Atlanta Office "Secret Santa" Gift Summary for 2001
Special note: The Atlanta Office held its Christmas party about
a week earlier. We had dinner at a restaurant, and then went
to a performance of "A Christmas Carol" at a local theater.
Lisa printed directions to the theater - which turned out
to be erroneous. That's why many of the notes have references
to Lisa and directions!
The Atlanta Office (from DC)
Theme: Atlanta Core Hours.
- Note
- Clock, with ISX Core Hours labeled
- Clock, with Atlanta Core Hour labeled
- Individual alarm clocks for each Atlanta employee, each with a sticker:
"ISX CORE HOURS 9-4"
Our Little Trayton
Theme: Trayton sure is young.
- Note
- Kid's Activities for travelling
- Book: "Dumpy and his Pals"
- Activity Pad with Crayons
- Kid's computer game: "Bob the Builder"
- Fake ID: "Colin MacLeod"
- Baby Stuff
- Bonnet
- Pacifiers
- Bib
- Rattle
- Mixed Vegetable Baby Food
Greg
Theme: Having some weaponry might improve Greg's day-to-day life at ISX.
- Note
- Toy Sword
- Toy Knife
- Fingerless Gloves
- Toy Numchucks
- Toy Shurikens
- Toy Bow & Arrows
The Wonder Twins (Anna and Jamie)
Theme: The Twins have run into some trouble with airport security.
- Note
- Box itself is a suitcase
- Book: "Business Travel"
- Bomb-like combination of items
- Travel Alarm Clock
- Soap
- Wires
- Aerosol spray with Biohazard warning label
- Another Bomb-like combination of items
- Two "Rat Carriers" (empty plastic bottles)
- Water
- Wires
- Book: "The Koran"
- CD: "The Anarchist's Cookbook"
- Flour & Vanilla Extract
Jennifer
Theme: Some of Jennifer's decisions over the past year have been questionable...
- Note
- DVD player! But, the box didn't contain a DVD player. It contained:
- Note
- Children's travel book: "My World: A First Look at the World"
- Book of Kitten Stickers
- Game: "The Worst-Case Scenario"
- Bubble-shooting Gun
Sherry
Theme: Sherry is stressed. Maybe she needs to try Islam - or ISXlam.
- Series of Notes
- Book: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam"
- Book: "The Koran"
- "Prayer Rug", with images of ETC Spreadsheets
- Compass
- Compass rose, with points N, S, Mecca, Camarillo
- ISX "Veil"
- Picture of "Mullah Fouse"
- Sign: "Welcome to ISXstan"
Doug
Theme: Doug bought our Foosball table used, sight unseen, from a private seller in the
middle of Alabama. Perhaps not the smartest shopping move...
- Note
- Road Atlas
- Disk, with sales pitch for the Brooklyn Bridge on it
- Modified image of an Ebay page, which purports to show that Doug paid multiple hundreds of dollars for an Xbox box - not the game, but the empty box it came it.
- Miniature Foosball table, packed in cotton
Angelo
Theme: Angelo loves Bacon. He also sometimes goes by the nickname "The Chinaman".
- The Ultimate Chinese Box Lunch, consisting of:
- Bacon
- Soy Sauce
- Bacon
- Bacon
vanb
Theme: vanb is obsessed with collecting SkyMiles.
- Note
- Gift was wrapped in a Towel, so vanb can become the first "Airport Hobo"
- "Airport Bingo", a game consisting of:
- Three nicely laminated 5x5 game cards, each square filled with something you might see at an airport
- Three different colored pens
- Disguise
- "Airport Checklist" - list of all US airports
- Towers of Hanoi, consisting of:
- A 3-pronged fork
- several different sized rings of beads
Lisa
Theme: Lisa's life has been stressful, with family emergencies.
- Note
- Book: "First Aid Handbook" (Picture of William Shatner on the front)
- Nice Bath Stuff
Jimmie
Theme: Jimmie has been travelling more lately.
- Note
- Book: "Take Control of People (in 3 weeks or less)", with highlighted quotes:
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"This book will enable you to turn your life around completely. You'll
develop the ability to gain remarkable and spectacular achievements instead
of accepting average, even mediocre, results."
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"1. You'll become a leader of people-not just a clever manipulator, but a
true leader. People will want to do virtually anything you ask them to do."
- Printout of DC's HOV rules
- Sign: "In an emergency, call [Doug's cell phone number]"
Mark
Theme: Mark's drive home from DC after 9/11 was quite an event.
- Note
- Bobbing-head dashboard dog
- Beef Jerky
- Car Air Freshener
- Beaded car seat cover
- Printed directions from DC to Atlanta .... Texas
The Atlanta Office (from Camarillo)
Theme: Atlanta sometimes has problems with their front door not being locked.
Camarillo's gift didn't arrive until after our Secret Santa party, so
Doug & Jimmie held a party of their own, with a few of their friends.
- Note
- Security Dog, who dances to "Who Let the Dogs Out"