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[cyrano]

So... tomorrow as part of work's holiday festivities is a White Elephant gift exchange. Which I'm pretty sure I don't understand.
Go out and buy something that you think nobody's going to want so that everybody can take home more stuff they don't need.
It feels... a little offencive, even. Like buying food that nobody likes and making them eat it when they're full and there are people outside going hungry.

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[katie-in-london.livejournal.com]

I went to my first (mini) WE party a few weeks ago. There were 7 of us, close theater friends, and we had a fun, silly, slightly competitive time. Yes I did end up bringing home "junk": a few cheap picture frames. I plan to 'regift' these tomorrow at the next WE party.
I understand your concern, but the party itself seemed more about the fun game aspect and socializing than anything else... I like the CD idea :)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I'd probably be more enthusiastic about the CD idea if these were people that I knew much about (It's a work-related holiday party) or had some idea what their musical tastes were or if I had a little more time (so I could burn and print a copy of the Christmas mix) and.... it weren't pretty blatantly a violation of US Copyright Law. (And that last part goes back to 'people I know more about'.)

However... I don't have anything in Santa's bag for you, and rumor is you've been a good girl this year. You should stop by the mix page and see if there's anything you'd like in your stocking.