Annual Loot Thread

[Surlethe]

Here's the haul so far:

For me: three pairs of pants -- corduroys, slacks, and sexxxy (according to my wife) jeans, from my parents; coffeemaker, coffee & filters, and Darwin Awards book from my wife.

For Rachel: several maternity shirts and pajamas (nursing pajamas have holes in them for the breasts to stick out, which are currently great fun), from my parents; 8" vibrating dildo, A Concise History of the Catholic Church, God on Trial, The Gnostic Gospels, and From Iraq to Armageddon: The End-Times Clock is Ticking!, from me.

[Majin Gojira]

Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Book 3
Gurren Lagann (Box set with only the first 2 DVDs...and the CORE DRILL!)
A Full Buisness Suit (Like, a really, REALLY good one, shoes, ties, the whole nine yards--even an overcoat!)
About 100 bucks in cash, and a 50 dollar gift card.

[tim31]

Two sets of carving knives(why not?)
Several DVDs
A set of crockery(Emily and I get given this by her parents every year because we break a lot lol)
$500 travel voucher(we were planning an OS trip for '09)
$100 cash
Tickets and travel arrangements for the 2009 Australian Air Show

And we haven't even seen my family for christmas yet(next month)

[LadyTevar]

Nit: Clothing, Socks, T-shirt reading "You've read my t-shirt, that's enough social interaction for today", and a Eee PC with wireless mouse.

Tev: the new JD Robb novel, the Calphas Cain Omnibus, hot chocolate mix, and two drop spindles with carded wool to play with

We gave his dad bunny slippers... The Vorpal Bunny slippers.

[Broomstick]

Me: back in November my family and friends chipped in to buy me World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Collector's Edition and some months worth of subscription time, with the understanding that that would be my Christmas present. I probalby won the "opened present earliest" contest this year.*

Other Half: Radio control ornithopter (it flies by wing flapping). It was the last one at Aldi and discounted into our price range. The only decent picture I could find online belongs to someone else and shows some wear, but this is basically what he got:


My parents sent us each $100 dollars

And, oh yes, friends sent us some cookies, hand made soap, and some nice pictures. Everyone else I know is as broke as I am, so it was cards or phone calls otherwise. A very lean holiday.

That's it.




* Yes, this has to do with why I went a little ballistic recently when someone suggested that someone in such dire straits as us should give up WoW. In actual fact, I haven't paid for WoW for some time now, friends passed the hat. It's a gift, sort of like how a magazine subscription lasts all year.

[Akumz Razor]

Canon HG21 Hi-Def hard-drive camcorder

[Karza]

Two boxes of chocolate
Iron
Kettle (Weird bugger, the automatic shutdown-on-boiling feature seems rather random)
Toaster
LED flashlight
Hiking boots
Gloves (Windproof ones, yay. Will make bicycling in winter a lot more comfortable)
Lamp (Apparently mom thinks my flat doesn't have enough lights, can't figure where I'm going to put that one myself though )
Shirt
A set of bedsheets
A few hundred euros.

[Bounty]

A set of screwdrivers
A GPS kit for the car
GoldenEye, The Living Daylights and Iron Man on DVD
A stack of Discworld pockets
The Salmon of Doubt
G1 Stepper re-issue (well, it's supposed to arrive in a few days...)
A book about Robin Hood
Cinema vouchers
And a new case for my glasses.

[Rogue 9]

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, bitches!

God, I love my relatives.

[andrewgpaul]

Pixar movies box set and Spaced series 1 and 2 box set on DVD and a new jacket. Just as well really, since the last one is gubbed.

[Flagg]

Stephen King's new short story collection 'Just After Sunset'.
Gears of War 2.
The Dark Knight DVD.
2 nice long sleeved shirts.
A pack of much needed underwear and socks.

[Batman]

75€ in cash
A ski jacket
A small bottle of grappa
and the usual plate of candy I keep telling them not to give me

[Lonestar]

$150 Best Buy gift Card
EBF-25 Automatic Nerf Gun("Just another Bug-hunt!")
Crockpot
Tea Kettle
Nintendo DS

DVDs, to include: Tropic Thunder, The Incredible Hulk, Hot Fuzz, Iron Man.

I sent down range:

Nikon 10MP Digital Camera + 4GB SD card
Rome: Total War Gold, Medieval:Total War Gold, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
$50 Best Buy gift card
Planet Earth on Blu-Ray(+ like $25 of licorice snaps)
22" Dell Monitor + random Bath and Bodyworks crap that my Mom likes.

[Stark]

MY FAMILY IS RICHER THAN YOURS LOL

[aerius]

Homebaked cookies, hugs & kisses from sexy women, and a hangover.

[Lonestar]

MY FAMILY IS RICHER THAN YOURS LOL

Holy Hell, what's your problem Stark? I was unaware we were suppose to post a reduced list so as to not hurt feelings?

[Alyeska]

Hiking pole
Hiking Boots
Outdoor vest

[Instant Sunrise]

-A Hat
-iPod Touch
-Negative/Slide scanner
-"Film Directing Shot by Shot"
-iTunes Gift Cards
-A Target gift card
-It's A Wonderful Life
-Terminator 2
-Get Smart Season 1
-Elf
-Assorted small gifts

[Uraniun235]

MY FAMILY IS RICHER THAN YOURS LOL

nuh-uh mine's totally richer, i got a pack of joints rolled with $100 bills

[Damaramu]

Let's see:

1 brand new Wii system
1 Wii Remote
1 Wii Nunchuk
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii)
$100 Visa Gift card X2
Dell Vostro 200 PC w/ 20in widescreen monitor (courtesy of my boss from work)
12 ga. Rifled Slugs X10
1 surplus ammo box
4 shirts, 4 pairs of really nice socks, 1 pullover
Some Hallmark Entertainment dvd 4 pack featuring made for TV movies
Food, food, and more food (too much to name all of it)

And currently inbound from Japan via Ebay:
C-ute 2009 calendar
Double You (W) photobook
Ai Kago photobook

[Kanastrous]

Shorty 10-round magazines for the SLR-95
Hooded sweatshirt
Hardbound copy of The Watchmen
Terre D'Hermes cologne
10" Santa clock with motion sensor that vomits tinny Christmas tunes at you dare you enter the room*
Half day; massage, facial, manicure, etc @ Burke-Williams in Pasadena
Hooded sweatshirt with 'Eleventh Hour' logo, on it
Tiny intricately carved cylindrical wooden box, large enough to accommodate a cone of incense
A cone of incense
Carved wooden box containing somewhat exotic spices (the box sure smells good)
Carved rock crystal candy dish in saccharine Christmas motif*


* what the fuck is it, with 'gifts' like this? An object that can't possibly be of the slightest use, until one fucking year has passed from the day you gave it to me! Why bother? Look, people, don't strain yourselves. The tradition doesn't require that you just puke some random solid object at me, in the spirit of the season. If you don't know me well enough to realize how actually offensive I find this clutter, then don't waste the money. Pick a charity - any charity, at all - and give the $2.50 to them. They'll put it to better use, than irritating me.

/rant

[Bounty]

MY FAMILY IS RICHER THAN YOURS LOL

You got a lump of coal again? Aw.

[Losonti Tokash]

Ghirardelli chocolate, mint and caramel
A Sirius satellite radio thing

The radio would be kinda cool if I ever planned on actually using it. I just use my ipod all the time since I know what I like but oh well. I feel like a jerk since the only thing I got that I actually liked was the chocolate and my mom gives me that every year.

[His Divine Shadow]

-Electric screwdriver or whatever you'd call it, looks like a drill, you know the type.
-Sweater (I like it very much yes)
-A rug
-Set of china (coffee cups and such)
-12 teaspoons

[Styphon]

Let's see... here's what I've got so far...

A dead stepfather (literally dropped dead on Christmas Eve Eve).
A horribly depressed mother.
A house/dog-sitting job while my mother returns her stepkids to their mother in Oklahoma and does the funeral and such.

So, other than cable and internets for a few days, nothing much good. Do I win in the "downer" category?