I got mostly practical stuff- socks and drawers and whatnot. But my favorite? The "inexplicably out-of-print for like, 10 years" Volume 7 Poison Elves TP. I think I might have cried. Thanks, Dad!
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Presents!!!!
I got, literally, absolutely nothing this Christmas.
Well, okay, I guess I could consider the free download of WoW and Burning Crusade a gift, but he dude never said it was a gift…rather just a DL key so he could have someone to play with…and once my time is over I'd have to pay for it so…not really a gift at all…though it did get me addicted and I don't know why because I hate MMO's…
I would even have accepted getting ammunition…I'd love to go to the range…
I mostly got "girly" stuff – which I am very happy for, as I have been a fairly genderless student for the past 8 years and desire pretty stuff. Most notably I got two purses, a silver necklace and earrings (clip type but small and classy, which are tough to find). I also got a knife set, vegetable peeler, and potato masher, all things I am glad for because I enjoy cooking but never had a chance to in college. A few shirts both dressy and lounging, socks, stockings, and a bag of cashews. My mom finished making a throw blanket my sister started making for me a few years ago and presented that to me as well.
Also, my parents made a donation to World Vision for me. (I didn't have a wish list this year, so that was the thing I asked for.)
I had a list of things I wanted, and I included a few really expensive things on it for two reasons: on the off-chance I'd actually get it (hardy-har-har), and as incentive to get the less expensive stuff.
So, naturally, I was expecting the less expensive stuff.
Also, I was expecting Left 4 Dead, which was the thing I REALLY wanted.
I didn't get it.
Instead, I got this big mysterious package. I looked at it, wondered just what the hell it could be, and came up with no answer. So, I opened it.
[spoiler]It was a PS3. I spent most of Christmas playing Guitar Hero and MGS4[/spoiler]
Also, I got a bionicle; I get one of those every year.
There was candy and a book involved as well. Also gift cards and a check.
This year I was treated to a new, minature digital camera. I know…whoopie. But I guess I tend to do things a bit backward. You see, I own a really nice Pentax digital SLR with all the trimmings and filters and lens you could ask for. It is a wonderful outfit and take great pics as you would know if you followed my book… however it had a couple of huge deficeits…sigh.
1: It was just too much to lug around (not to mention you look like a dingbat tourist) everywhere. Took too long to set up for a shot, and was frankly inconvenient for on-the-fly snap-age.
2: The worst thing…seems like when you start taking picture anywhere with a big SLR, people get all nervous or upset! You can't just walk into a place and get a couple of quick pictures or the manager will be telling you to go away…or even worse, a security gaurd will come tell you to quit or leave!!! I try to tell them its just for sets for my comic book…but nobody cares.
On the other hand, you can take pictures all day with your cell phone camera and no one gives a crap! So the compromise is in. I hate the resolution on cell phone cams, but can't use an SLR…so a mini digital…yaaaaaa!
I got:
Two books, both about animation, one about its history, and the other about Ray Harryhausen, who is great and awesome.
A tripod and a camera.
American McGee's Alice, which is a rare example of the 'gloomy, gothic Alice' thing done right.
An iPod Touch.
A tiny village made of wood.
Deodorant, apparently my nana thinks I smell.
The real present though, was watching my brother trying to get the dog to pull a cracker with him.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot the mention the dentist tools which I also received.
Merry Christmas to all…
We (sadly) got no food stuffs. But, we made out like bandits this year. I got this book I've been wanting for some time ("Rhett Butler's People", I am SUCH a nerdy geek sometimes) The first season of Dark Angel (Hey, the first season is "girl power" sci-fi gold.) Various movies, video games…liquor glasses, and praise be to the "elves of Santa" for the invention of the gift card. (Now, I can buy my own foodstuffs.)
Hope all ya'll out there had a wonderful holiday.—Lynn
pit-face is a girl? 0__0 holy god of shitflanne–
I mean–.. of course she's a she. how could you not tell? with her extremely violent comic and likewise forum posts…that's stereotyping you guys…
i know! i feel offended and victimized.
Subcultered- heh heh, nicest thing anyone one's said to me all day, thanks man!
Hyena-maby we're related.
Also got two book by William Burroughs: The Place of Dead Roads and The Ticket That Exploded and Haruki Murakami's "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World".
Haruki Murakami! His tone is so dreamlike. Such a wonderful writing style.
The surprise gift this year was a box of 132 Prismacolors. I still somehow feel that I can't touch them.
The non-surprise gift is a box 'o' Photoshop, but which suite it is will be a surprise, since it isn't here yet.
whud i get for christmas?! WHUD I GET FOR CHRISTMAS?!?!
A NEW CUTLERY SET!
THANKS MA!
what is it with DD girls and their fascination for knives?
I see nothing wrong with that. You gotta like a girl who can defend herself, then chase down her attempted mugger and mug him.
I got a knife for Christmas as a late present myself. And I get mistaken for a guy all the time too! Maybe there's a correlation?
Hahahaha!!!
I got knife sets myself too… although in my case it wasn't quite the kitchen variety that everyone seemed to get. I collect exotic and unusual weapons…. so guess what I got? Yep, a big nice Fantasy sword set. it's got this nice dragon motif on them. it's basically a long sword, a short sword, and a dagger for the whole set. since it's made out of real metal, and not just the cheap display stuff, it's actually a very expensive set too. =o
when I have the time, I'll be sure to take pictures of my weapon set! =D and you know something? finally I have some real swords to use as models for any of my comic/art scenes that requires them!
Before, all I had in my set was mostly the smaller stuff… Chinese fighting fans (the kind that has those pointy, sharp edges), sais, etc… you get the idea. So yeah, I never expected that I would actually get an actual sword. ^^
oh yeah… I got two games and a wireless keyboard for my ps3 too. The games are Eternal Sonata and Valkyria Chronicles. Haven't played Eternal Sonata yet, but Valkyria's enjoyable so far. :)
I enjoy the fact that I can now chat easily on little big planet and in PS3 home.
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