Author Topic: Happy Haul-idays! CHRISTMAS LOOT THREAD (Read 6531 times)

Howard Alan Treesong · « **on:** December 25, 2009, 10:40:19 AM »

What did you get for Christmas?

My four-person family exchanged 12 cookbooks this year.

I got:

Momofuku by David Chang (NYC Japanese fusion)
Japanese Hot Pots by Tadashi Ono (nabe, Japanese comfort stew)
Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook by Mark Robinson (real Japanese home cooking)
Baking by James Peterson (serious business baking)

I also got The Strain, by Guillermo del Toro and the guy who actually wrote it, and a container of Ridleys Gunpowder Mustard

What'd you get? And MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #1 on:** December 25, 2009, 10:43:34 AM »

This thread is more enthusiastic

Powerslave · « **Reply #2 on:** December 25, 2009, 10:45:00 AM »

yup your thread sucked.

Rman · « **Reply #3 on:** December 25, 2009, 10:52:38 AM »

Momofuku is great cookbook, Patel. There is an awesome technique on how to make sous vide style poached eggs in there.

Bebpo · « **Reply #4 on:** December 25, 2009, 10:56:17 AM »

This thread makes me hungry!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #5 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:06:56 AM »

plus "momofuku" lends itself to so many wonderful immature jokes

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #6 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:18:28 AM »

Quote from: Powerslave on December 25, 2009, 10:45:00 AM

yup your thread sucked.

I can suck too baby

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #7 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:20:10 AM »

-The Prisoner on BluRay
-Books: Painter of Battles, Road to Serfdom, Cryptanalysis, Drunkard's Walk, Rousseau's Dog, Sudoku Puzzles (all stuff from my Amazon list)
-bunch of clothes, some gift cards, Animal House DVD, multi-tool

Mother and Grandmother in-law

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #8 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:28:03 AM »

A Sony Record Player + Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Gone With the Wind (BD)
Rocky: The Undisputed Collection (BD)
Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie Collection (BD)

Red Lobster giftcards

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #9 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:44:15 AM »

-Dead Space Extraction
-Boom Blox Bash Party
-Risen
-The Office season 4
-Steve Roach - Dynamic Stillness
-Between Interval - Autumn Continent
-Sins of a Solar Empire: GOTY Edition
-Saga of the Swamp Thing Book 1
-Pluto volume 1
-What a Wonderful World! volume 2
-Code Geass volumes 5 and 6
-Left 4 Dead 2
-Wolf's Rain perfect collection
-Some gift cards
-Some clothes
-Some candy

I was good this year.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #10 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:45:43 AM »

HDTV
Inglorious Basterds Blu
Super Slinky guitar strings
Terimnator Salvation blu
Taking Woodstock Blu
Beatles Halp DVD
Star Trek original series season 1 blu
world of warcraf ttime

i was supposed to get red faction but my mom couldn't find it

drew · « **Reply #11 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:16:57 PM »

32" vizio hdtv
venture bros seasons 1 & 2
$50 bp gift card
$30 gino's pizza gift card
$25 five guys gift card
$30 barry bagel gift card
$200 best buy gift card
lots of socks
a beanie

edit: just got another $25 best buy gift card in the mail

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #12 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:27:19 PM »

Everything (from the wife, friends, parents, in-laws):

$150 in Banana Republic gift cards
$25 in Best Buy giftcards
$25 in Loews giftcards
$20 in Playstation Network cards
Khaki Banana Republic suit
Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
Underground by Haruki Murakami
Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami (2 copies)
Inglorious Basterds on Blu-ray
Fight Club on Blu-ray (2 copies)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince on Blu-ray (2 copies)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 3
It's Always Sunny in Phalidelphia season 4
Flight of the Conchords season 2
Lego Rock Band (PS3)
Assassin's Creed II (PS3)
Gundam vs Gundam NEXT PLUS (JP PSP)

Got a couple duplicates to take back.

tiesto · « **Reply #13 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:54:07 PM »

Shirts, most of which were 2 sizes too big

American Psycho book
Tons of Gamestop gift cards
Dufflebag
New pair of dress shoes
Demon's Souls
Uncharted 2
Persona PSP
Mushihime-sama Futari
$$$ for a new laptop

Crushed · « **Reply #14 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:55:45 PM »

a game and guidebook for a system that's broken
$55 in gift cards
a cool fleece

modest, but oh well.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #15 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:59:03 PM »

-Lots of books including a Philip K. Dick box set, an Updike collection, the Dark Tower series, an Oliver Sacks book, and a fitting stocking stuffer for any consummate atheist.

-Also games. The highlights: Bioshock, Episodes From Liberty City, and Fallout 3 GOTY Edition

-Probably about $100 in gift cards

-Computer chair (yes, the one that I already tarnished with splooge)

No movies or TV or (especially) music because I'm a dirty, unscrupulous pirate

Brehvolution · « **Reply #16 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:06:36 PM »

Nothing so far. :'(

demi · « **Reply #17 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:11:01 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero EDGE™ on December 25, 2009, 01:06:36 PM

Nothing so far. :'(

Only 15 more Xmases until you give the gift of "rent or GTFO"

twerd · « **Reply #18 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:11:30 PM »

50 dolla
another record player

pocketbook
beanie
gay pink scarf (i'm serious.)
darwin's evolution in graphic novel form
some novel

pretty modest, whateva. my ss gift was pretty cool!

Brehvolution · « **Reply #19 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:18:26 PM »

Quote from: demi on December 25, 2009, 01:11:01 PM

Quote from: Zero Hero EDGE™ on December 25, 2009, 01:06:36 PM
Nothing so far. :'(

Only 15 more Xmases until you give the gift of "rent or GTFO"

My wife and I don't 'usually echange gift since we have so many others to buy for. Our xmas is when the tax rebate arrives. I'm heading to my dad's shortly and will probably get some pants. Then off to the in-laws where I'm sure to get gloves and a scarf or a gift card to Lowes.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #20 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:20:40 PM »

synthesizer patel must've had the same cookbooks on his list for santa

santa got me none of them

cool breeze · « **Reply #21 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:27:18 PM »

I got a bunch of stuff, but the standout was a new monitor (dell 2209wa) that, other than being a generally kickass monitor (IPS and can do 76 hz), had a stand that lets me easily turn it on the side. Gonna play so many mame shooters in tate mode.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #22 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:41:27 PM »

My sister bought me this:

Easily the best Garfield book ever printed, and one of the funniest things ever.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #23 on:** December 25, 2009, 01:48:08 PM »

I got a snuggie, a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue and some monies.

Eric P · « **Reply #24 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:20:45 PM »

bluray player
assorted small cookbooks

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #25 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:21:59 PM »

what cookbooks!

Eric P · « **Reply #26 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:22:43 PM »

ikea 365 recipes, with some surprisingly good things
joy of cooking breakfast and brunch

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #27 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:24:46 PM »

mmmmmm

Eric P · « **Reply #28 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:25:44 PM »

and tell your brother i got $50 gift certificate to The Meat Hook

Vizzys · « **Reply #29 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:41:00 PM »

assassins creed 2
its always sunny season 1-3 on dvd
5600 xbl points
85$ from relatives
50$ in amazon credit
and some books

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #30 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:55:09 PM »

New Super Mario Bros. wii
Dragon Age

an awesome bunny hug, and another that is more plain,a shirt, and a scarf.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #31 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:21:53 PM »

yeah I haven't given or received anything really. Fuck everyone.

drew · « **Reply #32 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:22:19 PM »

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #33 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:24:35 PM »

This is what I have accumulated so far:

- Pair of Adidas white cross-trainers
- Pair of grey sweatpants
- Pair of NBA Washington Wizards basketball shorts
- ThinkGeek Drum Kit t-shirt (my brother got the air guitar)
- Dress Socks/Ties
- Everlast medicine ball
- Valeo burst resistant body ball
- FitBall mini-exercise ball
- Yoga mat
- 20 lb. solid dumbbell weight set
- Playboy shot glasses
- Drag Me to Hell Blu-ray
- The Werewolf's Guide to Life: A Manual for the Newly Bitten
- 1600 Xbox Live Microsoft Points
- $15 Subway Gift card
- $50 AMC Gift card
- $50 Netflix Gift certificate
- $50 GameStop Gift card
- $100 Wal-Mart Gift card

... The rest is TO BE DETERMINED (my sister's gift has not shown up yet, I have not visited some extended family, etc.). Plus, my birthday is next month. I got pretty much everything I asked for.

drew · « **Reply #34 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:33:28 PM »

...i thought you were jewish?

Veidt · « **Reply #35 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:40:48 PM »

So was Jesus....

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #36 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:41:06 PM »

If you've actually followed my post history, I'm not much of anything. While both my father and my mother were Jewish, each have gone on to remarry (twice, in some cases) those belonging to separate Christian denominations. The end result is that I grew up around people of both faiths, and holidays have become largely secular.

My father's family, which is predominantly Jewish (my mother converted), doesn't even really celebrate Hannukah. It now usually boils down to one night out of the eight where we get together and celebrate the heritage and exchange small gifts. Since there are a ton of cousins, we all draw names, so we don't buy gifts for the whole family.

Then most of us celebrate Christmas - I get to celebrate it twice. Once with my father and once with my mother. My mother didn't really have to give me much of anything, because she is really giving me a car (I'm buying it for practically nothing).

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #37 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:15:15 PM »

various knives for my collection from my old man, an iron statue of moloch and various krampus-related art from my brother, a multi-charging unit from my wife, and wine my doctor says i'm not supposed to drink :-(

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #38 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:35:38 PM »

Pretty good haul this year:
-Apple Magic Mouse (zomg it's so wonderful in every way)
-Borderlands 360
-Demon's Souls PS3
-God of War Collection PS3
-Some sort of crazy expensive but good-smelling shampoo / conditioner
-Mad Men season 2 blu-ray
-2 sweaters
-3 t-shirts
-$270 cash, $50 in one of those visa gift card things
-$25 to Barnes & Noble
-Stocking cap
-Old School blu-ray
-Hangover blu-ray
-Wiimote
-Various foods and snacks

And I shit you not...

spoiler (click to show/hide)

my mom got me Ugg boots...

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...which I'm proudly sporting right now.

I also downloaded a bunch of albums as a "merry christmas to me" gift.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some things, but that's pretty much the gist of it. I don't know how I'm going to get all this shit back to Japan!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #39 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:37:56 PM »

You'll fit in with those Uggs in Japan.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #40 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:42:45 PM »

-a pair of Ray-bans
-a peacoat
-some cologne
-a Bluth Banana shirt
-Gretsch guitar for Rock Band

that's it. hard time for the family this year. All I asked for was a PS3, too. Oh well.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #41 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:45:46 PM »

second-hand. They're fucking awesome though.

Bebpo · « **Reply #42 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:50:54 PM »

I got THE SEVENTH SEAL blu-ray

Hot chocolate
3 movie tickets

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #43 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:51:40 PM »

Quote from: Edge™ of Kosma on December 25, 2009, 04:47:53 PM

second hand is so hipster brah

alright whatever you say

drew · « **Reply #44 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:53:56 PM »

Quote from: Edge™ of Kosma on December 25, 2009, 04:47:53 PM

second hand is so hipster brah

once again the internets lexicon of hipster is at least half a decade aged

tehjaybo · « **Reply #45 on:** December 25, 2009, 05:40:57 PM »

I got:

-41 colors of Perler beads
-socks
-underwear
-bottle stoppers from my dad
-$150

As an added bonus, "$20 Nacho Girl" stayed at my house for Christmas. I tried avoiding my house, just to be out of the situation, but my mother called my crying saying I was ruining her christmas. So I made nice and started talking to her again as to not break my mother's heart. Sigh. I guess trading my own happiness for my mothers is a worthy trade.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #46 on:** December 25, 2009, 06:38:29 PM »

-space hulk
-purple clay teapot crafted by banko yaki!!!!!!!
-small bamboo teatray
-kamjove electric water kettle
-assortment of tea samples green and oolongs
-left 4 dead 2 (pc)
-district 9 bluray
-taschen's the polaroid book (awesome)
-an old vintage field manual for portrait photography
-money

great christmas this year, i got alot more than usual though i didn't get a single book i asked for

TEEEPO · « **Reply #47 on:** December 25, 2009, 06:39:41 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on December 25, 2009, 04:50:54 PM

I got THE SEVENTH SEAL blu-ray
Hot chocolate
3 movie tickets

i think criterion doesn't hold the rights to the movie anymore, though i think amazon is probably mistaken since my copy i ordered early in december was back-ordered and now canceled. so if true, score for you.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #48 on:** December 25, 2009, 07:03:28 PM »

Quote from: Drewsy on December 25, 2009, 04:53:56 PM

Quote from: Edge™ of Kosma on December 25, 2009, 04:47:53 PM
second hand is so hipster brah

once again the internets lexicon of hipster is at least half a decade aged

I lived in Boulder, Colorado, which is right next to the mecca of hipsterdom, Denver, and I will tell you that second-hand shit is the way of the hipster.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #49 on:** December 25, 2009, 07:06:18 PM »

- A fuck ton of Amazon gift cards ($150 worth, at least?) and a bunch of cash -- apparently I'm hard to buy gifts for?
- Nice Christmas sweaters
- New pants (corduroy

)
- Left 4 Dead on Steam thanks to the Borecast

- A cheap 25-key m-Audio Axiom USB MIDI controller

drew · « **Reply #50 on:** December 25, 2009, 08:03:37 PM »

Brehvolution · « **Reply #51 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:03:47 PM »

Total haul today:

-2 pairs of jeans
-2 sweaters
- 1 Shirt and tie

Me buying a 360 and the games I bought this year are now justified.

demi · « **Reply #52 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:53:04 PM »

i got a phone call from my bro. christmas saved, best ever

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #53 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:53:26 PM »

It's hard to imagine you with siblings.

demi · « **Reply #54 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:56:48 PM »

i dont...

drew · « **Reply #55 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:58:18 PM »

i cant believe ive used an xbox with an sdtv for so long

I CAN SEE FOREVER

T234 · « **Reply #56 on:** December 25, 2009, 10:18:34 PM »

I got a lot of stuff:

A badass Republic of Gamers laptop from myself
A bong (Garfunkel), a medium-sized pipe (Simon), and a grinder (Vash the Stampede) from my brother
A 3 month live card, two month WoW card, Cowboy Bebop Remix, and clothes from my parents and sister

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #57 on:** December 26, 2009, 12:04:51 AM »

i got two shirts and some pants. pants are really nice.

edit: buuut, i just bought a wii classic controller and Inglorious Basterds on BD

Himu · « **Reply #58 on:** December 26, 2009, 02:38:41 AM »

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS BLU RAY AND 200 BUCKS

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #59 on:** December 26, 2009, 02:52:22 AM »

Nice camera and a shit-ton of gift cards/cash.

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Author Topic: Happy Haul-idays! CHRISTMAS LOOT THREAD (Read 6531 times)