Sur-prise

I've been having a pre-Christmas crisis.
See, I only have one present planned out, as I think I mentioned in my last post....i don't remember tho...well, anyway. That present is Helen's. *giggle* It's the best present ever. Some of it I already have, some I have to order, some I have to go to Walmart to get certain elements...*giggle* Giving gifts makes me giddy. So thinking about her spicily fierce present makes me happy. :)
And then there are those other people who I don't know as well as Helen. And most of them....I have no clue what to get them. I have *counts on fingers* 9 presents to shop for, not including Helens. I've figured out a few peoples presents...so that's...7 more to figure out...
Every suggestion I've gotten, it's been something like: "Write them a letter!" Uh, no. "Give them a call. People love talking to you." Yeah right. "Get them something they'll use all the time! Like a pocket knife!" .....someone help me, please.
I don't like giving generic gifts. I like them to be personalized to the individual. Something to do with a joke. Like, for my friend Tori's birthday, I wrote inside jokes all over a card, and filled the envelope with rose petals, because it was funny to US. Like Helen's present....*giggle* I am soooo tempted to spill a few details about her present, but I know she's going to read this in like, five minutes, so I refrain. But it may just be the best present she's ever received.
To give you an idea of what I give...for one of my friends, I'm getting him a big and boring text book....and then i'm cutting a hole in the pages and stashing it with candy. For another friend, I'm buying her a purple cape and i'm also sending a twig and a leaf. Why? Cuz it's funny to US.

I am so desperate, that I might just google creative gifts...:P