What Did You Get For Xmas?

[The Mad Monkey]

* Batteries (i have a grandad).

 

A battery powered grand dad?

[Raining_again]

I still disagree with knowing/opening presents before xmas day.

 

I agree completely. The only present I knew about before christmas was the lil cat, but they wanted me to choose the cat I wanted

 

 

One of my friends decided one year that she'd open ALL of her presents on christmas eve and was really gutted that she had none for the day haha.

[Happenstance]

Only times I ever opened presents before Christmas day are when my dad comes up to visit a week or so before as we have a mini Christmas then and I guess technically this year when I got the new TV Christmas eve but Amazon had said that wouldnt arrive until after so it was a nice suprise.

[Ashley]

I still disagree with knowing/opening presents before xmas day. I haven't felt xmas at all this year but still disagree. You're also pretty much constantly in touch with people these days due to technology, so just ring/text them your reaction when you get them! If anything a half heard reaction is more good to experience imo! My friend had a few peeps round hers last night and my other mate there gave me a present at like 10 to midnight, I still waited that shit out before I opened it!

 

 

We get told that nowadays we rely too much on technology and we need more face-to-face interaction and now you tell us this.

 

What are we supposed to do!?!?

 

I enjoyed seeing facial reactions. I enjoyed embracing and thanking etc at a time that was suitable.

 

"Oh hi, I've just opened your present it was awesome"

"Oh thanks yeah I've got to go, busy, you know. Christmas day, things to do."

 

Anyway stuff:

 

- More gin

- Some tonic (gin from mother, tonic from bro and sis-in-law)

- Toy Story 3 Blu-Ray double pack

- Haruki Murakami - After the Quake

- Waltz with Bashir

- Ocean Waves

- Lots of chocolates

- Smelly stuff

- Monies

- Stephen Fry's autobiography

- Tankard (from nan, all grandkids got one. She buys odd gifts like that)

 

And the aforementioned gin, monty python and headphones from amici.

Edited December 26, 2010 by Ashley

[Rummy]

I agree completely. The only present I knew about before christmas was the lil cat, but they wanted me to choose the cat I wanted

 

 

One of my friends decided one year that she'd open ALL of her presents on christmas eve and was really gutted that she had none for the day haha.

 

Yeah, you know we're gonna need pictures of that.

[nightwolf]

Ashley - I'm a little bit into Stephen's autobio, it's really good, think you'll enjoy it! ^_^

[Frank]

- 27.5" T.V.

- The "girl with the dragon tattoo" book series

- 4 Beatles CD's

- La Vie En Rose

- The new Professor Layton and Hotel Dusk sequel

 

Then a bunch of smaller, quirky stuff too. Happy out!

I enjoy family "get-togethers"

 

OH! And a Gaga 2011 calender (My parents know me so well :p)

[Daft]

I finished the book I got on bicycles today. Best Xmas present ever? Quite possibly.

 

[Paj!]

Yesterday I was given £20 cash and a £25 Amazon voucher (yessssss) from my half-aunt who I haven't seen in 10 years (!). Loving it. And Chair got me Bad Education on DVD (yes) and a Mandy Moore album (roflraptor).

[jayseven]

Back from bournemouth;

 

- Long john thermal trouser things

- thermal socks

- hiking socks

- scarf

- £20 (bought The Corner and The Stand books with it)

- Year membership for Duke of York cinema (and its sister cinemas, ftw)

- New wallet (not as good as my current, dying one, so may not switch)

- Sliders season 1&2 (yesss!)

- Star Trek: TNG Season 6 (told my dad I already had them all downloaded...)

- Killer Su Doku book

- 3D Su Doku puzzle pad

- Su Doku CD-Rom (... I'm not THAT into su dokus...)

- Torch (for my nightblindness!)

- Bobby Fischer's "My 60 Favourite Games"

- Roll-up chess board

- Chess pieces (with a white pawn missing :'()

 

I think that's it. Hard to remember. Pretty good all in all Last year I got like three things so it was a very surprising one this year.

[nightwolf]

I'll also include these new presents today:

 

- New slippers

- Nail varnish

- Necklace

 

All stuff I really wanted

[Murr]

I had a really good year this year,

 

* Sat Nav

* Video Camera

* Medal of honor X360

* 007 Bloodstone X360

* NFS Hot Pursuit X360

* Donkey Kong Country Returns

* Metroid Other M

* Goldeneye

* Galaxy 2

* Splice on DVD

* Walking Dead Volume 1

* Superman Framed logo picture

* Nelson Mandella Book

* Barack Obama Book

* Jean Paul Gautiere *Spelling???*

* Work Shirts

* Socks enough so i dont have to wash any socks till at least February

* Boxers, again enough to see me through to February

 

Incredible year this year

[Nintendohnut]

I'm a little behind but I'll have a go

 

- FM transmitter/phone magic thing for the car. People's voices coming out of the car speakers = madness

- A Waldo Pancake glasses case (awesome)

- An umbrella

- An iPhone case

- socks

- Lynx box o' fun

- Bill Bailey Live boxset

- Some money from my gran

- Many chocolates

 

 

Raining - you're cat is ridiculously cute, and I am jealous!

 

Jayseven - you were in bournemouth?! I quite literally work/live there/here.

[jayseven]

Ja mon! I was down from xmas eve 'til a couple of days ago. my sister lives like 2 mins from the train station. I shall be back down in just over a week for my birthday. Where do you work? I may attempt to sneak in and spy on you.