Holiday Loot Thread

[Bob Schroeck]

Just as we have done for the last few years, it's time for the grand haul listing.
Let's see... between Peggy and me, we got:
Assorted nice clothes
A Kindle
A 4-DVD set of uncut, restored classic Looney Tunes cartoons, with commentaries and other features
A snow blower
A rather large assortment of Omaha Steaks products
A basket of assorted food and beverages, designed for a picnic-like night in
Homemade pannetone, bacon and jelly
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[robkelk]

Haven't swapped gifts with the family yet (doing that on Tuesday), so my incomplete list is a copy of Jyouji Hayashi's The Oroboros Wave, a copy of Harry Manx's Isle of Manx, $50, ... and the limited-edition Nanoha movie and an all-region DVD player to play it on.

Edit: It's Tuesday... Got: More money, and some Godiva dark hot-chocolate.

Gave: A calendar I created myself to my grandmother ( http://www.cafepress.ca/rkelk]buy yours here ), a proof silver coin to my father, a plush beaver keychain to my mother (she collects plush beavers), DVDs, books, or calendars to other folks (Epsilon got Megazone 23, Dragonflight got School Rumble).

And I completely forgot to send out Christmas Cards this year. (I got yours, Bob... and I got one from Skynight. Should drop him an email...)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Rod.H]

Heh, so Rob did ya get the clear file offered as part of the first-pressing for the Nanoha movie, cos I got one with the copy of the regular ed. Boy the covers for both of them (& the clear file) scream bad photo shop, to me.

As for me dosh, a gift card, a big toberone bar and control of the new espresso machine - it's one of the type George Cluney has been sprucing. Anything else I've had to buy for my self - new watch, HDD/DVD DVR, top gear T-shirts, Borderlands:GOTY....

Only really bought two presents for someone else: a gift box of Glenfarclas whiskey and a nerf ammo box.

[LynnInDenver]

Let's see... three decks of cards as stocking stuffers.

Collectible Wizard of Oz Pendulum Clock (now on the mantle... WHAT?!

Complete, boxed vintage Coleco Electronic Quarterback to go in my video game collection.

Heroes and Villains Star Wars Mug.

A brownie kit with two shallow cast iron skillets that could likely be reapplied to things like fajitas.

One Kohl's gift card, likely going into replacing some of my work clothes.

And an early birthday gift, the DVD set of the fifth Doctor Who series.
--

"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor

[Foxboy]

Not too much "stuff" but plenty of "intangibles."

New winter coat. "Your existing, still functional coat is UGLY. "

Mini electronic picture frame key chain.

Gift cards. "Argh! I don't know what to get you!"

Clear roads to get to family gathering.

Nobody was sick, so no five-days-later-incubating-bug.

etc etc.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

[Kurisu]

Inflicted gifts on my brood before I left Reflex Point for New Jersey. After meeting up with my Dad, we headed north into Providence, Rhode Island to enjoy the holiday with the rest of the clan.

Received:

a cardigan scarf

a robot hand (Do It Yourself kit)

a beer brewer kit
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DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain...

[robkelk]

Heh, so Rob did ya get the clear file offered as part of the first-pressing for the Nanoha movie, cos I got one with the copy of the regular ed. Boy the covers for both of them (& the clear file) scream bad photo shop, to me.

The clear file and the CDJapan-exclusive 5×7 "photo" of Nanoha and Fate (which was printed on Kodak photo paper, and looks a lot better than the clear file), yes.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[robkelk]

Not too much "stuff" but plenty of "intangibles."

Intangibles are important, and often the best gift of all. (Definitely for the admin assistant at work, who this year got the news that her mother didn't have cancer. We all celebrated that one.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[ECSNorway]

The aforementioned MacBookPro

Logitech wireless trackball

Desk lamp with magnifier, for my miniatures workbench

GMT Games "Serpent of the Seas" (frigate and gunboat actions in the Napoleonic era)

The IT Troubleshooting Flowchart t-shirt

Assorted other clothes

$20 Barnes & Noble gift card

$100 Wegmans gift card

National Geographic carabiner watch

A tin of homemade cookies

... and, unfortunately... a cold.
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.

[Evil Midnight Lurker]

A Liu Bei SD Gundam model.
Assorted pants and pajamas.
This T-Shirt:

--Sam
"Your coal-based magic is no match for my Santa-clad fury!"

[dark seraph]

Terry Pratche's latest book, I shal wear midnight.
Ipod speaker.
Castle season 2 DvD set.
asorted Irish beer's.
Sketch pad.
set of pencils.
bottle of Brown Borthers Cyena wine.
and as a gift to myself, the new Khador Battle Box from warmachine.

[Florin]

Some new shoes.

A couple Darkest Night trade hardbacks.

Robocop Season 1

Black Lagoon Season 1

Overman King Gainer

and a selection of books.
--
If you become a monster to put down a monster you've still got a monster running around at the end of the day and have as such not really solved the whole monster problem at all. 

[Baseload]

Dominion: Seaside

Several Best Buy Giftcards (Which equates to the Signature Edition of Dragon Age 2)

Rachel Rae Cookbook

2 4e D&D Books

Scott Pilgrim DVD

A new flannel shirt (mmm warmth)

Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Screwdriver

[Rev Dark]

The Cadfael Chronicles (Sir Derek rocks the cassock!)
Three hand sewn sword bags and fighting pants in heavy black cotton.
A well behaved Darkling who weathered four chaotic family get togethers with good humour and happy smiles for all.

[Jinx999]

A hard-back printing of lord of the rings to replace my disintegrating paperbacks.
Some ski boot warmers.
A copy of my grandfather's autobiography.

[Wiregeek]

pants, underwear, Gran Turismo 5, Starcraft II, a set of binoculars, a wood vise, a couple t-shirts.

I gave a Smith & Wesson .22 revolver, a garage door opener, an Adipose squishy toy, a wireless mouse and keyboard set, a pair of $100 gift certificates to Kohls, t-shirts, a handmade whitetail deer antler and diamond willow cane, and a couple flying toys, some horrible dolls..
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

[robkelk]

Overman King Gainer

Aargh! Theme song... stuck in head... flashing back to it just by reading the title...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Star Ranger4]

Lego Indiana Jones and a nice loud Floral print shirt from Hilo Hatties; chocolates
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[dark seraph]

Wiredgeek wrote:

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I gave a Smith & Wesson .22 revolver.

awesome present.

Wiredgeek wrote:

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an Adipose squishy toy

followed by a creepy one
  

[HoagieOfDoom]

What I gave:
*The Right Stuff (the novel)
*I Am America (And So Can You)
*Left 4 Dead 2
*Gattaca on Blu-Ray
*A nice hat for my mom
*Front Mission: Evolved
*Beer and cigars
*Cooking for Your Dog

What I got:
*Help funding an electronic drum kit (an Alesis DM10 Studio)
*Sennheiser HD280 headphones
*Assorted gift cards
*Two cook books and assorted cook-ware
*Clothes
*Several books whose names escape me at the moment

[Sofaspud]

My Loot:
* Ghost in the Shell DVD
* Last Exile DVD
* Project A-Ko: Love and Robots DVD.  Mwuah hah hah, my collection is almost complete!
* Deep fryer.  Who needs arteries?
* A metric butt-ton of chocolates, most of which I must give away.  You'd think family would remember the whole diabetes thing by now.
* New (used) leather jacket, with a overwhelming multitude of pockets.
* Scrabble Flash.  Not sure about this one, but I'll give it a whirl.
* Make Your Own Hot Sauce kit
* A working stereo for the car (this was me and my wife's present to ourselves)
(bah, hit submit too soon)
Dispensed:
* A heart attack (drove 7 hours to surprise Mom on Christmas morning.  She had no idea we were coming.)
* A Transformers Skystriker toy.  I'm probably misspelling that.
* A variety of Clint Eastwood movies on DVD for my Westernophile roommate
* Gift card for Dad, so he can find the perfect headset for his PS3 and I don't have to make another attempt and get the wrong one.
* A new cell phone/MP3 player/electronic distraction unit for the Small Fry.
* A HTC G2 smartphone for my wife.  In retrospect, shoulda given this one to myself.  WANT.
* Legos.
* A traditional homemade Christmas breakfast, complete with juice spilled on the countertop.  Oops.
* Various and sundry other items which I cannot remember in the post-holiday daze.  I know our trunk was full going over and empty coming back.

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs

[ordnance11]

A care package from my sister. I'll have to try the Merlot.

4 months into the new job.
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Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
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