So What Did You Get?

Post by **sgt.null** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:11 am

Christmas 2014.

1972 Romanian bolt-action .22 rifle.
replica sonic screw driver.
latest PS3 Madden.
newest Stephen King hard cover, Revival.
newest Floyd cd - Endless River.
Daniel Johnston pillow (the case is one of his tee-shirts)
MC Escher pillow (the case is a tee-shirt)
1968 NH license plate (my birth year)
2 photo albums and filler sheets for Epic Road Trip scrap book.
scrap book pages.
folded memorial flag in case (for my father)
the Man with the X-Ray Eyes dvd.
Bless the Beasts and the Children dvd.
the Warriors dvd.
New Hampshire Highway Hotel glass ashtray (I worked there)
book - Crime Buffs Guide to Outlaw Texas.
book - There Will Be Tears (guide to depressing music)
book - The King In Yellow (ties into True Detective tv show)
book - Time For Stars by Alan Lightman.
book - The Octopus, the Pit, McTeague (three book collection) - Frank Norris.
book - Elidor and the Golden Ball. (book my grandmother gave me as a kid)
book - the NH Medical Society from 1905.
graphic novel - Genesis by Kirby (Busiek and Ross)
graphic novel - Earth X (Ross)
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
two pack of dreidels.
Marvel Hyperion figure. Marvel Grim Reaper figure.
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy reissue.
slippers.
underwear.
box with cheddar cheese, summer sausage and triscuits.
Charlie Brown Christmas tee-shirt.
Harry Turtledove novel - Atlantis.
book - Composed by Roseanne Cash.
id charm - pawprint and engraved from Sonny, our dog.
picture frame to put picture of Sonny in.
magnet - says Eat, Play, Love
$50 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble.
$50 gift certificate to Half Price books.
graphic novel - Avengers : Endless Wartime.
plus a huge Christmas stocking filled with neat stuff. (46 gifts there.)

Barns & Noble
huge Doctor Who book - Secret Lives of Monsters
graphic novel - Guardians of the Galaxy : Cosmic Avengers
graphic novel - Guardians of the Galaxy : Angela
graphic novel - Moon Knight : From the Dead

Half Price
Land of the Dead dvd
Suicide Kings dvd
Bare Naked Ladies - Rock Spectacle cd
book - the Gashouse Gang (baseball)
book - mail Order Mysteries (real stuff from comic book ads)
book - the Encyclopedia of New Wave
book - Now Batting, Number ... (baseball)
book : Small Arms 1914-1945 (guns)
book - the Book of Baseball 1911
book - Sonic Boom (a history of Seattle music)

Post by **aliantha** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:12 am

Ack! You messed up my Connect Four!

Edited to add:
Okay, now that *that's* sorted:

Pretty sure I listed my Yule gifts from the family elsewhere. But I also got a very nice Amazon gift card from my attorneys...which I have used so far to buy:

Seasons 1 and 2 of "The Monkees" on DVD
"George of the Jungle" on DVD
A Styx album (I'm still replacing my old LPs...)
A new modem/router to replace the one that went kaput
A new backup hard drive to replace the one that went kaput
A light-up sign that says, "On Air"

A link-spring platform thingum for the daybed
A few Kindle novels

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:42 am

A onesie from my husband! Pale peach with ears and a squeaky nose on the hood and a tail. It's lovely and warm.
A Jigsaw and a mat to roll it up in from my daughter.
Two brown long jumpers from my son and daughter in law and grandchildren. They also bought me a box containing a small bottle of babycham and a 50s glass to drink it out of.
A beautiful box for jewellery from my sister.
Some biscuits from my neighbour.

That's it! Quality not quantity.

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:02 am

Here's some stuff I got on Christmas:
my first pair of toe-socks.... fuzzy, magenta and purple striped.
a nice teflon (or something) frying pan.
a new wristwatch that will help me fit in around here. (?)
a set of calendars with photos of birds on them.
a new mouse because the old one went kaput, or something.
a white 'sock' made out of paper and tape, because I said I wanted some colorful socks. (Yes, I just got trolled 'in real life' by a 7-year-old.)

sarge wrote:MC Escher pillow (the case is a tee-shirt)

NERD!!!!!!
What I want to know is... is the pillow connected to the t-shirt in some way that doesn't make sense in physical reality?

aliantha wrote:A light-up sign that says, "On Air"

That is AWESOME for you, Ms. Radio Voice!
Plus... you are "on-air" every time you post here, aren't you?

Io- I also got a really really awesome gift from my sister.
The sweetie got me "Linna's first e-reader."

Edited: formatting - I moved the list of loot to the top of the post.
Lovin' the full-disclosure of your connect-four obsession, ali!
Of course, I know you're just trying to set a good example for the rest of us.

Post by **Avatar** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 4:25 pm

I don't get Christmas presents these days, I only give them.

--A

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:10 pm

At least one Watcher might interpret that as a challenge.

--LH

Post by **ussusimiel** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:20 pm

Avatar wrote:I don't get Christmas presents these days, I only give them.

We'll just have to call you Santavatar from now on!

I got:

- a cover for my new(ish) smartphone (badly needed)
- some framed old photos of my grandparents, aunts and uncles
- a collection of Shakespeare's works (pending)
- recordings of Irish poets Thomas Kinsella and Derek Mahon
- a nice purple jumper
- a Beth Gibbons (from the band Portishead) album
- book vouchers
- A Book of Migrations by Rebecca Solnit

u.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:49 pm

Damsel gave me a new jeweley box. I've never been much of a jewelry wearer, and have started getting some necklaces and earrings to wear to work. But I was keeping them in the boxes they came in inside a drawer, and the boxes were getting beat up. Damsel found a lovely paisly designed jewelry box. It's perfect!

media.kohls.com.edgesuite.net/is/image/kohls/1886765_ALT?wid=250&hei=250&op_sharpen=1

Dam-et gifted me a portable charger for my phone and the Kindle Fire Damsel is loaning me until I can afford to get myself a 10" tablet.

SD gifted both Damsel and me with tickets to three concerts: Al Stewart, Barry Manilow, and Bette Midler. I believe he had already bought tickets for us to Neil Diamond, but they were already filed away and were not on the tree.

My favorite gift is the voice mail from Beorn thanking me for his Hanukkah and Chr-stmas gifts. He called while we were waiting to be seated for dinner before the Straight No Chaser show, and I didn't hear my phone ring. While I would have loved to have talked to him, it's the first I've heard from him in months in any way, so I'll cherish the voice mail.

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 8:50 pm

Beorn's_Mom wrote:My favorite gift is the voice mail from Beorn thanking me for his Hanukkah and Chr-stmas gifts. He called while we were waiting to be seated for dinner before the Straight No Chaser show, and I didn't hear my phone ring. While I would have loved to have talked to him, it's the first I've heard from him in months in any way, so I'll cherish the voice mail.

I think I know the emoticon for this one:

Edit: punctuation.

Post by **michaelm** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:47 am

The big present I got this year was two guitars, and some replacement pickups (that I'll fit myself) for one of them.

It's easier to Google pics of them than go and take one myself, but this is what they are:

The pickups are:

I still have to get a few other components like a new switch and new pots (volume and tone controls), then I'll move on to getting new tuners (all this is for the red guitar).

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:15 pm

Edit: deleted the thing I said to u which prompted Frosty's response which you all see below.

Post by **Frostheart Grueburn** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 3:58 pm

Uuuuu what delicious guitars!

Linna Heartlistener wrote:
ussusimiel wrote:we'll just have to call you Santavatar from now on!
I want to make a comment making fun of u (i would be making fun of myself at the same time.) but you always seem so nice.

Oh, but ickle Squishy-Squashy deserves his rind carved a wee bit for all the pink nightie/Softy/milkmaid remarks. <3 Furthermore, he forgot to list the lovely Linden-themed bedsheets and matching curtains he ordered for his bedroom just for X-mas. All tender pastels; this thoolah balderdash is just for show.

Well, I don't pursue conventional feast patterns related to Semitic religions (Finnish kekri is furthermore celebrated during the late autumn) or restrict gift-giving to specific dates. I brought a small pile of knickknacks for mom and local friends from the yule journey; however I personally value immaterial experiences more these days. I suppose the books and few items of clothing I purchased during the trip were self-gifts. Might post a pic after I've unpacked and washed all this crap. IN PARTICULAR AS I WILL BLAME SAID TRICKSY TURNIP AND OTHER SNEAKY E-FESTFOLK FOR SOME OF IT.

Post by **michaelm** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 6:20 pm

Frostheart Grueburn wrote:Uuuuu what delicious guitars!

Not for eating - hands off!

The black one is pretty good, but the red one is a lower end model, hence the planned upgrades.

Post by **SoulBiter** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:59 pm

Wow, some of you had a LARGE Christmas!!!

For my wife and I, since we are at that point where if we want something we can just go get it, it makes Christmas harder to buy for each other.

I got:

New Ski pants
A couple of shirts
Scofield study Bible
Sonos Play 1

www.sonos.com/shop/products/play1

The Sonos is awesome!!! I run everything through my computer or Android. I create playlists, radio stations, pandora, etc etc and that is linked to the Sonos. I can then use the Sonos as a music library and stereo system. Since its wireless (but needs 110 AC) I can move it room to room or even out to the patio and listen to music.

I got the wife:

Designer earrings from Tularosa, NM (Silver and Turquoise)

1 hour massage at 'Scarlets'
Some shirts/blouses
Sweater
Running gloves

But we also did many charitable things during the Holidays. We cooked an entire Thanksgiving meal and gave it away to a family that wouldnt have Thanksgiving otherwise. We adopted 2 senior citizens for Christmas and bought/wrapped/presented the gifts to them. Through work we adopted 2 families for Christmas and bought their kids Christmas gifts.

Post by **michaelm** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:50 pm

SoulBiter wrote:But we also did many charitable things during the Holidays. We cooked an entire Thanksgiving meal and gave it away to a family that wouldnt have Thanksgiving otherwise. We adopted 2 senior citizens for Christmas and bought/wrapped/presented the gifts to them. Through work we adopted 2 families for Christmas and bought their kids Christmas gifts.

Yep, I don't think it's really Christmas without trying to help out those who are in need.

This year it included keeping my mouth shut and being in the same room as my wife's idiotic friend who stole from us a few years ago. Grrr!

Post by **Frostheart Grueburn** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:00 am

michaelm wrote:
Frostheart Grueburn wrote:Uuuuu what delicious guitars!
Not for eating - hands off!

One should not eat instruments?
Yet Onyx Stonemage boasts of enjoying organs and flutes and other wossnames...
Could one not utilize those strings for flossing afterwards?

Post by **michaelm** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:59 pm

My organ and my flute are an entirely different matter.

Hands off the guitars still.

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:08 pm

I had a flute once. Had to play a second instrument when I was at the Guildhall so chose the flute because my best friend at school played one. We sat and dripped together in the school orchestra (when I wasn't playing the piano). Sold it about 30 years ago. It was a Boosey and Hawkes.

Post by **michaelm** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:19 pm

I do play the flute actually, and have a concert flute and a few other similar wind instruments such as a bansuri, a dizi, tin whistles and a recorder. The concert flute is by far the easiest to play as it has Boehm fingering and no need for 'half holes'.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:30 pm

Nice ear-rings SB.

--A

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