So.... what did you get?

Nothing. By mutual agreement, we don't exchange gifts in my family.

I got The Sims 2. I'm sure going to miss you guys.

Trivial Pursuit SNL Edition
3 Star Trek New Frontier novels (Mackenzie Calhoun is STILL a badass. )
Some gift certs, and some checks.
Gilmore Girls Soundtrack CD
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic for XBOX. Sadly, the poeple who bought me that game didn't know I'd had to sell my XBox a few months prior to pay the rent.

> I got The Sims 2. I'm sure going to miss you guys.

I'll be saying the same thing soon as I pick up Civ III.

Books, DVDs, knitting supplies, California gardening books, a sweater, a sewing machine and a sewing basket, some other little random stuff. I got lots of loot!

From my Mom, I got an oak bookcase to go with my new bedroom set. (We recently moved, and got new furniture). She also gave me $250.00. I spent some of it on chocolate shower scrub and chocolate body butter. I also bought scrapbooking supplies. Haven't spent most of it yet! My sister got me a 20" flat-screen TV, a robe, and a cat desk calendar. Two of my aunts gave me $50.00 each. My friend Annette gave me pear shower gel and Caress lotion. My friend Pat (our work gift exchange) gave me a set of bath products, and a cute coffee mug with cats on it, and it was filled with candy and hot chocolate packets. I won a Christmas coffee cup with lid in a drawing at work.

None for me this year--had to give kids. Well I did get some underwear but that's it. I am not much for presents--this is for the kids.

Stuffies, lots of chocolate, some figurines, Mario Party 5, a 6-disc Harry Potter DVD box-set, a 12-disc LOTR DVD box-set, 2 board games (Cranium and Stare!), an HMV gift certificate, and $50.

An Ionic breeze (which I'm worried I won't like because my house now smells like bleach), a vacuum, an Anne of Green Gables book set, a Where's George stamper, a really nice basket/hamper set, shoelaces, a new wireless optical mouse, a basket of tangerines and candy, a Big Kahuna Burger T-shirt and another T-shirt... and I think that's it.. Maybe!

My SO got Scene It? the game... it is KICK ASS

Lots of clothes, which comes in real handy, I need clothes right now.
Some candy and snacks, some books, a lamp, coffee, a coffee pot.

I got a rock. Huge Malachite and Chrysocola.

Oooh, so much awesome stuff. I got 2 pairs of sneakers, Trivial Pursuit 90's Edition, lots of food, make-up, clothes, a couple CD's and DVD's....it was a really good Christmas.

I got a lot of art materials and books... a game for the game cube and a funny puppet hat. ;)

Candy, 2 angel figurines,one is ceramic, one is porclain dressed in velvet and silk and faux fur, and faux perals wings made of feathers,3 ceramic fat cats, a combination web cam/digital camera that doesnt work right so Im returning it. A collectors stamp made of gold leaf and sealed in plastic, some cancled Washington 1 cent stamps.( Im a stamp collector) 3 christams ornaments of trees sealed in glass.

Shorter of breath and one day closer to death...

So did you kick around on a piece of ground in your hometown.. or go somewhere else?

I'll get majority of my Christmas presents when I go back to PEI. So far, I got money, money, more money, $240 to apply to Ontario universities (my dad's cruel's joke), chocolate, necklase with a Mjolnir, a $70 skirt. I also went shopping today, so those are the gifts to myself - two tops from Marciano @ $100 each (I just love Paris Hilton that much), posters (Smiths, Trainspotting, and Bob Marley which I will trade with my friend for a Beatles poster), a DVD of Smiths' videos, and a pair of jeans @ $70 from Zara. My best friend bought me something and she won't tell me what. gosh darn her!

Oh yeah, and I forgot, my friend took me to see Handel's Messiah for Christmas. Every valley shall be exalted!

Nobody gave me books this year. I'm serious, next year I will either have to hint harder that I want Julian by Gore Vidal, or I'll send everybody an e-mail with what to get me.

Nice warm clothes!!!

LOTR DVD, Buffy Season 1 DVD, Money, clothes, Chocolate, perfume, a metallica book, a buffy book, kylie cd, take that cd, dark crystal dvd and other things. I still haven't got some of my presents yet. My friends and family did good this year - I got great presents. I also bought myself all the Harry Potter books. I'm officially a Harry convert since watching the films on Xmas Day.

crystal sphere with projection of 4D dodecahedron, 2 books about movies, a book about food, gift certificate to LL Bean, I Robot DVD, Bourbon bottle and candies, mugs with my cat on them, check for IRA contribution...

Santa brought me a KitchenAid stand mixer. It's SOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOL!

I got to see my cousin's daughter for the first time! I got to visit with my relatives from Washington D.C. who I haven't seen for two years. A good friend made some lavendar-vanilla bath salts for me. The rest was just filler.

I got a sweater that has to go back (and some jeans)....some bath and body works stuff...some AWESOME makeup and avon stuff from "they" and a carved wooden box... and a great t-shirt from my neice that says "obey the propaganda" on it b/c I really coveted my brother-in-laws ....and she also gave me this really goth black ring with marcasites and a big victorian bracelet - really good taste! ...and my husband gave me a 1 CT tanzanite and diamond past, present, and future style ring....it is GORGEOUS!!! and a set of 3 copper candles from Restoration hardware from my best buddie with a killer Vanilla and Coffee Bean pillar candle...um... and a pasta pot w/ the straining lid. Oh and I got a can-opener attachment for my KitchenAid mixer that I really wanted. That's about it.

Oh I love mine! I got mine last year!! ain't it so nice??? you must have been real good!

I frittered and wasted the hours in an offhand way... (somewhere else... )

My family always sends out Christmas lists beforehand, so everyone will have a place to start. But we end up getting a lot of stuff for each other that wasn't on the lists, too. I think lists are a great idea, because some people are really hard to buy for. Plus, sometimes there's something you really want that there's no way anyone would ever know about.

Shirts, socks, ionic breeze, amarillis, paper whites, pastry blender, egg slicer, avon stuff, telephone, mushroom chair, 2 books, chia pet, welcome sign with our name on it, and a pair of sponge bob shorts. I am sure I am forgetting something but I forgot what it is

Woah!!! Sweet!!!

Ah, the most commonly asked question after the holiday. Here is a list of my gifts, may not include everything though. There was quite a lot.

$1250
2 Schick Quattro reusable razors with 12 extras
new Coleman boots
gift certificates for: coffee shops, the movie theater, car washes, electronics store and free gas.
a new wallet
Metal Gear Solid 3
Sledgehammer: the first season
2 dress shirts, a V-neck and jeans from Abercrombie and Fitch
Other assorted sweaters and clothes for the workplace
a therapy pillow (so soft & squishy)
socks & boxer shorts
2 new watches: one for everyday by Benrus and one for nice occasions by Gucci
2 calendars for the 2005 year (one with pictures of super bimbo Carmen Electra)
gum and candies
a new World Atlas
2 Japanese porcelain sushi trays and soy saucers
a new cord necklace
Under Armour Snowshirt for skiing...

I think that about sums it up. It's not what you get thats important though, it's what you give.

a puppet hat???

Combining my birthday w/ this:
Dishes, spice rack, screenplay books I had on Amazon wishlist, a Garfield watch, pajamas, hockey figures, DVD's: Sliders seasons 1 & 2, Garfield: the Movie, Shrek 2, Garfield Holiday Specials DVD. Day of the week underwear and one of those books that's really a box.

I have that game. It ROCKS.

What's that game like?

Don't know. Haven't gotten it yet. hence the "soon as I" meaning future tense.

MASH Season 6 on DVD, Return of the King Extended Version, and candy.

I mean, what's Civilization like?

money, cd's, a bunch of coffees, a plastic water boiler, a mach 4 razor with an electronic razer hybrid, that's about it I think.

Oh. Well, I've only ever played CivII but it's addictive and a lot of fun, and can even double as a history lesson if you read the Game Enyclopedia.

It's a pretty cool stadegy game. It's graphics are mediocre, (compared to Age of Emipres and all the spin offs), but I love the mechanics of the game. Then again, I know a thing or two about high level programming, so go figure. Duh, off course I would like it (even though I thought it was kick ass even before learning OO programing.). I own Civ 2, but I never got a chance to play Civ 3. I mihgt purchase it sometime this next year.

Psychological serial killer novel, CD's from my secret santa - Carol L, couple shirts, new Nike shoes.

Sometimes that sounds good, eh? For me the saying is "one less day to get through on this planet". Based on my family genetics and life spans I have about 10 years left. Men in my family die by their early 60's.

-A DVD of the movie Bye Bye Birdie
-A DVD of The Dallas Cowboys: A History of America's Team
-American Dreams: Season 1 DVD Box Set
-Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii Deluxe Edition DVD
-Three's Company: Season 3 DVD Box Set
-English Leather Colonge
-Bod body spray for men
-Numerous shirts, pants, underwear, and pajamas
-And last--but certainly not least--a Brother MFC 4800 5-in-1 machine for my computer. It's a printer, copier, FAX machine, scanner, and telephone all in one unit, and it's really easy to use and fast, too. It sure beats all those other printers and copiers I had before.

We don't exchange gifts with other adult family members. My family felt it was getting too expensive and many time the gift recipient either didn't like the present or it was the wrong size, color or whatever so it had to be exchanged. The adults just send each other Christmas cards but the children are still given gifts. We feel they are too young to understand why they aren't getting Christmas gifts. I gave my young cousins various toys for Christmas. I've always felt that Christmas is more for children anyway.

I got a brand new hairdryer , I got perfume and cookies, I got shower gel and body lotion. My cat got some food for Christmas, and I got chocolates yum" yum" My friend she gave me this watch for Christmas she did not want it! I can change the faces on it. And my birthday is in February the 16 please send me some pantyhose or perfume?

I think it's a good reminder... and a good counterpoint to "joy to the world"...

Amazing how little 'joy' there is in the world these days.

Yeah, it certainly is

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A goat via Oxfam's unwrapped gift service (it goes to an African village).
A USB flash disk.
Alias season 2 on DVD (the first time I've seen it - it was so good. And the end of the season I can't wait to see season 3 and am determined to avoid any spoilers until I do ).
A big trunk/chest.
A soft woolly snood.
Two bottles of special olive oil.
A box of chocolates.
Two wooden boxes with marbles.
Some really lovely notepaper and envelopes (thankyou berriegirl! )
Various books - some fiction, some humour, some non-fiction.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead on DVD.
A magnet.
A jumper.
The most hideous gilet ever made from shiny gold curtain lining material.
Money.
A miniature plaster relief with coloured fish.
Babylon 5 season 4 on DVD.
Some notebooks.
A blue inflatable chair.

I think that's pretty much it. About half were for my birthday and half for Christmas.

I'm a Metal Gear Solid convert. Having played nothing but Spyro the Dragon a couple of times on a PS - I decided I fancied trying something out. My brother recommended MGS since you don't have to kill many people as long as you can sneak. I completed it in about 14 hours, although I was on the easiest setting. Quite fancy playing MGSII now when I get a chance - perhaps in the summer. MGSIII isn't out here yet but I know my brother has an eye on it - any good?

Yes. Actually, I can recommend it to you. I'm nearly completed with the game now but I'll let you in on a few things.

The game is during the Cold War era. (early 60's) You're a CIA operative that has to drop into Soviet territory to rescue a weapons development scientist from enemy hands.
Your mission is also to infiltrate an extremist group trying to overthrow the Soviet government and plunge the Earth into a third World War. Some of the interesting things about the game include the use of camoflauge, cool gadgets and weapons and also the new ability to forage for natural foods to help sustain you. MGS 3 also takes place in far more natural environments (jungles, mountains, swamps, etc) than in just indoor locales.

Anyway, hope that helps and gives you an idea. Maybe you should pick it up when it gets to the UK.

It sounds like fun - I'll wait for my brother to buy it since he has more money than me!

I am an only child -- therefore, I am spoiled by my parents as well as my SO. I got Eeyore slippers, sweaters, socks, Disney Trivial Pursuit, Disney Scene It, Jerry Maguire DVD, nail file and buffer, make-up, bracelet, perfume, other board games, slow cooker, bath stuff, gift cards to Blockbuster, Target, Bath & Body Works, Gap, and the movies, Gavin Degraw CD, purses, what am I forgetting???!

I bought myself a new winter jacket as a gift from myself.

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