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++==>>Chirstmas loot check<<==++

KC Dec 25 2006 12:03 PM

Got a much needed printer upgrade! And it came with a network cable! First season of All in the Family on DVD! Just what youse guys need ... me seeing more Archie Bunker!

Rockin' Doc Dec 25 2006 03:35 PM

My family must have thought that I needed to relax more. I received several CD's, a few books, and a new pair of slippers.

TheOldMole Dec 25 2006 04:33 PM

Three different sets of headphones for my iPod. My stepdaughter and grandson couldn't decide which one would be best for me, so they got them all. Lotsa neat books. A Wrangler western shirt with "Arick's Grandpa" embroidered onto the pocket. And Arick, meanwhile, slept last night in the cowboy boots and sixguns and holsters I got him.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 25 2006 05:15 PM

Well, today I got a movie and Chinese food. But for Chanukah I got a new camera and a lovely garnet bracelet (plus the previously purchased card catalog CD holder <g>). It was a good haul. D-Dad got an electric toothbrush (that he requested and picked out) as well as a new hybrid golf club (that he also picked out). The kids, as always, made out like bandits ;)

seawolf17 Dec 25 2006 08:39 PM

Plus I got some stuff too, including a new Creative Zen Vision mp3 player to replace my old clunky Zen.

DocTee Dec 25 2006 11:09 PM

A tuxedo!!

patona314 Dec 25 2006 11:36 PM

socks and underwear

RealityChuck Dec 26 2006 03:11 PM

Books, chocolate, and DVDs. But the best was the leg lamp:

ScarletKnight41 Dec 26 2006 03:12 PM

Very cool - did you put it in the front window?

sharpie Dec 26 2006 03:24 PM

We bought a big new teevee, a coffee table and a futon so our gifts were small. Got a couple of CDs and some pants.

RealityChuck Dec 26 2006 06:39 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Very cool - did you put it in the front window? Yes. But it got broken.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 26 2006 06:47 PM

I bet you're out of glue :(

KC Dec 26 2006 06:52 PM

I don't get the leg lamp thing ... it was in another thread yesterday morning and then changed out for something else.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 26 2006 06:59 PM

It's out of A Christmas Story. If you haven't seen it, rent a copy pronto - it's classic!

Edgy DC Dec 26 2006 09:03 PM

I think TBS is showing it for two weeks straight or something.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 26 2006 09:06 PM

Not quite. But they do show it 24 hours straight from Christmas Eve though Christmas Day.

cooby Dec 26 2006 09:24 PM

I got 2 ghost story books, 2 puzzles (one is A Charlie Brown Christmas!), art kits, some clothes, a pretty necklace from my husband, tea and coffee, some DVDs, and other nice stuff. How can five days go so fast?

Rockin' Doc Dec 26 2006 10:57 PM

cooby - "How can five days go so fast?" I had that exact thought at dinner this evening.

RealityChuck Dec 26 2006 11:42 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: It's out of A Christmas Story. If you haven't seen it, rent a copy pronto - it's classic! Yes. One of the greatest Christmas movies ever. (I also got the 20th Anniversary DVD.) The lamp is a great conversation piece, and when anyone asks where you got it, just say, "It was a major prize."

metsmarathon Dec 27 2006 12:11 AM

i was kinda sorta hoping for a wii, but instead i got a nice set of sharp santoku knives, some pretty clothes, books, and the new superman dvd. also a grill pan that i've sorely wanted for a long long time and some pool cues. i made out well.

Yancy Street Gang Dec 27 2006 07:06 AM

I think A Christmas Story is a movie you have to see as a kid to fall in love with it. I first saw it when I was in my 30's and it didn't do anything for me.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 27 2006 07:11 AM

I disagree. My husband and I first saw it as adults, and we love it.

silverdsl Dec 27 2006 12:33 PM

My husband and his sister adore A Christmas Story and will happily watch it over and over and over again. For Hanukkah/Christmas/my birthday I got Sirius satellie radio, a few gift certificates so my husband and I could buy stuff for our new condo, a couple of cookbooks (everyone's always trying to not so subtly encourage me to cook more!), and a hemitite necklace.

RealityChuck Dec 27 2006 02:22 PM

Nope. It came out when I was over 30. As a matter of fact, the older you are, the more likely you are to appreciate it. However, I can understand not being impressed the first time you see it. It's one movie that's funnier the more you watch. One viewing often isn't enough to appreciate it. I didn't care much for it the first time -- I disliked Jean Shepherd. But the second time made me realize it was funnier than I remembered, and the more I see it, the more I see things I hadn't noticed.

Yancy Street Gang Dec 27 2006 02:24 PM

I guess I'm in the minority then. I find it pretty unwatchable.

Edgy DC Dec 27 2006 02:46 PM

I like Jean Shepherd but find the movie... spotty. I frequently don't get frequently replaying a movie, particularly a comedy. Good Darin McGavin (and the mother also) The work they did to use all the authentic trademarks and logos. The screenwriters stretching out the story by stealing pieces of Shepherd's other stories. Good evocation of the universal archetypes of childhood, mixed with Jean Shepherd's odd characterizations of the mid-century midwesterners with names like "Flick." Bad I like Mom. I like her, but part of what I like is that cute but totally anachronistic 80s perm she's wearing. No sense, save for the occasional car on the blocks in some yard, that there was a tremendous economic depression like 15 minutes before the film started. That cartoony silent-film fantasy sequence early on is cloying and annoying. Most of the fantasy sequences are. I guess what makes it beloved they mix the comedy and tragedy of childhood in a fair rate. But I think people go way too over the top about this movie that was ignored on its release. Some guy has been going nuts buying up the props and he finally bought the house where it was filmed (not, however, Jean Shepherd's house), and he intends to make into a museum. I think it's that un-funny fantasy scene that turns people off the first time.

Johnny Dickshot Dec 27 2006 04:31 PM

I got a new work briefcase thingy; some undies; some good coffee; BBQ sauces; PJs (these are important suddenly with a kid around). I got Wifey replacements for the two ugliest pieces of furniture in our home (our bedside tables) and Junior got a ton of cool toys and lots of wrapping paper to eat.

Edgy DC Dec 27 2006 04:33 PM

I got reallly scared there for a second when I read, "I got Wifey replacements for the two ugliest ..."

Rockin' Doc Dec 27 2006 07:00 PM

Yancy - "I guess I'm in the minority then. I find it pretty unwatchable." You're not alone. My wife watched it once and believes that was more than enough times for her. I have watched it once and parts of it a few other times. It's okay, but I fail to see the almost cult like allegiance some seem to have for it. One of my staff told me she watched it 4 or 5 times this season. She said she hates that she won't be able to see it again until next Christmas season.

cooby Dec 27 2006 08:47 PM

This calls for a movie poll...

cooby Dec 27 2006 09:39 PM

metsmarathon wrote: i was kinda sorta hoping for a wii, but instead i got a nice set of sharp santoku knives, some pretty clothes, books, and the new superman dvd. also a grill pan that i've sorely wanted for a long long time and some pool cues. i made out well. Um, marathon...

metsmarathon Dec 28 2006 12:03 AM

what's wrong with a manly man wearing clothes that are pretty in a manly way, huh? actually, this year, i didn't get any girly-colored things (which i can so totally pull off, btw!)... two green-striped shirts from different gift-givers, some running clothes, a light blue box-checked dress shirt and a penguin tie... i think the least manly color was the light blue on that shirt. the penguin tie is this, in a bold blue: very cool.

cooby Dec 28 2006 06:28 AM

metsmarathon wrote: what's wrong with a manly man wearing clothes that are pretty in a manly way, huh? actually, this year, i didn't get any girly-colored things (which i can so totally pull off, btw!)... two green-striped shirts from different gift-givers, some running clothes, a light blue box-checked dress shirt and a penguin tie... i think the least manly color was the light blue on that shirt. . Very pretty! Lots of men look very nice in pretty clothes, like yourself. Just look at Johhny Depp.

cooby Dec 28 2006 07:34 PM

Recent arrival! I got a Jimi Hendrix Experience BBC Sessions CD :) It's beautiful...