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Christmas 2012!
« on: December 25, 2012, 01:31:40 PM »
So what'd you get this year?


I got:

120 dollars in Amazon gift cards
Ipod nano 2gb
Packers window decal for my car
Packers license plate cover
Seat covers for my Jeep (Hay minimeeters, you will get to see it soon! :-*)
New reeboks
Cold Days by Jim Butcher
Lottery tickets- won ten dollars

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2012, 03:29:05 PM »
$25 in a Christmas Card
Three pairs of shoes (received early)
New pair of sweatpants
Cool-looking shirt

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2012, 03:51:23 PM »
Seat covers for my Jeep (Hay minimeeters, you will get to see it soon! :-*)

I -will- set your hair on fire.

My loot was given to me early, since I didn't celebrate Christmas with family. I got:

- Five social long-sleeved shirts for work
- New shorts
- Two new ties (<3)
- A new necessaire. Bound to be handy for my next trips
- Paper Mario Sticker Star
- A new 3DS case
- New earplugs
[01:08] <Soppy-ReturningToInaba> HEY
[01:08] <Soppy-ReturningToInaba> LAGGY
[01:08] <Soppy-ReturningToInaba> UVIET?!??!?!
[01:08] <Laggy> YA!!!!!!!!!1111111111
[01:08] <Soppy-ReturningToInaba> OMG!!!!
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[01:08] <TranceHime> cocks
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2012, 04:56:41 PM »
Two sets of slippers, one of which is shaped like giant hobbit-feet
Pajamas
Titanium sporks (FUCK YES what I've wanted a combat spork forever yes I'm insane what of it)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One and Superman vs. The Elite
The Mistborn trilogy
A Star Wars M&M dispenser
A Bandai model kit, the "LBX Vector" (which I'm pretty sure is not licensed from anything)
A Tom Baker scarf
A pi-shaped pizza cutter
A whole lotta candy

And of course the PS3 I bought for myself last month.
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2012, 07:57:16 PM »
My family doesn't love me, but Andrew's family and friends do, and we also exchanged gifts between ourselves, so the list is combined. And also condensed because seriously, this is nuts.

Diamond necklace
iPhone 5
Wacom Bamboo Splash tablet
Lots o' cash and gift cards
Scarves and pants and shirts
Ravenclaw shirt (<3!)
Bujold books (<3!)
Some ThinkGeek trinkets
Origami calendar
Gym membership

Also waiting on a box from CT! :D
« Last Edit: December 25, 2012, 08:23:54 PM by Lady Door »
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2012, 07:58:04 PM »
A modest haul:

!!NEW IPAD W00T!!
iPad stylus pen (cool, I may start drawing again, anyone know any good drawing apps for it?)
A silver chain necklace (stylin')
$150 USD
Nippon-Ichi keychain of Nisa (Already hanging from my rear-view mirror~)
Prinny half-hoodie (not quite sure what to do with this, but someone was paying attention to my tastes, at least)

Since it is also my birthday, I'm expecting there will be more, but this was Christmas morning's stuff, yay~

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2012, 10:13:38 PM »
A GPS unit
A pair of work pants
A good shirt
A DVD of the Avengers movie
A copy of Paper Mario Sticker Star
A fair amount of various chocolates

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2012, 11:36:31 PM »
Mister Man mug (Mr Grumpy obv) with some junk food in it
Board shorts for swimming, they fit, were comfy.
New Wallet.
3.5" to 2.5" HDD rack mounting
$50 iTunes gift card
Harry Brown on DVD which I already owned so little bro is gonna trade us some cash (Dad got that instead)

I also got the gift of watching little kids open presents and swimming.  Both of these things were great fun and things I enjoy every summer immensely.
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2012, 11:38:21 PM »
A Hangover
My cat puked on my dirty clothes pile
Ennui

More seriously:
My parents are coming into Japan (that's a pretty sick gift)
A bunch of English language children's books for my school
Tequila!
A hangover.  I wasn't joking about that one. @_@

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2012, 11:43:06 PM »
Board shorts for swimming, they fit, were comfy.


But not easy to wear, I gather.
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2012, 02:11:13 AM »
A 3DS
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New Super Mario Bros (Yes, the 2006 DS game.  I asked for Mario Kart for the 3DS!  I must post a whiny tweet about this!)
A giant bag full of socks
$30 to Barnes and Noble
A case with a large selection of precision blades.  Just perfect for gouging someone's eyeballs out or performing random tracheotomys!
Three boxes of chocolate-covered cherries

The kid also got a 3DS and Kingdom Hearts which I will soon steal from him.

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2012, 02:41:57 AM »
Alan Wake (XBox 360)
Lost Odyssey (XBox 360)
Super 8 on DVD
A toaster oven
A 12-month wall calendar of lolcats
$25 gift card to Best Buy
A bag of salmon filets
Socks
A big heavy-duty flashlight
Assorted candy, nuts, and snacks
Assorted practical gifts (soap, shampoo, towels, deodorant, air fresheners, etc.)


My cousin wimped out and didn't participate in our yearly gift war, which is lame. He also told me that he just doesn't want to do it anymore, which is extra super lame. Next year will be the 10th anniversary of the tradition (we started in 2003), so I convinced him to do just one more next year and then we can call it quits. I don't know what I'm going to do yet, but I have 12 months to devise an appropriate finale to our decade-long gift battle.

This year, I got him three things (sort of). For years now, he has been borrowing my copy of Vandal Hearts while I have been borrowing his copy of Valkyrie Profile. Well, I bought another copy of Vandal Hearts for myself and wrapped it up along with his copy of Valkyrie Profile. The third gift is a burned CD with video game and anime music and stuff. All three gifts were wrapped up and taped side-by-side to a piece of plywood. Then, I surrounded each gift with 24 nails (six on each side) that I hammered in right next to the gift at a slight angle, creating a sort of nail prison around each one. He had to pull them out with his hands and teeth to free his gifts. (He was in pain by the end of it. Yes, I cackled. Just a little bit.) He got his copy of Valkyrie Profile back, and once he extricated Vandal Hearts, I just took it from him and told him to keep the copy that he's been borrowing for all these years.

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2012, 03:43:24 AM »
BluRay
Game of Thrones Season 1
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
The Avengers
Cabin in the Woods
Captain America
Green Lantern
21 Jump Street
The Campaign
There Will Be Blood

(believe it or not, sans Avengers and GoT, all those cost under $50 total thanks to Black Friday)

Games
Gungnir
Gravity Rush
Pokemon Conquest
X-Com
Tales of Graces F

Candy
Jeans
Shirts
Bottle of Midori
Bottle of Vodka
Bottle of Tequila
A mix-6 picked out by my sister... surprisingly good. Corsendonk, St. Bernardus Abt. 12, Spaten Optomator, Beelzebuth, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Insanely Bad Elf Imperial Red Ale (Even managed to acknowledge my tendency towards weird or hilariously named beers there).
Stephen Colbert's America Again
A set of Star Wars tumblers

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2012, 03:20:49 AM »
Usual disclaimer that our parents get us way too much stuff:

ST:tNG season 3
Old-school Twilight Zone collection (every. single. episode.)
Various nostalgia-driven music/movie picks
Kraken, by China Mieville
A book on the history of the papacy
Sandman/Y the Last Man TPBs
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (possible theme in progress here)
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (I had this in my Amazon wishlist as a reminder for games of interest should I ever get a PSP. It appears that I am now obligated to get a PSP)
Nicely framed pictures of people in their younger days and times gone by, because we had a couple grandparents die in the past year and my mom is in a retrospective mood
A couple sweaters
A pile of new underwear (this is the only thing I actually requested)
Money from various people
Some other knickknacks and junk food

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2012, 04:40:53 AM »
It's okay, Cid. I know what that's all about.

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2012, 05:19:44 AM »
Usual disclaimer that our parents get us way too much stuff:

ST:tNG season 3
Old-school Twilight Zone collection (every. single. episode.)


Best fucking presents & best fucking parents ever. OMG, Your xmas swag is overwhelming!! I AM JEALOUS.

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2012, 09:49:48 AM »
It's okay, Cid. I know what that's all about.

About the underwear?
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[01:08] <Soppy-ReturningToInaba> LAGGY
[01:08] <Soppy-ReturningToInaba> UVIET?!??!?!
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[01:08] <TranceHime> cocks
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2012, 02:54:18 PM »
Pizzazz Pizza Oven
Pizza Cutter (I'm detecting a theme)
Trails in the Sky: The Legend of Heroes
All of the socks (all of them) (this is the best gift ngl)
Isotoner gloves
Old Spice gift pack (the sad part is even I don't know for sure if it's ironic)
Starbucks Doubleshot
Yoda glass ornament
Mad About Superheroes v2.5 (surely ironic)
$40 Steam Points card
Candy
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2012, 03:00:24 PM »
Socks are a freaking awesome gift. It is one of those things you don't appreciate until you're a little older and you realize just how useful they are.
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #19 on: December 27, 2012, 03:09:40 PM »
Socks are a freaking awesome gift. It is one of those things you don't appreciate until you're a little older and you realize just how useful they are.

Useful? Yes, but the best part about them is that New Sock feeling. They are so comfy until they're washed. ^_^
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2012, 05:59:31 PM »
It's okay, Cid. I know what that's all about.

About the underwear?

That too, but actually about the parents getting so much part.

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #21 on: December 28, 2012, 04:26:38 AM »
Camcorder (+case+SD card)
£30 Amazon voucher (used on Disgaea, DQ8 and DDS)
£15 in other giftcards/vouchers
£50
New shirt
Shower set
Chocolates. Lots of chocolates.
Perler set (by which I mean more and smaller beads, yay)
A rubber duck (I have no idea why)
A Yoshi toy
A Nightcrawler figurine
Tickets to watch WWE in April

And I think some more to come?

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #22 on: January 01, 2013, 12:17:42 AM »
Lessee....

Socks
Nautica Voyage (Cologne I've wanted for some time)
Thallium (Cologne I've wanted for... less time, but it's damn good.)
Three men's bracelets.
Chocolates
A small, flat rock (from my niece) that I have already used as a card-protector.
Whatever the 20th Anniversary collection for Kirby is called.
Krater
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Towns
A pack of Hunter's Sausage

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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #23 on: January 01, 2013, 12:41:41 AM »
Three men's bracelets.

You keep saying that word, but I don't think it means what you think it does.
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Re: Christmas 2012!
« Reply #24 on: January 19, 2013, 01:59:37 PM »
I did not mention the terrific gifts that CT sent, but highest of all (next to the perfume--!!) is a book organizer. This thing. It has saved my life. ISBNS, OCLCs, publishers & call no.'s all in one.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate practical things, and normally don't like receiving gifts at all.