What did you get for Christmas?

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I got...

Can of mixed nuts

$60 in Wal-Mart gift cards

$25 in IHOP gift cards

$155 in Best Buy gift cards

$10 in Barnes and Noble gift cards

$20 in Carl's Jr. gift cards

$35 in Chili's gift cards

Set of crossword and Sudoku books

$25 Cracker Barrel gift card

$5 cash

I got a John Lennon doll
Chocolate orange
Razors
Shaving cream
Tooth brush
Tooth paste
3 Kinder eggs
$20 worth of gift cards to Starbucks
$150 worth of gift cards to Roots
$50 worth of gift cards to Boston Pizza.

It was a very good Christmas.

I got a flashlight and a bag of skittles.

Books:
1. Kaufman's Field Guide to Insects of North America
2. Wicked Insects by Amy Stewart (I actually was given this by two different people! haha!)
3. Journey to the Ants by Holldobler and E. O. Wilson
4. The Leafcutter Ants by Holldobler and E. O. Wilson
5. The Potter's Studio Handbook by Muller
6. Harry Fraser's The Electric Kiln

7. new pair of knee-high rubber boots.
8. extra short-size down sleeping bag
9. 2GB Ipod shuffle
10. screen print mantis v-neck shirt
11. new humidifier (YESSSS!)
12. a pair of earrings that look like little sandwiches
13. a pair of earrings that look like kebabs
14. a hand-painted ornament from Thailand
15. a fuzzy throw blanket
16. a picture frame
17. MARZIPAN shaped like PIGS and CRESANTS!! ! (they were so cute before I ate them all!!)
18. lots and lots of banana bread! (which I also love!! !)
19. 6-pack of old-school cokes in the glass bottles.

20. A grand total of $75 in Barnes and Noble gift cards!! !

and that's everything! (I have a REALLY big family, haha!)

3-day vacation

Gifts I bought with Christmas money:

- Alice in Wonderland plushie
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic toys (Twilight Sparkle plushie and Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity brushables)
- Noise machine that plays calming sounds such as rain, crickets, the ocean and even a heartbeat (! !)

Surprise gift:

Snuggie!

1x 50$ JB hifi voucher

going to spend it on awesome music i think

Not socks.

I got a pretty good haul this year, the wife picked up some overtime shifts and my jobs been going well so we had the finances this year to go all out.

In no particular order:

A polished cherry-wood humidor stocked with some of my favorite cigars

A book on obscure liquors

A Victor portable oxyacetylene torch kit with welding and cutting torches

A new charcuterie cookbook

A heated electric snuggy knockoff (my basement office/shop is unheated) which I'm using right now

Lots and lots of candy, including my favorite sour britecrawlers and gummi cola bottles

Amazon giftcards

Oh, and a hunk of very expensive Spanish ham, the exact name of which is eluding me.

The morning was fun too, my wife worked an overnight shift Christmas eve, so I got up early and cooked steak au poivre at 8:30 this morning and served it with local Dabob Bay oysters and Grey Goose saketinis; life was good.

A purple enamel casserole dish.

A tall bird.

and one of these:

Just a hat and a scarf through the Secret Santa thing at work.

diamonds & cupcakes! /spoilt.

I've already posted this in GARTS (Go Anything Random To Say) but then I saw this thread, so I'm reposting.

* A unique repainted Papo Parasaurolophus

* A CollectA Parasaurolophus mother and baby

* A blue Parasaurolophus embroidered cushion

* A Lost World Jurassic Park Parasaurolophus Hand Puppet

* A Pot bellies Parasaurolophus figurine (the head comes off and it has a hollowed out torso to stash little things).

* A Wild Safari baby Parasaurolophus.

* A Dinosaur King Paris the Parasaurolophus figure.

* A mug with a a picture of a Spinosaurus and a Parasaurolophus on it. It also has my name on it.

I also got....

* An animatronic baby Stegosaurus toy which makes sounds.

* A miniature towel with my name on it that grows in water and has a Carnosaur / Tyrannosaur cartoon picture on it.



I also got money, chocolate, chilli bath stuff, a watch, socks, a big food hamper, a T-Shirt, some pretty rude underwear, Rise of the Planet of the Apes on DVD, a Keep Calm and Carry On metal sign and a little bunny wabbit figure!

And best of all I got to spend Christmas with loved ones.

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THINGS I LIKE
Parasaurolophus, Plesiosaurs, Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Music, Tuna, Chocolate milk, Oreos, Blue things

Parasaurolophuscolobus. Parasaurcolobus. Colobusaurolophus.
....And Nunchucks are my friends.

Yes it was a "Joeosaurus Rex" one.



Moohahaha now I know your name. I am such a Sherlock.

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THINGS I LIKE
Parasaurolophus, Plesiosaurs, Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Music, Tuna, Chocolate milk, Oreos, Blue things

Parasaurolophuscolobus. Parasaurcolobus. Colobusaurolophus.
....And Nunchucks are my friends.

haha don't be silly, that's just my dinosaurs name
i also have this, but it wasn't for xmas
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i'd rather be a saurus rex:(