so howd you guys make out on the present front?

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

we should pool together and buy her a greyhound ticket to austin for sxsw.

Or one of you georgians who's coming could probably fit her in your glove box, she's about that size.

FT · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:22 pm

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

we should pool together and buy her a greyhound ticket to austin for sxsw.

Seriously, count me in.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

looks like $71 with a 7 day advance purchase.

I don't know bobbo, that's $30.50 each of us can spend on whiskey.

Oh what the hell, i'll make a christmas miracle happen even if it's 3 months late. Although, if any of the georgians are driving in, then we CAN use that money for whiskey. For everyone. To help bring peace on earth, or at least in austin.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:33 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

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2 tickets for Saturday and Sunday at the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway in April.

Haven't been to a Nascar race since I was 9 years old but, along with the Kentucky Derby and the Masters, I've wanted to go to Talladega forever. All of those are decidedly southern sporting events and Talladega is known as the Redneck Mardi Gras.

Captain Redneck Ricky refers to it as "The Redneck Lollapalooza"

Who are you going with? I 'd probably be down for getting down and dirty in the 'Dega-Ba System.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:34 pm

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

looks like $71 with a 7 day advance purchase.

I don't know bobbo, that's $30.50 each of us can spend on whiskey.

Oh what the hell, i'll make a christmas miracle happen even if it's 3 months late. Although, if any of the georgians are driving in, then we CAN use that money for whiskey. For everyone. To help bring peace on earth, or at least in austin.

You couldnt make me drive from Atlanta to Austin at gunpoint.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:39 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Who are you going with? I 'd probably be down for getting down and dirty in the 'Dega-Ba System.

At this point it's KK.

I have no idea of the logistics involved in such a venture at this point.

I will be looking to you for guidance.

TinyE · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:40 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

TinyE Wrote:

Didn't give much as I am completely broke. As in broke enough to not even go home for Christmas (all of my family is in Ohio). I stayed in Athens at my house and watched movies by myself. Great fun.
I did give my boss (for the company secret santa) a set of The Grill Trading Cards, with all employees (who have worked there a year at least) and as many vets as I could find still in town. Ended up being around 43 cards. Not too expensive to have printed, but took LOTS of time (getting photos, compiling info, learning the hell that is Photoshop, and designing the cards). I'm no artist, but they came out pretty good. He loved them. I also gave the ex-whatever-the-hell-he-was a gift, but it wasn't really a Christmas gift, just stuff I had that I hadn't ever given him before we quit talking to each other, which I didn't want to keep. I just wrapped it and left it on his porch late Sunday night... I got a coworker friend of mine some boots she really wanted that actually cost a pretty penny for me, but she's done a lot for me over the past year or so, so I wanted to get her something she would love.
I got... um. Really nothing. I did get a T-shirt from my secret santa at work. Oh, and a very (as in comically) large rubber dildo. That's it. Now that I think about it, I didn't even get a phone call from the family I couldn't go visit. Oh well.

Ew. Gross... uh, I mean, Thanks! There is a gift receipt included right? You know, just in case it doesn't, um, fit...

The Obgoblin · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:37 pm

I gotz: a hd-upconvert dvd player, tony hawk project 8, 2 hdmi cables, polo skullie, 310gb external drive, an Eagles victory

I gave: An engagement ring, gap underwear, jewelry box, and little stuff I can't remember.

It was a good year..

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:43 pm

The Obgoblin Wrote:

I gotz: a hd-upconvert dvd player, tony hawk project 8, 2 hdmi cables, polo skullie, 310gb external drive, an Eagles victory

I gave: An engagement ring, gap underwear, jewelry box, and little stuff I can't remember.

It was a good year..

Whoa, engagement ring?! Duuuude...congrats! I'm assuming she said 'yes'!

The Obgoblin · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:03 pm

Aural Lang Syne Wrote:

The Obgoblin Wrote:

I gotz: a hd-upconvert dvd player, tony hawk project 8, 2 hdmi cables, polo skullie, 310gb external drive, an Eagles victory

I gave: An engagement ring, gap underwear, jewelry box, and little stuff I can't remember.

It was a good year..

Whoa, engagement ring?! Duuuude...congrats! I'm assuming she said 'yes'!

Thanks..She said yes

We have been together for the last 4 years, so it was a matter of time..I lover her and I'm not going anywhere. I'm excited and scared at the same time so it'll be fun.

Charli · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:37 am

Josh and I ended up with a lot of money received from a surprise bonus for me(from my stellar six months of working), his parents and my brother.

I received a 4gb Nano
Barnes and Noble gift card
Anthropologie gift card
A necklace from my son
A photo printer from my mom
A scarf from my niece/goddaughter

And that was it. We're using some of the cash to buy a new mattress and I'm buying some new athletic shoes and workout gear.

oh and I'm off tomorrow to search for the ipod Alarm clock/dock station.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:41 am

friend of my wife's is giving us free broncos tickets for the final regular season game. of course, if the chiefs win by then, it won't be as dramatic. and if we have another big blizzard, then we won't be able to go anyway...

telescope · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:43 am

Did very nicely, actually:

DVD player/recorder (really a birthday present, but it was nearly Christmas)
150gig external hardrive
Magic Bullet blender (genuine been wanting this but not expected)
$50 Myer gift voucher
couple of towels and stuff
cookbook (just moved out of college so have to cook for myself)
necklace as combined birthday/Christmas

and an IOU from my tightarse brother who is apparently getting me stuff for both my birthday and Christmas in Japan

Gave:
Dad - couple of shirts (seriously impossible to buy for)
Mum - cool wooden bowl that was carved out of one piece of wood
brother - tix to see the New Pornographers the night before he flew out to Japan

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

i got coal, which is pretty good for a kid who was born into a christian family converted from hinduism one generation prior.

beachy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:13 am

So far:
just under $35k in 4daysand a cool pond with fountain that I'll be installing after touristima slows...( offcours some other chrstmas gifts too, and I spraind my finger on xmas day throwing a trantrum)

nice..bt I amVERRRY ty-erd ( an dcurrently drunk0
OK, BEDTIME..........be back to work in a few huors

Sketch · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:38 am

Gave:
- Some gift certs for here
- Some gift certs for here
- IOU flight to Boston
- IOU a few Folio Society books
- Foo Fighters live DVD
- Mastodon Blood Mountain
- A few Beatles books
- HST's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Preacher, Volume 1
- Gus & Waldo's Book of Love
- Czech wool blanket
- HUGE crystal mug that says 'Praha' on it
- A picture converted to a 20'x16' canvas with a watercolor effect. Only problem is that is hasn't shown up yet.

Got:
- Books: Art Out of Time, Pig Who Wants to Be Eaten, some intro books about cricket and South Africa
- Tunes: Roseanne Cash, Neko Case, Tom Waits, Solomon Burke, iTunes gift cert (gave to Wench and bought Hold Steady and Trail of Dead CDs instead)
- DVDs: Casablanca, Affair to Remember, Harry Potter 4, Animaniacs Vol. 2, Pinky & the Brain Vol. 2
- Earrings
- T-shirts
- IOU theatre tickets
- IOU piece of handmade pottery
- Candy

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:22 am

I pretty much got nothing.
But that's cool.
It was fun watching the kids open and play with their stuff.

so howd you guys make out on the present front?

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