Well, today's the big day. Here's what I got:
-Guitar Hero I and II, with those awesome controllers
-Futurama Volume 4
-Remote Control Helicopter
-A huge HD flatscreen monitor
Early gifts that I got before Christmas:
-Walmart $40 gift card
-a shirt
-A pet weiner dog
-a Playstation 3
Lucky. :)
Call of Duty 2 (can't run 3 on this comp :()
Webcam (not for homemade pr0n :P)
Wii ( ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D)
Laser mouse (needed one for BG's, ball wasn't cutting it)
2 DVDs - Miami Vice and the Original Batman ( :D)
Blank CD's
Signature Miami Dolphins watch (nice!)
Basically stuff I wanted, however random it appears, but im having a good time. :)
- A fine bottle of scotch.
- Lots of aftershave. Good stuff too. Some Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana stuff. Me gonna smell nice next year!
- A Homer Simpson coffee mug.
- A three DVD gift pack of British gangster movies: Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, Snatch, and Layer Cake.
- A scented candle that smells fucking beautiful
- A blood pressure tester from the guy who sells Physio equipment next door to my work - possibly the strangest Christmas pressie I've ever gotten. Period.
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That's all I got.
I got a new Kodak digital camera. My old one was destroyed by sea water :(.
I bought my mother the first season of M*A*S*H on DVD, and my sister a cupcake cookbook.
- Three pyjamas
- A bathrobe
- A clock radio with projectors ^-^
- Four DVDs: Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Natural City and The Usual Suspects
- Alot of hoodies
- Three belts
- Aqua di Gio' showergel
- 500 kroner (about 70 dollars)
- Some books
- Some cartoons
Basically what I wanted :)
@ Krysis: Although incredibly cute =3 What is it? Dog? Ferret?
- 150 dollards
- gym membership for 1 year
Ummm... I forget the rest. Why can't I find that old post?
I got a ton for christmas
flybar [300 dollars]
bike [300 dollard]
Ipod mini [250 dollars]
4 xbox games [ 200 dollars]
lacoste watch [150 dollars
gym membership [480 dollard a year]
2 dvds [50 dollars]
200 dollard cash
1930 dollard plus next years gym membership
I didnt get the pocket bike but i will just buy it with my money!
Aint life grand
Dollard (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=18383.0)
- One years subscription to PSM3 (Which one issue came just in time, and my game review is in it! Yeah yeah i know I'm in there every other month!)
- Chocolates (Roses)
- A toy pinball machine
- Some "lynx" things
- Some "physio sports" things (Like the above)
- high gloss photo paper
- The little book of geeks
- FHM presents: The little book of True Stories
Hah, that old post just gets funnier every time! Merry Christmas people!
Tshirt
Wheel pump
socks
hankies
book
:=
Nice gifts!! Merry Christmas everyone - just wanted to pop in on the day and say "hellooo"... still recovering from a very heavy night! :P
I was graced with
- a 250gb hd
- master of puppets cd
- end of days dvd
- 2 film-making books
- token pair of socks
- torch
- wine
- chocolates
- adventure game penknife ;p
and some other great stuff mostly edible or hygene related :D
Hope you all got what you wanted :)
Quote from: m0ds on Mon 25/12/2006 18:56:59
- token pair of socks
I guess so! It sounds to me like it's a British thing. Every year it seems nearly every British person I know gets socks at any gift giving celebration. Everyone else, not so much :P
A Nina simone album, a lupe fiasco album, The whos greatest hits , a russel brand stand up dvd, Fat boy slims greatest hits.An empty stomach because of nasty row at dinner table between mom and dad.
I missed my siblings openinG their presents because I was calming my dad down after he had huge blowup. He has serious anger management problems.
Hohum, if I can remember it right, I got the following:
- Some dvd's: Blade Runner, a Hasse & Tage-boxset(Swedish comedians/fimmakers), The Third Man.
- A waffle iron.
- A cd: Boards of Canada - "In a beautiful place out in the country"
- A bottle of Jack Daniel's from my brother (Which I actually sold to my father instead, since I'm not very fond of scotch/whiskey myself, and since he said he'd be willing to buy it. My brother didn't mind, though. He admitted that he doesn't like JD's either, but he figured the bottle looked good. Hah.)
- A cozy, Brett Sinclair/The Persuaders-ish bathrobe.
- A sweater + various socks and underwear.
Alfred Hitchcock pop-up book! This! (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alfred-Hitchcock-Suspense-Kees-Moerbeek/dp/1416904670/sr=8-4/qid=1167080836/ref=sr_1_4/202-2839384-4919850?ie=UTF8&s=books)
Some UMD movies.
A spiffing leather coat.
A Homer Simpson "You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel." shower...bag...thingie.
Assorted stuff I can't seem to remember at the moment, so let's just say "etc,etc"
Merry Christmas, friends and neighbours. :P
Nothing ;D
I got a very interesting *table* game called Rummi in wich each player has to attemp to make numbers combinations. Difficult to explain, easy to play when you understan it, and VERY interesting!!
http://www.rummigame.com/en/index.php
HURRAH FOR SOCKS
AND JACK DANIELS.
I got a nice Christmas bonus check from work.
I also bought myself Final Fantasy 12 for the PS2, that was my gift to myself.
I got Superman Returns and Indiana Jones (the boxed set) on DVD. I also got some money.
I haven't recieved any gifts from my girlfriend yet since she spent christmas at her family and we decided to wait until we were both at home for unpacking our presents from each other. :)
I recieved:
Die-hard 2
Blank CDs
some shower stuff. (I wonder if my mother was implying something...) ¬¬
really expensive looking headphones
and come new years day, I will be computering on a brand-spanking noo compooter, which boats 120 GBs. ;D
I hope this day has been good to everyone
Merry Christmas... er... what's left of it. :)
hoorah, from my immediate family i got:
Lord of the Rings extended trilogy dvd boxset (best thing my sister has ever got me),
Eragon for PS2 (my mum just bought a random game),
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland for PS2,
novelty 'yeti feet' slippers,
Davidoff Cool Water shower gel and aftershave,
and a nice black leather jacket.
also getting £100 to spend on stuff.
from lesser relations i got:
4 pairs of socks (from FIVE different VERY CHEAP people),
a brown long sleeve shirt thing with matching cardigan type thing that i don't understand how to wear,
Lego Star Wars for PS2 (even though i ASKED for Lego Star Wars 2 and my nan told my mum over the phone that it WAS Lego Star Wars 2, but grandparents wouldn't be grandparents if they didn't get you the wrong game but atleast it's for a console i own),
and a nice bottle of Southern Comfort, all of which i hope to be drinking on new year's eve.
shirts, cologne and an advanced level sudoku book (which im having a blast with. the easy ones are just too easily frustrating these days)
I got a pair of shoes, a pair of jeans and a coat. I got the Russell Brand dvd and assorted chocolate and moneys from my family. I got the day with my family and a drink in the pub. I got a really lovely day. Bye.
-A book about the Goodies titled The Goodies Rule Ok
-$130
-Electric shaver
-A dog tag with Che Guevara on it
-A necklace
-A shirt with Che Guevara on it
-Fahrenheit by Dior
Also, for Christmas I got quite drunk and threw up a lot.
oh yeah. the drunk part comes natural to those who live on an island thats known as the birthplace of rum. hehe. so i got drunk too
From my wife: Morrowind: The Elder Scrolls 3 (Finally, I own it!)
From my parents: A cookbook.
From my wife's parents: A $40 gift certificate for a really nice restaraunt here in town.
From my sister: A basket of home-made cookies, and a $50 dollar Wal-Mart gift card.
Morrowind.. now that is classic.
I got a gift certificate on a movie, some candy and a tie. I need ties, so that was nice. It was rather Christmassy though. Hard to have at a funeral, but what the hey! I also got alot of money. About a thousand SEK which is.. 100 euro? Something like that. The rest of the family got to the sale today, me myself stayed at home and kickstarted the ol' comp to buy dvds and a game. Blissfully, owning an "old" system means very cheap games now when everybody crave 360's and Wii's. I bought three animes and two games for about 50 euros total, packaging and delivery included.
I had a lovely xmas, I got:
From parents
- 512MB ram for my pc, she's 2 going on 3 in march, so time for an upgrade for her
- 30 dollar Angus and Robertson book voucher (I love books)
- vanilla oil perfume (I collect perfumes)
- 2 purple singlets
Bro and his gf: CK One perfume and a calendar.... and a baby!!! Yup I am about to be blessed with my first niece or nephew in a few days time!
Rellies: (they did Kris Kringle - like secret santa, pickin one name and givin gift to them and they don't know who its from, etc) I got a really nice bathroom bag (I think from one of my aunts), yep very pretty and plush, just what I wanted, now I can throw that horrible ugly old blue junk of a toilet bag that I have had for years, out!! Yay! And oh I got hand lotion and really nice smelling bath salts that my K.K. rellie put in with the toilet bag. Definitely what I have been wanting for ages.
Bro's gf's mother: A funny talking and moving Christmas turkey, not a "cooked" type of turkey, a live-lookin one of course with eyes and beak lol!! I LOVE it!! Just makes me larf so much and maybe I will take a photo of him and post here one day lol.
From my best friend:
Beautiful calendar that means a lot to me with something written by her in it that are real meaning words. Yup shes one of the rarest truest friends I could ever ask for and this calendar is my one and only fav one :).
Other friend:
Gorgeous natural lookin green dress with leaves and flowers embroidered on it, nice material too and makes me look great thank god! Brings out the blue in my eyes, and she got me a damn calendar too (yeah another one!!! Lol but nice enuf and I can use it in the art studio at home ;D).
- A Scarf my boyfriends mum knitted me... it's actually awesome
- James Bond Box Set :D from my boyfriend
- A Stocking full of randomness
- a beautiful Art Set
- a erm... pair of shorts
- a coffee grinder (I really love coffee)
- a Mug (¬?)
Disco, it is indeed a British thing! So much so my friend apparently got 14 pairs of socks this year. OVERKILL!! LOL.
Anyway. Like the year I got Grim Fandango for the PC and it didn't f**king work, like the year I got a digital webcam and it didn't f**king work, yet again another computery related gift and it barely f**king works. Okay, it kinda works. But try storing a 1gb video file on it, and moreso try PLAYING a 1gb video file from it and it doesn't work. gash gash gash gash GASH. That's completely fucked my year ahead up.
If anyone knows of any methods or programs that will speed up data transfer onto a USB HD, please please please please please let me know.
M0ds, I am asuming you have USB 2.0 ports, right? Is firewire an alternative?
I got a digital camera and some book tokens. Camera has so far been used to take pictures of cats. Cat pictures are cute.
Becky, yars - it's USB 2.0, 7200rpm and it says the data transfer is 480mbps. Took 16 minutes to transfer a 0.99gb file from my HD to "it", though :P I have firewire, I assume I'd need a different cable for that though. I'll look into it. Oh well, I can use it for back-ups for now at least.
I could be at my PC for quite a while! :o
(http://screen7.adventuredevelopers.com/fun/longwait.jpg)
You'll have to post your long overdue cat pic in the piccy thread at some point!
That is weeeeird. I just tested on my computer and it takes 7 minutes to transfer 10GB from my USB HD to my internal one. Are there perhaps some driver-related things that aren't behaving correctly?
Oh, and my stomach has also reminded me that I got lots of Jelly Belly for Christmas. I should never eat all of it as breakfast again.
My computer has some USB 1.1 ports and some USB2.0. Make sure you're using the right one.
Thanks for enquiring. I've got a Dell Dimension 4500, I've got the Iomega HD plugged into the front USB port, which a website says;
QuoteThe front of the case features the familiar door that covers the USB ports, but these ports now support the faster USB 2.0 standard, which is integrated into the system's Intel 845E chip set. A headphone jack is also on the front of the system, and four more USB 2.0 ports are on the back. Dell also includes a 16X DVD-ROM drive and a 24X/10X/40X CD-RW drive.
So I guess the front ones
are usb 2.0 too, though I wouldn't know how to double-check. Becky, I'm transferring from internal HD to portable HD, rather than the other way round. I'd imagine it would be quicker if I was doing it the other way.
Things aren't as bad as they were an hour ago, but I'm stilly annoyed the transfer rate is so slow.
Every year I try to give a crap about people's lists of presents that they got, and every year I fail. Maybe it's just me.
Yeah, I always try to read what people got, and like CJ, I'm never amused. But I still feel the need to write out what I got.
-New hooded sweatshirt
-Candy
-New Keyboard and mouse
-New cell phone to replace my broken one
-PeeWee's Playhouse DVD Box Sets
-The offical You Have Bad Taste In Music (http://www.youhavebadtasteinmusic.com) t-shirt
And, today I bought myself a new guitar amp. :D
Quote from: Evil on Tue 26/12/2006 19:05:49
Yeah, I always try to read what people got, and like CJ, I'm never amused. But I still feel the need to write out what I got.
Same here.
QuoteEvery year I try to give a crap about people's lists of presents that they got, and every year I fail. Maybe it's just me.
Scrooge!
QuoteYeah, I always try to read what people got, and like CJ, I'm never amused. But I still feel the need to write out what I got.
-New hooded sweatshirt
-Candy
-New Keyboard and mouse
-New cell phone to replace my broken one
-PeeWee's Playhouse DVD Box Sets
-The offical You Have Bad Taste In Music t-shirt
And, today I bought myself a new guitar amp.
Hypocrit!
Quote
Same here.
Bum!
My friends and family tend to respect my views on the Christmas thing, so I did not receive any gifts other than a large chunk of uninterrupted time in which to work on my game. Couldn't have chosen a better gift if I'd bought it myself...
And who are these people who give out bottles of Jack Daniels? I must get to know them. (Who cares about consumerism and corporate crap when people are handing out bottles of Jack!?)
-murky
P.S. I am not a drunkard.
I was blessed with
-a 2gb thumb-drive
-Saitek Lightup gaming keyboard
-150 moneys for Best Buy
-assorted moneys total about 100 moneys.
It's funny. This year I didn't buy my own presents (usually I get money to buy my own presents with) but I got exactly what I wanted, and I didn't even know it yet.
I got a bow an arrows and this cool-looking thing that you wear to pull the bow back. I got a camouflage shirt and a pink and camouflage scarf, and an iPod.
moneys < dollards
When I got Garritan's Jazz and Big Band sample library, it came with a Christmas card signed by Gary himself. Awesome!
Angle grinder
Circular saw
1G USB keyring
7-way USB hub
couple of shirts
a few movie vouchers (for cinema)
a few dollars
went shopping today bought:
Broken Sword 4 AU$35 (US$27.50, GBP£14, EUR21)
shoes for work
Seinfeld season 7
Add the Blackwell Legacy to my list
:)
I received for Christmas:
One (1) Big Knife (I'll edit this post later with the exact model and maybe a picture if I can be arsed to bother)
One (1) Radiohead Album (Kid A)
One (1) King Crimson Album (Earthbound, the one I didn't have; good job, little brother)
One (1) Copy of Don Quixote by Cervantes
One (1) Orange
One (1) Men's Manicure Set
One (1) Large Tin of Holiday Treats of Some Kind
One (1) Auto Safety Kit
Two (2) Sweaters
Two (2) Packs of Mentos
Four (4) Complete Charles Dickens Novels (Great Expectations, Hard Times, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities)
Season Eleven (11) of "M*A*S*H" on DVD
Among other things that I'm probably forgetting.
It would be cool to make an adventure game mockup in which the inventory is your list of Christmas gifts.
Quote from: Erenan on Wed 27/12/2006 17:45:37
I received for Christmas:
One (1) Big Knife (I'll edit this post later with the exact model and maybe a picture if I can be arsed to bother)
One (1) Radiohead Album (Kid A)
Great combo!
Seems like all of you got really cool presents! ;)
Well, after I crashed the family's (pink) car, all I got was bowl.
But it's cool, I'll use it to eat cereals, it's my new thang. ;)
Actually, I also got some money from my aunt. That was cool and in time of need. And I bought some simple presents to my family. I actually remembered this year. :)
Peace out.
Quote from: Czar on Thu 28/12/2006 00:21:42
Well, after I crashed the family's (pink) car, all I got was bowl.
I love this sentence
A nice handy book about complete portrait painting + some candies and nice cookery products from my mom!
chocolates, chocolates chocolates and...
A trip with my dog to get 100s of photos taken of us until perfected at a studio!
Quote from: neelhound on Thu 28/12/2006 18:00:09
chocolates, chocolates chocolates
Indeed, I will be going on a diet when all the chocolates are eaten!
And the pringles.
And the biscuits.
I got a 30g ipod. It's about time too, I've been waiting for years. I've already got it filled!
2 books and a sweatshirt.
More than I needed, actually.
I got the internet for Christmas! Looky! Now I can discover that Vegetable Patch Extreem Turbo's completly un-available for people to download any more... D'oh!
[EDIT: Also - it seems my avatar's not around any more! Gah!.. been... away... too... long...]
- A goddamn telescope!
- Chuck Norris Missing in action box-set
- 2 other DVDs
- Misc hygiene products and deodorants
- Boxers and other clothing
- Candy
- Misc gift certificates
- 2 cigars!
I gave:
- An electric can-opener for mum (because she wished for one)
- Hairthingies and empty CDs for sister (because she wished for them)
- A movie for dad
I would've bought more but I ran out of cash
Well, I got a surprise present the other day...
A 1999 yellow Volkswagon Beetle.
And I used my $40 Wal-Mart gift card to buy:
-Half Life 2
-My Chemical Romance: Welcome to the Black Parade.
Yaaaaaay!
Quote from: Erenan on Wed 27/12/2006 17:45:37
I received for Christmas:
One (1) Big Knife (I'll edit this post later with the exact model and maybe a picture if I can be arsed to bother)
...
One (1) Men's Manicure Set
...
Same thing.
Quote- Chuck Norris Missing in action box-set
:-X
Better luck next time, Haddas.
I finally got my acoustic guitar!
And I got an mp3 player.
I got:
A new cellphone (it was a present I bought for myself... a pink Rose tattoo Razr.)
From my boyfriend:
A karaoke machine
The first season of Bones
A gold, emerald necklace
From mom and dad:
A rechargeable battery thingie that holds any size battery... and they don't have to be rechargeables
From my Granny
A blender
A check
Homemade Pumpkin Pie and cookies
From my Aunts and UNcles
A 50 dollar Gift card to Sportsmans Warehouse
A 30 dollar Visa Check Card
From my nana
A pair of gloves, and a
75 dollar gift card to Wallmart (Used to buy the first season of How I Met Your Mother, Taylor Hicks' new cd and a bunch of karaoke disks)
... I was kind of spoiled this year. :-) But, I also went broke spoiling everyone else, so I think we're even!
A woolly shirt
A scarf
Chokolate
Some deodorant
Glasses
Knives and other kitchen utensils
A book, The Devil Comes to Moscow, by Mikhail Bulgakov
A cd, Tombstone Valentine, by Wigwam
A huge bottle of Rum
Some towels
190 euros worth of money, which I already spent all on booze
That's about it. No toys this year :'( :'(
Some money, socks and crap, and a Paint Your Own Mug! kit, comprising of a mug, and 5 tiny pots of paint. I made this
(http://www.caverider.com/temp/rogmug.jpg)
That's about it really.
^How very sad...and neat.^
PS. I like your shirt :)
I think that mug is awesome. :)
I got:
Some clothes and shoes
A 80gb video iPod - Yup, I sold my soul to the devil for 80 gb :-[
A bunch of CDs:
- Legendary Tales by Rhapsody - Cheesy symphonic metal, thankfully I do like cheese
- Symphony of Enchanted Lands by Rhapsody - more cheese for my ears
- Triumph or Agony by Rhapsody (of Fire) - even more cheese, but more epic and less metal
- Melancholy Beast by Pyramaze - uninspired power metal, the singer lacks emotion
- V: The New Mythology Suite by Symphony X - Awesome progressive metal!
- The Oddyssey by Symphony X - Even more awesome metal, but with a more "raw" sound, I like the other one more
Also, still to be delivered here from Amazon:
- Saviour Machine II by Saviour Machine
- Reflections of the Obscure by Essence of Sorrow
- A 100% free refund of V: The New Mythology Suite, because the final tracks weren't working well (thankfully I already have mp3s from someone else)
Yes, I love spending my parent's money on original cds that I could pirate for free.
As the sole atheist in a family of devout Roman Catholics, my gifts this year were a bit sparse, meaning I got some brazilian nuts and some penguin related items (Which was dandy for me) and I got my Father a Digitech Bad Monkey Tube Overdrive pedal because he already has a really good solid state amp (Fender Showman) and he always says he couldn't justify the cost of buying a tube amp.
And after Christmas, I picked up a little gift for myself:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/4143d_12.JPG)
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/carvin.JPG)
I'd personally like to thank TacoBell for employing me for so long before realizing I wasn't actually working.
well...
From my wife:
- 3 Boardgames (well, 2 boardgames + 1 expansion): Arkham Horror, Arkham horror dunwich expansion and Betrayal at house at hill
From my parents:
- A Internacional Sport club t-shirt (Go Inter!!!!, toyota champion!)
- A big grill (like george forman's)
From my bother:
- Lots of stuff from japan (trinkets, like Cups with katanas, stuff in japanese), he was there watching the finals (inter x barcelona)
From my sister:
- A kiss and a hug... she told me that all her money was for drugs and parties, so...
From my parents-in-law:
- A blue shirt and a book
I got:
- The awesome game Uplink (http://www.uplink.co.uk) by Introversion Software
- A Shadowrun novel
- A Perry Rhodan novel
- Munchkin Impossible
- 300g Coffee Candy (mmmh...)
- Some chocolate and stuff
And, of course, money (about 50â,¬)
/EDIT: Link fixed.