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Secret Santa Day Four

It's already the fourth day of Chrismukkah. W H A T.

Each day from now through Christmas, you'll find a post like this one waiting. Leave anonymous comments with your gift for your Secret Santee (make sure to put his or her name in the subject line so they can find it!). Remember, it's okay if you don't have something every day. We do, however, encourage you to leave a little note to let them know they haven't been forgotten. Christmas Day will be a free-for-all, where you can leave presents for anyone at all and, if you so desire, reveal your identity.

Let the gift-giving begin.

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Day four and it's all about music, which Santa knows that you love! Santa's elves should have delivered a giftcard* to your email that will allow you to buy some new tunes, or whatever you like! To make this a little more personal, here is one of Santa's favorite (albeit unorthodox and a little bit melancholy!) Christmas songs. Enjoy!

*Which hopefully didn't spoil Santa's identity!

I do love music! Ooh, the gift of indecision... haha :D Seriously though, this is awesome. <33 Thank you so much, I super appreciate it. (And it didn't give you away at all!)

Also oooh. Damien Rice is one of those artists I always love when I hear but haven't followed much, so I'm excited to get to a place where I can turn on sound and enjoy :D

Today Santa let somebody else do the work. Check your email for a little something you can use to buy whatever your hear desires.

Ahhh, Santa thank you, I am an Amazon prime monster and I will use the hell out of this!

Once again, Santa sent out the elves to gather your gift! Today they went in search of potential icons for Meredith Barrett, which proved a difficult feat! (However, Santa did learn some things. For instance, did you know Jena Malone was the daughter in Contact? Because Santa did not know that.)

Some of these are from tumblr and, as such, are bigger than DW's 100x100 specifications, but Santa knows from experience those can be cut down to fit within DW. Provided any meet your approval, of course.

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Santa very much hopes at least a couple of these will fit the bill!

HER LITTLE FACE.

Thank you, Santa! You're right, it's nearly impossible to find good Jena icons, but you've done an amazing job! I can definitely work with this, thank you so much.

And I DID know that she was in Contact, but only from searching for icons myself!

Today, Hipster Santa brings the gift of SWEET TUNES! that you probably (hopefully) haven't enjoyed before! Your gift today is twenty tracks of various instrumentals, starting with metal/electronic tracks and transitioning into more melodic and lyrical instrumentals.

Bug Hunt//Skrillex (Wreck-It Ralph) Last of the Wilds//Nightwish Pompeii//E.S. Posthumus Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here//65daysofstatic bad_news (instrumental)//Bastille Rotation (Lotus 2)//Susumu Hirasawa (Millennium Actress) Syringe//Emilie Autumn, Amazing Grace//Dropkick Murphys Run Boy Run (Instrumental)//Woodkid Swag//Lindsey Stirling Epicy//Kila (The Secret of Kells) Dragon Racing//John Powell (How To Train Your Dragon 2) Manners Maketh Man//Henry Jackman (Kingsman: The Secret Service) Fate of the Unknown//Yuko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep) The Other Promise//Yuko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts II) Flying with Mother//John Powell (How To Train Your Dragon II) What Are You Asking Me?//James Newton Howard (The Village) Reprise//Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (Spirited Away) The Price of Freedom//Takeharu Ishimoto (Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core) Luv Letter//DJ Okawari

EXACTLY what I wanted, Santa! I can't wait to listen to all of these. Thank you SO much (for the pictures, too!)

Capitalist!Santa was remiss yesterday, and cannot apologise to you enough. To make up for it, please accept a token of their love in the form of something that should be being emailed to you to use as you want!

Enjoy!

Oh dearest, thank you so much! It will definitely be used! ♥

On this, the fourth day of Chrismukkah, Santa has finally given in to the shiny lure of capitalism, and would like to politely suggest that you check your email. <3

(Santa also hopes that this hasn't inadvertently given away their identity; the internet can be tricksy like that.)

sfkoekfpepl ep,pt,p,tp4, pt4

Santa! I checked my e-mail just as I was getting out of work and that was the absolute best surprise! You definitely made my day with your gift. Thank you so much!

(You still seem plenty stealthy to me Santa! :3)

For Carly on day 4, some paid time for your sunshine girl!

These are just so cute. Thank you, Santa! (And sorry for the late reply. Things have been so crazy these past few days.)

Santa might not be as skilled or experienced a reader as Blue's mother, but I hope you'll nevertheless find something of value in today's tarot reading for Ronan!

(click to read more!)

P.S. Santa has a different but still general spread in mind for Bitty, so if you have a request for a spread or a question to answer for him instead, Santa will gladly use that!

I am absolutely floored by this. Seriously. Holy fuck, Santa, you are AMAZING. And I cannot WAIT to see Bitty's. I have absolutely no idea what question I would ask for him beyond the one's he's screaming at me like, "WILL I EVER PERFECT A LEMON MERINGUE? WILL I EVER SEE SHITTY AGAIN? WILL SOMEONE EVER LOVE ME???" and I don't know enough about tarot to be able to request a particular spread so the general one sounds just perfect to me.

Ugh. I just. BEST SANTA HOLY FUCK. Not even THIS icon can convey how gleeful I am right now.

At your door today, you find a mysterious scroll, and a photo...

Edited 2015-12-23 21:30 (UTC)

Santa, I have yet to guess who you are, but I LOVE this. Thank you so much for such sweet kudos, and such an adorable picture of my little Hipster Glader nerd.

Thank you!

♥

So, you find some really bizarre things when you go looking for Star Wars Christmas gifs. And by bizarre, I mean kind of awesome.

ANYWAY, on this fourth day of Secret Santa, some kudos for you. Unfortunately, I am unfamiliar with Julie's canon, but she's been such a presence in both of my RP games, and I've always been really curious about her. She seems to be a person of great strength, while still being undeniably feminine, which I think is woefully rare. I love her spunk, her determination, her confidence, and I really regret that I haven't made the effort to thread with her more.

And on a personal note, some of my fondest memories of my early days of RP are of threads I did with you. It's been a really long time, but I had particular fondness for your River, who gave me one of my favorite RP friendships, back in the day. You've always seemed like a really kind, low-key person, and I'm really glad that you decided to make the leap over to Darrow this year.

Happy Holidays, again. SEE YOU TOMORROW.

Edited 2015-12-23 23:04 (UTC)

I have an inexplicable love for the Holiday Special and so I cannot be shocked. (I actually own that little stuffed Chewbacca, and though my current puppy looks nothing like him, my previous dog could have been that one's understudy. :D)

Awww, thank you, Santa. Julie's canon is the most heartbreaking book, but it is also the best one about friendship. People should read it and when they get done crying they should bring us Maddie.

River had SO MANY amazing friendships that I cannot even guess, but I bet I loved it too. <333

HA! Santa has that little stuffed Chewbacca, too!

I added some paid time to lovely Church's journal.

I think you're using Doom!Karl as the PB, and I found some icons for him, but let me know if you want more/specific and I can hunt down some screen caps.

THESE look appropriate.

These as well.

Totally not Church but there are some kissing icons there (for Elissa).

Some McCoy that does not look so Star Trek-tastic.

Yes, I am using Doom!Karl and Almost Human!Karl so those are awesome. They're all awesome and I have so many icon slots to fill. Bwah-ha-ha!

Thank you, Santa!!!

Hello again Kat! For you on the fourth day of Secret Santa, I have made you this holiday card featuring the ever lovely Hild!

Santa hopes your week continues to go well, and promises another surprise for tomorrow!

So cuuuuute :3 :3 :3 THANK YOU SANTA

>:)

The power may be out here, but Santa has harnessed the power of a thousand James Francos and a mobile connection to at least fix a bit of the problem.

MuHahahahaha

Oh, no, Santa, it's like I sent my power outage your way! Thank you, darling, for the points. They'll go to good use, especially as Harley's just run out of paid time. And thank you again for the beautiful present! <33333333

YAAAY I'm glad you got it!

Santa and his elves are working to get everything for Christmas done in time, so today, a quick gift of some wiki graphics for your and your characters, in under the Day 4 wire!

And a bit of fun: Santa's elves discovered official Star Wars playlists on Spotify and thought you might be especially interested in Padme's. :D

Edited 2015-12-24 05:37 (UTC)

Thank you, Santa! These are lovely! And that playlist is definitely going on repeat. :D

Well. We had to call the yeti. So Bumble's currently keeping Santa away from the internet, which is probably good for everyone. We're not sure how long it's going to last, mostly because you try keeping the wifi password safe from someone who just knows things like naughty and nice, it's not easy, let me tell you.

But Mrs. Claus did let us use the credit card to get you some paid time for that adorable geek Fitz so you can use some of those icons Santa found you. Oh, and for Miles, too. She also made us cookies and we loved them so much we got the recipe so we can share it with you. Gingerbread, but not hard snaps, soft almost bread-y. The elves lost their shit.

Ingredients:
1st team
1 1/2 sticks of butter (room temp/soft but still solid)
1 2/3 c sugar
1 orange's worth of zest (The elves aren't big on orange so you can leave this out if you like)
2 eggs
1/2 c dark molasses (or regular molasses if you want a slightly lighter final product)
1 lemon's worth of juice (about a tablespoon - don't skip this one, it adds extra zing to the ginger)

Cream the butter and sugar together thoroughly. Add the eggs one at a time until they're combined. Add the rest.

2nd team
4 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1/2 cup additional for rolling, if needed
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground dry ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt (kosher or sea)

Mix the dry ingredients together until they're well combined. Mrs. Claus doesn't sift, but she says knock yourself out if you're so inclined, it may make adding it to the wet ingredients easier.

Speaking of that, add the wet ingredients in installments, making sure each one is well-integrated.

Divide the dough into two or three batches (depending on how much you want to work with at a time) and shape into rough disks. Wrap each disk in wax or parchment paper. Refrigerate for an hour or two. You want them COLD to roll them.

When you're ready to roll (sorry) flour the surface you're working on and roll out the dough. Be liberal with the flour, this stuff an be a little sticky. Roll to about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch. (We usually go 1/4 because we think it cooks more evenly.) Use your cutters to make shapes or use a cup to make rounds. Try and get as many as possible each pressing so you don't have to keep re-rolling.

Place on your cookie sheet, I'd recommend using parchment paper, leaving about 1/2 inch between. They won't spread too far as they bake.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until the edges just begin to darken. Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool. Decorate if so desired.

Makes around 5-6 doz cookies depending on how big you make the suckers.

PAID ACCOOOUNNNTS

Thank you so much! So many icon spaces, I don't know what to do with them!

And I'm absolutely going to make these cookies! THANK YOU :D :D :D

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