Merry Christmas Eve III!

brucebruce
edited July 18 in Events
Once More, it falls on me to wish the denizens of the Forum a Very Merry Christmas one day before the day proper.

Every year, I presume that no one will be sad enough to post on the Belt on Christmas Day, and every year I am proven wrong!

So don't let me down, Belters. Flaunt your Christmas Nerdiness. Wear a Cthulhu T-Shirt or some shit, I don't know, I'm not a nerd, hence me always making this thread a day early.
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  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited December 2008
    Hear Hear! Christmas is always at my house and the Orange Belt is just a click away. Stealing a 5-minute break from the family now and then isn't so bad.
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited December 2008
    When I'm at home I usually use the computer at night before bed. Not tonight because there'll be people sleeping in my room, but tomorrow for sure. It's not about nerdiness, it's about the computer being in my bedroom and me not being tired yet.
  • Mish42Mish42
    edited December 2008
    Merry Christmas Eve! I have no doubt I will post in this tomorrow :)
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited December 2008
    It's Christmas Day here already. I have to fucking work today. I'll be here.
  • X'o'LoreX'o'Lore
    edited December 2008
    I had to work today and I have to work again Friday. But then, I have a job. I am employed and at a job I enjoy no less. Many people can't say as much.

    My car decided it didn't want to function any longer last night. But then, it died out as gracefully as a car can die, and it's already repaired if you can believe that. My family to the rescue again!

    It's been pretty cold this month overall, and there has been a lot of snow making the roads difficult. But then, it's gotten a little warmer, and we have snow! Plenty of it and it's very neat. It seems like years since we had snow like this.

    Thanksgiving had been a bit dull with no fire and all, but the makings of the big fire are still there. It's like a party silently waiting to happen!

    There are others close to me who have been dealing with far worse this past month. Their misfortune weighs on me, yet I can feel glad that my own troubles are but water under the bridge. Well, maybe more like ice under the bridge, but the point stands.

    I'm going to kick back and truly enjoy my holiday and I wish the lot of you good tidings. Unlike Bruce I will freely admit that I AM a nerd and may poke in here, but I make no promises.
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited December 2008
    Well, you bring up a good point, at least I have a job.

    Still, when I woke up this morning under several warm blankets in a frigid cold room, I honestly had no interest in getting out.

    Anyway, Merry Christmas from the future!
  • deku12345deku12345
    edited December 2008
    Merry Christmas! I'm in the desert visiting family, so the computer is about the most interesting thing we got here.
  • kukopankikukopanki
    edited December 2008
    Merry Christmas to everyone here! I hope you all get to spend time with your families and/or loved ones, and relax a little from the pains of everyday life!
  • ZlamzamboZlamzambo
    edited December 2008
    Here, here!
  • godgod
    edited December 2008
    Merry Christmas everyone. I don't really have to dodge relatives to come on here like some of you, we're pretty much down to immediate family in the area.
  • Mish42Mish42
    edited December 2008
    Same, except my aunt and uncle came over last night :) So I'm free all day. Honestly, it's just like every other day here, except that I can't go over to anyone's house since THEY'RE all busy with family, haha. Nice slow day for me.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!
  • QueenQuinlinQueenQuinlin
    edited December 2008
    I now have my very own cell phone! Yay for not having to use school phones!
    Merry Christmas everyone!
  • DrLeopoldStrabismusDrLeopoldStrabismus
    edited December 2008
    Hey guys! Merry Christmas! I'm at my girlfriend's parents house now. I... I haven't bought presents for people in years. My heart grew three sizes this year! I'm going to Iraq in a few days. Wish me luck please! I know we haven't been as close this year as we have been in years past - but I love you all regardless! =D
  • AgentcelAgentcel
    edited December 2008
    I am officially a mac nerd like Bruce and Mario now! Got a new Macbook! It pretty much rawks. Also got Sonic Unleashed, better go post about that.
  • brucebruce
    edited December 2008
    John the Filleau wrote: »
    Hey guys! Merry Christmas! I'm at my girlfriend's parents house now. I... I haven't bought presents for people in years. My heart grew three sizes this year! I'm going to Iraq in a few days. Wish me luck please! I know we haven't been as close this year as we have been in years past - but I love you all regardless! =D

    Wow, Jesus, best of luck mate. Stay safe, okay?
  • AgentcelAgentcel
    edited December 2008
    And don't ask, don't tell!
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited December 2008
    Wow. Can we ask what you're going to do in Iraq, or is that classified or something?
  • DrLeopoldStrabismusDrLeopoldStrabismus
    edited December 2008
    I'm the administrator for the deployed network segments - Non-Secure IP Routing Network and Secret IP Routing Networks - on SOCOMs compound in our Area of Responsibility. That means I'm the one who gets in trouble when generals can't get their e-mail. Merry Christmas!

    Also I got a hippopotamus for Christmas. What did you guys get?
  • godgod
    edited December 2008
    I got a copy of the Mabinogion, eleven stories from medieval Welsh mauscripts about pre-Christian Celtic mythology. Some of the stories are earlier versions of Arthurian legends. I also got DDRMAX2, because Supernova 2 has too many crap songs.

    Care to elaborate on the hippopotamus?
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited December 2008
    I got a 1gb iPod Shuffle! It is AWESOME!!!
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited December 2008
    god wrote: »
    I also got DDRMAX2, because Supernova 2 has too many crap songs.
    Grats on finding such an old DDR version. Max2 is my personal favorite, but people generally prefer Max or Extreme 2.
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited December 2008
    My presents have yet to arrive from the US! The postal service is slow.

    Or who knows, maybe my parents mailed me nothing because they thought it would be funny.
  • deku12345deku12345
    edited December 2008
    I got Wall E on DVD and some Rock Band songs. Also my mom got me Hotel Dusk for the DS which I was surprised at. Probably gonna play it in the car ride home.

    I gave my friends, among other things, Dr. Horrible on DVD and the lolcats book.
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited December 2008
    Happy Boxing Day!
  • waitingfortheencorewaitingfortheencore
    edited December 2008
    Psh you English and your Boxing day, it's St. Stephens Day over here!!!

    I got 2 gigs of ram for my laptop and a 320gb hard drive that will be dedicated to running ProTools... also got an MBox2 from my sister... and some aftershave from an uncle of mine...

    Merry Xmas, Happy New Year and all that jazz to you guys!!!
  • brucebruce
    edited December 2008
    Ah you kooky Catholics and your crazy saint days!
  • ZlamzamboZlamzambo
    edited December 2008
    Wait...
    Wikipedia wrote:
    Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong and countries in the Commonwealth of Nations with a mainly Christian population.[........]

    This day is historically England's name for St. Stephen's Day. Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr, being stoned to death in Jerusalem around A.D. 34-35. St. Stephen's Day is usually celebrated on December 26, which is a public holiday in some countries or areas in Europe (UK, Germany, Alsace, northern part of Lorraine, Catalonia) and around the world with predominantly Christian populations.
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited December 2008
    He got boxed to death. But with rocks.
  • shakeycatshakeycat
    edited December 2008
    I got a shovel and a flashlight.
  • X'o'LoreX'o'Lore
    edited December 2008
    I didn't get shit.
    ...
    Instead I got 3 boxes of cereal, some windshield wiper blades, and $100.

    The cereal was well timed. I was running low. The wiper blades were useless as I had replaced them not long ago, but whatever. This from my sister who was actually there when I purchased those replacements too.

    The money will go toward a much needed shopping trip that will be the result of me trying to avoid shopping for most of the year. I have a tendency to hoard my earnings like a dragon perched atop so much gold that it would never spend.

    ...A shovel would be pretty useful with all the snow.

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