What Did You Get For Christmas?

[Ash]

I made out pretty good this year.

I got a new big home stereo for my apt.

A nice Eureka vacuum cleaner.

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun for X-box.

The entire Band of Brothers DVD set.

All 5 books of Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

Electric shaver.

Jack Daniel's filled chocolates.

Gift cards to Best Buy, Barnes & Noble Books and Wal-Mart.

It was a pretty good christmas for me.

Did you get anthing good?



Post Edited (12-25-03 21:50)

[Ellie]

A foot bath. A $25 Barnes & Noble gift certificate. A tin of Fudge. A pair of crystal votives. And last but not least a hangover. Merry Christmas everyone!

[Deej]

2 books(The Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws and a biography of Billy The Kid), a pretty cool pair of shoes, a new pocket knife and 20 hrs of old radio programs on tape. No hangover as we celebrated Christmas at my parents' house and I was DD. However I suspect I also got the flu, courtesy of my cousin's kid. Not a bad haul. And I got to see some family I haven't seen in over a decade. Pretty cool Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day was spent at the house watching movies. I didn't get to pick any of the movies.  So, of course, they all sucked(not in a good way).

[FearlessFreep]

I got a job

My family got a lot of support from our church and friends

Right now that was more than I could hope for

[Neon Noodle]

CD burner (gave it to myself and the wife about a week ago, been burnin' ever since)

The Hulk TV series box set

Clothes of many types (fleece, dress shirts, etc)

Much ado about nothing on DVD

Lord of the Rings 2 towers extended version on DVD

Scene It dvd game

totally 80's trivia game

chinese puzzle book

a set of kick-ass Cambridge Sound Works speakers with a woofer that could blow women's clothes off! I played the scene in the Matrix where Trinity jumps in the beginning, my spleen could feel the vibrations!!!!!

Not a bad haul, and my daughter cleaned up as usual. Good stuff....

[daveblackeye15]

Some Guyver graphic novels, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Space Ghost DVDs, Battle Royal DVD (and according to my brother, the novel version soon) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol.1 comic book, a bunch of "Bone" collections (it's a comic book) Guyver DVD vol.1, Lord of the Rings weapones Guide, and a bunch of "How to Draw Manga" books (these should really be helpful in the future.)

[wickednick]

The Alien Quadrilogy
Swiss Army knife
New Wallet
And a hundred bucks that me and my brother have to split.
By the way Ash you said you got all five of the Dark Towers series books.I only remeber there being four so far.Did a new one just come out, I have The Gunslinger, The drawing of the three, The Wastelands, and Wizard and glass.

[Ash]

The 5th book, "Wolves Of the Calla" was released on hardcover just last month.

There are still 2 more books to come.

From what I've heard, King has already finished them....no we just have to wait for them to come out.

[-=NiGHTS=-]

Hey, good taste on 'Bone'.  That's a very cool comic.  

I got so, so many sweet movies and books...

Alien Quadrilogy

Fellowship and Two Towers Extended Editions

'The Art of Spirited Away', book about the film, obviously.

'Hayao Miyazaki, Master of Japanese Animation', a book about the director/writer

An unopened copy of Ms. Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 (God I love this thing..)

A best -of George Carlin DVD

Redneck Zombies

Destroy All Monsters (Yesss!)

Terror Firmer

Revolt of The Zombies (I've never heard of this one before, has anyone?)

Sonic The Hedgehog (That Saturday morning cartoon..the -good- one) First five epidode DVD.

The Frighteners!

It!  The Terror From Beyond Space!

War of the Worlds

And The Relic.

Heh.  I'm not getting -anything- next year.

[ulthar]

FearlessFreep wrote:

> I got a job
>
> My family got a lot of support from our church and friends
>


Congrats!!!  That's the best kind of present - one you did not expect.  Good luck with the new job.

[Susan]

I got to see my newborn nephew for the first time. I got to lock myself out of my hotel room..again. I got my arm stuck behind the entertainment center when my tv didn't work and i was trying to move the plug to another socket (but that's another story) I got to eat chinese eggrolls and an orange on christmas eve from the hotel lobby downstairs (which apparently had one staff member that nite who didn't want to cook) I also got a cold.

But I also got:
DVD's: Moulin Rouge, The Thing

Games: Upwards

Candy: a whole lotta jelly bellys & a box of chocolate covered coffee beans

A really cool rich red throw made in india that I feel like royalty when i wrap myself in it :). I also got a pencil holder type container that is deep red with dragons on it and a pouch of the same - this person knows my taste!

AMC movie gift card

More gift cards to Kohls and foley's(you cannot go wrong giving me gift cards!)

small bottle of wine

And I can always count on a certain family member to get me the present which  for 10+ years straight has held the coveted title for "what the hell?!"
A jean shirt..with a pink poodle on it. Considering i never wear stuff like that and I'm not trailer trash..i can never figure it out.  C'mon people, i know most of you got a 'what the ..#@#?" gift - what was it?

But it was a good one, sounds like everyone here had a good one as well. I wish it wasn't over, I always get depressed when the excitement of christmas is over and it's time to tear down the lights and start another dreaded year



Post Edited (12-26-03 16:10)

[The Burgomaster]

I got a mixture of clothes, gift certificates, chocolates, scratch tickets, money, etc.  My wife and I bought the big gift together a couple of weeks ago: a Nordic Track treadmill.  I use it every morning while I'm reading the sports section of the Boston Globe.

I also involved myself in a few presents that I bought for other people:

* I bought my parents a slot machine (which I have already used a few times);
* I bought my father a ticket to go to ESPN 2 Friday Night Boxing at the Mohegan Sun casino (the other ticket is for me);
* I used some of my American Express rewards points to get my parents a $100 gift certificate to the Capital Grille (I also got a $100 gift certificate for my wife and me, so that we can all go together);
* I bought my nephews tickets to see the Thunder Nationals Monster Truck Races (and a ticket for me to go with them);
* I also bought my nephews tickets to see the play OLIVER! (and tickets for my wife and me to go with them).

So, as you can see, Christmas is a selfish time for me . . .



Post Edited (12-26-03 16:32)

[Gecko Brothers]

-20 bucks to spend
-a jacket( Nothing makes you feel so warm and fuzzy inside)
-Dave Matthew's band at Central Park DVD.
- Ultimate Spider-man issue 52 ($3
- $40 of used movies

[Brian Ringler]

Got:

a couple of dress shirts (I need them for work)

one of those head massagers that looks like a spider

wife made me an atlanta falcons blankets

a falcons hat

a few dvds (critters, critters 2, maniacts...first christmas my mom didn't only get the mainstream titles off my list)

socks and underwear (you never appreciate it when you are younger but it nice to get clothes when you need to pay for them yourself)

A few gift certificates

a couple pairs of pants.

I also overspent a little on myself the weekend before christmas because I was traveling and saw a sam goody that was going out of business so I got some discounted items there (Soul Caliber 2 -$25, ddrmax2 and dance pad -$35, indiana jones box set -$35, futurama vol. 2 -$25, and few other single discs for $5-$7 a piece)

then there is the both presents for me and the wife, like a new dresser, a bread machine, and other household supplies.

[Rumyungyungsonson]

On the subject, I recieved The Stuff, Faster Blade Poisonous Darts, Legend of the Liquid Sword, Creepshow, Brentwood's Legends of Kung Fu, and Brentwood's Dead Time Stories.  However the real gem wasn't a B-Movie; it's a book called: The Zombie Survival Guide, complete protection from the living dead, by Max Brooks.