruling/article_b5a063b2-bb64-11ef-a6db-af554748ef63.html
>>274136830Here you go.Anons are so hairy
>>274138385We're all hairy little girls here.
>>274138352>anon's card will still be delayed until probably mid January due to backlogsI still hate Canada.
>>274109261POST MY CARDS AND INITALS! POST MY CARDS AND INITALS! POST MY CARDS AND INITALS! POST MY CARDS AND INITALS!
>>274137876Don't forget, we're here forever
>>274138385That's the good shit right there. Great work, anon.
>send cards to mom and grandma the same time I send my one local card>they both called me this week to say thanks for the card>Anon lives closer to me than those twoAnon I swear to god post the card NOW I know you've got it
Someone signed up with an obvious slur as their name, will the letter be delivered if I just write "to the resident"?
>>274138561Did you send lewd anime girls to your mom and grandma too?
>>274138623I mean, the postman probably doesn't care that mr Faggot Nigger is getting a Christmas card
>>274138632Storebought
>>274138659Understandable. And it seems like a lot of anons are waiting for the 25th to open their cards. Tracking tells me that at least three of my anons got my cards two or even three weeks ago and I haven't seen them posted yet.
>>274125385>>274125532Did you catch my previous messages?
>>274139202Just checked the archive and I remember answering my Santa anon and sending the organisers an email at the time, and the anon asking me about hot chocolateIf you're the anon that said they've folded their cards, then thats ok lol, shouldn't be a disasterBut thats all I can find while searching my initials, was there something else I had missed?
>>274139453>while searching my initialsThere's your problem. Your santa is on the naughty list for not exactly posting initials. Look carefully through the threads (as you always should) and you will get them. I posted 2 updates one last week and one today(?) but you can do with only the most recent one.
>>274113081>>273860101 >>274139595Ah. I see.>Considering your proximity to the airport it should be possible for you to pick it up straight from the customs officeA 2 hour drive but shouldn't be a problem if the worst were to happen. I'll leave it till Thursday anyway, got a couple nightshifts but by Thursday Morning, I'll be on holiday and off work.Tracking says it's only just left your country today, so I've still got some time
>>274139453>If you're the anon that said they've folded their cardsthat would be meprobably
I don't know what happened but someone's card ended up being sent to my mother instead of me to a different adress too, how does this happen?
>>274140700sorry anon. I thought I would send her a card too. Haven't seen her in a while.
>>274140715Dad?
>>274139926I was getting 7mins. Maybe I messed up the airports.Package should travel in the weekend too and reach you by Monday at the latest™ so let's hope you won't need to make a trip that long.
>>274140700Did you live with your mom last year, or maybe a few years ago? Perhaps someone from a previous event sent you a Thank You card, thinking your old address was still valid. I can't think of any other explanation.
>>274140970She lives on the other side of the city and this is my first time participating in an event like this, the adress I wrote is not the one the card arrived to
>>274141040It's possible the mailman saw your last name and without paying attention thought it was for your mom's place.
>>274141040Well, maybe the mailman opened the envelope and then decided that your mom had to see that lewd anime girl. Who knows man.
>>274141145>and then decided that your mom had to see that lewd anime girlI don't think it's a girl...>>274141131Possibly, but she has 2 surnames meanwhile I put 1 down
>>274136236Oh hell yeah, that's the good stuff>>274135290I'll be waiting patiently!>>274117358I've met up with a card anon once since they were passing through, and I know for sure that at least a couple live within an hours drive of me, so the possibility is definitely there VA-non rise up
Another year, another gift that anon didn't wrap. I won't name and shame but if you're an anon that didn't wrap their gift, just know that I am disappointed in you
>>274142049I warp'd anon's gift directly into his socks, does that count?
MB from DE hereGot this card from MS from Polandgreat card, great drawings. Really like it.And the chocolate, gonna love the caramel one, but I'm scared of the mint one. will probably feed it to my mom. The highlight has to be the pcb ornament though, that thing is insane, will aabsolutely put it on my tree. Very great
>>274142430Oooo! Can you get a better image of that Momiji? I wanna see!!
How will next week's thread work? Is there a short break on Monday, or is it just nonstop Christmas action until like 27th?
>>274142624rolling general from friday
>>274142471also the backside. It's kinda hard to see the lights, but they're twinkling, very nice
>>27414262424/7 threads until the 31st, and then one final thread on the 9th of January. Probably.
>>274142723Ahh its one of those!! I see a circle that makes those a lot at Reitaisai and other touhou-related cons here in Japan! I wonder if your anon got her from them! Those are so cool!
>>274142723I am furiously jealous
MB from DE hereGot this card fromVA from FranceVery sad that I didn't get your card last year, not sure what could've happened.I purposfully put in my parents address because they're living in a rural area where everyone knows each other.Even if the address is somewhat wrong, letters still reach their destination.But glad it arrived this year. The card looks great, and nice, sophisticated card displaying technique.Glad you liked frieren.had the wrong file there for a second
>>274142976I thought that was a condom
MB from DE here again.MV from UKFirst card I got this year. Love the cute drawings. And very nice Coaster, funny to get one myself after mailing out a bunch of them. Also horohorohorohorohorohorohorohoro horohorohorohorohorohorohorohoro horohorohorohorohorohorohorohoroLove Perona, thank you.
>>274143068If I got a condom, I would consider it a threat
And me again, MB from DEGot this from DC from UKYour jizless last year were great. Just showing everyone the note that caame with them were fun times. Tastes good as well. And a comic book this year? Hopefully nothing too risque, gonna open them on christmas eve with my family present.
>>274109261Can someone tell me what the mailing cutoff dates are for shipping letters outside the US? My post office has been closed for international shipping for the past week and I can't get down to the further one due to work...I'm gonna end up grinching and I'm not even trying to oh my god
>>274143516>internationalIt's already too late. At least let your int anons know that their cards will be late.
>>274143068What kind of sick fuck sends unused condoms for /ss/?
>>274143516More often than not, regardless of country, international deadlines are ALWAYS around the start of December. This is literally the busiest season for postal workers
>>274143068some eau de toilette, gonna open it on christmas
>>274143429Oh how I wish it's some particularly nasty doujin
>>274142049It is just trash
>>274142723Stealing this idea for next year
thanks AE from RUS for super cute Ichigo! don't worry there's always room for more Aikatsu! oh and bocchi is super derpy too!as for my favourite girl of the year, I'm torn between DATE CHIZUKO and BERRY BLOSSOM.thanks for the card, enjoy the new year and MERRY CHRISTMAS
>>274143552>>274143613Noooooooo fuck! Okay, I'll let santa know asap - the shipping forecast on my PO's wall said "international shipment (letters and packages under 5lbs) last shipment date 12/23" so I'm so glad I asked. Liars.
>>274143429hey MB, I got your card today! very nice Rin, danke schon! I'm still using the cup coasters and ornaments you sent me last time for gift. as for why no yuru camp this year on the list - I'm changing it every year. oh, and I'll use the padoru and shinobu as keychain, I think. thank you very much again and Merry Christmas!
>>274140933I know the airport you're on about, but sadly thats not a major airport, they'll send it to one of the big two and just drive all the way up.I'll keep my eyes peeled
>>274143516Would have been weeks ago for international mail. Send Santa photos of your card(s) as proof if they're supposed to be whitelist cards.
>>274132989Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool.>>274137305Probably just a lucky guess, my Santa didn't ask or anything.I'm curious about the setup used to record it, I'll have to ask again when I post on Christmas if anon doesn't reply in this thread.>>274137528Early 30s here too, but it's been ages since I touched a VCR. Was a nice nostalgia trip finding some of my old tapes along with it. Still want the other CRT my parents have laying around, but it's way too big to fit in my car, so it'll have to wait a little longer.
>>274144565I'm sorry anon but... did you really think that an international letter posted on the 23 could reach its destination in just one working day?!
>>274143429I'm glad it reached you safely!>risqueUh. While it won't fulfill >>274143666 's wish, it's not exactly something I'd want to show grandma either. The cover is SFW, at least. Barely.
>>274136236Lever?!>>274138385Nick?!
>>274123825VH. I have acquired your package! I loved the decorations on the box! Even the guy at the post office liked it. It's been so long since I've had the pleasure of having a double decker, thank you!
>>274144831No of course not but I wasn't planning to post it on the 23rd, I wanted to send it on the 9th!
>>274144802Oh, right. I'll do that too when I get home.
>>274143666I got some a few years back that would've left me with a lot of explaining to do if I ever opened /ss/ stuff around family. To be fair, the card did at least have a warning.
>>274145570I don't think that the "guy and his porn mags" combo needs much explaining.
>>274142723Oh nice, that's clever
Came home from work, to find S/a/nta has come to me three times!First: unnamed anon, UK. Henceforth you are Villainess Anon. Let's share a villainous Christmas, hohohoho
Next up, SA from Austria. This is a name that brings back memories. Thank you for the card you did pretty much the same thing I do except 100 times better.I was indeed the one who sent you peppers last year and I will NOT stop. Unfortunately the pepper plants withered, but I acquired a strange spiny vegetable which I will care for now.As for EXTRA/CCC I only played the former and I liked it well enough. It kind of needs a remake and maybe a decent anime that doesn't fell like an art project for college.
>>274146666Forgot pic of course Also got Satan quads nice
BC of AZ you’re okay with me just bringing your gift to you right? I don’t want to bother shipping it when I can just drive 35 minutes if that’s fine with you. We don’t have to talk. You can just stare at me through your window while I set the box down.
>>274143666>TFW I always put a tenga egg in my gift parcels and I've regularly had giftees mention they opened their things in front of family members
Last but not least. MB from GermanyI've had my share of strange things sent to me over the years of /ss/ but this is a first. An amazing... idk laser print? Of Anchovy from Anzio, on this wooden tablet as well as the ardesia stone coaster. I'm amazed beyond words. I can understand some German (thx Duolingo) so I could interpret your message on the back of the wood. Thank you so much and merry Christmas
>>274146974I sent my anon a loli doujin that he opened in front of his girlfriend one year
>>274147167Kek I'd have loved to hear the conversation
>>274147167>Haha, I told you, these guys sure like to troll.>Anyway, I'm gonna trash this. Later.
GB from UKThe main box has been intercepted. Remind me, Is it safe to open?
>>274142430Glad You like it! Mint one is actually quite specific, you either love it or hate it.Also, I forgot to add that the ornament will stop after some time to not drain battery too much, you can just push the button and it will start again.>>274142764Do you have any photos or links? I did design this one myself quite a long time ago, hence sub-optimal design, at least when I look at this now. It's just ATTiny13 with LED glimmering code that just barely fits. In the dark the effect should be much better, I wanted to avoid very bright light. I'm curious how others are doing those kind of things though.
>>274147167One year Anon said that he's going to open his cards with his imouto and I made his card pretty fucking lewd
>>274147167But was anon's girlfriend a loli too? Did she get jealous because she didn't want anon to look at other little girls?
>>274145828There was loli, futa, and tentacle stuff in there, so I wouldn't have gotten off that easy. I did tell Santa anything goes as long as it's wrapped, but that was a little more than I'd expected.
>>274136106Based, fuck Canada
>>274136106That's mean, it's not anons fault they were born in the gayest country on the continent
>>274147851Probably the world. At best a close second to Sweden
JH from OK Thank you so much for the cute Pekora card. I also wish you a Merry Christmas!
Is the Canadian strike already over and are they going back to work tomorrow? I just went to send my cards and they told me they still don't accept mail to Canada
>>274148515They probably want to work through the backlog first before accepting any new mail
If the post doesn't get me my gift by tomorrow I'm barging in there cock first and NOT asking questions.
>>274148515There's a ton of political autism surrounding the strike, basically the government is dying in real time and are frozen out of tabling legislation because they're so corrupt, so they're using a labour board backdoor to mandate a 6 month pause. This isn't the same thing as back-to-work legislation, so the union might have cause to sue the government for illegally breaking the strike. How far that goes remains to be seen, the workers have gone a month on minimal strike wages and are now going to get a shit load of overtime hours to work the backlog.But whatever the case, even if they start work again tomorrow it's going to take weeks just to clear their current backlog much less get new mail circulating around. Your mail probably got denied because they know that there's a huge bottleneck right now.
>>274149275Based Sexy Commando appreciator and self proclaimed public streaker
>>274147335ohh that's good, i took the battery out to not drain it too much lol>>274144738understandable, but yuru camp is forever.I had a lot of problems getting the top loop correct, and't there is still a good chance it will break off at some point.>>274146979glad you like it. Love the look on the stone myself. But did I forget to put any of the small acryllic key chains into your package? Will send you a few, shouldn't cost much to send them to italy.
>>274144910There is a high chance my grandma will be there.I'm getting ready for the worst.
>>274149275they haven't even delivered my anon's gift to me yet. God I hate mailmen so much it's unbelievable
>>274149603Found them, they were transparent and stuck to some gross stuff on the bottom of the package (maybe it was transported near something that leaked). I cleaned them and I'm currently sporting them on my house and car keys. One of them broke off the little ring and I'll keep it displayed with the other stuff
>>274146979Lots of cool woodwork stuff this year.
Dear Usagi from UKThank you so much for the card! Your drawings are great, I really appreciate the Christmas Kino and the cute Seiichiro drawing. Your handwriting is really nice too!I've been to the UK a couple times for extended periods of time. We like making fun of the British a lot, but honestly I think the UK is a very nice, beautiful country with good food and pleasant people. I especially love the small medieval-ish towns in the countryside like York. The big cities aren't great, Londoners are about as pleasant as Parisians, which isn't very much (just generally speaking, of course).We do celebrate on the 24th, we usually have a big dinner with our entire families, and on the 25th we open up our gifts with just our close relatives. It obviously depends on the family though.Fortunately I haven't caught gout just yet but I might after eating all those Cadbury sweets you got me!Unfortunately, I did not watch Sailor Moon growing up. I was more the type of kid who watched shounen shows (dragon ball, pokemon).In truth, I never got around to watching the vast majority of the shows you mentioned, unfortunately, I did like some of them though! Well, I'm sure my card to you explained all of that pretty well, probably.My personal favorite from this year... I guess I'll have to go with Konosuba season 3. I'm a longtime fan of the series and it was nice to see a quality sequel. I mostly read a ton of manga this year though, I'm not too up-to-date on anime.I haven't heard of Love Bullet, Marmalade Boy or Red River! But I just checked out their first chapters, they seem pretty nice. Love Bullet in particular seems like something I'd enjoy, since I'm not a massive fan of Shoujo manga.I feel pretty bad for making such simple card when you made this masterpiece. Hopefully my gifts and snacks are good enough to make up for it!
>>274138454SM from UK i sent the card Monday, it should be there before Christmas.
ARP of SpainADoG of SpainI talked with UPS on the phone today. They want your phone number and email address to get in touch with you. I forwarded the invoice documents for your cards to santa; hopefully santa can give you those. I suggest you try calling UPS directly to work out what's going on once santas forward you tracking info. Alternatively you can relay email and phone number to me (JL of WI) via santas and I can talk to UPS again, but this would probably be slower.ID of CAJH of OKYour cards were dropped off at a UPS pickup point today. Should arrive before Christmas.
>>274143239Glad it got there in One Pie- safely. Coasters really are ideal for gift-mailing purposes, so it's neat we both had the same idea. I can see from the posts below yours are those cool slate ones, which look great. Have a good Christmas, horo!
Bros.... I am getting kinda worried. This year I moved to new place, nice location, literally in the middle of city. But enterance to my apartment is behind 3 fucking gates.So I had issues with letters/parcels.So I tried to be smart and start using nearby parcel motel, it was working just fine. But for the past 2 weeks there is no free space there ;_; Last parcel I order from Amazon has issue getting there. I asked my Santa to deliver there and now I am worried.thanks for reading my blog
>>274151951should've paid for parcel spa
>>274151951>3 gates to get to the doorDo you live in some fucking compound in Somaliland?
VM of the Czech Republic, tracking says they tried to deliver your package to you and were unable to. It looks like they're currently holding it at the local post office, so please go check.
>>274152045No, Ireland
>>274151665Hey anon, ARP here. What a weird situation, I received stuff from USPS on previous years and they never asked for a phone number or an e-mail. Anyway. I made a throwaway e-mail account (yurikabestgirl@gmail.com) you can send the tracking for your card and anything else here, it will be faster this way. Let's see if we can solve this situation as soon as possible.
Between P and MK from Canada, which one of you cares more about stamps? Also, do you prefer Chip or Dale?
Glad the thread is still up so I can post this card that just came in! AB of SC Thank you so much for the card! Of course I really love the Aki you drew! She's absolutely adorable! I just wanna kiss her cheeks!Hope you enjoy the shows I put on my wishlist, all of em are some of my favorites and I know you'll have a blast!I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well!
>>274151285Oh, neato!I swear I wasn't demanding initials!Thanks
>>274152380Respectfully, trim your fucking nails
No idea who because you didn't include a return address from Germany, presumablyCute Erika! I am doing well this season and hope you are too. I'll see if I can find some glühwein if can this weekend. Erika is good choice, and you are right to think that I may like Darjeeling because I do, but in my opinion Nonna is top guppie. She's got: a great voice, admirable loyalty to her friends, and huge tits. What's not to like? I'm waiting before resuming Re:Zero for a bit. After watching Frieren and Mushoku Tensei, I'm going to take a break from fantasy before I can stomach Subaru being, well, Subaru. I don't know how the Japanese do it, but they are so good at making worlds where the main character is the least interesting part, and Re:Zero is a particularly egregious case of that. Thanks again and Merry Christmas!The humor in the Lakoscht joke is lost on me but I'm sure it's quite clever>>274151951Assuming you're the anon that addressed things to an OOHPOD, I have no idea if I filled the address for my card correctly but I hope it gets to you.>>274152309Ty; sent
>>274152955cute wani
>>274152868what do you mean? His nails look perfectly normal to me. Plenty of people don't trim their nails to the root, doing so is pretty uncomfortable.
>>274151951doubt it, but are you AS?
>>274152868Stop biting your nails, freak
>>274149728I was exaggerating for dramatic effect, it's really not that bad. You could even pass it off as an official anime artbook. Maybe.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH CB of GAThis is so fantastic I can barely contain myself. I've been blessed by woodprinter anon.I absolutely love the comfy Kyoko and the DC rockband is so nice that I need to frame it for display year round.Not only did you accept my silly request, you went beyond and drew a trio of very cute pokemon, very lovely. I was surprised by the Ogerpon love too, the first I've seen someone favorite the Mask Pokemon!My Christmas season have been going wonderfully now that I've gotten such a beautiful card, thank you!Sorry that I've been growing through a classics anime kick lately, I've just finished out Leiji's classic trio of television anime, strong stuff. Of modern shows I've watched recently, I have also enjoyed Akiba Maid War, OddTaxi, PingPong, Mob Psycho 100 and One Punch Man. A bit genre stagnant there I admit, what do you suggest I should check out? You should definitely finish up Maison Ikkoku, it's such a sweet little story.All the love, have a very Merry Christmas and thank you very very very much!
>>274152955I'm glad it reached you, otherwise it would have been lost forever lol. Nonna, I see, I should have guessed from the Darkness mention that you like the enormous breasts. Also a solid choice.>I don't know how the Japanese do it, but they are so good at making worlds where the main character is the least interesting partYeah I guess so. And after all the "character development" in S2 I can't say much has changed. On the other hand this series throws so many characters around it's hard to remember who's who>The humor in the Lakoscht joke is lost on me but I'm sure it's quite cleverHaha, not really, it's just how someone from a particular German region would pronounce LacosteMerry Christmas again!
>>274138352imagine how mad they are lol
>>274142430whats that white filing in the chocolate taste like? mint? it looks good
>>274155316Considering it has a picture of mint on it, probably yes
>>274155403I may be retarded
>>274155431I mean it still can be jizz. More likely to be desu
>>274155036I'm glad that you liked it!I don't follow the Pokemon community much, is Ogerpon really not that popular? It was so cute, it's the only reason I bought the DLC at all.Nothing wrong with classic anime, but for a recommendation for something recent, I've really been enjoying Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku. It's a cute little romance manga without misunderstandings and love triangles, and its getting an anime next year.I'm glad that you enjoyed the card, and I hope you have a great Christmas!
>>274155279I'm mad for them.
>>274156186thanks again!I'll definitely be on the lookout for Kaoru next yearMerry Christmas!forgot to mention, you've got the nicest handwriting I've seen in a long time
>>274144477Beautiful handwriting
Homodachi of Italy, what in the goodness gracious is this heavy ass box that's arrived in the UK? I'm holed up with covid and have near run out of snacks, you are an absolute angel. I'll try my best to be awake in daylight hours to take pictures.
Got my first and only card so far a while ago, but couldn't find the time to post it earlier. Thank you for the big boob which claimed victory, and merry Christmas!
How do so many of you faggots draw so well?
>>274158824I sacrificed my drawing power so others may draw well
>>274158824just trace bro
>>274158910I refuse to fucking trace, might as well fucking use AI then and shit on the card so it leaves a shitstain
>>274158910>>274158986yeah, well, I always copy some artworks by eye, but I wonder what's the point. The better I do it, the more traced it will look and then people will think I spent LESS effort. I think I'm stupid
>>274158824Keep participating in /ss/ and your drawing skill will automatically start improving. You'll need to sign up for a good number of cards every year though, at least 5 I think. And keep trying to draw more complex designs each time.
>>274159055I do the same exact thing and had the same worry this year. I can draw by reference pretty well to the point some might mistake some of it for being traced. Wish I could just freehand, but then it might look too shitty. I think we might be stupid, anon.
>>274159055>>274159201Just change a part of the artwork, like the clothes the character is wearing, or their expression, or their hand position. No one will think you traced it then.
>>274158824i trace poses so the anatomy isnt fucked up and then draw the character onto that freehand
>>274159236Does giving them a Santa hat work?
>>274159236I'll replace a small part of the original so it looks more personalized. I'm not skilled enough to draw the characters doing anything I want so picking a scene and very slightly altering it works out well.
>>274159236It may still be just some Frankenstein thing. Maybe I should always put the eyes a bit too close together on purpose so that it looks goofy. If the rest is top notch it might still seem like I can draw
Sorry anons, even if you trace I can always tell if you're not skilled.
To S from PA and NB from CA. I did get your cards, thank you! I will be tied up for a bit this week and won't be able to take pictures but will try to post them this weekend.
>>274159626I only trace because I'm not skilled and I don't have the soul/confidence to scribble like a 4 year old
>>274158824Just doodle until you can make good lines, then practice all the other shit.
>>274158824Like this Anon >>274159164 said, keep participating /ss/. Your drawing will improve in long term. My skills went from pic related to this >>274125532 in 6 years. Heck this year it is my first time I say I'm satisfied with my Art. Of course you can also participate in Draw threads anywhere on this site. This is what it helped me to improve a lot, because it adds a new challenge with every requests I do. Also a bit of art foundation like shapes and forms, perspective, color theory and composition helped me a lot.If you have (multiple) artist you like, follow them, look at their art and ask yourself why you like this artist in the first place and maybe try to copy it. It's okay to trace it as long you understand the foundations behind it and not to say "I did it". It is a steep hill to climb with full of frustration, to develop drawing skills, but will grow overtime.
>>274160369but in 6 years I'll be 36haha, coincidentally 2018 was when I made an attempt to get into drawing as well and participated in some draw threads. but I always spent like 8 hours on a "full artwork" just to realize after a night's sleep it looked like shit, instead of praticing the basics like a good boy. couldn't bear the frustration of that.
>>274135290>Also AC your gift is wrapped in the bigger box with your card so everything else is extra and safe to open.I'll keep an eye out! thank you!
JR of UKMO of SwitzerlandYour cards were sent out this evening. They may arrive on time if luck is in your favor.
>>274160659Drawing is less of age issue, it's just a really heavy time commitment for a passion that might or might not work for you, if you don't have clear goals for it. AI will challenge it even further, as it will create ""Masterpieces/Perfection"" one day. I see insecure "artists" giving up or wasting their time hating it instead useing it for drawing, because they think AI will make 100x times better and needs to be destroyed which is impossible now. Also as someone with a ADHD brain, I don't practise art. Too boring for my brain. I just do full drawings nonstop, while also doing my basics. I fail a lot doing it and it is what frustrates me the most thinking I waste my time with it, but actually learning a lot from it. Not everything has to be perfect in first try, I need thousands tries to get my art in a acceptable state. This is what's make art fun for me.
Why does everyone think they have fucking ADHD nowadays
>>274162032the internet and social media have unironically ruined a lot of people.
>>274161992>I don't practice, I just do it a lot and also fundamentalswhat do you think practice is, anon
>>274161992Yeah AI will frustrate a lot of peoples ambitions. But for some others it may even be beneficial. It takes the pressure out you know. When you start now, you'll know from the start that you'll only ever do this for your own amusement. No point in constantly comparing yourself when everyone gets blown out of the water in the same way anyway. It becomes less of "what is possible" and more of "what can I do". Maybe. Just 3:37 AM thoughts. Maybe I'll give it another shot one day.
>>274162299Oh man I really am getting more retarded at 3:30AM.
>>274158910To level up your tracing game I suggest looking up a video on how to draw the character and just follow what the artist is doing, you'll get a decent drawing plus since you're naturally shit at drawing you add your own flair to the drawing. For example, one character I drew is very muscular but I made his neck too long and it looks like a penis even when following the video.
>>274109261I sent my gifts on Friday from Utah to Pennsylvania. I didn't realize until I wrote the address down to take it to the post office that the address I was given didn't have a zip code but the USPS assured me that the computer can simply look it up which they did and I didn't want to wait for a response to email.>tracking numberOof, I hadn't thought of that. Well, I did the best I could with the information I had so tracking number notwithstanding they should have their gift in the next couple of days. I love doing these so much, thank you again for another year!
>>274163159Oh, it's been a few years since I did this. I forgot how we do things. I skipped all years during the pandemic. This is a gift to TS of PA Your gift has been sent on Friday. Should have it in the next couple of days provided the USPS is correct about the zip code.
>>274158824>so well
>>274163599NTA but I think some cards that are posted here have pretty good art.Maybe that's just in comparison to my toddler sketches, but still.
>>274133486Please man.
>>274164375They could be busy or waiting closer to Christmas to post everything all at once. Start worrying after Christmas.
>>274123883is this one of those things where the tracking information ends once it leaves japan? there might be a different tracking number for your local country. it could also be in customs.
Canada Post won't start accepting new mail until Thursday. There's also a huge backlog so don't expect to get anything in time for Christmas.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-post-backlog-delivery-estimates-christmas-1.7411879
>>274165247can we please ban canada
>>274165324I'm all for this.
>>274165247>Additionally, Canada Post will only begin accepting new international mail and parcels on Dec. 23. Customers shipping internationally should expect disruptions to continue well into 2025.https://financialpost.com/news/what-resumption-services-canada-post-means
>>274137876I'm almost 35. I never stopped liking anime and anonymous discussion via imageboards of my various hobbies. Millennials are everywhere.
>>274165741Go back to the retirement home.
>>274165773Go back to gaia
>>274165773Don't bully your senior citizens during Christmas please
>>274144477Hey! I'm glad it managed to reach you on time despite the reroute>DATE CHIZUKO and BERRY BLOSSOMThey both look cute too, the whole show seems nice
RC from VA Your gift arrivedSM from UKAM from FLmotherfucker who dropped it off at my doorI got your cards
Fucking customs!
>>274109261>>274112142>didn't do a single thing>got two of the best presents in this threadwtf I love Christmas now
RL of WA sorry for the blueballing; this weekend ended up being pretty busy.I seriously love the card, anon; I am always very happy to see Aria-themed cards. I swear everybody has sharper x-acto knives than me to get such clean cuts. The doodles on the inside are adorable, too.I'm very glad to hear we feel the same way about long wishlists! Why participate if you don't want to read an /a/non's 20-page thesis about some forgettable seasonal anime from 12 years ago?Warms my heart to hear people still enjoying Slayers for the first time. There's just something about it that makes almost all the jokes land, where a typical >Japanese comedy would otherwise fail. Lina is such a great character.And yeah, you're pretty spot on with Gosick; an extremely cute Victorique, an excellent setting, and asspulls for days. I've actually had Shadows House recommended to me once before, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet; I'll definitely have to move it up the list now.There's actually a lot more I want to say, but I'll spare you further autistic rambling until next week when I open everything you've sent (love how you did spoilers in the card, by the way.) Thanks again, /a/non!
>>274165247I really hope the card I sent to my anon the week before the strike started makes it through before Christmas primarily because I sent something that's completely time sensitive for its full effect.
>>274160369In 6 years I'll be dead in a trench
>>274164587Doubtful, usually it says that the package left the airport but it doesn't on my order
>>274158782Oh neat, figured it would arrive around this time since I used the christmas stamps. You're welcome, and I just really, really wanted to do one card with huge boobs
Next year I'm making sure to request for my anon to wrap my gift in my wishlist because you autists keep fucking this up. Wrapped gifts is like the most basic element of christmas guys, come on. At least warn your anons not to open the package, now I can't display my gift under my tree and already know what it is
>>274169231I never unbox anything, I always treat the original package as the wrapping. Ever led me wrong
>>274169231Tell the Santas and do your part in gatekeeping lazy and inconsiderate newfags
>>274169231Only year my gifts were wrapped was the previous one and then my santa was severely under bracket, never said a word to the santas about either. This I know will be my year, however.
>>274146666>>274146691Checked.I’m glad you like the card! By the way I did post the card you’ve sent me two weeks ago, since I didn’t catch a /ss/ thread in December to post it. >> 273626558Sorry for messing up the country, it seems that the envelopes got mixed up during the year.
>>274169667now with a working link >>273626558Also, MS from ILI got a letter from customs regarding your card. It seems that they do not believe your customs declaration, and they asked me if they have permission to open the letter or if I can give them a receipt for what may be in there. Please check your mail, I have also contacted the /ss/ team about this.
>>274169702>MS from ILI responded to the Santas already so hopefully they relay that soon, but in short, I don't think there would be a problem with them opening the padded envelope. Maybe they think the candy I included (and declared) sounds like pills? I provided pictures of the package and its contents and a tracking number to the Santas, but I don't have any receipts anymore unfortunately.
Speaking of wrapping, MS from Poland. You can open the box once you get it, everything inside is wrapped. If we trust tracking, you should receive it today.
>>274122421Welp, since it seems like they won't redeliver the card and they won't send it back to me, I'll get another one started for you. I'll get this one finished by end of week, and surely I'll remember to get the apartment number included. Sorry again for everything, anon
>>274169858I see, thank you! I'll give them a call tomorrow.
>>274163976No no, I agree. We have some good artists here, I wrote that because I was thinking of my own cards.
Oh shit. Oh fuck. It seems like the mailman tried to deliver your gift today, my dear DC but I wasn't at home. I'll grab your package tomorrow morning!
>>274170423No worries, it's been in transit for a ridiculous length of time already, so an extra day doesn't matter.
>>274158782Did a wizard write this card or something?
>>274170637I believe that's unironically the Finnish "language"
>>274170637Close, an elf.
>>274165324not just from this event. in general.
>>274170253I see. Yeah, I am definitely not part of the "so many", either.
My wife won't be happy seeing all the lewd anime girls in the cards arriving to the house...
Will we get a thread after New Years? I'll be out for the next 2ish weeks and I'd like to post the cards I recieved when I get back...
>>274171648The threads stay alive a little into the week after NY. We used to also have another thread ~a week after for late arrivals but we didn't have one this year so it's a coinflip.
>>274171648>>274171703with what's going on in Canada, probably
>>274171423I don't have a wife but then again I don't have lewd cards either so it evens out. Only 1/5 has arrived
>>274170663Really? Gross...
>>274171648I hope so, there's zero chance of international card making it to Canada by New Years considering >>274165429.They didn't even let me post mine until service is officially resumed.
I hand-drew my cards, but I traced them... forgive me recipient-sama...
My drawings look traced but they aren't. I swear...
I feel like I made a horrible mistake by putting my hobbies in my wishlist. Knowing my luck I'm getting saddled with an art book that somehow cost $80.
I traced everything for my cards and I'm not ashamed
>>274171977I find it very curious that the card I sent to Canada hasn't been delivered, obviously, but it hasn't been returned to me either. It's probably stuck in an airport somewhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqRPOEa3P44trying to send my card to Canada
>>274172335That's how I feel after my package has been travelling for days inside my city to cover a 30min distance. Called my neighbourhood post office 10+ times and they refuse to pick up, could have called a corpse less times and he'd pick it up at some point.
>>274172335I was going to ask for context until I heard>TorontoYup that's all the context I need.
VS of NL - I've got your gift today>first snack I've opened are licorice dropso-off to a good start!
Two cards came in the mail today, but I didn't get the time to post them until now.First, SA from Austria, we meet again! Thank you for your card, it's even cuter than the card you sent me last year. I always love the backgrounds you choose. From your message I get the impression that you're a much bigger fan of Eva than I am, and your enthusiasm really shined through. I'm glad you like the series so much! Honestly, I think Purple is a good character, but I love tsunderes so I have to be in Team Red by default.Thanks again, and Happy Holidays!
I have sent 10 complaints to this postal service and they still won't tell me what documents are missing
>>274172663And the second card is from CB of GA. Thank you so much, your wood carving looks phenomenal! You even included all the detailed panel linings; it looks exactly like my Tallgeese plamo! I like the paper you wrote your message on too, it's very cute. I'm... ambivalent regarding the new Gundam. I'm more of a fan of Super Robot shows, so unless GQuuuuuuX reaches the SR-esque levels of ridiculousness that Gundam Wing did, I probably won't enjoy it much. I like the character designs, at least.I was assigned to you too, by the way. From the stamp on your envelope, it looks like we both mailed our cards on the same day, so my card should be reaching you soon too. It's not going to be an artistic masterpiece like yours, but I hope you like it regardless!
>>274172996they probably won't do anything without the A38 permit. you should try to acquire it
>>274173054wew lad
AS of Ireland contact UPS to figure out why they couldn't deliver your package containing my whitelist card
>>274172996They want your money.
>>274173059Was that an Asterix reference?
>>274173398yeah
>>274173398>>274173567This is an Iznogoud board, gauls OUT.
>>274172089F. If it makes you feel better, you have my pity
>might be given paint because I mentioned gunpla>I do not paint>the upside is this will force me to paint and I'll have paint>the downside is that I'll be forced to paint
>>274173966>anon, I copied Paint from my PC to give to you
I have to make 2 more cards and I have a flight at 8am tomorrow am I screwed
>>274174070If my anon does that, I'll send them a physical virus instead of just a digital one>>274174094Just draw them on the flight and drop them from the plane when you're flying over their exact address
>>274174094>>274174137If you don't fly over the exact adress, you can still make it a paper plane and shoot
>>274174178>making a competitor plane inside a plane to casually launch while still insideAnon they'll kill him
>>274158824Buy something like this - a total game changer.
>>274174854>tfw I use a homemade alternative with a bowl and phone flashlight
>>274158824I frankenstein a few images together in Gimp to get the basic pose, outfit, hairstyle and facial expression, maybe cut them up and move stuff around a bit to get the exact pose I wantThen I do the budget version of:>>274174854And tape some paper to my screen, do a very rough and light trace of the frankenstein mess, and then draw over the top of that untill it's no longer a mess
>>274175063I used a glass pane from my tv set, two books and a phone flashlight too. But this year I got this baby and it truly works wonder. better to draw, you can easily tape both pages to the thingy and regulated brightness is great.
People will do anything instead of referencing an image with their eyes and using their imagination, huh?
>>274175108>untill it's no longer a messit's always a mess
No initials or tracking mail general. When does Santa poke people for tracking and consider them as grinch if there is no reply
>>274175305Post your proudest work
>>274175108sounds like a plan
>>274175548On the 20th.
>>274169894Great, thanks for the info! Unfortunately I won't be able to open the package until Friday because I'm away. But Ican't wait!
>>274175305I reference pictures of myself, sorry if girls on your card look like a fat ugly bastard
>>274176534I've done that too lmao
>>274176534>>274176638I've also stripped to my underwear doing that so that I can see the anatomy better
>>272694895>Ian Bostridge and Der Zwerg mentionedAbsolutely based.Bostridge's version is the one CL put in their original music CD version but the pianist is Julian Drake. Presumably it's a track Warner already had in their archives.So a few years back I basically shotgunned a whole bunched of Schubert's lieder and not gonna lie after the first few dozen tracks and not being able to understand German, they kinda blended together but I distinctly remember "Der Zwerg" and "Der Wanderer" being the standout tracks. I'm floored that's a specific track you managed to pull of out the billion song settings Schu managed to put out.Also, I love "Gretchen am Spinnrade" and ""Der Tod und das Mädchen" because I'm a basic bitch. "Erlkonig" and "Die Forelle" would still my absolute favorite lieds because they're really good and on the opposite end of the mood settings, trout is so light and funny. Which reminds me I forgot to recommend episode 13, which everyone should watch at least once, if only they could "what the fuck".Sorry it took this long to get specifically track down and reply to this post. I did remember to "reply to der zwerg anon" but I've just been so sick and fatigued this past month and a half. :( If you still want to personally hand over your card, I'm game, though. I promise I'm not contagious. Thanks for reading my autistic long list all the way through. Have a merry christmas in any case!
>>274172557I'll keep sending anons our national treasure despite most people hating the taste! Someday someone will like it, maybe.
Thank you so much CB of PA this is one of the best cards I've ever gotten. I swear I'll never get annoyed again when I search my initials and only see yours. I will passionately recommend Iruma-kun until my dying day so with a 4th season coming adapting a great arc it's a perfect time to get caught up. The Made in Abyss board is getting displayed year round.
>>274177090shit I'm dumb, CB of GA
The rolling action starts this friday right?
>>274177086Nta, but last year I got a box of that and I could only eat three or four pieces before giving up. I'm sorry.
Is there a chance that if I call customer service and say kisama where is my package they will actually hurry up?
>>274177090How that wooden plank is made? Hand drawn or something else
>>274177428It's burned in with a laser engraver.
>>274177412Only if you say it imitating Aya Hirano's voice.
>>274177086Licorice is fantastic, please send it to everyone you can because I really like it and the more the merrier I will eat it all if need be
>>274177355No worries. I'm expecting most of them to end up in the trash, and that's also why I switched to smaller baggies this year.>>274177507Are you Finnish?
>>274176820Anon this post was from fifty thousand billion years ago->spoilerNever mind, I'm sorry to hear you were sick. Are you feeling any better now? Please don't overwork yourself!I'm 12eps in while I'm juggling my other shows as well. A bit amazing that Bostridge came up again, I thought they'd go with a native German speaker, I don't know how famous he is. I also don't precisely remember how I came across Der Zwerg specifically, either I picked one at random or that was one of the few that stood out to me in terms of both music and plot. Erlkonig and Der Zwerg are the only ones I know very well, but I'll check the other ones out and play them while I work on your card. I'll let you know my thoughts on them in the thread, or in the card or maybe even in person because I'm definitely down to listen to more of his lieds. I did a lil peek out of curiosity and excitement, but I'm a bit disappointed in what I heard for CL's rendition of Erlkonig. Maybe it hits different during the actual episode, but I'm not that optimistic... but episode 13 is literally the next one I have to watch, so I'm excited for that however. Beethoven really carries the show but the rest of the cast is great as well. Minus Sousuke, I could really do with less of him... Meanwhile your favourite Schubert is unsurprisingly fun, however. I would have been a bit annoyed if it took half a season to finally meet him, but it was nice to say hello and goodbye to him early, then finally have him join the cast. Although I don't know/remember enough of music history to get all the references, I thought Schubert was fond of Mozart irl? I just assumed it was a subversion of expectations, but we'll see. Hoping to read up on music history more after the show.I'm interested to see where things are going with Bach (especially now that he can talk) it's hard to decide between him and Beethoven who my favourite composer is.Cont.
>CB didn't post a spoiler pic of the backs of his cards this year because too many anons guessed right last time.Cute! Glad he got a second engraver in time for the rest of his cards.
>you will never eat gyoza with your anons>>274176820Thank you for tracking me down though, I was a bit worried and honestly felt a bit bad that you never responded to my posts, I didn't know you were unwell. Considering my wishlist was 1900 words, it was honestly a very fun read, your passion/autism for your shows/stuff, and I felt bad that I didn't at least organize my essay into paragraphs in a separate document. I'll probably opt to hand-deliver even if I didn't want to meet you, I'd have no idea when it would even arrive, and I'd save whatever neet savings it would have cost to send something that'd be stuck in transit for six years. I'll try to get it done this week, drop me an email at cc_cheeseknight@proton.me if you're worried Santas might take a while to forward information. You may or may not have also missed a meet-up.>>274177090I had a big tin of Allsorts licorice (pink, yellow, all sorts of pretty colours) gifted to me once, and I was obligated to give it a try. Turns out if you force yourself to keep snacking on something, you acquire a taste. Although it was still rather difficult to have the pure-black ones. Next time I get gifted licorice, I'll acquire the taste of the pure ankoku ones just for you, anon.
>>274177565I'm not Finnish luckily I just really like licorice, anise, fennel, all that stuff. I had ouzo for the first time recently too and that was great as well.
>>274177571>MozartAnon, you don't know how much bitching I did back in the day when this was airing with regards to music history and Schubert. Keep in mind I knew jackshit about classical music at this point but Schubert being a Mozart hater is something the show basically made up, which is weird (honestly, bad) because that's half of his personality.I still love the show's arrangement of Erlkonig, gomen. I'd explain but I'm phoneposting, need to be somewhere, and the thread's about to die. It's good to hear from you! I'm sorry for the inconvenience my Santa and card anons aren't getting a gift/cards in time for christmas, which I feel guilty about. sorry for ruining your holidays.
>>274177470Nice, I didn't know it could do such nice gradients like that.I have a CNC with drill, maybe should get a laser as well but I am worried of blinding myself :D
>>274177779So people that like it do exist outside of Holland and Finland!>ouzoI've never had this, but it sounds tasty. I think I'll get a bottle.
>>274177841I mean, Mozart being a bit of an annoying zany shitlord is (presumably) what the show made up as well (liking poop and fart jokes was definitely real iirc) so it's not the most unforgivable thing, although it does seem like they're pointing to something about Schubert's actual life whenever he gets upset about that.>weird (honestly, bad) because that's half of his personalityI thought Schubert was your favourite though? Is it his dedication and fanboying for Beethoven? Or just his role as the gag character often getting bullied by fate?>>>phonepostingTime to foot-deliver your card instead, I hope you accomplish your tasks well without getting yourself sick. And no worries, you haven't done anything wrong! Hopefully your things will still arrive for your anons and bring a smile on their faces, even if it's a bit late.>tfw my gift anon is in the same city, but I'm still waiting on some orders to come in>have to request hand-delivering them but it's going to be lateForgive me MH of Canada...
I completely forgot about this obstinate faggot. Nuke that place already.
>>274146398Oh shit it made it in time?!the cunt at the post office told me there was no way in hell it would arrive before christmasI'm glad it got there, fellow Villainess anonSA of Austria, your card arrived today. Sakura>Rin, but there are no bad choices with three three heroines
>>274178218>using a thesaurus word against an anon just doing his bestHow irascible of you
>>274177643You may or may not have also missed a meet-up.Yeah, I've still not checked my email since two weeks ago. Then again if that may or may not happened the past two weekends, it would've been impossible for me, haha, anyway. Also, I feel a little relieved to minimize the number anons who'd see my irl visage. More seriously, my baka ass body had seriously stupid flare ups the past few weeks so that would've a bad time for everybody. Terrible christmas, this one. Okay, that's enough blogging. See you soon, maybe!
>>274178379That sounds like it sucks a lot, and I hope you'll feel better in the coming weeks, today's a bit warmer so hopefully things continue and that may maybe help as well. See (You) soon!
>>274178075>liking poop and fart jokes was definitely real iirchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leck_mich_im_Arsch
>>274178312"Obstinate" isn't so outré a word to cause your brow to furrow. I won't start the whole canada spiel here but the problem goes back far enough to remove any suspicions of irascibility from my person.
>>274178618I forgot about this! I do remember he bullied some soprano he didn't like by composing it to make her physical habit cause her to bob her neck in a very silly way, that and other stuff of Mozart getting back at other people. Whereas for Beethoven I only recall that he was a bit temperamental and hard to deal with, can't recall any other composers' personalities but I think I'm willing to forgive basically all of them. Unless Bach ate a child, or something.>>274178619Well, I'm going to wait until you're gruntled in the next thread then
>>274177086I don't hate licorice, but I just popped 2 or 3 into my mouth, thinking it's some chocoish drops and, well, it blew my mind
>Beethoven this, Mozart that Enough. Let's talk about Tchaiko.
Anons, Anons. Calm down, it's Christmas this time next week
>>274179185>Calm downI don't know if I'll be able to NOT open my gift before the 25th. The tension is killing me.
>a week from Christmas>Santa still hasn't posted my gift despite needing to ship it internationally
>Schubert posting MP please check your email, I replied to what you sent me. Love, your nemesis!
>>274179099METAL HIJACK LOL
>>274179239Same here, but it's not like this is the first time I've gotten grinched
>>274179344Does anti-grinching usually work out okay? What's the process?I've got a feeling I might need to ask for it this year.
>>274179323Damn, I forgot to include DMC on my list this year. Next time for sure.
>>274179239I've gotten tracking numbers at later dates than now. It's possible that the gift is posted but anon is waiting to send the #.Gift was bad though.
>>274179432Well, I never got anything that one time, but then again anti-grinching wasn't as well defined back then. Keep in mind this was back in 2016 or something
Last for Dvořák and the new world symphony.
>>274179617Oh you.
>>274179432I haven't been grinched but I have anti-grinched a couple years ago. Once the Santas determine the total number of people who have been grinched (a couple days after New Year's, usually), I emailed them about antigrinching. They try to assign you an anon who was in roughly the same bracket... and then you send them a gift. It's a lot less controlled compared to regular /ss/. There was no deadline, and I'm pretty sure there was no tracking requirement either (I still got one for my anon though).
Last for horse.
no last for best girl
