We finally opened our presents last night, so I suppose I should say I got an OOTS book "On the Origin of PCs", a map and an ice scraper for my car, and $100 I may put toward buying a Wii in the future when I don't have to stand in line for one. Unwrapping the ice scraper was a nigh herculean feat of persistence. There were masses of duct tape, wire and shrink wrap the likes of which the mind cannot comprehend. All this after having to go on a treasure hunt to hunt the gift down in the first place. I could complain but the gift I gave back involved horse manure. That and I helped wrap the last ice scraper that was given for Christmas around here. I gotta take some flak if I'm gonna give it I figure.
Hmmm. Well, we really only do Thanksgiving and Christmas. Easter is probably the only other major holiday we do much for, but that involves going to church a whole bunch.
EDIT: C'mon. Is it really so hard to have a little fun being creative with your Christmas wrapping?
Well it wouldn't be that hard but I got dissapproving looks when I merely placed an object in the middle of a sheet of paper, wrapped all the sides of the paper to meet above the object and wrapped it in tape to make a handle. Were I to bust out the duct tape, I'd probably get people angry at me.
I think it'd be cool to put everyone's presents in a safe and say, "have fun cracking the code!! There's 100 bucks in there you lucky son of a bitch!".
WHAT!? I still have one more gathering with present opening to do. So far, I've gotten 2 shirts and a tie. OH! And there was some chocolate and aftershave in my stocking. I've already shaken my next present, I think I'm getting a book.
I got volumes 1 and 2 of the Animaniacs DVD, a camera, a combination scanner/copier/printer, Elite Beat Agents and Yoshi's Island 2, Guitar Hero II, a random trivia book (I love pointless information), shoes, gift cards, colored pencils, dry-erase markers, and a few Hot Wheels cars.
I thought Christmas was pretty much over, but I inexplicably got Guitar Hero II in the mail today. This is especially curious since I don't have a PS2 upon which to play it. Ah well, there's always the birthday.
I'm pretty sure it was my brother, but he was really cryptic about it when I called him on the phone. Additionally, this hypothesis conflicts with my sister's claim that my brother got me We Katamari (which also would require a PS2).
It's just about the best time to get a PS2 now, anyway. Lots of games for it are still on the shelves, but since the PS3's out now they're all dirt cheap.
Yeah, agreed. We pretty much figured we'd get ourselves one in the next two months, considering we now have 6 unplayable games waiting for us to get the console.
I got MacGyver seasons 1-5, which pretty much beats all the other gifts mentioned here, methinks. Trauma Center: Second Opinion is good fun, though somewhat difficult at the offset because they don't always tell you how to use the requisite tools properly.
Oh yeah, Stef made me an Oddish doll! He's basically the best Pokémon ever made:
Holy cow, that is the best pokemon ever made, I'm quite jealous. Stef, how long did it take to make that?
As far as presents go, I got many good gifts, nothing really stands out though. I got the first season of Mythbusters, but the lack of any special features is a bit dissappointing.
Wow, seriously? I'm shocked that Mythbusters wouldn't be chock-full of special features. Hrm.
The Oddish took about 4 nights to make, though if a person was using something a bit thicker than sock yarn I bet they could make a passable facsimile in a single night or two. I'm strongly considering posting the pattern on my knitting blog later tonight.
Behemoth, I'm not sure that 5 seasons of MacGyver is the best present ever. After seeing the pilot, I was reminded that Mac is pretty smug. Additionally, he's the kind of guy who would not in real life have good luck with ladies, and yet he does within the context of the show. It's going to be weird to watch 5 seasons of his derring-do whilst considering what a pain in the ass he'd be to associate with in real life.
He was a lot less smug later in the show. Pilots aren't usually the best indicator of a character, though they certainly took the opportunity to establish just about everything they could about him in that episode (fear of heights, inventiveness, hockey hair, etc).
And we haven't even gotten to the episodes where Teri Hatcher plays that airhead. Now that's an annoying character if ever there was one.
If you say so, I'll give Mac the benefit of the doubt. I'm much more excited about going through the entirety of the X-files, which at least acknowledges that our two beloved protagonists have no life and limited social skills.
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... Have a happy birthday, but keep your Wacko Jacko juice to yourself.
Excuse me, I think you'll find the term is "Jesus Juice"
I bet your family could make Arbor Day rock.
EDIT: C'mon. Is it really so hard to have a little fun being creative with your Christmas wrapping?
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Christmas is over for this year ):
Oh yeah, Stef made me an Oddish doll! He's basically the best Pokémon ever made:
As far as presents go, I got many good gifts, nothing really stands out though. I got the first season of Mythbusters, but the lack of any special features is a bit dissappointing.
The Oddish took about 4 nights to make, though if a person was using something a bit thicker than sock yarn I bet they could make a passable facsimile in a single night or two. I'm strongly considering posting the pattern on my knitting blog later tonight.
Behemoth, I'm not sure that 5 seasons of MacGyver is the best present ever. After seeing the pilot, I was reminded that Mac is pretty smug. Additionally, he's the kind of guy who would not in real life have good luck with ladies, and yet he does within the context of the show. It's going to be weird to watch 5 seasons of his derring-do whilst considering what a pain in the ass he'd be to associate with in real life.
And we haven't even gotten to the episodes where Teri Hatcher plays that airhead. Now that's an annoying character if ever there was one.