I got: This really awesome Hooded Sweatshirt that Zips down the front and its Hood Pulls double as Earbuds (Now I can retire my awful stained [Road gunk from a rainy day] yellow JNCO Hoodie) A Ghostbusters "No-Ghost" T-Shirt that glows in the dark (Awesomeness!) A Shirt with the Empire State Building on it A Shirt with the words "LONDON" and "The Big Smoke" on it 2 Pairs of Jeans Funko Pop Star Wars Wisecrack Darth Vader "I Love you SITH much" bobble head and a small box of Mrs. Fields Chocolate
I have gotton so far A peacock clock A set of Pink Peahen PJ I like peacock sue me A my little pony fashion style luna Imagenary Monster birthday massacure cd My little pony Friendship is magic season 1 on dvd a pink house coat a pepe la pew hallmark christmas ornament Candy Body wash and soap and things fuzzy socks a Gandolf the gray figure Pink house shoes thats about it.
I got museum family passes, a house plant (very beautiful) and 'babysitting coupons' from my parents - mum also said I can have her old laptop since mine shit itself and she got a new one from dad. I won't say no to free stuff.... One brother got me some windchimes and a gift card - love him! My other brother got me a keyring that makes fart noises, a t-shirt with "fart loading" on the back and a pen - I may disown him! I know it's the thought that counts, but he's 13....clearly he got gifts that HE wanted...for himself....which he got.... I did keep the pen...it's a nice pen...oh, and I got a christmassy shopping bag from him too, which I also kept. My ex got me (from the kids) a loose, flowy kaftan style garment, some coconut oil (I love it, but it's expensive) and these giant gold hoop earrings. My mum took the kids shopping (not realising my ex had planned to) and got me another (really pretty) ankle bracelet. The woman I donated my eggs to got me a bottle of "Beautiful" perfume. It's not payment for my donation, it's because we are friends. My best friend got me some paper art with elephants and a vintage flour sifter (with the handle that you turn, not squeeze) since I love the vintage/retro kitchen stuff and have wanted one for ages. My male bestie got me a pair of rainbow boardshorts, this mesh bag with thongs (flip flops) and some sunscreen lotion and aftersun spray- because I got burnt badly a few weeks ago and he won't let me live it down, hence the old lady straw hat he also got me. God, love him!!! ETA: The postal service really sucks and I am still waiting on something special....
I got a giant JL painting from a couple friends for my boyfriend and I to put in our nerdcave once we move in together. I also got a video game from another friend. My boyfriend got me "The Making of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" book as well as one of the collected editions of the season 8 comic. He also got me this gorgeous candy cane ornament from Swarovski that I made into a necklace.
Got a video camera with no Memory Card so it's completely useless. It was the only thing I got too. *sigh*
If there's one thing I hate it's poorly thought-out presents. I carefully consider what I buy other people, and yet other people seem to just grab the first piece of tat they see in a shop. My sister's boyfriend has given me a new alarm clock. Firstly I don't need a new alarm clock. I've had the same one for more than ten years and it's awesome, which immediately makes this new one completely redundant. I don't need it so I don't want it. I'm not replacing my perfectly good clock with a lesser one just because the new one was a gift. This new clock has a bog-standard LCD display. It's not lit up so to see the time I'd have to reach out and press a button (assuming there's a button to make it illuminate). Except I don't keep my clock by the bed. It's across the room so when the alarm goes off I have to get out of bed to turn it off. So that's a strike against the new clock. Secondly, the new clock has a fairly large rocket on it. When the alarm goes off the rocket apparently launches off the clock. Considering my room has shelves of expensive Transformers all around it, why the FUCK would I want a clock that shoots a missile randomnly around the room to knock my figures down and break them???? I'm not even bothering to open the box to check out the clock. Why do people buy this kind of stupid useless crap for me? I've not got many presents this year and so it sucks when one of them is something I have utterly no use for. My other presents are a couple of t-shirts and a small amount of money, which I'll probably use to pay household bills with anyway.
I'll take your clock if you take my keyring with the fart noises and the "fart loading" t-shirt? I agree totally on the poorly thought out gifts...seriously, do I come across as someone who wants fart related gimmicks....I guess it's the thought that counts....but what about when there has clearly been NO thought put into the gift?
To me it shows that someone didn't care about me enough to think to themselves 'What would Chris really like?' I'm not complicated by any stretch of the imagination. There are loads of inexpensive DVDs and Transformers I'd like. Just give me a huge bar of chocolate and I'm golden. We're having a really small Christmas this year anyway so the small disappointments feel bigger and just make it even suckier. My elder sister and her kid are having the day at her house this year so we don't even have the fun of an excited kid running about with her new toys, and my girlfriend couldn't make it over this time either. So the whole day was set to fail before it started. Also I've been ill all week and this morning my stomach just isn't in the mood for any big festive dinner. Or even a small dinner. Thanks for the offer of your fart-related gifts, hon, but I think I'll pass (gas). Is there something about you you'd like to confess that would make someone think it's okay to give you fart-based gifts? It has been kinda gusty along the coast here recently. Ah well... I think dinner is almost ready. I was cooking it but the smell of it was turning my stomach so I had to escape and leave the work to others. I'll take my downer away with me now and hope everyone else is having a better day.
Bahahaha! No, not that I know of The only place I really fart with abandon is in bed...that's because I spend the entire day holding it all in, but am obviously more relaxed at night in bed. Alas, I am sleeping alone right now....and certainly not with my brother! Unfortunately, I truely believe the reason I got those wonderful farty gifts is because my youngest brother (aged 13) is really into farts (and saying the words 'balls' and 'schlong'...often together) and secretly wanted that keyring and t-shirt but knew he didn't have the cash to buy them AND a gift for me. So, he bought them, supposedly for me...knowing I would give them to him and therefore he gets what he wants, without looking like a totally cheap asshole! In hindsight, I shouldn't have let him have the gifts, I should have pretended to really like them and watch in glee as his face fills with disapppointment..... Edited: What the hell am I saying? I'm a lady...I don't fart......ever.
I've got the following: - The Cabin in the Woods 1-disc DVD. - A twelve-pack of Kopparberg (it's a Swedish cider). - A set of twelve Christmas-themed Yankee Candles. - A new pair of gloves. - A book called "A Street Cat named Bob" which is a true story about a homeless man and his cat. - £150 in cash. - A fancy ball-point pen with an eraser that removes ink. - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - The Visual Companion", which is funny because I haven't actually seen The Hobbit yet, and I wasn't planning to. I also got Prime Arms Micron Voyager Breakdown, but because the title says "Non-TF Edition" I didn't mention it above.
This might be the first year where people obey my wishes and get me nothing. I honestly couldn't be happier.
I got new clothes from my grandma on my dad's side and, just as i was hoping for, $100 from my grandma on my mom's side. Black Ops 2 and Fall Of Cybertron here I come
I had a very TF Christmas, but the three non-TF items I got were a Luigi Wallet, and a Gohan belt. Also, a 13 month XBL Gold card. I'm gonna be back on FoC again!
Well, so far I've only gotten $95 cash and a kickass trenchcoat from my father's side of the family. I'm off to Los Angeles for my mother's side of the family. Hope it's more cash I don't really need. I've gotten myself Chronicle, Cloud Atlas, and the Dark Knight Rises videos along with the Walking Dead for iOS. Oh, and I'm considering getting some new parts for my old PSP to try making a second analog stick and maybe a P90 entry airsoft SMG to go with the pistol I got a week ago for my birthday.
