To all of you celebrating Christams I give a big MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
(I didn't see this thread in this forum, so I posted one here! If there is another it doesn't matter, mine is obviously better).
So when you unwrap your presents, tell us what you got!
Coal.
Bose Headphones, Bluetooth earpiece for cellphone, clothes, money, some DVD's, a backpack, an empty box (my sister likes pranks) and an Einstein nightlight!
I bought a tablet PC for myself, but it won't be here for a while. TigerDirect managed to ship a desktop in its place.
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate... money... Wii, new parts for compy, Caboose hoodie... yea.
~$300, a sweater, sweatpants, $20 in giftcards to McDonalds (wtf?).
I'm surprised how many of you are opening on Christmas Eve (I know that this is done, but I thought it was rather rare). I've always opened presents on Christmas morning. Does anyone know a reason for the difference in practices?
My family has been doing it for a while. We used to open presents on Christmas morning, but we started doing it the night before around ten years ago. I think it was because we were going to be traveling the next day (to go see some relatives or something like that) and we ended up making it a tradition.
My mom made me. I wanted to open them Christmas, but since we won't be spending Christmas day with her, she wanted to open them today. I'll be traveling to Arizona. :)
I don't formally celebrate Christmas... so I open presents whenever :)
I go to the movies on Christmas Eve. We say A Night At the Museum. It was pretty good :P
Also, I want those Bose headphones and the caboose hoodie :'(
iPod video (Joe I definitely want to sell mine so send me some money boy), iPod dock music player thing, cod3, rainbow six vegas, xbox live 12 months, clothes (including these awesome lacrosse boxers), new lax shaft, these awesome llbean shearling lined moccasins they are sooo comfy/warm, Ian Murray Band CD, Quotationary (book of 20,000 quotes), electric shaver, and an awesome Hampden-Sydney letter opener. Then like $190 in cash and 150 in gift cards to various merchants.
Oh and my mom got me a crockpot, toaster, and a hand mixer for college...
Silver PS2 + various games
Towels
New Electric Shaver
New wireless keyboard
New pair of yellow / black nikes (hawt looking).
Watch
Guitar picks
New guitar tuner
Seasons 1-4 of spongebob squarepants. (Yea, fuck off)
iPod nano, shirts, pants, "Blarg." shirt (not here yet), Pratchett books, Hunter X Hunter 10, Twilight Princess for Wii (dunno if I'm getting a Wii though), some candy.
Psh, you made this post before it was Christmas! Either way I am yet to open presents, but I think I got a new sound card/speakers for my computer & clothes++
Noise-Canceling headphones
Cross Country Ski's (With the bindings, boots, poles, etc.)
Biathlon gloves
Flashlight
Season 2 BattleStar Galactica
25W clip light
2x 128mb pen drives
Pocket Analog Multimeter
Fishing reel
Earplugs
Candy
Parts for my NDS (Max Media dock still in transit....)
One Compaq Deskpro 4000 (300mhz)
One Dell OptiPlex GXA (333mhz)
Clothing
+ Other misc. little things
:)
Quote from: Rule on December 25, 2006, 02:34:14 AM
I'm surprised how many of you are opening on Christmas Eve (I know that this is done, but I thought it was rather rare). I've always opened presents on Christmas morning. Does anyone know a reason for the difference in practices?
My parents are divorced, so I go to my fathers parents house two days before Christmas Eve and then on Christmas Eve afternoon the whole family gets together (all 30 of us on his side) and open up presents. Then I drive the 5 hours back to my moms house and we open them on Christmas day (today).
From my Dads side, I got: Sabriel, Abhorsen, The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe (Yay Ron!), $110 VISA, $42, and $100 gift card to Best Buy.
@Sidoh: Weird. I too am suppose to get Bose Headphones!! I'll find out in an hour or two if that's what I got, but crazy.
We open stuff at my grandma's house (dad's side) Christmas Eve, after church (we used to eat before church).
Then today we open stuff at home and eat.
Casserole dish
Cooling rack
Glass bowls (serving) & measuring cups
Pots & pans
Mixer
Electric griddle
Rectangular cake pan
Round cake pans
Cup cake pan
Wash rag & towel
Kitchen towels & pot holder
Candy
$50 US Patriot Bond
$200 cash
--6" lift for my truck from me to me
As you can probably tell, I'm getting ready to move out soon (2nd week of February or so)...SO, send me good recipes that are cheap/easy to make
From my parents: nothing.
From friends: clothes, guitar, wireless router / card, and money.
From myself to myself: more clothes.
From my parents and brothers: $150, wetsuit ($120)
From my g-ma: $50
only things worth mentioning are Gears of War, a slot machine, and $250.
a Modded 360 :)
I would just like to add the following: Wii.
House, M.D. Season 2
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2
Jade Empire
Twilight Princess for Gamecube
Perfect Dark Zero
Kameo
A DC shirt (wtf is DC?)
$25
DC is a skateboarding shoe company.
Chocolate, "The Bible Collection" DVDs, a WWJD book (parents = weird), an Eddie Bauer Lantern + Laptop Bag (mom works there), more chocolate, money, Glade Scented Oil candles (five of them, plus holder), some pliers with built in flashlight (amazingly useful, already used them a few times), Walmart gift card that I sold to my mom for $20, etc.
All in all, some junk I don't really plan on using too much, and $110 deposited to savings, which was about half cash that I had laying around anyhow. My parents are anal about me depositing random cash, so I jumped at this opportunity to deposit it, since I always use debit anyhow.
The big gift is still on the way. Details when it comes, but I've got a nice drum kit on the way! :)
Damn wtf ya'll are spoiled little Christian kids.
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I might be incorrect Quik, but don't you get two sets of presents from both parents(since their divorced), Christian/Jewish? If not you, then its some other person...regardless, Hanukkah owns, since you get a present every day for like what a week?(Sorry for my ignorance on the length). At least, my Jewish friend does.
Quote from: Quik on December 26, 2006, 01:32:24 AM
Damn wtf ya'll are spoiled little Christian kids.
It pays to believe in God...............???
Quote from: CrAz3D on December 26, 2006, 03:06:26 AM
Quote from: Quik on December 26, 2006, 01:32:24 AM
Damn wtf ya'll are spoiled little Christian kids.
It pays to believe in God...............???
Well, I'm pretty sure Jewish people believe in God too...
I'm off to the mall today to return some stuff. My grandma got me this dress shirt which I don't like, a dress belt I don't like too much, and these cufflinks. The shirt was french cuff and I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing french cuff. I also got the wheel steering wheel so I need to return that sometime this week too.
Quote from: OG Trust on December 26, 2006, 09:56:28 AM
Quote from: CrAz3D on December 26, 2006, 03:06:26 AM
Quote from: Quik on December 26, 2006, 01:32:24 AM
Damn wtf ya'll are spoiled little Christian kids.
It pays to believe in God...............???
Well, I'm pretty sure Jewish people believe in God too...
They own everything, of course they're rich
Quote from: Deuce on December 26, 2006, 01:45:12 AM
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I might be incorrect Quik, but don't you get two sets of presents from both parents(since their divorced), Christian/Jewish? If not you, then its some other person...regardless, Hanukkah owns, since you get a present every day for like what a week?(Sorry for my ignorance on the length). At least, my Jewish friend does.
Yeah, I "celebrate" Christmas and Hanukkah because my parents are divorced and one is Jewish, other is Catholic. Yes, it's somewhat of a tradition to get gifts each day of Hanukkah. However, it's my personal belief that those holidays aren't purely for consumption... there should be a family element. I find it terrible that a thread like this is centered around what gifts everyone recieved, as opposed to what everyone did on Christmas Eve/Day to spend time with family/friends. I don't see where society says families need to spend thousands of dollars on one kid because their religious savior died, or something. If I got as many things as you all got, I'd be embarrassed.
Quote from: Quik on December 26, 2006, 02:27:19 PM
Yeah, I "celebrate" Christmas and Hanukkah because my parents are divorced and one is Jewish, other is Catholic. Yes, it's somewhat of a tradition to get gifts each day of Hanukkah. However, it's my personal belief that those holidays aren't purely for consumption... there should be a family element. I find it terrible that a thread like this is centered around what gifts everyone recieved, as opposed to what everyone did on Christmas Eve/Day to spend time with family/friends. I don't see where society says families need to spend thousands of dollars on one kid because their religious savior died, or something. If I got as many things as you all got, I'd be embarrassed.
Somebody didn't get very much, did he?! :P
But seriously, you're 100% right. I was just telling my dad that on Christmas Eve, even with the over-commercialization and everything, the best part of Christmas is the fact that families spend time together. That being said, here are my days:
Dec 23: Spent the evening at my aunt's with my mom's relatives
Dec 24: Spent the evening with my dad (step-mom worked, she works at a hospital), watching a movie and playing cribbage (he won, just barely)
Dec 25: Spent part of the morning with my mom, part with my dad, for presents. Spent the evening with my mom, stepdad, sister, step-brother, step-sister, and cousin. Played board games.
This Christmas, more than ever, it's important to spend with my family because I'm moving away next week and won't have the opportunity to see them much when I do.
I haven't posted in this thread yet because I didn't really get anything exciting. I didn't ask for or want anything exciting, I actually have more money than my parents so that didn't work. The highpoints:
- A cheap office chair, for when I go away
- Bedding
- Pillows
- Deodorant, toothpaste, soap, etc in a travel bag
- Clothes (cheap stuff, which I like), underwear, socks
- DVD (Clerks 2)
- Random stuff (a singing cow, a penguin full of chocolate, stuff like that)
And that's from both halves of the family.
Okay, from my mom I got: A new Car Stereo and new Speakers, A big box of my favorite suckers, a bunch more money, a movie, a shirt, some socks, and other stuff... I can't seem to remember what I got and my room is messy right now so I can't look for them. :((
I finally gave into LCD. ::)
http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls19mewsfxaa.asp
19" 2ms Refresh 2000:1 contrast Wide Screen LCD Monitor
Two of these ftw
http://www.amphotoworld.com/product.asp?id=sndscw50&l=more
Sony Cybershot DSC-W50, 6.0 Megapixel 3x Optical/2x Digital Zoom Digital Camera
Two Gigabyte Memory Card for this. :)
Clothes, Jewelery, Money, Chocolate and best of all, Family. :)
Very sexy Monitor. :D
Quote from: iago on December 26, 2006, 02:37:30 PM
Quote from: Quik on December 26, 2006, 02:27:19 PM
Yeah, I "celebrate" Christmas and Hanukkah because my parents are divorced and one is Jewish, other is Catholic. Yes, it's somewhat of a tradition to get gifts each day of Hanukkah. However, it's my personal belief that those holidays aren't purely for consumption... there should be a family element. I find it terrible that a thread like this is centered around what gifts everyone recieved, as opposed to what everyone did on Christmas Eve/Day to spend time with family/friends. I don't see where society says families need to spend thousands of dollars on one kid because their religious savior died, or something. If I got as many things as you all got, I'd be embarrassed.
Somebody didn't get very much, did he?! :P
That wasn't the reason behind my post. I actually realize that I've led a rather spoiled lifestyle, I just think it's a bad idea to continue and encourage these things because I fear for the future kids who will never realize the family element of the holidays.
Quote from: Blaze on December 26, 2006, 05:04:43 PM
I finally gave into LCD. ::)
http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls19mewsfxaa.asp
19" 2ms Refresh 2000:1 contrast Wide Screen LCD Monitor
Two of these ftw
My friend's new monitor :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116064
I wish I had either
Quote from: CrAz3D on December 27, 2006, 02:48:42 AM
Quote from: Blaze on December 26, 2006, 05:04:43 PM
I finally gave into LCD. ::)
http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls19mewsfxaa.asp
19" 2ms Refresh 2000:1 contrast Wide Screen LCD Monitor
Two of these ftw
My friend's new monitor :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116064
I wish I had either
That's pretty sweet too, but I chose to sacrifice screen size for picture quality and response time. The Ipod dock is pretty cool, too. :) Oh, and I'm not a fan of built in speakers on monitors. :P
nor is/was my friend, got it anyhow.
he doesnt game, though, so the response rate isnt as important to him so much as a decently large display I guess. graduated CS major last saturday, working at nasa (again) for 6-7 months then off to grad school.
That's pretty sweet. I had to quickly capture this picture, so it's a little blurry: http://maide.ca/~ian/deskwithbootscreen.jpg It's my motherboards boot screen and it's the answer. >: D
Quote from: Blaze on December 27, 2006, 03:24:52 AM
That's pretty sweet. I had to quickly capture this picture, so it's a little blurry: http://maide.ca/~ian/deskwithbootscreen.jpg It's my motherboards boot screen and it's the answer. >: D
nice!
Quote from: Quik on December 27, 2006, 02:16:29 AM
That wasn't the reason behind my post. I actually realize that I've led a rather spoiled lifestyle, I just think it's a bad idea to continue and encourage these things because I fear for the future kids who will never realize the family element of the holidays.
I know, I was just making fun :P