What did you get for Christmas this year?

[touchmyichi]

Pentax 77mm limited f1.8

 

[imported_yovonbishop]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: senseamp
Nothing.
I = Atheist Jew. No Xmas gifts for me
I did win $240 playing Poker on Sunday tho

ok, forgive my ignorance on this matter, but can you be jewish and atheist? i thought being jewish (judaism, right?) was your religion, not your race?

I'm ignorant too, but I think if your parents are Jewish then when you're born that makes you Jewish too or something? But I still think that you can decide NOT to practice your faith much like if you're born into a Catholic family but don't want to be Catholic. I guess it doesn't make sense to me either. So just nevermind altogether.

But either way, props for winning $240 playing poker.

 

[TehMac]

Jews are semtitic, and so are Arabs, but Jews and Arabs are basically sort of narrowed into similar categories, just because both are semitic does not mean they're necessarily the same.

In fact, most of the inhabitants of the Middle East are semitic--including the Turks. Off the top of my head, Armenia is probably the only non-semitic based country in the Middle East.

 

[Descartes]

Caribbean Cruise for the wife and me
Guitar Hero III for me. I'm hooked on the silly thing, what can I say?
4 diamond stud (~2ct total) necklace for the wife

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: AdamK47
I got a 32" LCD TV/monitor.

My wife got a 3 carat diamond ring.

She wins...

that thing is bigger than my left nut! :shocked:

Originally posted by: TehMac
Jews are semtitic, and so are Arabs, but Jews and Arabs are basically sort of narrowed into similar categories, just because both are semitic does not mean they're necessarily the same.

In fact, most of the inhabitants of the Middle East are semitic--including the Turks. Off the top of my head, Armenia is probably the only non-semitic based country in the Middle East.

i don't think the turks are. the turks originated near china.

 

[xanis]

- Nikon D40 kit
- Under Armour and Nike hooded sweatshirts
- Thinsulate gloves
- North Face knit hat
- Assorted candy
- Magic Lantern Guide for Nikon D40 by Simon Stafford
- The Layout Index by Jim Krause

Overall a good Christmas I'd say.

 

[Megatomic]

I got:

a new job
clothes
dremel kit
lit up crystal dragon and a pewter dragon (both asian types, not gothic)
polar ekg heart rate monitor (w00t!!)
pushup pro kit
speed rope
subscription to men's health mag
candy!!
some other misc. items

Not a bad haul IMHO.

 

[Brainonska511]

Photoshop Lightroom
Speedlite 430ex
Rechargeable batteries and a charger for them
CDs: Less Than Jake - Pezcore and Mustard Plug - In Black and White
DVDs: Babylon 5 - The Movies Collection, The Usual Suspects, The Departed
Some shirts
Dilbert Pull-off calendar
Money

 

[RKS]

I bought most of my own gifts and got the usual cash but after a while more/better 'shit' doesn't really matter.

I really enjoyed the joy on my kids' faces and having the whole family spend the entire day together; (the Wii tournaments may have helped) it was great no one just made an appearance and split.

edit: my wife has been very content with her small gifts over the years but I think she is trying to determine which platinum/diamond/sapphire ring she will want for our 10 year in a few years.

 

[tfinch2]

My new fiancee hooked me up because I gave her some bling a week ago for her finger. She got me an Xbox 360, Knocked Up on HD-DVD, and a workout shirt + pants.

Her parents got me COD4 for the 360 and NBA Live 08 for my Wii (return )

My parents gave me $100, and my aunt gave me $50, and about $150 worth of GC's to various places from the rest of the family.

For myself I bought a 42" Aquos and a Leica 14-50mm lens.

 

[wiredspider]

I got $30 from my grandma, my mom "gifted" me a $10 comforter, and nothing else it seems.

To me from me are a GPS that won't be here until next year, new range, and who knows what else...

 

[Kirby]

KitchenAid food processor
cooking knives and cutting board
blanket my grandmother knitted
E6750, mobo, 4gb of ram
~$50
Ferrero Rocher
underwear

I've been a very good boy.

 

[MegaVovaN]

I got nothing.
But then again it is not a custom of our family to give gifts to each other on x-mas.

Parents may do 50:50 on my new computer upgrade! (~$700 upgrade)

 

[krunchykrome]

Some gift cards to Old navy and best buy. Some boxers. A gift card to Macaroni Grill. Superbad on DVD. And a Tag Heuer watch; the fiancee gave me this gift a month early.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
LOL, from all the years I've read Drew's posts this is kind of typical of his and those around him lives. Drama is the norm.:laugh:

Yep.

Perhaps there will be less drama at Christmas-time in a year or two, after everyone else in the family has moved away!

 

[BoomerD]

We went and had a GREAT time on Maui as our Christmas presents to each other...but for me, THIS was the best present of all...

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Acer Extensa 4620Z

 

[nsafreak]

Elder Scrolls Oblivion for the 360
Bourne Ultimatium HD-DVD
Ghost Rider Blu Ray (will have to exchange as I don't have a player)
Printer stand (really needed this as my Canon IP5000 has just been sitting on the floor)
Gift Cards & moolah

And time with the family which is always great

 

[ColdFusion718]

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
My grandparents gave me $100 for my trip to Ireland and a box of chocolate covered cherries, my dad gave me $20 and a picture of my little brother, mom gave me nothing (yet?), and my aunt gave me some stuff from Victoria's Secret.

My fiance's grandparents gave me $50, his parents gave us matching lamps, pillows/throws/house stuff, an international phone card and luggage for our trip and gave me makeup and clothes. The fiance got me the new Pirates on Blu-ray as well as SuperBad and 2 Michael Buble CDs. He also got me Unforgivable Woman perfume, some traveling and cooking books on Ireland, and some kitchen stuff for when we get married and get a place. Overall, it was a good Christmas.

Really? Or was it Unforgettable?

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: ColdFusion718

Originally posted by: yovonbishop
My grandparents gave me $100 for my trip to Ireland and a box of chocolate covered cherries, my dad gave me $20 and a picture of my little brother, mom gave me nothing (yet?), and my aunt gave me some stuff from Victoria's Secret.

My fiance's grandparents gave me $50, his parents gave us matching lamps, pillows/throws/house stuff, an international phone card and luggage for our trip and gave me makeup and clothes. The fiance got me the new Pirates on Blu-ray as well as SuperBad and 2 Michael Buble CDs. He also got me Unforgivable Woman perfume, some traveling and cooking books on Ireland, and some kitchen stuff for when we get married and get a place. Overall, it was a good Christmas.

Really? Or was it Unforgettable?

I'm much more interested in pics of the Victoria's Secret gifts...modeled of course...

 

[shortylickens]

In one form or another I got about 1000 bucks. Actual gifts were a bar of Ghiradelli chocolate.
Am glad for the money, it will pay for the 800 dollars worth of actual gifts I gave and the 1500 dollar plane trip.

 

[SearchMaster]

I got a pair of shoes (desperately needed), some socks and underwear, a Home Depot gift certificate from my team at work (already purchased stuff for my bathroom remodel), and a handmade clay cup from my 7 year old. It's pretty nice looking but leaks .

I have no complaints.

 

[brunell8]

NFS Pro Street for my PS2
An OSU squishy back pillow
Jammy pants
Shirts for work
$100 from Mom and Dad with a bag of Jalapeno pistachios
Wife got me new Indians, Cavs and Buckeyes hats
Ohio State long sleeve T
Box of baseball cards/box of football cards
Wii (family gift, though we let my eight year old open that one)

And the 50" plasma I bought last month

 

[Hyperlite]

-Kershaw Leek 1660CKTST from mom
-Ipod Touch 16GB (this thing is sooo awesome) from dad
-Billabong Hoodie from step-grandparents
-Columbia pullover fleece from dad
-Bluetooth Ipod adapter from little brother
-Various ipod power adapters from dad
-Billabong T-shirt from step-grandma
-Two pairs of smartwool socks from mom and dad
-$150 towards car insurance from mom
-$50 savings bond from grandparents
-lots of candy from everyone
-Forza 2 ganked from little bros new 360
-time with my great family.

i am quite happy.

 

[legoman666]

Canon Powershot SD1000
The Vengeance Trilogy by Chan-wook Park (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance)
2 nice shirts to wear to work
5 1/4" water reservoir (has a leak )
A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card
Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
Pure Pwnage Season 1
The Borune Ultimatum
~$300 of DPL stock from my grandparents
couple of tools
and of course, no christmas would be complete without getting a set of legos. (got an airplane)

And I bought myself a HD 3870, a waterblock for it and 2gb of ddr ram to make my total 4gb (not ddr2, this ddr1 crap is expensive, sigh).