MithraPride

Me, well I was missing 5 GI Joe Sigma 6 figures and a vehicle out of my collection (Display case, any of those I mod, i use other stuff), Knights Of The Nine for PC, and some other junk I listed on ebay that I really dont need. I mean my b/f's nuts, wtf do I want Gundam Seed Manga's for? I hate the manga's so much for that show.

I got a Halo faceplate for my 360, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a bottle of Southern Comfort Black, a copy of Dragon Quest VIII, and the new Queensryche and Killswitch Engage CD's (Already had them, but now I have the legit copies.)

Overall, a pretty kickass Christmas.

I got a new MP3 player I've been wanting (Sony Walkman Sport), 30 free song downloads to go with it, a Parrafin wax bath that I've been wanting, a bunch of girlie bath stuff, jewelry and my brother's paying the next two months of my FFXI subscription for me^^

I... didnt get anything yet because i still have to go visit my mom and her husband and then my dad and his wife.

I'll update when i actually get something.

I got my main xmas present early (computer upgrade) since it was combined with my birthday present. Other than that just small stuff and lots of chocolate
My friend got me a model kit tachicoma! I need some superglue or plastic adhesive to finish it off though

My dad sent me a few gift cards, an Uncle cut me a check, and my brother promises to get me the box set of all of Invader Zim. Other then that, I look forward to moving into my dorm in January and starting FFXI again.

I managed to almost totally avoid Xmas.

I only heard a Xmas carol in one store once.

No cards, presents, or long "what we did for the last year" letters.

I stayed sane and easy to live with.

My seasonal depression is almost unnoticeable.

By my standards a very good Christmas season.

I got Guitar Hero! Rawk On, dude!

Nintendo DS Lite w/ FFIII
FFV for GBA (playable on DS)
cover for my cell phone
hand-knitted scarf & extrrrra yarrrrn to play with!
cand, candy, CANDY!
jewlery
gift cards
Soul Calibur III (I like pretending my foes are co-workers/ ppl I can't stand ingame *teehee*)
Hello Kitty paraphernalia
candles

A new pillow. (Old one was totally ragged)
New pair shoes.
A scarf.
Candy.
some bedsheets and stuff.

Not much, but I'm happy.

santa had lied to me and told me she was skint, and not to extpect very much, but i totally got two of the things i really wanted. first was an ipod, 2nd beging and ultra cool dragon necklace kit...

found here

so plenty to keep me amused

Ninja mod edit by Shirai to keep the board's layout on order

Gift UPDATE: These just came in the mail due to holiday shipping

Suikoden Volume 11 Manga, the end of Suikoden III Manga.
Werewolf: the Forsaken RPG Manuals I'm Missing

and From WWE Books: Eric Bischoff-Controversy Creates Cash, finally a look into his side of the story of WCW's mayhem

Rinni wrote:santa had lied to me and told me she was skint, and not to extpect very much, but i totally got two of the things i really wanted. first was an ipod, 2nd beging and ultra cool dragon necklace kit...

found here

so plenty to keep me amused

Ninja mod edit by Shirai to keep the board's layout on order

Ooooh, me likey, Rinni!

Do you know if they ship overseas? I really like some of those kits...

I got:

FFXII and guide
FFIII and guide
A cookbook
Noise-Cancelling headphones
Wii with Twilight Princess and Rampage:Total Destruction
Money

ScarlettPheonix wrote:

Rinni wrote:santa had lied to me and told me she was skint, and not to extpect very much, but i totally got two of the things i really wanted. first was an ipod, 2nd beging and ultra cool dragon necklace kit...

found here

so plenty to keep me amused

Ninja mod edit by Shirai to keep the board's layout on order

Ooooh, me likey, Rinni!

Do you know if they ship overseas? I really like some of those kits...

not sure, i'll check it out and let you know. i have their catalogue somewhere...

{edit} "Despatch outside UK: Subject to current Debit/Credit card restrictions for fraud prevention, and the availability of a suitable (protected) postal service in the place of receipt we can despatch to most worldwide destinations. The prices shown on our pages are based on UK sterling and include VAT (currently 17.5%) with the exception of books and printed matter which is currently zero rated. Customers outside the EU will be charged without VAT. All payments will be processed in pounds sterling. Once your order has been processed and is ready for despatch we will notify you by email of the exact total cost, including postage."

and sorry bout the dodgy link

I got to fire 1000 rounds on a .50 calibur machine gun, 3 shoulder mounted rockets from a javelin and 100 40 mm grenades from a Mark 19 automatic grenade laucher

BEST CHRISTMAS EVER

O and I got 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers, but no cheese

Good to know

Thanks muchly Rinni^^

Kessa wrote:O and I got 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers, but no cheese

/comfort

Kessa wrote:I got to fire 1000 rounds on a .50 calibur machine gun, 3 shoulder mounted rockets from a javelin and 100 40 mm grenades from a Mark 19 automatic grenade laucher

BEST CHRISTMAS EVER

O and I got 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers, but no cheese

*jealous*

I was in the AF, all I ever got was to fire a stupid M16. Of course it did not help that my job was to be stowed away in a bunker every day "maintaining" Weapons we will likely never use...

Two boxes of Ritz and no Cheese? The Horror!

I feel so damn spoiled...

I got:

A new LCD TV
Guitar Hero II
Two "Best of.." SNL DVDs of John Belushi and Christopher Walken
Dane Cook's new DVD
A white gold necklace
A WoW game card
Various clothes
Some money

That's about it...

Tivia wrote:

Kessa wrote:I got to fire 1000 rounds on a .50 calibur machine gun, 3 shoulder mounted rockets from a javelin and 100 40 mm grenades from a Mark 19 automatic grenade laucher

BEST CHRISTMAS EVER

O and I got 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers, but no cheese

*jealous*

I was in the AF, all I ever got was to fire a stupid M16. Of course it did not help that my job was to be stowed away in a bunker every day "maintaining" Weapons we will likely never use...

Two boxes of Ritz and no Cheese? The Horror!

O.O Well Air Force people dont really get to the front lines much... The Air Force people that are out here dont even have M16's, they only carry 9mm pistols.

Tell you what though nothing relieves a year's worth of deployment stress like blowing up a bunch of stuff

I like Ritz Crackers though, even though they were crushed

Bit hard to fit an M16 in a fighter jet?

Nah, bit hard for an Arm chair Ranger to handle the 8 lbs+ of a fully loaded M16 and be expected to shoot correctly.

True story:

I was stationed in Monetery, Cali. It was a joint post, so all the branches were there as well. Every month the post CO had a race, called the Commander's cup that all the units competed for.

My unit was running in formation from our barracks to the to the track where the race was going to be held. As we were appoaching the AF barracks, the resident AF Wing came out at a march from their assebly area. After they got all shook down into a pretty formation and the Wing CO called "Double-Time, March!" (the command to start running) our 1SG called for us to go to a quick-time and then normal march.

We were on the Wings heels all the way to the track- us walking, them "running" the entire time.

Thought you had to take a fitness test to join

I just got Children of Mana, FF3, A freakin sweet new PC, an Nvidia 7600 GS card, and a 19" wide screen LCD.

Sugami wrote:Thought you had to take a fitness test to join

The fitness test to join is a joke- its mostly a physical exam. After their basic training the AF PT test was nothing more then them riding a bike for a few minutes to get their heart rate up while I was in. It's since been changed to something closer to the Navy Physical Fitness Test but even that is a bit of a joke.

The Army PT test is about 2x as hard as the Navy's and the Marine's PT test is even harder if you're not conditioned for it.

THe Army test is:

2 mins of push-ups and you have to reach a minumum standard. For me, when I left I had to do 17 full push ups in 2 mins. My husband has to do 40 in 2mins.

2 mins of sit ups- same deal as push ups. The minimum to pass was 50 in two minutes for my age group.

2 mile run for time. I had to run it in 18 mins to pass when I left.

I can't remember all the details of the Marine's test- but I do know they have to run 3miles for time. Kessa can probably fill in the details I'm forgetting there.

Think I'd fail that test

Better than what did you get is what did you give. ^.^

Got my younger bro a media cell phone with a 2 gig memory chip. After the rebate, it cost me less than a 2 gig iPod would have cost and it doubles as a video camera, mp3 player, gps locater, web browser, etc. He's still flipping out about it. "The gift that keeps on giving!" he says.

For my 2 older brothers' kids, I took them to http://www.medievaltimes.com/
I was impressed. It really was as good as the commercial makes it out to be! XD

Everyone else got books or CDs from me this year... 'cause I work in a bookstore.

MittensValefor wrote:Better than what did you get is what did you give.

Ya, of the two I like this one best, but generally prefer not to chat about either -- not being worthy of the gifts I get and generally overspending on what I give. Here's a fun one, though.

I got a square dog. Yep, not a typo. A square dog.

Story behind it starts a couple months ago. I told one of my dreams to my brother:

I was sleeping on cool grass in a park. It was a nice peaceful sleep until something started licking my face. I woke up. There was this THING on my chest with EYES staring at mine and licking me. WTF!! It's a dog. It's SQUARE. Well, oblong like a loaf of bread with paws. Square body. Square head. Flat face. Short fur like a chocolate labrador. A puppy, really. It was very cute, too.

Uh oh. The kids noticed it. "I wanna square dog!" "Please, please, get me a square dog!" Never mind that I don't have kids and don't even babysit for any of my friends (ever), for some reason in the dream these kids were my responsibility. The owner looking down at me (who I hadn't noticed before) says "You better order yours quick. Limitted edition. Only 250 made." At this point I'm standing and holding this squirming dog-loaf away from my face. It's still trying to lick me. I'm just staring at this guy in amazment.

All I can remember thinking is "this is not happening, this is not real, those are not my kids." Damn thing is still kicking and squirming and licking away at hands and air. It's still square.

Anyway, my brother crafted up a square dog out of felt and styrofoam and such and gave it to me in a critter gift-box -- you know, one of those ultra-scary gift-boxes with air holes for the creature inside to breath. Gotta be one of the funniest damn gifts I ever got. ^^