The 'what I got for X-mas' thread.


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Just woke my little sister up and we opened presents together. I got..

Tons of clothes (wanted :D)

Napolean Dynomite DVD

Metal Gear Solid 3

New Sony headphones for my iPod

DVD Burner

Renewal on my XBL Subscription

More than I asked for, I'm verry happy. Just wished I didn't have to wait 3 more days to see the rest of my family (Puerto Rico)

Merry Xmas everyone!

So far, I've been given:

- A Linksys 4-port Ethernet ADSL gateway router modem thingy :D

- A book on how to prepare sushi :woot:

- And the gastro tummy bug, so I don't feel well at all... :x

All the best for 2005!

-- Jeex

so far I've gotten:

15" Flat-Panel monitor :woot:

52x32x52 CDRW :D

Family Guy Volume 1 :yes:

Gamecube Memory Card 251 (been needing a new one forever) :)

Tomorrow I'm off to my grandparents to get more gifts from the rest of the family!

Edited by ssvegeta384

Wow.. not bad going today! I got:

* New clothes from my sister (GAP scarf and Tom Woolfe t-shirt)

* An Xbox (a crystal one at that) and Metal Slug 3 (Parents surprised me with that.. so I now own a PS2 and Xbox!)

* Curb Your Enthusiasm Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD (currently watching!)

* Some t-shirts / tracksuit stuff and some bed clothes, etc

* Book about road tests for the VW Corrado :D

* CD off a friend, and a lava lamp off another

Its been a great christmas so far. I bought my sister a Sony hifi and some CD's and my parents I finally bought a good quality amplifer for the lounge - they are gonna go and get some good speakers after christmas for it.

Merry xmas all :)

From Me:

- Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop

From my parents & family:

- $80 to go towards paying off the $175 I owe on the laptop

- Canon iP 1500 PiXMA Printer

- Some blank CD-Rs

- 3 T-shirts

- 2 bottles of Dippity-Do hair gel

From my girlfriend:

- Hair gel

- A can of AXE

- Timex digital watch

- Necklace/Chain

My Gifts

iPod 20gb 4G

Seinfeld DVD

America (The Book)

Clothes

Shoes

...and an Alarm Clock.

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Seinfeld rules :happy: just watched the pilot episode again with the notes about nothing and interviews. great stuff!

oh and I don't celeberate christmas but my gf and her family bought me a few things, including the seinfeld dvds. had to wake up at 5:30am though! but it was great fun :) I guess you could call it my first christmas :happy:

Is everyone and their dog getting an IPod or what? Apple must be rolling in the cash this christmas eh! I mean, hell, they don't come cheap. Frankly I find they're overpriced....but people pay it... It's like going to the theatres. The food costs twice as much but people go nuts over it.

Is everyone and their dog getting an IPod or what?  Apple must be rolling in the cash this christmas eh!  I mean, hell, they don't come cheap.  Frankly I find they're overpriced....but people pay it...  It's like going to the theatres.  The food costs twice as much but people go nuts over it.

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Haha :p

Thats christmas for you :)

Nothing major...yet.

Parents going to buy me a computer! Yay!

AMD Athlon 64bit 3000+ (Winchester)

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum SKT 939 Nforce3

Nvidia Geforce 6 6600GT

Antec Power Supply Unit SL450PGB 450W

Corsair (VS1GBKIT400C3) 1024MB (2 x 512MB) RAM

Philips DVDR1640 16x DVD R/RW

AOpen DUW1608/ARR (DVD+/-RW)

Read/DVD-16x/CD-48x

Write/DVD+R-16x/DVD+RW-4X/DVD-R-8X/DVD-RW-4X/CD-R-48X/CD-RW-32X

DVD+R DL 2.4X

:D i think its pretty leet, wont need another burner for quite some time.

Also got a Deftones Poster, a hoodie, and have yet to get 3 Month Everquest Game Card :p Those i know im getting and i imagine I'll be getting quite a few pairs of socks along with some other clothes and maybe a carton of smokes?

Merry X-Mas ppls

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