The annual Christmas Haul Thread

[Joe Siegler]

OK, nobody submitted it, so I'll post it. What'd you get (that the rest of us would care to hear about)? Nobody wants to know about the socks you got from a family member. Stuff we'd care about. :)

[Fjallraven]

A MP3-player + poets of the fall records = Rocks!
Poets of the fall = My new favourite band!

[ADM]

Xbox 360 :D Well it was a joint birthday/christmas present.

Fjall: Yeah POTF is great. I'm credited under "Peter Pap" on Signs of Life as well ;)

[TerminX]

I got faith in God for Christmas. As some of you know (namely the moderators and a few of the closer friends I've met here), my fiance left me a couple of weeks ago after some crazy things happened in her life, and then a couple of days ago finally told me that we really have no future together. Ended up totaling my car the day after that, which was yesterday... so what I got for Christmas is faith that a higher power is watching over me (walked away with no injuries), the realization that my friends are the most important people in my life, and the strength to get through the worst couple of weeks I've ever had.

I don't really know what any of the actual physical presents I got from anyone in my family are... I was supposed to go up to my mom's but she treated me really poorly after the accident; she was already giving me a shitty, unpleasant and uncaring tone of voice when I was still in shock over the crash so I declined to spend Christmas with her. Couldn't handle the mess of berating comments from her that I'd be lining myself up for by going.

One of my friends gave me a couple hundred dollar Italian chain he had (because every nigga needs a chain! ;)) and his mom gave me a cool little sampler box thing full of all sorts of meats and cheeses. Moreover, I got to spend Christmas with people who weren't going to spend the whole time judging me based on the fact that their insurance rates were about to go up.

Actually feeling loved and not being alone through all of this is the best present of all. :)

[gamejunkie]

You also have some cool friends here on the forums as well, TX. ;P

For me, I got Robot Chicken Season One and Two and the Alien Quadrilogy.

[Phait]

$ and $ and a shirt which I'm wearing right now. So what'm I going to do with the money?

- buy some pretentious boots
- probably buy Vampire Bloodlines somehow
- get Dave Gahan's "Hourglass" album
- replace my lost Track IR hat clip so I can properly fly again
- and not sure if I'll go out New Years or not

[SpamViking]

Well put TerminX :)
I got some cash, and 3 Southpark DVDs, including the complete 10th season...Make Love not Warcraft :D

[Mr.Fibbles]

Best Buy Gift Card and some RAM (in the mail)
I also got some money, which will all go towards books for school.

[Llama Gibbz]

Gifts from others
============
Games
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Assassins Creed
Mario Galaxy

DVD
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Spiderman 3
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3


My yearly gift to myself.:D
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PS3
Leather jacket (Has a +2 modifier "Cloak of pretending to be bad ass and +1 run like a girl") It works :p

[ryche]

I got nothing for Christmas. Can't really help that doing what I'm doing so I accept that. Perhaps I'll do somethin when I get home with my wife. :)

[Sang]

"Creative" Speakers. :o

And Call of Cthulhu.. ordered it on Saturday and it'll take 5-7 working days to arrive. Bad news is Christmas Day isn't a working day and neither is New Year's Day :(

[ShadeEX]

Like I said in the last game played thread:

Got this as my christmass present yesterday

Rayman Raving Rabbids
http://www.coolshop.dk/catalog/images/boxshots/51165-forside.jpg

That and some cash

I'll spend it on some DVDs and other stuff..

[ryche]

I noticed Joe didn't post what he got for Christmas...

Duke Nukem boxers? LOL :)

[JobivanHiob]

from 3D Realms he got a PS3 :o

[Superczar]

I got some money even though I said I didn't want anything.

I ended up buying for myself (Christmas bonus!) all games:

From Steam:
iD pack
Commandos pack
Deus Ex pack
Vampire: Masquerade - Bloodlines

Also for PC:
Vietcong
Red Faction II

and for PS2:
Red Faction
Battlefront II (needed a new copy - gave my little brother the one I had cause he scratched it up)

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Wii controller
Super Mario Galaxy
A waterproof jacket from Eddie Bauer
$100 gift card to eddie bauer
Bourne Ultimatum
$270
A tommy hilfinger suit case
red dwarf seasons I was missing.

Graduation money totalled $7690 + The End of America By Naomi Wolf


Now normally my haul isnt anywhere near this big, but graduating compounded some gifts.

[Kit]

Now, imagine my face when I opened these:

Miami Vice boxset (?)
Mein Kampf (????)
A blender (wtf!?)
Along with enough deodorant and aftershave to sink a small boat

On the plus side I did get a new tool kit and the Ricky Gervais boxset. Also ordered myself a new 20” monitor so it was pretty good haul. :)

[Marty]

my best gift was the DNF teaser :)

[Yatta]

I only got one present and it was from my uncle and his wife. They gave me $50. Very nice of them. :)

[Steve]

Gears of War (PC)
Shadow Run (pc)
R6V (360)
Crack down

and some clothes - which I REALLY needed.

[bobthefish]

w00t!
i got the 80Gb PS3 that comes with motor storm
also:
heavenly sword and Warhawk,

the Killswitch Engage "As Daylight Dies" album;
the Megadeth "United Abominations" album

[Hudson]

From Basky: :love:
Nintendo DS Lite
Nerf DS Lite Case
Lots of DS/GBA Games
iPod Nano Video
Baked Goodies :love:

From Dad:
Antec Nine Hundred
Asus P5E
Intel C2Q E6600
Crucial Ballistix 2x 1gb DDR2 800
Antec True Power Quad 850w

From Mom:
Zalman CNPS9500

And I got money from the rest of my relatives.

I can't wait to give Kate her presents :D :D :D 12 DAYS!!

[The Baskinator]

I got some money from my parents (which I spent on Hudson) and a gaming headset. I'm going to buy myself a video game or three tomorrow, and I'll get Hudson's gifts soon.

ETA: I also got treated to a double feature today. I saw I Am Legend and National Treasure 2 with my parents. So that counts, too.

[Phait]

I got some money from my parents (which I spent on Hudson) and a gaming headset. I'm going to buy myself a video game or three tomorrow, and I'll get Hudson's gifts soon.

A baby? :p

[Superczar]

Mein Kampf (????)

:eek:

[Yatta]

:eek:
I think any type of literature with historical value makes a wonderful gift, and I'm someone who comes from a Jewish family (although personally I'm an atheist).

I would have liked to receive something like that as a gift, actually. So much nicer than receiving clothes.


and some clothes - which I REALLY needed.
Yes, you're always wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. You definitely needed new attire, Steveloovox.

[Hudson]

A baby? :p

In a few Christmases from now, maybe.. but not this year ;)

[Superczar]

I think any type of literature with historical value makes a wonderful gift, and I'm someone who comes from a Jewish family (although personally I'm an atheist).

Oh, I got it, in a history class. But to give it as a gift??? :doh:

[Mr.Fibbles]

Some people have different taste. My brother bought me a Hebrew Bible, as in it is in Hebrew. I haven't learned Hebrew yet, but he knows I would appreciate such a gift and he knows I will be learning Hebrew eventually.
Some part of me would not mind having a copy or at least reading some strange literature, such as Mein Kampf, since it would give me insight into the mind of an insane person. Extremist literature is either boring or really interesting and it can be interesting that gets you to follow it or interesting to give you an insight into their thinking and see what type of person this "monster" was.

[sawn_off]

A backpack. I use them to carry stuff on my long motorcycle trips, and I cannot for the life of me figure out where I put my old one.

A bottle opener keychain. I already have a couple, but the more the merrier.

Some slippers. Have to smoke outside now so they're a luxury.

A heavy-duty, quad-core aluminum radiator built specifically for my '55 Chevy. Can't wait to see that one.

Zoolander collectors' edition on DVD. Lots of bonus features. I swear I'm the only person on Earth who liked that film.

A hard drive, with some sort of amount of gigs. STEAM ate up most of this one, so here I am.

[Iggy]

my best gift was the DNF teaser :)
That was also the only gift I got, meaning I actually got something for Christmas this time. (Unless you count stuff you just bought for yourself. In that case my list might get quite long.)

[jimbob]

a clock and a fancy new keyboard :)

[JobivanHiob]

Now, imagine my face when I opened these:
Mein Kampf (????)
here in germany this book is forbidden. Back when I was in school we wanted to read some pages and analyze it in the history class, but we couldn't get it. :o
And Dude I really wonder what a person this is who gives you such a book :o :insomnia:

[gt1750]

Let's see:
- clothes, socks 'n cosmetic stuff
- Borat DVD from my sister :)
- exclusive set of salamis, knife & chopping board :eek:
- official Renault F1 Team baseball cap :love:
- tiny Buddha statue
- voodoo toilet paper :o

That's probably not all, I might get some more presents later. However the best gift is to see someone else enjoying stuff from me :)

[Micki!]

What's Voodoo Toilet Paper..?
And don't tell me it works like a voodoo Doll :mryuck:

most interesting things i got was:
- A new DVD Player
- Sandberg HeadSet
- Arcitect Lamp...
- A Christmas Card with money in it

[Halcyon]

What's Voodoo Toilet Paper..?
And don't tell me it works like a voodoo Doll :mryuck: Lol, now I'm curious, too...

I got:
- A Herbivore Clothing (http://herbivoreclothing.com/) hoodie
- Money
- The book "The Computer Music Tutorial" by Curtis Roads
- Crysis

[Water12356]

Few articles of clothing.
Set of percision mini screw drivers
South park season 10
15 Dollar Itunes Card
And now for something completely hillarious collection (contains monty python's holly grail, And now for something completly different, and The adventures of baron munchausen. I have the holly grail already but I havent seen the other two.)
Devil May Cry 3 for PS2
God Of War II for PS2
Crysis for PC.
Money
Gift Cards for Target & Circuit City

[gt1750]

What's Voodoo Toilet Paper..?
And don't tell me it works like a voodoo Doll :mryuck:


It actually does :)

There are pictures of voodoo doll on each fragment. When someone pisses you off, write his/her/its name on the doll and wipe your ass. Simple and effective :D

Not sure what's the effect on the victim...:mryuck:

[ZuljinRaynor]

Aside from the usual clothing, I got:

- Motorola RAZR V3 (My first cellphone, I just need a phone, nothing more).
- CCM Vector Wooden Hockey Stick (Ovechkin Blade & Flex)
- Nike Bauer Vapor XII Hockey Skates
- A Hockey Puck
- A New Jersey Devils Watch
- A sweet pen
- DVDs (Spiderman 3, Fawlty Towers)

[Fjallraven]

- A sweet pen

Pictures please!

[Jeff]

Since my mom was in Egypt in December with some meditation group she goes to, she bought me a bunch of Egyptian related stuff, plus a few non-Egyptian related things.

-Necklace with my name in Egyptian.
-Metal plate of a picture of King Tut.
-Wooden Egyptian cat (dropped it on the sidewalk on the way home by accident and it smashed in half).

-Cat calendar.
-Pen with a bunch of Egyptian writings on it.
-Some sort of special paper with Egyptian drawings on it (can't remember what she calls it).
-Model pyramid.

-A new headset w/mic to replace my old one. From my brother which hasn't come yet but he said it'll be here soon.
-Box of chocolates and mixed nuts from my aunt.

[Bushido]

I got faith in God for Christmas. As some of you know (namely the moderators and a few of the closer friends I've met here), my fiance left me a couple of weeks ago after some crazy things happened in her life, and then a couple of days ago finally told me that we really have no future together. Ended up totaling my car the day after that, which was yesterday... so what I got for Christmas is faith that a higher power is watching over me (walked away with no injuries), the realization that my friends are the most important people in my life, and the strength to get through the worst couple of weeks I've ever had.

I don't really know what any of the actual physical presents I got from anyone in my family are... I was supposed to go up to my mom's but she treated me really poorly after the accident; she was already giving me a shitty, unpleasant and uncaring tone of voice when I was still in shock over the crash so I declined to spend Christmas with her. Couldn't handle the mess of berating comments from her that I'd be lining myself up for by going.

One of my friends gave me a couple hundred dollar Italian chain he had (because every nigga needs a chain! ;)) and his mom gave me a cool little sampler box thing full of all sorts of meats and cheeses. Moreover, I got to spend Christmas with people who weren't going to spend the whole time judging me based on the fact that their insurance rates were about to go up.

Actually feeling loved and not being alone through all of this is the best present of all. :)

Well, I don't believe in religion but I can definitely agree with you that not being alone at this time of year is a good thing.

Let's see:

-I got Mass Effect, Need for Speed: Prostreet, Assassin's Creed

-I got a nice four slice toaster and grill (because I suck at cooking and I need all the help I can get)

-I got some silverware and glasses

-uh...a $70 botle of Whiskey :D

-The Bourne Ultimatum HD DVD, the Professional on DVD, and Bad Boys (the one with Sean Penn) on DVD

-and a couple of original XBOX games: Breakdown and Beat Down: Fists of Vengence.

[peoplessi]

Bushido, what whiskey? Laphroaig? Glenfiddich? Bowmore? I like whiskeys too :)

I didn't get any presents, but I gave few to my nephew, mainly Lego's. He is only 4 so he enjoyed the Duplo's I gave him.

[Damien_Azreal]

-A huge ass 5 gallon bucket of caramel popcorn :love:
-1408 (DVD)
-Robocop: 20th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
-Bourne Ultimatum (DVD)
-Clive Barker's Jericho (PD-DVD)
-Blacksite: Area 51 (PC-DVD) (I actually enjoy parts of it dammit)
-Wacom intuos3 9x12 drawing tablet for my PC

And my best gift (or my family's best gift) is new that my mother is another step closer to coming home from the hospital. :love: With some physical therapy for a few weeks and hopefully home! :)
She's no longer terminal. :)

[peoplessi]

And my best gift (or my family's best gift) is new that my mother is another step closer to coming home from the hospital. :love: With some physical therapy for a few weeks and hopefully home! :)
She's no longer terminal. :)

That's great to hear.

In other great news, and my best christmas gift - my mother wen't to get the results from her cancer biopsy, turns out it is not cancer. Which was so huge relief, since I don't know if I could have handled the death of my mother, since there is only less than a year since my father died. On the other hand, they still have to operate her, since the overgrown tissue is blocking her bile a bit, but that was temporarily fixed with small endoscopy operation.

[Damien_Azreal]

Great to hear peoplessi. Cancer is a very tough thing to go through... for the entire family. After watching my mother fight it for so many years, I will admit, at times I've become a little cold towards some people.

You have to be able to put up a fake face at times, accept it and move on... something a person should never have to do.

[Destructor]

- Gerry Anderson's UFO: The Complete SHADO file - DVD Collector's Edition
- Watch
- Fudge
- Curb your Enthusiasm - Season 5 DVD
- Vouchers
- Cash

[ZaphodB]

Ok, here's my haul:

A Wacom Intuos3 Limited Edition 6x11 drawing tablet.
A MAG-LITE 2D cell LED flashlight.
A Brinkman Q-Beam Max Million II Spot/flood rechargeable (2 million candlepower).

Now I can Draw on my PC, See VERY clearly outside at night, and won't step on the cat in the house no more (joke).

[Bushido]

Bushido, what whiskey? Laphroaig? Glenfiddich? Bowmore? I like whiskeys too :)

I didn't get any presents, but I gave few to my nephew, mainly Lego's. He is only 4 so he enjoyed the Duplo's I gave him.

Glenfiddich...single malt special reserve...aged 12 years...haven't tried it yet...

[Sang]

She's no longer terminal. :)

Woah, how many times has she beaten cancer again, if I may be so rude? Sounds incredible.

[someguy2435]

Futurama Volumes 3 and 4.

[docded]

I got a mini fridge - perfect for a lazy man like myself.

[Damien_Azreal]

Woah, how many times has she beaten cancer again, if I may be so rude? Sounds incredible.

She was first diagnosed in 1993 with breast cancer, a form only 1% of women get... a form that kills with a year.
In 1996 a spot was found on her leg... but is was no problem... it was also around this time that the breast cancer made it's way to her bones. Which actually slowed it down some.

In 2001 they discovered a spot on her brain, she made it through without any memory lose, movement problems... nothing. Like she was never sick.

And last year they discovered a spot on her left hip. Which only bugs her because the cancer is next to a nerve. :)

[Nessus]

A MAG-LITE 2D cell LED flashlight.
A Brinkman Q-Beam Max Million II Spot/flood rechargeable (2 million candlepower).



You sound like a flashaholic. If you don't know of it already you check out this forum. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/

[big fat lazy]

Some dvds, some t-shirts, and some candy.

[Destructor]

She was first diagnosed in 1993 with breast cancer, a form only 1% of women get... a form that kills with a year.
In 1996 a spot was found on her leg... but is was no problem... it was also around this time that the breast cancer made it's way to her bones. Which actually slowed it down some.

In 2001 they discovered a spot on her brain, she made it through without any memory lose, movement problems... nothing. Like she was never sick.

And last year they discovered a spot on her left hip. Which only bugs her because the cancer is next to a nerve. :)

Ill health aside, it must be very frustrating for your mother to beat something very serious just to have it keep coming back again and again. I think I'd rather lose on my first battle than keep riding a roller coaster, although you'd get used to it I guess. :p

[Damien_Azreal]

Breast cancer is actually one of the toughest forms of cancer out there. And for her and the family I'm glad she didn't give up after the first time... otherwise she'd never know any of her grandchildren, she wouldn't have been able to see my brother Chris' wedding or my wedding.

Never give up. Never.

[peoplessi]

Never give up. Never.

Yes, this is correct. When you get to see the disease with your own eyes Destructor, I know you wouldn't think the way you do. Cancers come in different forms, some are really agressive, some are not... my father happened to have the very very aggressive form. In 6months he looked like a concentrationcamp victim... a sight I will never forget.

[Phait]

Now that I've spent most of my money:

- boots
- a nice white dress shirt with white stripes (different weave or something)
- pair o'jeans
- Track IR hat clip so I can properly fly again (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Za1aUkXsjM)
- Vampire Bloodlines $10 on steam

Still have $25 left over, may or may not go out New Years.

[Little Conqueror]

-Ecksbawks 360 from the parents
-$50 Borders gift card from the grandparents
-The Simpsons Movie from the oldest sister
-Samurai Warriors 2 Empires for the 360 from the older sister
-New leather jacket from the fiance
-Sweater from the fiance's parents

In all fairness, the 360 is also because I made Dean's List this semester, too.

[Destructor]

When you get to see the disease with your own eyes Destructor, I know you wouldn't think the way you do.

But to beat it and just get it again, that would be a real pain in the arse. It's not like just getting another cold, it's real life and death stuff without the adrenaline of an action movie to boot. One battle, big or small, would be enough IMHO, especially considering a lot of people don't get cancer at all. But I guess if you want to live and you get cancer, there's no choice but to fight it. Life throws at you what life throws at you.


In 6months he looked like a concentrationcamp victim... a sight I will never forget.

After six months of Hell - and then be cured - I'd be really pissed if I got the disease again, even in mild form.

[Aegeri]

I got the following for myself:

Wii
Super Paper Mario
Super Mario Galaxy
Umbrella Chronicles
Metroid Prime 3

And from various others:
T-shirt
Socks

Keke etc.

[Towelie2k4]

- Super Mario Galaxy
- Chocolate
- The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
- Chocolate
- A book of Ripley's Believe or Not
- ... Chocolate
- and a few stocking fillers, like bouncing putty. :D

Of course, the best gift of all is being able to spend some time with my Mum and little sister. :love:

[Damien_Azreal]

But to beat it and just get it again, that would be a real pain in the arse. It's not like just getting another cold, it's real life and death stuff without the adrenaline of an action movie to boot. One battle, big or small, would be enough IMHO, especially considering a lot of people don't get cancer at all. But I guess if you want to live and you get cancer, there's no choice but to fight it. Life throws at you what life throws at you.


It's different from person to person, my mother never got to the point that peoplessi's father got. She has never looked like she was on the edge of death. Throughout the whole battle she has always looked strong and healthy... some people can fight, and act as if it never bothers them.

Some people simply don't have it in them, and can't fight long at all.

Also, this is very off topic... maybe our posts should be moved to the post thread or simply deleted.

[Thief]

I don't ask my parents for anything. I haven't for the last 3 years. My parents payed for my College education, which I pretty much threw away. Luckily I was still able to land a good job without finishing anything.

Slowly I'm paying them back. I bought my dad a nice Digi Cam and bought my mom a new stove. During the year, I pay for movies that they want to go see, dinners at nice restaurants they like to have, hotels they stay in when they travel, and a few other little things.

[Nessus]

I got a Canon Powershot 950SD which I was unhappy with the improvement over the 550sd. Even though It's like 40% more pixels the images were only about 15% larger because they were more aggressively compressed and when you blew them up closely you could see the blur. I returned it and kicked up a few more bucks for the G9 which I should have in a few days.

[Damien_Azreal]

Bon and I only shop for each other. Bon's family (or parts of it) were very cold and negative at our wedding and tried like hell to ruin parts of it. So we don't go there for x-mas.

My family is not materialistic and we don't do gifts, we just get together and spend a few days relaxing and having fun. Maybe a few special gifts, like the drawing I did for my mother... but nothing pricey or anything.

[peoplessi]

I am trying to justify SVSounds PB12-NSD purchase for myself :) It is bit pricier here in europe, than in the US where it is damned CHEAP if you ask me.

[Phait]

So we don't go there for x-mas.

Sounds like a particular HL2 level. :p

[Dopefish7590]

new digital camera ^.^

[ZaphodB]

You sound like a flashaholic. If you don't know of it already you check out this forum. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/

Not a flashaholic, we live on 7.5 acres out in the mountains, and it gets REALLY dark at night (no city lights, no streetlights, nada). It's nice to see if something is a bear, deer, or groundhog (which I have seen out here).

[Michelangelo]

Bought myself an xbox 360 and got some dvds including the simpson movie got a dvd player and a electronic chess set

[The Baskinator]

I got a beautiful necklace and an Atari Lynx (with a bunch of games) from Hudson. :love: