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Forums  > General  > Off Topic  > Christmas Gifts     Display using: Flat View Threaded View   Oldest to newest Newest to oldest Previous Thread :: Next Thread   Author  Thread: Christmas Gifts  Tasra www.bgmod.com Joined: 17 Jun 2003 Total Posts: 1364 Send PM   Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 04:46 PM Well, I figured since Christmas is now a distant memory (at least, for those of us with poor memory) I'd ask what sort of presents people were kind enough to give you (if any), and if any of them were just extra-special in some way. So, start listing! :P  Naturalome Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Total Posts: 9 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 05:23 PM I got whole new wardrobe. Nothing really special. Something funny though My sister and me exchanged Pirates of the carribeian: Deadmans Chest She open hers and I opened my and we just held them up looking at each other laughing it was fantastic. Quoth the raven "nevermore"  BKatt Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Total Posts: 640 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 06:05 PM Whooooo!!! about $400 to go toward upgrading my computer (so I can actually play NWN2... or rather, Vives2) "I'm not closed-minded, you're just WRONG." - Bucky Katt My characters n portraits  Barnas Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Total Posts: 3322 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 06:13 PM Enough money to get some rivetted chainmail, and most of a suit of full plate. -Barnas  T'mok Gurzi www.myspace.com Joined: 17 May 2006 Total Posts: 309 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 06:57 PM I got the full seaon of "Firefly" and a mug festooned with skulls. I guess as DM I have to play a role as well Barnas - are you getting a suit of plate fitted? T'mok Gurzi Resident Gnoll Warlord patron for the noble yet drink addled Timik Gorozai the Mistake  renter6 Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Total Posts: 684 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 07:59 PM Sushi knife! "What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about dying." "What's that supposed to mean?" "It means lying in the ground with dirt on your face and holding your breath forever." -Burt Reynolds, "The End"  BKatt Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Total Posts: 640 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 09:03 PM Sushi knife! mmmmmmmm.... sushi "I'm not closed-minded, you're just WRONG." - Bucky Katt My characters n portraits  Imperious Joined: 21 May 2005 Total Posts: 303 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 09:35 PM The complete 7 seasons of The West Wing and the latest Onion book...between those and NWN2, I'm pretty much set for the year... The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for... -- Ernest Hemingway  DiabloStan Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Total Posts: 653 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 10:59 PM Two books on baking, a liquid measuring cup, and two adjustable measuring spoons (one for teaspoon fractions, and one for tablespoon fractions). - [Rob], Balthor, Jake, and Thomas.  Henesua houseofthemagus.com Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Total Posts: 797 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 27 Dec 2006 11:44 PM Too old for fun presents. I got some underwear. In fact, I am happier with getting fewer gifts. The less I get the happier I am. So this was a good x-mas. I get much more excited by the stuff I get other people. I got my wife a digital camera, and the book Princess Bride because she likes for us to read books aloud together. I got my mother in law two books because she loves to read: The Sailor from Gibraltor, and American Gods. Famous last words: Mykal> it's my new wireless router. * > Mykal has quit (Ping timeout) Vulpina> Hey!! IRC didn't boot m..... * > Vulpina has quit (Exit: DarkMyst WebChat)  Lisen Joined: 09 Jun 2003 Total Posts: 373 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 28 Dec 2006 11:00 AM Some lovely Le Creuset Cookware, books, cash, A Goat, 1 Rooster, and 2 Chickens! (Didn't realise Lisen was logged inIt was I, Ara, who received the aforementioned. Beware the vortex of bureaucracy  Tasra www.bgmod.com Joined: 17 Jun 2003 Total Posts: 1364 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 28 Dec 2006 01:18 PM I still wanna know just what you're going to do with a goat, a rooster, and a brace of chickens.  Lisen Joined: 09 Jun 2003 Total Posts: 373 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 28 Dec 2006 01:59 PM Put them in the Le Creuset cookware and cook'em! :P J/K...... Here's your answer: http://www2.worldvision.ca/gifts/app - Ara Beware the vortex of bureaucracy  BKatt Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Total Posts: 640 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 28 Dec 2006 03:22 PM Heh.. and I was gonna ask where the cleric and sacraficial alter come into the picture... . Seriously though, those are great gifts to get for someone who already has most everything/anything they could want. I hate giving (or getting) knicknacks... you know, the kind of thing that looks nice (or sometimes not so nice) but ultimately serves little to no purpose... (last year we got a metal basket thingy.. that looked like santa... how do you tell people who went through the effort of buying you a gift, that everyone would really be much happier if you never recieved junk like that again? they wouldn't have to buy it, and we wouldn't have to unwrap it and inwardly gasp in horror.. and then try to find a way to get rid of it.. anyway, I'm off track..) I would much rather give a gift that is useful, and/or desired by the person. To do that, you either have to know them pretty well, or you give them a gift card or something. But really... pretty much all of my relatives and freinds are well enough off that they can just go out and buy the things they really want/need, whenever. So we have started a habit of giving gift baskets with home made goodies in it that the wife made... (sweet breads, truffles, seedless organic blackberry jam (my personal favorite), etc..) and then giving to a charity in their name, much like that one.. where you buy a goat, or a mosquito net, or library books, or a well, or an outhouse for people who really need it. And what person could possibly be upset that you bought them an outhouse for Christmas.... to be given to someone who desperately needs it? Now if only the ones who give us knicknacks would get the hint... :P "I'm not closed-minded, you're just WRONG." - Bucky Katt My characters n portraits  Phoenix Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Total Posts: 942 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 29 Dec 2006 01:12 PM My wife and I got lots of giftcards for the movies, Cold Stone (yummy ice cream!), and a few other shops. I actually bought my wife a new computer some time ago so she could play all the new games that are out there. I told her it was for her birthday, Christmas, New year, Easter and whatever else that comes after it. ;) I got super scrabble (contains 4x word values and double the amount of letters; can you tell I'm a scrabble nerd?), two books on native North American Orchids (yes, I'm an orchidophile) and some cashmere lined gloves! Wheee. :D Luther McIath: I see, so [X is] the right person in the wrong place with the wrong people at the wrong time. [Fictrix] ... And can speak French, like both! Wait, I mean Elven.  Coruva Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Total Posts: 325 Send PM   Re: Christmas Gifts Posted: 30 Dec 2006 01:44 AM I've had the joy of including a 3 year old into my life this Christmas, which made gift giving quite a bit different. I'd complain about how many batteries it takes just to get everything running properly, but I'm more infuriorated by how things are packaged. Do they really think that some kid is going to steal a remote control Cranky the Crane? What other reason would they have to encase the thing with enough twist-ties and plastic to make it darn near bulletproof. It took me 20 minutes just to get the thing out of the box!! But in truth it was a wonderful holiday. Riley, my little man thinks Santa is the best thing ever. His mom, my fiance, got autostart put in her car plus enough John Deere embroidered clothing to keep her in style all week. I made out very well with a leatherbound, gold leaf copy of The Silmarillion, and a new pair of cowboy boots. I'm happy its over, but I already can't wait for next year! Previous Thread :: Next Thread  Page 1 of 1   Forums  > General  > Off Topic  > Christmas Gifts