Posted December 26, 2011 Best things were a kindle from my dad and a new camera from my girlfriend - both massively unexpected! I also got a new scar for my forehead and food poisoning, to balance out all the awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 26, 2011 ! I think it's my favourite. From a friend, completely unexpected and I love it. Also got a lot of gin. Where's @jayseven when you need him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) I am very grateful for my gifts this year! Especially given its the 1st year that I never actually asked for anything (consciously). Plus, with the recession I knew it would be difficult and tight. Somehow, myself and the siblings still managed to get a great array of presents! I was wickedly sleepy in the morning though so I lacked enthusiasm for the gifts. My favourite gift: compilation of Hitchcock's movies. All about them..the actors..how it was filmed. My Great 4 -- a new iPad (ridiculous, I love it though) , Gaga's Terry Richardson Book (its fantastic & very inspiring. I love it) , Hitch's book again. Also, if you didn't notice. Yes! It's a Zelda at-Shirt Also got an Electric Razor, A book on The Beatles, t-shirts, coffee, Professor Layton & a fake dictionary Edited December 27, 2011 by Ashley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 You need to work on your embedding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 Fixed it for you. You need to insert the URL of the image, not the page Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 Today I got a penguin hat from my mum. My Christmas is greater than your Christmas. suck it. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 A little late to the party but I received: Beats by Dre Tour earphones The Rock Says Autobiography An excellent book on Canada Captain America on Blu Ray Battle: Los Angeles on Blu Ray Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Blu Ray I also got the usual stocking fillers and a decent haul in cash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 Got some good stuff! Main pressies from my family/Santa!: Running gear + money for new trainers for the London Marathon Harry Potter Blu-Ray box set Pirates of the Caribbean DVD Senna DVD Super Mario 3D Land A diary Ticketmaster gift card Was so grateful for all of that after my stocking, which I was more than pleased with on its own!: Zelda t-shirt London 2012 t-shirt Underwear Just Dance 2 (hilarious fun) Tangled Blu-Ray Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Idiot - Iggy Pop Smelly stuff London 2012 pin badge Battery charger Chocolate Chocolate even more chocolate Epic tube of Haribo! Then in my work's Secret Santa I got Born This Way - Lady Gaga, which I was extremely pleased with seeing the crap you sometimes get! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 In addition to the games, got a "tree present" of a Cybermat, which roams all around the room until it bumps into something and changes direction Got loads of stuff in what would have been a stocking, but instead is a huge back of goods. Loads of puzzles, small things to build, ridiculous amounts of sweets (PEZ!) and this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 My favourite present, from my girlfriend... I had one when i was a child and always loved it before it broke. She actually got me a similar one a few years back, but that one has rusted and gone all horrible, so now i have this shiny new one! I love it. I got these games on their release days, but they were technically Christmas presents i couldn't wait for! Blu-Ray goodness... And the award for most bizarre but awesome present, was this self electronic table-tennis bat: It's totally bizarre! But loads of fun. It basically judges the speed you swing, and plays sounds to simulate the bounces on the table and your opponent's return hits. I loved playing ping-pong in china and havnt found anybody who shares my love of it yet in england, so this was a welcome present! Best present from non-family was this... Love it!!! I put hot sauce on everything, so my girlfriend's dad got me this as a joke. Jokes on him, i will use it all! I also got some money and £20 iTunes gift voucher. Can't decide what to spend that on yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 I loved playing ping-pong in china and havnt found anybody who shares my love of it yet in england, so this was a welcome present! There's a number of pubs in London that offer ping pong, although I can't recall where you're from so that may be of any use to you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 There's a number of pubs in London that offer ping pong, although I can't recall where you're from so that may be of any use to you... Birmingham... so no! But i wouldn't have thought of pubs having a ping-pong table, so that's useful to know. I wonder if there are any here. I need to sign up to a club or something i imagine, i just dont have the money at the moment so i havn't looked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 and this https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392286_10150567367843689_513473688_10862631_2051561700_n.jpg One thing that surprised me was that, even though the characters look odd, the actual bricks are exactly the same as LEGO. They don't even look/feel cheap like Mega Bloks. The only way you can tell it isn't LEGO is by looking very carefully at the name on the blocks (which, conveniently, is four characters and in exactly the same font). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 27, 2011 One thing that surprised me was that, even though the characters look odd, the actual bricks are exactly the same as LEGO. They don't even look/feel cheap like Mega Bloks. The only way you can tell it isn't LEGO is by looking very carefully at the name on the blocks (which, conveniently, is four characters and in exactly the same font). Indeed. Wish it was Lego so it'd be more likely that we get a lego Doctor Who game :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 28, 2011 That looks very unlike Lego to me. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 28, 2011 That looks very unlike Lego to me. :p The figures are very different, but the bricks used in the sets are very much like LEGO bricks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 28, 2011 My more interesting gifts: A Sonic and a Mario t-shirt. Mario Kart 7 Sonic Generations Persona 2 Google Nexus S Knuckles bobble head Kirby Mass Attack Mushroom earphones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 My birthday is in January, so Ine gave me my combined Christmas and Birthday presents. We carried on with tradition, which is where we watch a film and everytime a keyword is said, we open a gift. In previous years, it has been Home Alone and "Christmas", which usually ends up with all our gifts being opened within 5 mins. This year it was the first episode of Black Books, with the word being "calm." Was pretty funny. My gifts were: The Little Book of Calm - Aaaaahahahah. Love this. A salt crystal/rock candle holder - I love these sorts of things, and always ooh and ahhh over them, so am happy to finally have one. Aliens: Infestation DS game - Fuck. Yes. My DS top screen is busted, so I haven't bought this for that reason. So Ine got me the game and is lending me her DS to play it. Wohooo. Hugo Boss: Bottled Night - I tried this many months ago in a store with Ine and really liked it, so am very happy that she remembered this. Sin and Punishment 2 - This has been on my list for a while. So, very happy to receive this as a Christmas gift. Zelda Triforce T-Shirt - Looks fucking brilliant! Quite tribally, but geeky in a good way, whilst looking pretty cool in general. A small black leather wallet - because I have never owned a wallet...Ine is making a man out of me! Science of Sleep dvd - This was a complete aaahahaahah moment as...I had bought this exact same gift for Ine as well. I've been telling her she needs to see it, so she got it for me as something we could watch together. Pretty funny. Second time this has happened to me, with the same event happening years ago when I bought Super Monkey Ball DS for a friend, and we opened it at the exact same time. Xenoblade Chronicles - Awessssssssssssssome. I said that I wouldn't get this until after I'm done with Zelda, but Ine took the plunge and got eet for me. Think I smiled like a cheshire cat at this one. Metroid Prime Trilogy - I squealed like a pig and there was a gasp of astonishment when I saw this under the wrapping paper. Think it was the last gift I opened as well. What a dramatic finale! Probably the best birthday/christmas presents eveeeer. Got loads of great stuff and there was some thought behind every single one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 Metroid Prime Trilogy - I squealed like a pig and there was a gasp of astonishment when I saw this under the wrapping paper. Think it was the last gift I opened as well. What a dramatic finale! I feel your enthusiasm, man. That game revived my inner gamer that I feared had died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 I feel your enthusiasm, man. That game revived my inner gamer that I feared had died. I've booted the game up once, just to see what the menus look like, test out the controls, etc. It's brilliant. The controls feel so, so good. Even tighter than the Resident Evil 4 Wii controls. Usually I'm sceptical about games being re-released, but both of these are brilliant. Ended up playing for about an hour. I've also forgotten just how good the environments and locations are. Completely organic-like, or mechanical when it needs to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 Looking back I'm actually thrilled I never got around to playing the Prime games when they originally came out, 'cause I feel this is the only proper way to experience them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 Looking back I'm actually thrilled I never got around to playing the Prime games when they originally came out, 'cause I feel this is the only proper way to experience them. I've only played the first one. I borrowed 2 and only played a limited portion of it. Haven't had the chance to play 3 yet. So, I'm very excited. Need to finish Zelda first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 I've also forgotten just how good the environments and locations are. Completely organic-like, or mechanical when it needs to be. Yeh.. I have a real craving to play through Metroid Prime again partly because of that very reason Looking up as the rain hit your visor in Tallon Overworld or that first moment when you step into the beauty of Phendrana Drifts were breathtaking for me and I'd love to go back and experience these locations, amongst others, again The sequels, despite being great games, just couldn't match the original Prime in terms of atmosphere and environments and is a factor in me having no great desire to return to those unlike the first.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 Wow... had an awesome Christmas haul this year, beyond expectations... From my fiancee I got... Captin America - Winter Soldier Batman Year One Duke Nukem Forever Balls of steel edition Crackdown 2 Splinter Cell Conviction Need For Speed the Run from her parents a massive botte of Jack Daniels and the book i wanted 'A Short History of England' from my parents....well I feel bad... Epic Mickey Kirby Epic Yarn Kirby Adventures Wii Mario 3DS Mario Kart 7 Starfox 64 3D Battlefield 3 Halo Anniversary and standard smellies, socks, cacks and such. I did spend more on presents for people this year, and im glad i did. Felt pretty bad about how much people spent on me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 1, 2012 Gosh, Murr. It's like you told them, "buy me every video game" and they did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
