Author Topic: Bore 7th annual Secret Santa Mayan Edition: Gifts are arriving! (Read 17927 times)

pilonv1 · « **Reply #240 on:** December 29, 2012, 05:18:11 PM »

Not so secret now!

I don't usually get Mint Slice for my secret Santa but we had some people from the US here for work in December and they couldn't stop raving about them. Those and the tim tams are god tier stuff, especially the double coats. Inflicting vegemite on foreigners is great fun though.

It was either Dance Star Hits or Invisimals for PSP which were lying around on my desk. Hope you enjoy the chocolates though!

cool breeze · « **Reply #241 on:** December 29, 2012, 06:24:05 PM »

I had marmite for the first time in london last week. I don't know if vegemite is anything like marmite, but yeah, what people say about it isn't hyperbole.

tehjaybo · « **Reply #242 on:** December 29, 2012, 07:31:37 PM »

For those that hadn't seen the Christmas card up close yet, here's a higher res pic.

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Bloodwake · « **Reply #243 on:** December 30, 2012, 12:17:25 AM »

AMURRICA.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #244 on:** January 01, 2013, 03:56:17 PM »

Happy new year yall, now that were into January and I'm done being sick with the flu. It time to find out who hasn't gotten their gifts yet. Please let me know so I can track down you Secret Santa gifts.

I'll post back later tonight with what I got and what the missus got.

I hope you all had a happy and safe holidays.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #245 on:** January 01, 2013, 04:29:48 PM »

I'm back at work today, no gift yet. But our postal service is terrible over the holidays so I'm not surprised.

Eric P · « **Reply #246 on:** January 01, 2013, 05:29:36 PM »

nothing here yet as well.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #247 on:** January 01, 2013, 10:40:01 PM »

I just got a delivery

god damn it's wrapped in Thomas the Tank Engine paper and there's a stocking

. Will wait till I get home to open this

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #248 on:** January 01, 2013, 11:43:39 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 01, 2013, 10:40:01 PM

I just got a delivery

god damn it's wrapped in Thomas the Tank Engine paper and there's a stocking . Will wait till I get home to open this

I demand pictures!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #249 on:** January 01, 2013, 11:47:03 PM »

There will be pictures. Just don't want my work mates to laugh at my Thomas wrapped gifts!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #250 on:** January 02, 2013, 02:02:35 AM »

My secret santa went to a lot of work! Multiple gifts and the wrapping was immaculate

The stocking contained some office supplies, including Silly Putty which I haven't had since I was about 7 years old. I was wondering why there were those paperclips though...

The first box contained this gentleman

who apparently has paperclips coming out of his anus. As well as the ability to hold pens, tape and some notes.

Then came the books

awesome stuff, I wanted the Late Shift for ages and can't wait to read the new one. The other one should prove to be quite interesting as well, and I'm sure the gf will give me some strange looks when she sees it

Many thanks again to my secret santa

I can't express enough how awesome these gifts are and the amount of effort that went into everything, I really appreciate it. Everyone here is awesome.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #251 on:** January 02, 2013, 02:45:01 AM »

Well I'm glad it finally made its way to you. You said you were a clutter bug so this might help you clean things up a bit in the office. Those were some things I thought were really useful to use. And you also asked for something interesting. I think the toilet book constitutes as being interesting.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #252 on:** January 02, 2013, 02:49:00 AM »

My desk gets pretty messy so he will be useful. And that book definitely is interesting, I found one in Sydney that I'd already used. Thanks again, they're all awesome gifts.

tiesto · « **Reply #253 on:** January 02, 2013, 12:24:00 PM »

So glad you finally got it! I was a bit scared since I was worried about it getting through customs... sorry for the delay. Hope you enjoy the gifts and definitely upload some pics!

demi · « **Reply #254 on:** January 02, 2013, 12:59:13 PM »

I suppose Tiesto wasn't aware HMH was already on PC? lol

Good package tho, thankfully the poles at the office didnt swipe that shit.

tiesto · « **Reply #255 on:** January 03, 2013, 11:06:50 AM »

Yeah I knew about HMH on PC but Borys said "NO PC GAMES" on his wishlist. I'm glad you liked the gifts, shame that the Polish mail service beat the package up so bad and probably ate half of the Necco wafers on you (I personally love those but a lot of people don't - I wanted to get you a small cross section of very traditional American snacks - hence the Cracker Jacks and sunflower seeds and M&Ms). Enjoy the games (ROF and HMH are favorites of mine) and what's left of the food!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #256 on:** January 03, 2013, 11:46:12 AM »

Resonance of Fate is a great game, but I hit a wall of massive hair pulling difficulty about half way through the game and shelved it. I don't think I remember the play mechanics enough to jump back in.

demi · « **Reply #257 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:09:21 PM »

Really? I found it extremely easy. Borys, go for Platinum.

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demi · « **Reply #258 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:10:26 PM »

Necco wafers are like eating chalk. Every child in America avoided the door on Halloween that gave them out.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #259 on:** January 03, 2013, 01:27:07 PM »

I don't know anyone under 70 who likes Necco wafers.

Quote from: demi on January 03, 2013, 12:09:21 PM

Really? I found it extremely easy. Borys, go for Platinum.

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Yeah, there was one "dungeon" that just continued pummeling my bunghole (in a bad way) so I just gave up. Fun game, though.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #260 on:** January 06, 2013, 04:22:46 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on January 03, 2013, 11:06:50 AM

Yeah I knew about HMH on PC but Borys said "NO PC GAMES" on his wishlist. I'm glad you liked the gifts, shame that the Polish mail service beat the package up so bad and probably ate half of the Necco wafers on you (I personally love those but a lot of people don't - I wanted to get you a small cross section of very traditional American snacks - hence the Cracker Jacks and sunflower seeds and M&Ms). Enjoy the games (ROF and HMH are favorites of mine) and what's left of the food!

Dude, patience is the fence around wisdom. My fleshtube is any moment going to bust out a child, so I'm going with that excuse. If my uncle had died I'd probably use that though.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #261 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:12:21 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on January 03, 2013, 11:46:12 AM

Resonance of Fate is a great game, but I hit a wall of massive hair pulling difficulty about half way through the game and shelved it. I don't think I remember the play mechanics enough to jump back in.

Grenades, lots of grenades- last bosses are dominated by grenades- it's pretty hilarious

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #262 on:** January 12, 2013, 09:36:00 AM »

Yours should turn up at any moment. Let me know if it arrives in one piece.

Eric P · « **Reply #263 on:** January 13, 2013, 01:06:56 PM »

I took a nap yesterday and when I awoke, Mikolaj had visited my house.

the package

a close up of the paper. Shipping a package internationally gift wrapped is a brave move but thankfully everything arrived in one piece!

the box itself was romantic, i almost expected Borys nudes

still expecting nudes!

but got poster of a monkey with dj headphones

a polish rap album. did you know that Vice had a Polish branch?
This is a copy of TEDE's first solo album after essentially creating hard core polish hip hop

also included is Polish film The Dark House which is something I'd missed but it sounds very cool.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1485698/

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

thankfully i lie close to the Polish neighborhood Greenpoint so I can cruise around like a local now.

Eric P · « **Reply #264 on:** January 13, 2013, 01:50:15 PM »

tragically the blu ray doesn't want to play in the ps3 but my Friend from Portugal

has a copy he can get to me.

Eric P · « **Reply #265 on:** January 13, 2013, 02:04:24 PM »

It was recognized but it wouldn't load. I left it going for 10 minutes just in case but nothing. Not a huge deal. I'll still see it.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #266 on:** January 13, 2013, 02:19:55 PM »

Quote from: Borys on January 13, 2013, 01:56:50 PM

Aren't Blu-Rays region free on the PS3

Nope. Games are region-free, but movies have a different region coding from DVDs.

The Blu-ray might not work due to it being mastered a different frame or hz rate or something like that. My UK copy of Exit Through the Gift Shop doesn't work on my PS3 because of that. A lot of UK BBC releases have the same issue.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #267 on:** January 13, 2013, 03:04:03 PM »

I wish the PS3 was region-free. The BDA are real hardasses about BD region encoding, compared to how fast and loose some manufacturers played with DVD region coding.

tiesto · « **Reply #268 on:** January 16, 2013, 11:49:12 PM »

Finally got my gift and it was worth the wait! Really awesome, thanks again Martin! Pics to come tomorrow

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #269 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:45:25 AM »

Glad it was intact, I think your name helped the couriers tender handlings.

tiesto · « **Reply #270 on:** January 17, 2013, 10:15:59 AM »

Pics!

The package:

Still unwrapping:

The final, a framed pic on cloth, it looks really awesome and is a very creative gift. Thank you so much! Now to find a place to put it!

Thanks again, Martin! Definitely worth the wait!

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #271 on:** January 17, 2013, 11:10:29 AM »

Cool. I think it's Edo period'ish, I asked an expert and he said "old as fuck". It's a raw silk mount, with museum glass, and a j- type frame.

demi · « **Reply #272 on:** January 17, 2013, 11:56:58 AM »

i think you guys can stfu about martin being a fake person, now.

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Author Topic: Bore 7th annual Secret Santa Mayan Edition: Gifts are arriving! (Read 17927 times)