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md
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The Christmas Giving Item
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Dec 26 17:17 UTC 2005 |
Each year, Agora has an item for people to boast about all the cool
stuff they got for Christmas. But this, after all, is Grex. I thought
that we were better than that, or at least that we imagined we're better
than that.
So here's a Grexworthy, liberal humanist-friendly item where we can talk
about what we *gave* for Christmas. Since I am the only person among my
family and friends who is logs on here, I'll enter for them.
Somebody gave me a device called an iGroove, which is basically a set of
speakers you can dock your iPod in and annoy everyone with iNterminable
Morton Feldman pieces.
Somebody else gave me a set of 8 DVD's with every issue of the New
Yorker from 1925 to 2005, complete with covers, cartoons,
advertisements, etc. Wonderful if you want to browse a particular issue,
or year's worth of issues. If you want to browse all of one author,
though, you have to keep changing DVD's. Even so, it's an amazing item.
I still haven't realized how amazing, but at least I know I still
haven't realized it.
The same person also gave me Seinfeld seasons 4, 5 & 6. Show of hands:
how many TV snobs do we have here who are secret Seinfeld addicts?
C'mon, 'fess up.
Multiple sweaters, shirts, books, gift certificates, A wall calendar
with cool dog pictures. A bottle of nice wine - beyond my ability to
appreciate, but flattering that the giver thought I might. More homemade
cookies than I care to think about.
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mary
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response 1 of 72:
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Dec 26 20:05 UTC 2005 |
I gave that New Yorker on CD collection, a bottle of cherry port,
a Chris Ware book, a film noir DVD collection, a bottle of
Pinot, a black wool suit coat, a box of Godiva chocolate, a Columbia
zip sweatshirt, an ALL BLACK gym bag, an indigo dress shirt, and
a Nalgene water bottle. And a few things that won't get listed.
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mary
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response 2 of 72:
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Dec 26 20:07 UTC 2005 |
The New Yorker collection is on DVD, not CD, as Michael said.
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marcvh
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response 3 of 72:
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Dec 26 20:27 UTC 2005 |
Does that collection come with software? A screen saver of New Yorker
cartoons would be kind of cool.
I mostly gave practical gifts (electric blanket, battery charger,
cookware, subwoofer, Netflix gift subscription) to family. I was also
the giver (and the recipient) of a new large TV, so if they make a movie
version of the New Yorker then I can watch it.
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keesan
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response 4 of 72:
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Dec 26 20:42 UTC 2005 |
I gave a potluck dinner to two neighbors and a few friends sent me cards.
THe European ones are more likely to send New Year's emails. One kind grexer,
with whom I had been having an online discussion of the capabilities of lynx,
sent me a link to a Shockwave Flash ecard ;=) Dear Sindi and Jim [8] EMBED
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marcvh
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response 5 of 72:
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Dec 26 20:59 UTC 2005 |
How do you "give" a potluck dinner?
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scholar
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response 6 of 72:
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Dec 26 21:48 UTC 2005 |
Same way you give a rimjob
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keesan
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response 7 of 72:
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Dec 26 23:01 UTC 2005 |
Like you "give" a party. I cleaned the kitchen and cooked half the food and
washed all the dishes. One brought drinks, the other spaghetti.
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edina
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response 8 of 72:
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Dec 26 23:06 UTC 2005 |
I gave tons of cookies and bread. I gave two of my CASA kids clothes and a
nerf football, and the other a ride to detention. I gave Dave a diecast of
a 1969 GTO Judge and seasons 5 and 6 of Seinfeld (with the collectible puffy
shirt) and another addition to his Ferrari Lego collection. I gave a hand
knit afghan and *tons* of pictures.
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kingjon
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response 9 of 72:
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Dec 27 00:06 UTC 2005 |
I gave books to every member of my immediate family -- all books with at least
something I would like to read, too. (Books are the best kind of gift, IMO.)
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tod
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response 10 of 72:
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Dec 27 01:16 UTC 2005 |
I gave my sons a Curious George book. I gave my wife some wool coats.
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slynne
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response 11 of 72:
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Dec 27 02:06 UTC 2005 |
Hmmm. My extended family has a tradition where instead of buying
*everyone* presents, everyone just brings one gift that they think
anyone might want and then we do this elaborate thing that
resembles "lets make a deal" where we line up all the presents and the
first person gets to pick one and open it and then the next person can
either pick the one opened or go for one of the unopened ones. It is
kind of fun. My gift for that was a little chocolate fondue set that
came with a book about chocolate fondue. That was a big bargain that I
got at Borders with my employee discount so it only cost me $6. So I
bought several bars of Scharfenberger chocolate and some Asti to go
with it.
I gave some boring presents to my folks. An air compressor for my Dad.
A full spectrum anti-depression light for my Mom. Wireless headphones
for my Mom.
I gave everyone else "emergency kits" that they could put in their cars
or take when they are traveling. I figured that these days,
most "emergencies" usually involve sitting around waiting rather than
any actual danger. You know, waiting for a tow truck....waiting for
another flight...whatever. But it isnt just waiting, it is stressed out
waiting. So I put stuff in like those little bottles of booze you get
on airplanes, cigarettes, snacks, and copies of The Worst Case Survival
Handbook. Everyone got different stuff in their kits based on what I
thought they might like. People with kids got little toys so they could
amuse a child; people with dogs got dog treats and an extra leash;
stuff like that.
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edina
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response 12 of 72:
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Dec 27 03:50 UTC 2005 |
Lynne, that is cool as hell and incredibly thoughtful.
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mcnally
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response 13 of 72:
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Dec 27 05:43 UTC 2005 |
re #0: nice to see you back, and not just because it saves me the
trouble of entering a "what ever happened to md?" item..
Most of my gifts this year were pretty modest; as a family we've been
moving away from excessive gift-giving for some time now..
To my mother and one of my sisters I gave some small hand-painted
ceramic dishes painted with forget-me-nots that I bought from a local
artisan at a Ketchikan art fair.
Two of my sisters received hand-painted sweatshirts with a dungeness
crab design from Fairweather Prints, a cool clothing store in Sitka.
I gave one of my sisters a DVD of an old comedy that's silly but is
a family favorite ("Foul Play").
I gave my brother-in-law a Byrds CD.
My nieces and nephews got gift cards, because although I think they're a
miserable excuse for a gift that was what they wanted and I'm not inclined
to supercede their judgment in the matter.
To my youngest brother I gave a set of pint glasses with a nice design on
them, from a Juneau-based brewery.
My dad will be receiving a combined birthday/Christmas gift, and my oldest
brother already received his present when I visited a few weeks ago (he got
a freezer-box full of halibut and salmon that we caught this summer,
vacuum-packed and then frozen.)
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mary
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response 14 of 72:
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Dec 27 10:02 UTC 2005 |
Hey, Lynne, our gathering also does a potluck gift exchange and it's
loads of fun. And this year my contribution was... (drum roll)...
a little chocolate fondue pot.
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furs
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response 15 of 72:
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Dec 27 11:56 UTC 2005 |
I loaded up Big Nasty with 8 CD's (Rush, Badlands and Derek Sheridian,
yes he's a metal head) and 1 DVD (Saw) and 2 PC games (Call of Duty 2
and Brother in Arms) as well as the standard gift of underwear.
This year my mom and worked all November on mini hand made albums for
all my brothers and Sisters of my mom and dad's wedding. The insides
were simple with the pictures that my mom scanned and fixed up with
photo shop (yes, my 77 year old mother is a techno geek, kinda!) with
simple decorative paper cut framing the photo on black pages. And the
Covers were made of love letters my mom and dad wrote to each other
before they were married decoupaged on the cover and tied with a black
ribbon. My mom "kissed" one of the letters, and when I scanned it, it
came out perfect, so all of the books came out with my mom pink kiss
on the cover.
:)
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jadecat
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response 16 of 72:
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Dec 27 16:18 UTC 2005 |
My side of the family has done the name draw for the past couple of
years- and that's worked out well. Gave my mom a cardinal mug, and a
little music box with cardinals on it (they're her favorite bird). She
seemed most pleased. My sis-in-law seemed to very much like the sterling
silver french horn pendant and chain we got her - she plays french horn
by the by.
The Hubby's family has moved over to 'couple' gifts a great deal. This
year was easy as his sis and new bro-in-law merely wanted money for
their trip to Hawaii. Step-daughter and her hubby wanted money too. Baby
B was a blast to shop for! She got clothes and a stuffed moose. The
moose was way cool, and while she's a bit young for it- at all of 6
weeks-ish- I figure she'll enjoy it later.
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bhelliom
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response 17 of 72:
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Dec 28 00:47 UTC 2005 |
Because of circum,stances, I wasn't able to give much this year. So
far, this is what I've done:
Gave my sister my time for Christmas Eve.
Gave my cousin a homemade pumpkin chocolate marble swirl cheesecake.
I'm about to get started on painting my mother's mater bedroom while
she's out of town.
Gave my dog Loki a new collar, and my cat Magnus got duck for Christmas
dinner. Max the German Sheperd and Loki also got ham bones.
Took a homemade berry cheesecake to dinner with friends on Christmas.
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nharmon
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response 18 of 72:
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Dec 28 01:45 UTC 2005 |
I gave my German Shepherd 6 stiches, pain meds, and antibiotics. He
received the most expensive xmas gift I gave out.
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denisea
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response 19 of 72:
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Dec 28 01:55 UTC 2005 |
Ouch, to both of you...
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nharmon
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response 20 of 72:
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Dec 28 02:12 UTC 2005 |
It could have been worse...it could have happened at a time when I
didn't have spare cash sitting somewhere. :)
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keesan
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response 21 of 72:
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Dec 28 02:25 UTC 2005 |
My neighbor with the dirty laundry (that I have been washing) brought over
some pizza he made himself (with hash browns on it) and another slice of
cheesecake but not the dirty laundry. The frequency is accelerating to the
point where I might not have to buy any food for a while. He will try for
more red peppers.
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trap
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response 22 of 72:
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Dec 28 03:26 UTC 2005 |
sindi's pussy stinks really bad!! she can't tell though,
cause it smells different when she sticks her fingers in
that forsaken cave & then smells em.
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trap
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response 23 of 72:
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Dec 28 03:34 UTC 2005 |
re#0
the christmas giving item? had me on the floor laughing, you
pillow-biter. you'd better if you have any idea what's good
for you, you little pansy.
:(
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rcurl
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response 24 of 72:
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Dec 28 05:59 UTC 2005 |
(A resouce wasting jerk, too.....)
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