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The Holiday Present Thread!
12-24-2011, 05:04 PM
Lay it on the line, kiddos, what did Sanity Claus leave you under the Festivus pole this year?
I just got an early present - a new water heater! Also, I have no running water at the moment.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
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well, the final tally isn't in, but the big item this year... a new suit.
To which was added:
a Tshirt, a beard trimer and "The Imager" by L E Modestet
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!!!
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Overtime at work!
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Ouch, I hope you get at least time and a half kurisu
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So far, Skyrim and $100...
There is no coincidence, only necessity....
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*pulls out list*
Snuff, the latest Discworld book.
$100
Wine! XD
and the standard X-mas pile of t-shirts 
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My list will be late - half the family is out-of-town, and we're waiting for them to come back / show up before trading gifts.
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I got my big present back in October: My Mom's kidney and a stack of unpaid bills to take care of. Whee!
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Well, let's see....
New windshield for the new car...
Extra key for the new car
New router
A beltronics V5 laser and radar detector
Flames of War flak nest box, painting tools, paints.
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SOON.
The new water heater is installed and making happiness. The boiler (for the heating system) is running sweet and smooth for the first time in three years.
The garage looks like someone detonated a homeless shelter in it. But that's OK.
I am surrounded by friends and family, I am warm and clean and happy.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
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Wiredgeek Wrote:I am surrounded by friends and family, I am warm and clean and happy. This. So much this.
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I got the Mane Six, a background pony, The Worst Twilight Sparkle plush ever, Skyrim, a Logitech G27 (I have a copy of Gran Turismo 5.. SQUEE!), various candy and awesome clothing.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
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Money.
Which has thus far been spent on some games from Steam, and a huge splurge at DAZ3D.
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Miscellaneous minor things, and some moolah for me. Plus the big family dinner last night and buffet today, to which I brought corn chowder, which conjured yums beginning with when the crock pot was brought in the door this morning. And time to myself even in the middle of it when I'd had all I can stand of pretending to be social.
- CD
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woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
Mine to myself came a bit early. I splurged on a Bluumax CNC. A new dremel 4000 to go with it. Now comes the twisting of an existing design to see if I can mount a plastic extruder on it a la reprap.
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Sixth series box set of Doctor Who, a vintage set of Wizard of Oz ornaments, a Star Trek quiz game, a four pack of Star Wars mugs with hot chocolate, six decks of playing cards, a Wizard of Oz scanimation book, and one "elf air traffic landing guides" ornament.
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Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, complete box set of Monty Python's Flying Circus, and a new bed to replace the old one I've had since I was around.... 3? (in my early 30s now, long overdue). Looking at that, I feel like I made out like a bandit this year.
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Couple of CDs
Pants
Sweater
Money
Cookies
Beer
Advanced Squad Leader: First Wave at Omaha (boardgame sim of one entire sector of Omaha Beach. At one counter = one squad or one tank level.)
iPad
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On my list: A chair, Star Wars The Old Republic, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and (perhaps most importantly) good chocolate.
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The gifting isn't done here yet and won't be until after New Year's, so I'll wait until then to post my haul.
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Let's see,
a Kindle Fire
a cool looking t-shirt
$100
a gift card or two
various tasty treats
Lego Star Wars 3 for PS3 (was supposed to be a gift from me to my brother, but he already has it, so I'll be heading back to the stores to get him something else)
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A new suitcase
"Music for Freelance" - a CD of Cowboy Bebop remixes
"SRV" - The Stevie Ray Vaughan boxed set (If you're not from Texas, you may not know who St. Stevie was, but I urge you to look him up. He remains, even twenty years after his death, one of the greatest guitarists ever.)
Side Jobs by Jim Butcher
Cash (sort of; my uncle forgot to sign the check)
And a knick knack box made from old computer keyboard keys that I would show you, if Yuku's image embeddign function FUCKING WORKED!
Strictly speaking, I'm not finished, as I have family (and Dr. Girlfriend - yes, she just finished defending her dissertation so she's Dr. Girlfriend) coming this weekend.
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Ebony - I've given up on Yuku for handling images, I just drop an imgur link. handy little service, and a three-click interface to upload from phone to imgur (share, imgur, wiregeek)
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
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robkelk Wrote:My list will be late - half the family is out-of-town, and we're waiting for them to come back / show up before trading gifts. The list is in...
Cash, a bottle of Grand Marnier, and (from the guy who actually knows what I like) the two-CD set Dr. John - The Definitive Pop Collection
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Part of this list is some birthday presents I got because it is close to xmas:
Harry Potter Legos including Hogwarts, Hagrid's Hut, The Burrow, Quidditch Match, Saving Dobby, Forbidden Forrest, and the Knight Bus.
A Bunch of graphic novels collecting a couple webcomics (Newshounds, @Tavicat)
a couple nano novels that a friend had written and printed up
a sports illustrated book on baseball (too lazy to grab it and look at the title.)
$25 Barnes and Noble Gift card
11/22/63 by Stephen King
New hooded sweatshirt.
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
--Dr. Seuss
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