Your Holiday Haul

[Satan's Onion]

Yes, I know, family blah blah fellowship blah blah peace and togetherness blah de blah blah blah blah. But what about the most important part of the holiday season--all the gifts you got? In this thread we brag about all the items that were purchased for us in a futile attempt to appease the insatiable, vicious, all-consuming gods of capitalism.

For instance, I got several new CDs I received throughout the month of December (Yes, dammit, it counts!), along with a $50.00 Amazon.com gift card and the $50.00 iTunes gift card that came with my lovely shiny new purple 8gb iPod Nano. Now it's up to you to list what you got, in order to prove that your loved ones love you more than mine love me. (Answer: They probably don't. http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt148/fifthfiend/emoticons/smug.gif )

[greed]

Muramasa the Demon Blade(already pluneged like 5 hours into it), a couple of books and a poker set from my parents. Disgaea 3 from my grandparents (funnily I don't have a PS3 til my 21st next week so it's just sitting there, taunting me with it's Disgaea goodness, totally unplayable), The Ultimate Megadrive Collection from my sister(the best surprise, already knew bout the other games). Also assorted food like candied nuts, nougat and fudge.

As I'll be 21 in a week, this is the last real Xmas haul, from here on out it's socks and jocks and CDs and grog.

[The Argent Lord]

Clothes, mostly. Also $400, mostly in cash.

[Raiden]

A Kettleball (google it, it's what makes the Russian soldiers so much better than us), a new baseball cap, a book on ways to use duct tape, a camera, and a Chumby.

Whatever the hell a Chumby is.

[Corel]

The older you get, the happier you get to receive socks.

Seriously.

[BitVyper]

Kettleball

*googles* I think you mean kettlebell.

[Loyal]

The older you get, the happier you get to receive socks.

Seriously.For truth.

Got a bunch of clothes, Mario and Luigi: BIS, Spirit Tracks, and a few feet of bubble wrap. Also, a gift card for Burger King and Gamestop.

[Lost in Time]

A few DVD's and around $100 cash. Pretty much what I wanted.

[Krylo]

The older more boring you get, the happier you get to receive socks.

Seriously.

FTFY.

True, the two USUALLY coincide, but not always.

Besides, I was being nice. Seriously, socks are 8 dollars for like twelve of the damn things. Those are one of those things you should just go and buy for yourself when you need them, and then when you get them as a present you should just give the 'eye of incredulous disbelief' to whomever bought them for you before saying, "Really? An eight dollar bundle of cloth?" and then moving on while slowly shaking your head to make whomever bought them for you feel bad.

[Odjn]

I got 2k.

[Dracorion]

I got twenty bucks and a candy cane full of M&Ms.

Yeah, I know.

[h4x.m4g3]

Necron Battleforce from a good friend, and some games from Steam's Holiday Sale (STALKER, STALKER Clear Sky, and both Deus Ex games).

[Azisien]

A hundred bucks and four really, really nice shirts. Wardrobe increased by 50%!

[Whomper]

I got a cookbook.

What, you were expecting something more?

[Bells]

socks and Potpourri (from one aunt), and some kickass T-shirts and pants from gramma and mom & dad, now i don't have to look like a Hobo on new years!

Also got a Snoopy Wallet for my Girlfriend and i'm pretty sure she will get me some more pants (we couldn't be together for x-mas this year)

....People really like to give me socks and Pants for some reason.

[Whomper]

....People really like to give me socks and Pants for some reason.Perhaps they're trying to send you a hint? :B

[Mr.Bookworm]

I got a nice HDTV for my room. I can now actually read the subtitles on Dead Rising.

I also got 150$ in Barnes and Noble gift cards (like six of them), a 75$ Amazon gift card, 75$ cash, a nice set of headphones, a couple of shirts, two packs of gum, a candy cane filled with M&M knock-offs, and a clementine.

I will miss the yearly swag haul when I get older.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

£120 cash, clothes, a new watch, a satnav, more clothes. Yeah, bout it really. I don't get much any more.

[Donomni]

Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time(VERY early, but awesome), Bioshock, and Final Fantasy Dissidia.

Also got Up on Blu Ray-DVD-Digital Copy-Swiss Army Knife, a new cellphone I will barely use, and a $10 Subway card.

Oh, and the requisite fuckton of clothes.

[Bob The Mercenary]

I got a pocket breathalyser.

My mom loves me.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I decided to give my new camera a test run.

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Top Row, left to right: The digital camera box (Sony Cyber-Shot) on top of a Panasonic SDR-H79 camcorder; a portable hard drive (320 GB); a portable sewing machine for costume stuff; a stuffed cat with a copy of "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake", just for cute (and it gave a few dollars to Kohls Cares)
Bottom Row, left to right: 1) The new Star Trek DVD, and 2) The Orange Box! I'm going to have fun with these...

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Shiny Stuff!
Starting at the top, going clockwise:
1) My sister got me this really nice geisha doll to put in my dorm room. Apparently she got it from one of her roomates XD
2) Dad got me this pretty green glass ornament for when I get my own place to decorate. It has a really nice red and gold dove design on it.
3) Some more ornaments, sorry if they're a bit hard to see; a little clay candy-cane 'M'with a teddy bear in it, a little Santa on a moose, and a kind of abstract looking one.
4) Not actually an ornament, it's a black onyx bracelet with a silver charm on it that says "Dream". Very pretty.
5) Another decorative Santa. This one has a tree.

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(Mostly) Art Stuff!
Left to right: A new day planner, some drawing pencils with erasers and blending sticks, a new set of colored pencils, and two new sketchbooks!
Also, I didn't get a picture of it, but my sister also got me a glow-in-the-dark Tron T-shirt. It's very comfy :B

[Seil]

The internet - I'm not kidding. I got a "Belkin G USB Wireless Network Adapter."

Also:

BOOKS
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe
The Sun Also Rises
Paradise Lost

CDs
Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell
The Best Of Bill Withers - Lean On Me
Loreena McKennit - A Mediterranean Odyssey

MOVIES
Dave Chapelle

GAMES
A New PS3 Controller
Drake's Fortune 1

MISC
A Fancy Hand Puppet
A Scarf knitted by me Mum
Wireless Internet USB Adapter
A Tim Horton's Gift Card
Soap
Socks

The fancy hand puppet is great because my niece'll be visiting come January, so I think I can keep her entertained.

[Kim]

I got some wireless headphones, which are pretty bitchin', New Supah Mario Bros Wheee, Ass Creed 2, a CD of John Bytheway (A name you will not recognize unless you have grown up in a Mormon household), a warm hat for work, some candy, some ammo for my .22, some targets, and I think that's everything. Not too bad. Just completed World 1 of Italian Stereotype Twins and it's pretty good. I should probably hold down the run button less, cuz I keep running off rotating blocks to my doom, but whatevs.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Since my dad got some of his inheritance from my grandparents, they splurged a bit this year so I received 1000 bucks, a Ps3, Scribblenauts, some clothes and 30 rock Season 1 among other small things.

[Pip Boy]

I got my drivers lisence a few weeks ago and have managed to get myself lost in town about 4 times already, so my parents got me a GPS.

They also got me a new mouse. With 15 goddamned buttons on it. I think its time to go play L4D2 without a keyboard.

[Marc v4.0]

The Saboteur, Dragon Age, Contact, 120 GB HD, HDMI Cable, Socks, Shirts, Various sprays that make my wife leer at me, a shredder, a new coffee maker, Season 1 of Good Eats, $670, Interesting Times, Faust Eric, Maskerade, Guards! Guards!, a new Santuko and Chopping Board, a wonderful tiny bottle of some sort of fragrance called "Loup Garou", some Microsoft Points, and a coffee grinder that's going to be used for grinding spices

[Fifthfiend]

Postin' from mah Droid :)

[Wigmund]

So far I've received:

$100 cash
$180 in various gift cards
A lunchbox from an aunt (actually needed this, old lunchbox has fallen apart and I need to stop buying food at work and at school)
A multi plier from one of my cousins
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Two stockings full of candy (and some beef jerky)
Two shirts from my mom & stepdad
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A dragon statuette from my sister & her husband, as well as a framed picture of my baby brother and my nephew from my dad & stepmom.
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And Mother Nature contributed snow!
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And fucking slick roads.

And to top this off, there's another family Christmas get-together this New Year's for relatives that were out-of-town this weekend. So that's more stuff, cash, and gift cards coming my way.

[Flarecobra]

Star Trek movie, Clone Wars Season 1, plush kitten, new Bon Jovi CD, and a baseball hat w/ the Dolphins and Chargers patches on it.

[Fifthfiend]

This thing is like every gift ever all in one ridiculous tiny package!

Plus a keyboard!!!!!!!

[Sir Pinkleton]

I got the same portable hard drive as you, Shyria! :D

As well as that, I got Modern Warfare 2 for the PC and Assassin's Creed 2 for the 360 (which my sister is playing right now). I only got two shirts, one with the batman symbol on it and another with the phrase, "Sarcasm is only one of my many talents." I also got some deodorant (???), a planner +$50 from my grandmom ,a battlemat thing with pens for D&D, an RC helicopter (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=1&q=Silver+bullet+helicopter&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0), candy, and love!

But I also want to talk about my present for my mom, because it's special. The actual gift was a $20 gift card to Starbucks, but I decided to be all engineery this year and made a box to go along with it. The box was originally for presenting multiple present to my friends, but I didn't make it big enough. I spent $20 and many hours to create this:

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2315/christmasbox.jpg (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/christmasbox.jpg/)

The green LED's don't light up well, unfortunately, but my mom still loved it. :D

[Eltargrim]

Wigmund, I have that same multitool. Works very well; knives are a bit short, but it's compact and easy to use with one hand.

I got:

Jingo
13 Things That Don't Make Sense
A new housecoat (SOFT!)
Pyjamas
A scarf
Chocolates
A couple of gift cards
Candy
Pants
Bitching pair of headphones
Slippers!

All in all, a good haul. Mostly stuff I needed, too. Loving this housecoat. Softest thing I've ever worn.

[Geminex]

Two DVDs (Robot Chicken Star Wars and Watchmen)
Books (Various, most significantly, 4 books from the Dark Tower septology)
Around 300 Euros from various relatives around the globe
My parent's promise of financial assistance for when I move out.

[CelesJessa]

I am now the proud owner of a Wacom Intuos4 Tablet.

And a FMA calendar.

I had the smallest pile at Christmas, but it was totally worth it. My tablet is so shiny~.

EDIT: aaand my computer won't work the tablet as of now. My CD drive is broken so I can't install the drivers. D:

[Doc ock rokc]

$100
Terry Pratchett's wee free men illustrated novel
Little big Planet (plugged 4 hours in already and still haven't completed all of those damn tutorials.)
Champions online (installing as we speak while I type this.)
$25 gift card to Half price books (where i buy tons of drawing books and the occasional novel.)
new green hoody (YAY my oldone actualy ripped in half a week before)
4 rubics cubes (from the sameperson because they have seen me break one from overuse)
$25 in amazon (Atomic robo is going to be bought)
oh and a full tank of gas on the condision that i drive half way across the state and back to visit my step-grandma and other Step-reletives

[Token]

I got a PS3, Red Faction, an iHome, and what I'm pretty sure is the entire Night Watch set of Discworld book, as well as ten pounds of Sweedish Fish. Oh, and a bunch of tokens, because my parents thought it would be funny. Booyah.

[The SSB Intern]

The Spirit Trade paperback: volume 2
Protomen: Act II CD
Some clothes
candy
$70

Also, Nin got Mario and Luigi: Bowser's inside story, so I'll probably get to play that after he's done.

[phil_]

I got a new backpack, a new LED light for my keys, a proper razor so that now I'll look like I've shaved recently when I shave, and this odd board-game called Quelf that's like a mix of Cranium and Kings. I also played video games (and some Quelf) with my nephew and niece from sunrise until 4PM when I had to leave for work, which is just way better, no matter how nice it is to have a razor that isn't held together with duct tape.

[Corel]

FTFY.

True, the two USUALLY coincide, but not always.

Besides, I was being nice. Seriously, socks are 8 dollars for like twelve of the damn things. Those are one of those things you should just go and buy for yourself when you need them, and then when you get them as a present you should just give the 'eye of incredulous disbelief' to whomever bought them for you before saying, "Really? An eight dollar bundle of cloth?" and then moving on while slowly shaking your head to make whomever bought them for you feel bad.

Bwhaha, true.

I think because for me it's an item of clothing that you always put off buying and realise from time to time that the socks you currently own are beyond reasonable repair, so getting more of these is never a bad thing!

It does coincide with the Ol' "Getting old thing". Ever realise that you're having a fascinating conversation about washing techniques and how grateful you are for socks and pants? It can be quite unsettling.

Anyway, I like gifts that are either and/or hand made.

[Fifthfiend]

FTFY.

True, the two USUALLY coincide, but not always.

Besides, I was being nice. Seriously, socks are 8 dollars for like twelve of the damn things. Those are one of those things you should just go and buy for yourself when you need them, and then when you get them as a present you should just give the 'eye of incredulous disbelief' to whomever bought them for you before saying, "Really? An eight dollar bundle of cloth?" and then moving on while slowly shaking your head to make whomever bought them for you feel bad.

You are out of your fucking mind, people who give you socks as a gift are giving you the gift of not having to go buy fucking socks, because buying fucking socks is the most crushingly mundane task anyone anywhere can undertake and nobody anywhere actually wants to do. Bitching about someone buying you socks is like giving someone the finger for mopping your kitchen floor and folding your laundry.

[01d55]

Two sweaters
Two jackets
How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
More Information Than You Require by John Hodgeman
A giant plastic comb (it is as long as my forearm)
A Microlink FR160 Multi-Purpose Radio
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal by Robert P, Murphy, Ph.D.
Lé Pinch

[CelesJessa]

I am now the proud owner of a Wacom Intuos4 Tablet.
EDIT: aaand my computer won't work the tablet as of now. My CD drive is broken so I can't install the drivers. D:

NEVERMIND THAT I GOT IT WORKING.

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4578/picture57.jpg
I just wanted to share this sexy piece of equipment. I think it's the most sleek thing I own.... And it draws like a dream so far.

[RickZarber]

My brother and his girlfriend were here for Christmas, and it turns out she is quite the prankster (he is too, but together they are genuinely dangerous).

I received from them (all individually wrapped):
~A do-rag
~A blu-ray pulled from my shelf the night before
~One banana (slightly overripe)
~An empty shoe box
~A box of corn bread mix
and finally:
~A Wacom tablet (which more than made up for having to open that many fake-out gifts)

I also got A L4D2 shirt (with the Dark Carnival poster on it), two Wii Motion Pluses, a Barnes and Noble gift card, some candy, and some cash.

[01d55]

Man, next to those awesome joke gifts the giant goddamn comb my 10 year old cousin got to make fun of my hair looks only half as awesome as it did on its own.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

I received $100, 50 blank CDs, 25 blank DVDs, and a CD/DVD burner.

[Green Spanner]

Money mostly.

But also an X-Bawks, complete with second controller, Bioshock/Oblivion, a sweater, a t-shirt with 'meh' written on it, shower gel, 8 bottles of seasonal ale, a replicated copy of the Magna Carta, a book of terrible things said in American politics, socks, and a couple of chocolate selection boxes.

[Amake]

I recived a number of pillows, bedsheets, underthings and a damn sexy dream. These things may or may not be interconnected.

[Cloud Strife]

I'm old so I asked for stuff for my apartment from my family. I received:

Pots & Pans
Pyrex cookware
Photos of my late mother
Photo of my dad from 1969 rockin' the Beatles haircut
Digital Photo Frame complete w/ family pictures from 1933-Present
A copy of the Family Cookbook (glee!)

My girlfriend decided to spoil me, though... she got me a new fedora and not one but two sword-canes.

[BitVyper]

I am now the proud owner of a Wacom Intuos4 Tablet.

Lucky. My friend's just died.

We'd better see some art here soon.

[Grimpond]

Two Shirts
Two Pants
1 Bionicle Glatorian
2 Jumbo Bionicle
Scope for my 30-30
Socks!
Jammie pants (yay!)
$100 Bookworld Gift Certificate
Lumps of cash from the extended family

[Mr.Bookworm]

I received $100, 50 blank CDs, 25 blank DVDs, and a CD/DVD burner.

...Then why the hell do you need the money?

[Flarecobra]

To pay for stuff online, so he can burn them to the CDs/DVDs?

[Kim]

To pay for stuff online

Hahahahaha...haha...ha? Wait, were you serious?

[CelesJessa]

Lucky. My friend's just died.

We'd better see some art here soon.

Oh you will!

Also I found out my roommate got an Xbox360 and some games for her Christmas so.... it's kind of like an indirect present for me since I'll get to play it. Hurray!

[TopHatAssassin]

The older you get, the happier you get to receive socks.

Socks really are where it's at, you guys. Socks and underwear for Christmas is a good thing, and you should all understand that.

So I got socks and underwear. They're very comfy. :) I also got various pajama bottoms, a shirt (with a racecar on it, VROOM!), a GameMastery flip mat (Pathfinder Lodge, it's beautiful), a General Matisse mini from Reaper, TWO hats (a fedora and one of those Russian-type winter ones, love 'em both), Star Trek on Blu Ray, various candies, a second monitor for my computer, an art book (anatomy for fantasy artists), new dice and a matching bag, a gift card for Chapters, manly shaving items, Wii points, and a wicked case of tendonitis or some other arm-related pain from swinging my cousins around last night.
And maybe a raging case of jealousy at CJ and her new tablet?

Also lots of awesome fun-times with family. An excellent Christmas this year. Shit was SO cash.

[Kim]

Socks really are where it's at, you guys. Socks and underwear for Christmas is a good thing, and you should all understand that.

Last year I got some badass Mario boxers. Yeah, anyone dissin' socks and underwear can fuck right off.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

Talking about socks, I got socks.
Nothing but socks. And candy.

Oh, and some 150 Euros or so.

I still have an unopened present by my parents, though. But it can only be money, candy or socks, so why should I even attempt to open it?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Getting socks for christmas means I've only ever had to buy 1 pair of socks myself in my entire life. Think of all that money that's saved me the next time YOU'RE out buying your own socks, all you nay-sayers who buy their own socks!

[Eldezar]

A week old beer.
TF2 that I have owed for two months on my 23 inch hdmi monitor.
Tuna, that I also bought myself.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Last year I got some badass Mario boxers. Yeah, anyone dissin' socks and underwear can fuck right off.

Thermal socks is where it's at, yo.

[Darth SS]

I got a George Foreman grill. So this Christmas is going down as the most epic win of all time. I also got a new hockey helmet, which I presume is to protect me from hungry roommates when I use the aforementioned GF.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

The GF part really confused the hell outta me until I noticed you're referring to a George Foreman Grill, not a girlfriend.

[Bailey]

Without that first sentence, the entire rest of the post becomes so much more of a questionable nature.

I got the graphic novel of color of magic and light fantastic.

[Mike McC]

XBox 360, with second controller, Harddrive, 4000 Microsoft Points, and controller recharging station with battery packs.

8 Gig mp3 player.

Three shirts.

Michigan by Sufjan Stevens.

Monster Boxset 1.

Drive In Movie Classics 50-movie pack.

[BitVyper]

The GF part really confused the hell outta me until I noticed you're referring to a George Foreman Grill, not a girlfriend.

I was about to start suggesting some effective Junction builds for him (if you level up properly, you're better off using Triple for your strength and sticking 100 Ultimas into your elemental defense).

George Foreman grill

Funny thing about the George Foreman grill: The original model has no timer and can't be turned off. It's either plugged in or not plugged in.

The reason for this is obvious: George Foreman never stops grilling. He couldn't conceive of someone who wouldn't be grilling something 24/7.

[Darth SS]

The reason for this is obvious: George Foreman never stops grilling. He couldn't conceive of someone who wouldn't be grilling something 24/7.

And that is precisely why me and my roommates are going to get fat. New house rule: If the GF is clear, throw some raw meat on there, someone is going to want it later.

[BitVyper]

me and my roommates are going to get fat

Not with the lean, mean, fat reducing, electric grilling machine.

Anyway, I have one of these, and it's the single most useful appliance I own. Word of advice - wipe it off with dry paper towel the second you finish grilling (a few sheets folded up so you don't burn yourself) - it takes two seconds and is five hundred times easier than cleaning it after everything cools off and dries.

[Azisien]

Used portion of Christmas funds during my work's boxing day blowout, the loot:

MW2 for the 360 (friend's request), Borderlands, BlazBlue, ACII, Commando and Predator Blu-ray.

[Doc ock rokc]

Ugh! I turns out you can't activate CO unless you have some means of paying the subscription minus the fact that you have a free 30 day trial. So I have to buy a one month card to keep the man happy. I might get a PS3 or psp game and maybe a new charger cable for the old GBASD to keep the nostalgia fits coming. LBP is fun and im trying to make a tetris map where you have to climb the pieces to get to the exit. also by tomorrow i will be drowning in books for half price books slashed their prices in half again!

[Green Spanner]

And my present for Boxing Day* was more deodrant and shower gel.

I think people might be trying to tell me something you guys.


*look it up, Americans.

[Mirai Gen]

New speaker set for my TV. Surround sound kicks ass with a huge subwoofer and Star Wars.

A lava lamp from a discount store.

100$ was nice too.

[DarkDrgon]

2 flannel shirt/jackets
8 standard t-shirts, in 7 different colors
A new boardgame for family game night
socks
an iTouch

and, the best gift of them all, a silver pocket watch, engraved with my "symbol", and a fedora from the GF

[Bard The 5th LW]

BorderLands
Elder Scrolls IV
Modern Warfare 2

Chess Board

New Bike

$100

Lots and lots of books, mostly history orientated

[synkr0nized]

I received some music, some video games, some board games, socks, several books and manga, and a bit of money [though that went toward the books]. I think, with each year, what I give others is becoming the more enjoyable part.

I'll be back home by tomorrow night, I think. Wish you all well.

[Grand Master Kickface]

I got Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and the same thing I get every year: a lifetime of regret.

New house rule: If the GF is clear, throw some raw meat on there, someone is going to want it later.

This sentence also takes on an entirely hilarious meaning without establishing the prior context.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

...Then why the hell do you need the money?

Why wouldn't I need the money. ;)

[Mirai Gen]

New house rule: If the GF is clear, throw some raw meat on there, someone is going to want it later.
After picking through them, starting with Guardian Force and girlfriend, I came to the conclusion you mean George Foreman.

It is, however, absolutely hilarious without context.

[EVILNess]

I got socks and underwear, Breath of Fire 3 for the PSP, Galactic Civilizations 2, and a box of caramel turtles.

[Amake]

I assumed GF was for Geoff Fraizer, or possibly Grandfather (http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/elite/uswords.shtml)

Meanwhile I agree socks rock. Well, I don't use socks, but soft squishy gifts are better than the hard ones with right angles and flat sides. Funny, it's always the other way around when you're young. Probably because as you get older you buy the hard stuff yourself whenever you want.

[synkr0nized]

Considering how many electronics and video games and board games and books come with right angles and flat sides, I will vehemently disagree with you.

I can get clothes whenever I want, and food [also often soft and squishy] doesn't last.

[phil_]

food [also often soft and squishy] doesn't last.Food is the best gift entirely because it doesn't last long. Who needs useless crap clogging up their tiny apartment when you can enjoy fancy sausages and cheeses?

[Chipper173]

Some new clothes, a couple puzzles, some iTunes giftcards, some cash that I used to get a new bass head and cab. The Punisher Meets Archie and a Paramore CD from my girlfriend.

Pretty solid all in all.

[Sir Pinkleton]

Oh, I just today got some candy canes and a 10$ giftcard to Powell's. Pretty awesome, I think.

EDIT: Oh, and I played the hell out of Assassin's Creed 2. Never playing it again.

[Green Spanner]

Food is the best gift entirely because it doesn't last long. Who needs useless crap clogging up their tiny apartment when you can enjoy fancy sausages and cheeses?

^This^

Last year I got some decent Cheddar, Gouda and Stilton, with a jar of Plowman's relish (decent), some high-class crackers and a pack of those savoury twist thingys.

Needless to say, it was fucking ace.

[CelesJessa]

Finally had my Christmas party with my friends. We do a yearly Secret Santa where we have to make the gift for each other. I made a tablet of paper that's cover looked like the Tardis for my friend.

One of my other friends got a Metroid hat. (It's amazing)

This is what I scored:

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(Otacon should have a heart too but it broke. I need to glue it back on)
The box was wrapped with this:
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I love my friends.