Gift of White Gold
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Gift of White Gold
hey,does anyone know if KW ever sent SRD a white gold ring??Danlo,Cate,anyone...I thought that would be a fab idea and am willing to get same if some one can figure out how to get it to SRD with "OUR" regards.Unless of course everyone wants to kick-in w/ an ad/mod handling purchase.
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I wasn't part of the discussion, but I think SRD gets uncomfortable enough getting birthday wishes from complete strangers. A white gold ring would definitely be too much.
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I agree ... but everyone likes a gift! And everyone likes appreciation. Just don't make it something that's intimate or personal. Underwear is right out. A shrine devoted to his works, available to all on the interet, would be nice ... wait, that's Kevin's Watch. Hmm...dlbpharmd wrote:My impression was that SRD is a very private person and would not appreciate such a gift.
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Imigine yourself in SRD's position.
You drag yourself out of bed one morning, swatting the alarm clock as you go. Shamble downstairs, bleary eyed. Make some coffee, then go to get the mail. "Hmm, what's this funny little envelope?" you muse to yourself. "Oh. It's...a personalised wedding ring from a group of strangers." That afternoon, you sell your house and move to France.
While the wish to make such a gesture is understandable, I think it'd be enough to make anyone look over their shoulder when they leave the house, and SRD (as has been mentioned) is a very private person anyway - so he'd probably be powerfully disturbed. I think, from the point of view of the recipient, this teeters on the border of fanboy/stalker, and falls the wrong way.
But I completely understand the sentiment. We all admire and respect SRD, and it's natural to want to express that.
You drag yourself out of bed one morning, swatting the alarm clock as you go. Shamble downstairs, bleary eyed. Make some coffee, then go to get the mail. "Hmm, what's this funny little envelope?" you muse to yourself. "Oh. It's...a personalised wedding ring from a group of strangers." That afternoon, you sell your house and move to France.
While the wish to make such a gesture is understandable, I think it'd be enough to make anyone look over their shoulder when they leave the house, and SRD (as has been mentioned) is a very private person anyway - so he'd probably be powerfully disturbed. I think, from the point of view of the recipient, this teeters on the border of fanboy/stalker, and falls the wrong way.
But I completely understand the sentiment. We all admire and respect SRD, and it's natural to want to express that.
That would seem to be a bit less disturbing, but still, if a large group of people who you don't really know give you an inscribed gold ring you're going to feel pretty uncomfortable about it.
I feel uncomfortable accepting gifts from people I know and love, I can't imagine taking a gift from people I don't even know, especially a gold ring. I doubt he'd accept it.
I feel uncomfortable accepting gifts from people I know and love, I can't imagine taking a gift from people I don't even know, especially a gold ring. I doubt he'd accept it.
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ROTFL! Behold, my new signature... unfortunately, there weren't enough characters to attribute it to you properly.CovenantJr wrote:Imigine yourself in SRD's position.
You drag yourself out of bed one morning, swatting the alarm clock as you go. Shamble downstairs, bleary eyed. Make some coffee, then go to get the mail. "Hmm, what's this funny little envelope?" you muse to yourself. "Oh. It's...a personalised wedding ring from a group of strangers." That afternoon, you sell your house and move to France.
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What about something that is more of an honor than a gift? Like, make him the recipient of the Kevin's Watch First Anual Author of the Year Award, which is a small golden statue of a . Okay, I'm joking. But, really, something more along that line of thought might be conceivable. It's a tribute to an author without being a personal gift.
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I never noticed this post before. I like the idea; if we want to give him something, a professional accolade or similar might be a better option than the white gold ring.Wayfriend wrote:What about something that is more of an honor than a gift? Like, make him the recipient of the Kevin's Watch First Anual Author of the Year Award, which is a small golden statue of a . Okay, I'm joking. But, really, something more along that line of thought might be conceivable. It's a tribute to an author without being a personal gift.
Does Stephen even want a ring from his fans?
I suppose he's open minded enough to occasionally lurk here but what would it suggest to him? Especially from the male fans?
What that he has a bunch of gay stalkers?
Didn't he go through at least a nasty divorce or 2 . . . ? Wouldn't he resent a ring as a bad memory?
I'm under the impression the whole saga was inspired by his wife cold heartedly dumping him . . . and in many respects Thomas Ccovenant is his own alter ego going through various stages of mid-life crisises . . .
What that he has a bunch of gay stalkers?
Didn't he go through at least a nasty divorce or 2 . . . ? Wouldn't he resent a ring as a bad memory?
I'm under the impression the whole saga was inspired by his wife cold heartedly dumping him . . . and in many respects Thomas Ccovenant is his own alter ego going through various stages of mid-life crisises . . .
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