Enchantermon on 25/12/2009 at 19:12
Presumably, most if not all have opened their Christmas gifts by now. Let's see 'em!
The most notable thing of mine is a (
http://www.creativewhack.com/product.php?productid=10) Ball of Whacks. It's something my mom picked up at a mathematics conference. Certainly interesting. I already played around with it a bit; when I get some time later I'll mess with it some more.
I also got a nice (
http://www.snapdrive.net/files/391413/100_0464.JPG) Stanley tool box (picture pending) with a large and small tape measure, several screwdrivers, a staple gun and a 38 piece ratcheting bit driver. I am no craftsman, but since the time for me to strike out on my own is drawing ever nearer, it was a good idea. No telling when I'll need those sorts of things.
Next up, a sweet (
http://www.snapdrive.net/files/391413/100_0458.JPG) Lego Star Wars pen which includes a Darth Vader minifigure. Pretty cool. I have another one somewhere; I'll have to find it.
I got some Cow Tails (love 'em) and a box of Gobstoppers (love those too), as well as some flannel pajamas that actually look surprisingly comfortable. Also pulled in $40, three pennies (don't ask), and a Sonic gift card.
Aerothorn on 26/12/2009 at 01:03
This gets confusing because my b-day is less than a month from Christmas and I didn't arrive back in the states till mid-December, so the gifts all kind of ran into eachother. I also asked people not to get me anything for Christmas because I was feeling guilty about the massive birthday haul but I was largely ignored.
B-Day Gifts:
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Mirror's Edge
Brutal Legend
The State: The Complete Series
Spaced: The Complete Series
The Quiet Earth
Murmur: Deluxe Edition
moneyzzz
Christmas gifts:
Auzentech X-Fi Forte
K Street: The Complete Series
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Chuck Season One
Miracles: The Complete Series
The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition
BOXER BRIEFS OH BOYS
An "Aero 1987" hoodie from Aeropostale (I still can't believe I can walk into malls all over the country and buy a wide variety of clothing with my nickname and birthyear)
An Aero t-shirt
Hat and other boring things
PigLick on 26/12/2009 at 01:09
i got sex, so I win!
also the worst aftershave I have ever smelt.
Beer.
gunsmoke on 26/12/2009 at 02:04
Radeon HD 3850 512 MB video card
Digital Camcorder and 8 gig card
nice chunky analog watch
new leather belt
slippers
Call of Duty World @ War
Blazing Angels
New Anchor Hocking glass measuring cups (4 cup and 1 cup)
nice set of stainless steel measuring spoons
awesome new cellphone that has a nice browser, .mp3, bluetooth, decent camera, and an FM radio.
Volitions Advocate on 26/12/2009 at 02:43
Way too much Junk Food.
Star Treks Generations thru Nemesis & Abrams Star Trek all on Blu Ray.
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles for Wii. should be fun to play with friends.
And my wife got me this wicked leather bomber/aviator jacket. It has the fuzzy collar and everything, apparently its a WWI replica, and I love it!
Also, a phone call from a utility company that had wanted a thousand bucks from me to pay off a termination fee, which I fought and the call was to tell me they waived the fees.. That means my credit report is in the clear and I can get my student line of credit from the bank, which means I can go to another year of school and Buy a new computer :D
Renzatic on 26/12/2009 at 03:02
I got a decent haul. A couple hundred bucks from various members of the family, the first two seasons of The Wire, and the first season of Fringe.
Also socks. I always gets socks. I HAVE ENOUGH SOCKS, MOM! SEND MORE UNDERWEAR INSTEAD!
Shug on 26/12/2009 at 03:27
Quote Posted by PigLick
i got sex, so I win!
also the worst aftershave I have ever smelt.
Beer.
I'm unsure as to how much these three gifts are related
june gloom on 26/12/2009 at 04:43
I'm including pictures with most of these, and for the most part they're pretty much exactly the same, with minor differences (such as a rating label on an X-Files cover that does not pertain to my particular country.)
For my birthday I got
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Borderlandscover.jpg) Borderlands,
(http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Twentieth-Century-Small-Arms/Chris-McNab/e/9780760724064) 20th Century Small Arms (great for the bathroom), and
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/DarkVictoryBatman.jpg) Batman: Dark Victory. Also copious amounts of money.
For Christmas, I got the following books:
(http://www.majorspoilers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05a/darkhorseaugust2009/LovecraftUnbound.jpg) Lovecraft Unbound; Max Brooks'
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Zombiesurvivalguide.jpg) The Zombie Survival Guide; Philip K. Dick's
(http://theleftanchor.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/dickphiliptears.jpeg) Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said;
(http://warthroughthegenerations.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/band-of-brothers.jpg) Band of Brothers, and
(http://goodisdead.com/images/work/mccarthy_nocountryforoldmen.jpg) No Country For Old Men.
I also got:
(
http://andersonlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/batmanarkhamasylum-360.jpg) Batman: Arkham Asylum (the 360 version)
Not (
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/The_X-Files_Season_3.jpg) one, not (
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/The_X-Files_Season_4.jpg) two, but (
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/The_X-Files_Season_5.jpg) THREE seasons of the X-Files. (Seasons 3 to 5, as I had gotten the first two last year.)
I also got a heaping helping of socks, (
http://images.bizrate.com/resize?sq=1000&uid=1585008579) a cool Fender t-shirt, some Craftsman tools, a telescopic pointer with magnetic tip (my dad operating on the outdated idea that I was planning to become a teacher, something I'd abandoned years ago; I promptly regifted it to my grandfather, so he wouldn't have to bend over to pick up a stray nail or screw in his workshop), a light tan button shirt, a dark green snuggie, a small canful of small Krackel candy bars (which are all gone now) and a $15 gift certificate to (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaRosa%27s_Pizzeria) LaRosa's Pizza.
There's probably some things I'd forgotten about but that's the bulk of it.
glslvrfan on 26/12/2009 at 12:10
I got all North Carolina Tar Heels stuff (mens college basketball)
A really nice lettermans style jacket with the 5 years North Carolina has won the national championship.
(
http://www.johnnytshirt.com/carolinastore/pDetail.php?sku=4240)
3 Tar Heels t-shirts
a pair of lounge pants
a hoodie
a copy of the Tar Heels local paper from the day after winning the 2009 NCAA tournament.
Macha on 26/12/2009 at 13:09
My main present was a bouzouki. Its originally a greek instrument but has been absorbed into Irish folk and changed:
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRFD0TzJfbk)
Those are the two guys who first started using the bouzouki in Irish folk.
Beer, aftershave (David Beckham's :() and about 200 quid.
