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jmrz:
I got lots of things!
- 'The Graveyard Book' - Neil Gaiman (from a friend)
- 'Neverwhere' - Neil Gaiman (my sister)
- 'The Other Hand' - Chris Cleave (stepsister)
- '500 cupcakes' a recipe book with, well, 500 cupcake recipes (mum and stepdad, aka parents)
- 'House of Leaves' - Mark Z. Danielewski (present to myself)
- The DVD collection of the Smurfs (parents)
- Pretty vase (parents)
- Salad servers (parents)
- Salad bowls x 2 and another serving bowl thing (parents)
- BBQ tools set thinger (grandma)
- tea towels x 2 (grandma)
- a whole bunch of clothes, some new underwear and pj's (parents and grandma)
- kitty cat key ring (parents)
- kitty cat cheese platter + dip bowls + cheese knife and dip knife thing
- Set of tumblers with kitties on them x 2 (eight in total, from parents)
- Cake platter + cake server (step-grandparents)
- Set of 4 mugs that match the above cake platter (from step brother)
- $100 (Nanna - other grandmother)
And from the boy, I got a beautiful Swarovski crystal necklace, in the shape of a heart and a cute little Swarovski crystal collector's edition kitty cat.
De_El:
Got a lot of things! Quite nice.
* a brown zip-up sweater
* The Eclipse box set, Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women, including the films, Osaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, Women of the Night, Street of Shame
* Le Doulos (criterion collection movie)
* When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
* a bunch of individual issues from Vertigo series; Hellblazer no. 67, 73 and 75; The Invisibles no. 1; Enigma no. 3; and Ghostdancing no. 2; Sandman Mystery Theatre no. 2, 11, 13, and 37
* a picture of my parents in a nice frame for my dorm room
* books about music from my parents (was vague and the results were kind of mixed): Nirvana: the Complete Guide to Their Music; a book about Nine Inch Nails by a guy who also wrote a book called "Brave Nu World"; The Jimi Hendrix Companion; and Wilco: Learning How to Die
* books about music from my sister, basically on the mark: Waiting for the Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes and the Sound of Los Angeles; Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey; and the one I'm looking forward to most, England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock and Beyond
* A big ole coffee table bok called Albums: the Story Behind 50 Years of Great Recordings
* volume 5 of 100 Bullets
* memory foam slippers (hoo-rah)
* 180 USD
Basically a good haul! It is combined birthday and Christmas cus my birthday is the 20th, but either way I am kind of spoiled.
clockworkjames:
My birthday is on the 23rd so I know how you feel. For that my dad and stepmum gave me a leatherman with my name on it :-D
valley_parade:
--- Quote from: blanktom on 25 Dec 2008, 08:01 ---The Arse
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As much as it pains me to say this, that new Arsenal home shirt is really growing on me. At least it doesn't have a stupid racing stripe down the back like ours does.
Guys, I did not get many gifts, but I did get AWESOME gifts. BEHOLD.
-2GB iPod shuffle (blue)
-Electro-Harmonix Double Muff fuzz/overdrive pedal
-Vans that...don't actually fit. Need to exchange those
-Fender Custom Shop calendar
-ticket (in a luxury box, no less) for the Red Sox game in Baltimore, August 1st. I'm going with my dad, his girlfriend, and some of their friends.
MAN I EVEN GOT DRUNK AND SANG KARAOKE ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
0bsessions:
--- Quote from: clockworkjames on 25 Dec 2008, 20:34 ---Oh and HOLY FUCK AT THOSE TETRIS BEDSHEETS.
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I quite enjoy that blanket. Rachel got it made for me for my birthday this past year.
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