Christmas is over, and here's the gift list I've received:
-A pack of socks -A bottle of Axe -A four pack of body spray -Two large tubs of sour gummy worms -A zipper sweater hoodie -Arrested Development (the entire series) -A sweater, notable because it's from Steve and Barry's -Two Mr. Potato Heads: R2D2 and Darth Vader -A Maple Leafs wallet -A Maple Leafs PJ set -A can of compressed CO2 to fix my computer -Aftershave.
My father also gave me $50.00, which I really needed.
(edited by Oliver on 25.12.08 1905) Unicow, unicow...he's a unicorn cow!
I was lucky this year, got a few nice hoodies, and the complete series THE WIRE on DVD, the latest "always sunny in philadelphia" dvd, and good old fashion CASH.
Season 2 of Night Gallery, a John Wayne collection of DVDs, some boxers of wild colors (this has been my daughter's tradition of several years), a massaging pillow thing, and a couple shirts.
We'll be back right after order has been restored here in the Omni Center.
“That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy” - Swift
- PlayStation 3 - four shirts, one pair pants, one pair boxers, one sweatshirt - cash moneys - giftcard for Eddie Bauer - giftcard for movie theatre - Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360 - Lips for Xbox 360 - some books - coin set - Christmas ornament - good kitchen utensils - shampoo/conditioner/bodywash type stuff - a stack of scratch & win tickets
Socks/Undies/Flannel/slippers from Parents The Big Lebowski 10th Anniversary Limited Edition (amazon.com) and a Craftsman screwdriver set from my aunt and uncle. Trans-Siberian Orchestra CD and a Cubs 2008 NL Central champions T from Santa And its a toss up between two things for the coolest present I got this year: A 20/22 inch replica officially licensed A Christmas Story Leg lamp, and the Nintendo Wii complete with second nunchuk/wiimote set. And cash from my grandpa, which I bought the Wii Zapper and COD: WAW with.
--The Top Chef Cookbook --An Underarmor-like shirt, I need a new one for my 2-3 night of volleyball a week --$25 gift card to Best Buy --REAL GENIUS DVD...I have been dying to see this again for a long time. --A Mr. Beer home brewery beer kit. I can't stand beer, but I'll try it anyway. I looked it up and they make a cider home brewing kit. I bought an extra tub and all the accessories the other kit has and some bottles. My family has a very long history with hard cider and dad and grandpa got the nicknames Ciderbarrel for a reason...time to keep the tradition going. --An Instant Marinade set. It's a bowl with a special lid and a special hand pump to create a vacuum. --The Adventures of Brisco County, JR DVD set --Motorstorm: Pacific Rift for the PS3
-- 2006 Time magazine Person of the Year --
"...Oh, the band is out on the field!! He's gonna go into the end zone! He's gone into the end zone!! -- Joe Starkey -- November 20, 1982 -- The Play --
A good collection of boxer shorts and shirts The new set of Star Wars stamps in a frame Some DVD box sets of shows I watch Elvis and Johnny Cash cd's Seven Stephen King books Other books my wife can't believe I never read in school: Slaughterhouse 5, Call of the Wild, Lord of the Flies iPod shuffle with a gift card Gift cards to Dunkin' Donuts and a local bbq place A great blanket tht my mother-in-law made for me
i'm jewish, and my wife loves the idea of hannukah, so we do both.
from her: 2 cd+book sets to learn foreign languages: brazillian portuguese (since i take BJJ), and mandarin chinese (since i work with many chinese grad students) a book of short stories by neil gaiman a set of those word magnets in the style of lolcats a workout dvd: eric paulson's "vale tudo conditioning" a couple bags of fancy tea 3 bottle of single malt scotch: oban 14 year, glenkinchie 12 year, cragganmore 12 year a set of 4 glencairn glasses for the scotch
from family: too many pairs of socks a could of shirts a stretchy winter hat cd/radio/clock combo a really beautiful handmade wooden cutting board a travel sleeve for my new lenovo s10 a new copy of creedance's chronicle since mine has been worn out jumpshots (checkers played with shotglasses) a whole bunch fancy foods gift cards to EMS, a local breakfast place, target, and home depot
(edited by samoflange on 29.12.08 0135) Lloyd: When I met Mary, I got that old fashioned romantic feeling, where I'd do anything to bone her. Harry: That's a special feeling.
I got that same watch for Xmas this year, but with the Patriots.
Also:
- a couple pairs of sleep pants - a couple pairs of sleep shorts - a Patriots skullcap - a hand-held Yahtzee electronic game - Rock Band AC/DC track pack for PS3 - a Nerf gun - a Patriots calendar - a sweet flashlight - an even sweeter Patriots jacket - and some other small stuff like pens and candy.
Holy fuck shit motherfucker shit. Read comics. Fuck shit shit fuck shit I sold out when I did my job. Fuck fuck fuck shit fuck. Sorry had to do it....
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Revenge of the Sith = one thumb up from me. Fuck shit. I want to tittie fuck your ass. -- The Guinness. to Cerebus
-Electric toothbrush -England soccer shirt -Patriots jersey, with Superbowl XLII insignia -The West Wing complete boxset -Midnight Club: LA for PS3 (from myself) -Blitz: The League II for PS3 (again, from myself) -Toiletry set, that came with a leather wallet, bizarrely enough -"Why Do I Say These Things?" by Jonathan Ross -Soccer ball shaped bottle opener
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I thoroughly enjoyed the picture of Frosty in his Lakers beanie. Thank you.
Among the games and puzzles and DVD history of the New York Football Giants, I got a snazzy new black and red bowling shirt (no, I don't bowl) that is the bestest present ever.
The Defending World Champion New York Football Giants
A Kindle and a $100 Amazon gift cert, which so far I've used to buy an e-copy of Gorgeous George and a real copy of the Battlestar Galactica board game.
Also: a gravy boat and Marvin the Martian spoon rest to replace a couple of things that got broken in a move, some books, a DVD of the Call of Cthulhu silent movie, and some junk food.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?"
-Two gamepads for my PC; they look like a cross between the Genesis 6 button control pads, and the PlayStation controls.
-a Toronto Maple Leafs bath towel.
-a new wallet. Sadly, it was empty.
-a book on the Toronto Maple Leafs
-a cologne set from Brut
-a microUSB cord (hey, I needed one)
-An offer we can't refuse: dinner out on New Years Eve, and a night to ourselves - my fiancee's parents are looking after our kids that night so we can have adult time or something. We're planning dinner at a Chinese buffet and a movie - and we might just have the energy to stay up past midnight! Good lord, I feel old.
- two different White Sox dvd's. The box set with all the World Series 2005 broadcasts (and the ALDS and ALCS clinching games), and the White Sox Memories dvd.
- two different Ric Flair related dvd sets. The Definitive Ric Flair (with his "retirement" ceremony) and the Four Horsemen set.
- One last dvd, not Sox or Flair related. Tori Amos "Live at Montreux 91-92."
- 2GB Ipod Shuffle. That thing is ridiculously small.
(edited by spf on 25.12.09 1955) 2007 and 2008 W-League Fantasy Football champion!
Pants, boxer shorts and socks, which I needed A fleece pullover A new watch Two books about zombies The book Freakanomics Speakers for my iPod iTunes gift cards Amazon gift card Best Buy gift card A t-shirt that says "Trust Me, I'm a Zombie"
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You know, even if you translated that email into perfect English, it's still a pretty lousy reply. Why would ANY customer react well to "You're being too picky"?