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  1. Well Dream-You needs to share his new bounty. If I don't dream up a new console in the next week you're in Dream-Trouble! 🤣 New update photo- I bit the bullet & did the eyes. I was terrified it'd all go wrong at the eyes, but it came out ok. He looks a lil' sad at getting pixelated, but that's it! I have also begun to adjust to the big needle, now switching back to my regular stitching feels overly delicate 😆
  2. Since I see no reason not to keep the Secret Santa thread going well into Spring- I started on the kitty needlepoint my Santa gave me & thought I'd share progress! What I've learned: This kit is in half cross instead of tent stitch- which is good! I've never done tent stitch, but I do half cross all the time! The print has no distinction for where the actual stitches will land 😅 so I'm kinda winging it for what goes where. ohmygodthisNEEDLE! I added a picture of the smallest & largest needles I normally use, next to the one for this kit. It is HUGE. The biggest needle I've ever had. It kinda hurts my fingers because I'm not used to it! I've got my fingers crossed it'll turn out in the end- I'm worried about the detail around the eyes. I might backstitch there- we'll see!
  3. Oh SNAP! Next year's gonna be crazy now, we've got all the best organizers!
  4. GASP! They EXIST! I still want to put a retro pie into a Jaguar shell & slap a Coleco Chameleon sticker on it- now I know all the bits I'd need exist! I just have to figure out how to put them together!😆
  5. Just got back from my parent's place- mom's 8-month old mutt has unqiue sleeping habits! Anyway, time to finish out the evening in traditional fashion. Hope everyone had a great holiday!
  6. I absolutely have a Playdate! Now I'm extra excited to try it! 😁
  7. Good morning & Merry Christmas! Who's up for a presents? 😁 So I'm gonna start with my surprise box from last year's Santa, who's never admitted their forum name (they know who they are! Probably!) I rarely make it to McDonald's these days, so it's nice to get some of the gaming toys that aren't hand-me-downs from my niece! 😆 I had no idea Sabaton had a magazine! This is gonna be a fun read! And the wrapped gift: Funky pinball handheld! I love these kind of things (I finally got a Brick Game a couple months ago!) Not everyone's up just yet, but I look forward to trying this out! Thank you so much for this unexpected awesomeness! And now- this year's Santa! The card came with hints for what was in the packages, so let's go down the list! 1- "It is (not yet) a cat, it will be smooth as wool." A needlepoint kit! Slightly different from the cross stitch I normally do, but I'm excited to try it! Needlepoint is actually really hard to find in the states anymore, this isn't something I could've gotten around here! Very cool! 2- "It seems it is a tradition, so let's perpetuate it!" I was reading the card out loud- me & my fiance immediately knew it would be a gummi burger. The tradition is upheld!! New brand this year too 😁 3- "Not a videogame yet, but a game." This is actually very cool! It's hard to tell in the photo, but the maze is double-layered. To win you have to do part of it blind! It may take me a lil' bit to get to the finish 😅 4- "Candies?" Candies! I think I may have had a variation on these once as a kid. My fiance may steal them though, as these are his top 3 flavors. Maybe I should hide them! 5- "This one is for Lady Duel! This is PAL and maybe in French but I found it appropriate." I love this! Context for those who don't know: I have a second, older online name I still use a few places- "DuelLadyS". Which, as my Santa figured out, is a holdover from when I was a local Yugioh TCG judge! While I have no means to play this, I will definitely be keeping it for nostalgia. (I also love that the case is broken. I've seen so many complaints about the lack of replacements for PAL PS cases, I feel like I'm getting the proper European retro experience!) 6- "No peanut butter in France, but I guess salted caramel is a good replacement." Definitely a good replacement! I have already opened these, & I don't expect they'll last very long! 7- "A cat game, only in digital but in physical. Let's game!" I'm definitely curious to try this one- the physical goodie box is giving me cat-themed Broforce vibes 😆 (yes, I did find the download paper, I just didn't take a picture of it!) 8- "The biggest adventure of a leaf!" LYNX HOMEBREW! EEEE! I haven't gotten a new Lynx game in ages! I did peek in the map pack, & it looks like this game is HUGE! I'm looking forward to it! Numbers 9 & 10 had no hints, since it was an additional card/info: The back of the card offers up a translation "Santa, how do you know so much about me?" "Instagram AtariAge." Which is very appropriate! It always amazes me just how on-point this Secret Santa always is. It's like we're all spying on each other! An immense thank you to both my Santas, to Chicgamer & Captain Breakout for organizing it, & for everyone who joins in! This is always one of the best parts of the holidays! Merry Christmas everybody!
  8. It occurred to me I only posted one in-progress picture of my cross stitch advent, despite having taken pictures every day. Oops. Well, here's the end result! I'll see you all tomorrow for the Great Opening!
  9. There's four books for Pac-man, made by Millcraft. One is labeled Ms. Pac-man, sometimes it's easier to find that way. There's also four Mario patterns from Plaid, and a few punch needle kits from Purr-fect Punch. I don't do punch needle & suspect the iron ons for it no longer work, but I've seen Mario, Zelda, & Punch-out. Let me know if you need any help looking!
  10. While the company that made them is long gone, cross stitchers are cutthroat about copyright & I'd likely get crucified for it 😅 More importantly, I don't currently have access to a good scanner or a camera better than my 5 year old phone. But if that changes, I'll make a post!
  11. So I haven't said anything yet & have no pictures (for not-showing-address reasons), but now that things are fully sorted: I have double presents! I got caught very off-guard by a second Secret Santa present, from last year's Santa! Cue emotions of confusion, excitement, then panic that somehow something had gone wrong in net-space & someone would be giftless because the wrong matches got through! But I have communicated back & forth with Chicgamer, all is well, & a thank-you gift is headed to my Double Santa becuase such generosity deserves a reward, dangit! So look forward to a lil' extra to show off come Christmas Day! 😁
  12. I'm getting some great mileage out of those vintage pac-man pattern leaflets 🤣 I'm glad everything made it ok! The ornament was bought last summer when I had the chance to visit the last Blockbuster. My fiance's reaction to the Touch Me was funny... he's looking at it, asking me about if it's actually vintage, until he hears a plastic sound & looks up to see me pulling a battery out of something- "you already have one." "Yeah, that's how I knew to look for one!" Then he sighed & left. I think I watched a birthday present plan get formed & ruined at the same time 😆
  13. Oh good, it doesn't look like customs did anything weird! I don't send international often, I was worried about that!
  14. I actually had my fiance open it, to see if the gifts inside were wrapped & could be removed without spoiling the surprise! I'm gonna wait to open this year- the advent cross stitch thing does wonders for my preventing me from getting too antsy for gifts on my rare free afternoons. It was also funny- I'm listening with my back turned to him opening things up... "Oh no..." "What? Is everything ok?!" "... packing peanuts." 😆 Not 100% sure why that was the reaction, but it was still amusing! (And I just double-checked... apparently the line in my info DM with my name got deleted! This is what I get for writing it on the bus!)
  15. My box arrived! And I am deeply amused because it shipped with my forum name on it, which I don't think I've seen in my years of online exchanges. Normally that's advised against because it can cause shipping issues, but I guess mine looks enough like a name to pass! 🤣 And just for fun, my in-progress Cross Stitch advent for this year! I have no idea what excactly it is yet, save for being themed after A Christmas Carol. Unless they're messing with me & it's actually Captain Planet!
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