Christmas Presents Thread
<div class="IPBDescription">For yourself and others</div> Rawr. Well, I started my Christmas shopping today... always good to get in early.
For my Mum:
- Beatles: Let it be... Naked (The new CD)
- I dunno what else, maybe a gift voucher at a perfume counter... cause if I were to buy her the stuff, I would get the wrong brand...
For my Dad:
- A Golf Club. Yeah I know it doesn't seem like much, but he's been after it for a while
For myself:
- Nadia: The Secret of Bluewater DVD Collection
- Ranma 1/2 Boxset 1
- GBA SP
My parents have agreed to go halves on 3 Items. So yeah.. seems reasonable enough ^_^
I also know my Mum is getting me the LoTR:TTT Ultimate Edition as well.
So yeah, go nuts. LET THE CONSUMER WHORING COMMENCE!
For my Mum:
- Beatles: Let it be... Naked (The new CD)
- I dunno what else, maybe a gift voucher at a perfume counter... cause if I were to buy her the stuff, I would get the wrong brand...
For my Dad:
- A Golf Club. Yeah I know it doesn't seem like much, but he's been after it for a while
For myself:
- Nadia: The Secret of Bluewater DVD Collection
- Ranma 1/2 Boxset 1
- GBA SP
My parents have agreed to go halves on 3 Items. So yeah.. seems reasonable enough ^_^
I also know my Mum is getting me the LoTR:TTT Ultimate Edition as well.
So yeah, go nuts. LET THE CONSUMER WHORING COMMENCE!
Comments
Thank you Mr. Grinch! I think I will just go CRY NOW. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
OH GOD!!! WHY?!?! THE HUMANITY!!!! THE HORROR!!!!
eh.... anyways.... my parents have agreed to give me a Fender Precision Bass. However, it's gonna be the present for my b-day, chrsitmas, and being between top 10 in the class.
3 presents for 1.....
For me mom: probably shoes, cause she's been asking for these ones she saw in the store the other day
For me dad: .... uh.... probably a shirt.... as usual
Dad: Gonna go to bext buy and pick up the first interesting gizmo I find
Mom: HALLMARK STORE
Sis: We usually both get each other the same thing, so I'll have to talk to her. I think last year we got each othe blank CDs
Girlfriend: Probly a plushie, and maybe a tail if I can get my hands on the right fabric and figure out how to put the wire in it.......
Friends: For certain random people I'll just be getting random things, cheap tech stuff maybe, or random carticles of clothing. Tis fun!
I can't possibly pass up this opportunity. I found this little thing awhile ago, its kinda long but worth the read:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Santa Claus: An Engineer's Perspective
I. There are approximately 2 billion
children (persons under 18) in the
world. However, since Santa does not
visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish,
Jehovah's Witnesses, or Buddist
religions, this reduces the workload on
Christmas night to 15% of the total, or
378 million (according to the Population
Reference Bureau). At an average
(census) rate of 3.5 children per
household, that comes to 108 million
homes, presuming that there is at least
one good child in each.
II. Santa has about 31 hours of
Christmas to work with, thanks to the
different time zones and rotation of
the earth, assuming he travels east to
west (which seems logical). This works
out to 967.7 visits per second. This
is to say that for each Christian
household with at least one good child,
Santa has around 1/1000th of a second
to park the sleigh, jump out, go down
the chimney, fill the stockings,
distribute the remaining presents
under the tree, eat whatever snacks have
been left for him, get back up the
chimney, jump in the sleigh, and move
on to the next house. (That's why it's
really pointless to stay up and wait
for him....)
Assuming that each of these 108 million
stops is evenly distributed around the
earth (which, of course, we know to be
false, but will accept for the purposes
of our calculations), we are now talking
about 0.78 miles per household; a total
trip of 75.5 million miles, not counting
bathroom breaks. This means that Santa's
sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second,
3000 times the speed of sound. For the
purposes of comparison, the fastest
man-made vehicle, the Ulysses space
probe, moves at a pokey 75.4 miles per
second, and a conventional reindeer can
run (at best) 15 miles per hour.
III. The payload of the sleigh adds
another interesting element. Assuming
that each child has nothing more than
a medium-sized Lego set (two pounds),
the sleigh is carrying over 500 thousand
tons, not counting Santa himself. On
land, a conventional reindeer can pull
nothing more than 300 pounds. Even
granted that "flying" reindeer could
pull ten times the normal amount, the
job can't be done with eight or nine
of them; Santa would need 360,000 of
them. This increases the payload, not
counting the sleigh itself, another
54,000 tons, or roughly seven times
the weight of the Queen Elizibeth (the
ship, not the monarch).
IV. 600,000 tons traveling at 650 miles
per second creates enormous air
resistance; this would heat up the
reindeer in the same fasion as a
spacecraft re-entering the earth's
atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer
would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules
of energy per second each. In short,
they would burst into flames almost
instantaneously, exposing the reindeer
behind them and causing deafening
sonic booms in their wake. The entire
reindeer team would be vaporized within
4.2 thousandths of a second, or right
about the time Santa reaches the fifth
house on his trip. Not that it matters,
however, since Santa, as a result of
accelerating from a dead stop to 650
miles per second in .001 seconds, would
be subjected to centrifugal forces of
17,500 G's. A 250 pound Santa (which
seem ludicrously slim) would be pinned
to the back of the sleigh by 4,315,015
pound of force, instantly crushing his
bones and organs and reducing him to a
quivering blob of pink goo.
V. Therefore, if Santa did exist, he's
dead now. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Back on topic:
I just need money for a new graphics card, and maybe a new game. And a new comp case, the one I have now, while it was a bargain, sucs.
I can't possibly pass up this opportunity. I found this little thing awhile ago, its kinda long but worth the read:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Santa Claus: An Engineer's Perspective
I Not that it matters,
however, since Santa, as a result of
accelerating from a dead stop to 650
miles per second in .001 seconds, would
be subjected to centrifugal forces of
17,500 G's. A 250 pound Santa (which
seem ludicrously slim) would be pinned
to the back of the sleigh by 4,315,015
pound of force, instantly crushing his
bones and organs and reducing him to a
quivering blob of pink goo.
V. Therefore, if Santa did exist, he's
dead now. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That has to be one of the funniest Christmas related things in the world (although, technically, after the reindeer die, Santa would suffer the force of friction to and be roasted, so he'd be a cooked pile of vaporizing goo...)
I just hope I get some money from my Grandparents. Always useful. I'll also bug my mom and sister for computer games, despite the fact my sister always gets me clothes or other useless articles, and my mom buys me 'useful' things, pffft, I don't need an alarm clock...I NEED CALL OF DUTY!!!....alas, it will probably not be so <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> .
Hopefully I'll at least get the new Xbox Morrowind, KOTOR or CoD (perhaps and, but doubtful).
Although, in the last 3-5 years I haven't really made lists, nothing really good was out...that my computer or video game systems could play.
Cookies!
I am flat broke right about now (let the funk soul brother check it out now)
So yah, I will be stealing a line from MY GF's book and backing a few types of cookies and giving them to most people.
My GF: No clue, probably sometihng with cats <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
My dad: If I have the cash, a bunch of beer (random types he probably has never tried, he likes new things <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)
My Mom is getting lowfat cookies, she is a health nut <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> (she is also friken imposible to shop for)
For ME, well my wish list curently consists of:
RAM (alot of it)
New HDD (again, a big one, I am outa room)
What I want from Santa:
A new job so I can have some friken cash (so I don't have to be such a friken cheap skate)
Once again, we see that cats are a sure-fire pleasing gift idea! Is there anything cats can't do? No.
Mum: Monarch of the Glen series 1 and 2 on DVD
dad: DVD ROM Drive and the Pink Panther limited edition complete DVD collection
Brother: Chocolate orange
I will give:
Brother -> A Deftones CD, and possibly another CD as well.
Parents -> Some whatever religious chants/classical/whatever-suits-their-fancy CD's, + homemade Xmas cards <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
I LOVE Chocolate Oranges! w00t!
Mother: Some cheap cooking thing that she needs a replacement of.
GF: Umm...besides getting to see me for a week or two...maybe some lingerie
Grandmother: something from the World Craft Fair, most likely a Chinese orphanage mug, again
Aunt: Some Africana Incense from said craft fair
Cousin Michael: I'll give him the "fake ivory" African leaves
Cousin Nati: I'll give her someting from said craft fair
Uncle Jeff: Something else from said craft fair
Aunt Becky: Something else from said craft fair
Father: maybe a steaming bag of poo if I can get it vacuum sealed and FedEx'd.
Myself: Gonna spoil The Beast rotten and try and get another 512mb DDR Ram stick, and possibly a couple discount GCube games.
Yes he is! How can you explain that the presents get under the tree when mumma and pappa are sleepin'!?
2-3 days after xmas i get my lupine in my arms... and so yeah... christmas is just another passing day <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
I forgot someone for my Christmas list:
The Patriarch of my NS.org Family: 20$ via Constellation!
Outlaw Star DVD collection
Because it's so frikin cheap at RightStuf!
Seriously, if you're ordering Anime this christmas. Go to RightStuf. Amazing prices. Simply amazing.
I will be IMPORTING the American DVDs of Nadia, to Australia.
Each disc will cost $20 bucks. $10 CHEAPER than the average cost of a DVD in Australia.
How good is that? That's bloody awesome. I have found my new import store.
I'm not yet through with all of them, but here's a rough draft:
<li>My Dad: The Road to Perdition DvD. Was going to make it the new Stones bio, but seeing that he hasn't even touched the last one I gave him, I reconsidered.
<li>My Mom: There's a compendium of quotes from the Dalaih Lama in the German bestseller lists right now, I guess I'll add that to her material burdens.
<li>My sister: We agreed a long time ago to save ourselves the trouble of buying each other presents, although I might think about getting her a set of Scream VHSes (she's still using the old format) if I find them somewhere cheap enough.
<li>The other relatives:
- A local wine for one of my uncles who's trading wine as a hobby.
- P.K.D!cks collected short stories for his wife.
- The Two Towers Special Edition / something similiarily Tolkienesque for my youngest aunt and her daughter.
- A history book for yet another uncle.
I'm fresh out of ideas for my last aunt and her two children. Well, we'll see.
I myself already got a new screen when my old monitor died from my mother and will be getting a portable CD-Player from my father.
My mom: She gets a shirt or a sweater
My Dad: Something with OHIO STATE on it
My grandpa: A bottle of sake...mmm japanese alcohol.
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CHOCOLATE ORANGES!!
Never fails.
I'm getting from my brother: Sick new Dragon MDX goggles
For myself: Salomon 1080 skis and Look P12 Jib Bindings
I'm buying for my Dad: Something to do with golf.
I'm buying for my Mom: Some miscellaneous scented thing/antique/snowman-themed decoration.
I'm buying for my brother: New logging chaps.
I dunno about the sister though. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
for my brother:$40 gift certificit at bestbuy
Sister: some little glass figurine
mom: glass figurine too
dad: BIG cup
And lots of candy for everyone(a bunch of those like foot long hershys bars, 10 bars for $10 at smiths <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> )
Coming my way soon
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Bundle (39 episodes, 11 DVDs + 4 OSTs) - <a href='http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/r9S=uvHo=kqdYDkq2P/browse/item/61108/4/0/0' target='_blank'>Link</a>
- Ranma 1/2: Season 1 Boxset (18 episodes) - <a href='http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/r9S=uvHo=kqdYDkq2P/browse/item/55590/4/0/0' target='_blank'>Link</a>
- Outlaw Star Perfect Collection (26 episodeS) - <a href='http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/r9S=uvHo=kqdYDkq2P/browse/item/57776/4/0/0' target='_blank'>Link</a>
It is a very merry merry merry christmas indeed.