So What Did Santa Bring You?

It was a good Christmas for me:

Bowflex Ultimate XLTU
Return of the King EE with Minas Tirith
Battle for Middle Earth PC game
About 15 books from Barnes & Noble, mostly about neuroscience and the brain (for my job), but a few short story anthologies too
4 shirts
3 pairs of pants
big tin of popcorn
Lord of the Rings minis: Witch King on Fellbeast and Mordor Troll Chieftain
Black Company campaign setting
A bunch of cash
$50 B&N gift certificate

...and an Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience! :D

oh yeah- my dog got a new tube of tennis balls, a brush, and a weird ball that bounces crazy.
 

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  • A Storm of Swords II: Blood and Gold by George R. R. Martin.
  • The Bad Book by Andy Griffiths.
  • A puzzle cube.
  • Pre-shave lotion for electric razors and after-shave balm.
  • Two or three D&D books I'm supposed to buy myself when I have the time.
  • A navy shirt.
  • A $50 JB Hi-Fi voucher.
  • Blackadder Season 1 and 2 on DVD.
 


Star Wars Trilogy DVD set
Return of the King extended version DVD set
A new wallet
A travel alarm
Children of the Rune: Tales From the Land of the Diamond Throne by Monte Cook, et al
Bone vol 1
Ultimate X-Men Vol 2 hardcover
Nightwing action figure from Hush Series 2
An unspecified mystery book coming from Amazon....
 

Aside from the normal haul of sweaters (4 or 5 this year), I got some really good albums: Green Day's American Idiot, the Dandy Warhols' Welcome to the Monkey House and William Shatner's Has Been. Surprisingly, I enjoyed Has Been more than any of the others! Also got Harry Potter 3 and U2 Go Home on DVD.

Even more fun: we travelled to my grandfather's new house for the holiday. While there, he told me that there was a bunch of my stuff up in the attic that he'd moved from his old house that I might like to sort through. When I did, I found a bunch of my old dice, three old issues of Dragon (100, 126 and 154), a copy of the 1980 Fiend Folio, the Monster and Treasure Assortment and four of my Grenadier Dragons of the Month: Gold, Red, Sea and Dracolisk! Unfortunately, the Dracolisk is missing a wing, but the others are in great shape! I just wish I could have found the rest - I had the Silver, Bronze, Shire, White, Brass and Iron (that I remember).
 

Let's see, I got...

a reading chair and ottoman
a lightweight tent for overnight hikes
a case of D&D Minis: Aberrations

...and a whole bunch of CDs:
Bob Dylan - Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue (The Bootleg Series Vol. 5)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Goodbye Cruel World
Elvis Costello - Il Sogno
David Bowie - Low
Frank Black and the Catholics - Pistolero
Bjork - Medulla
Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers
Beck - Stereopathetic Soul Manure
Talking Heads - :77
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (Special New Edition)
The Flaming Lips - Hit to Death in the Future Head
J. Mascis + the Fog - Free So Free
Neil Young - Comes A Time
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

...and for I bought 24: Season 3 on DVD for me & the wife to watch and got myself Frostburn as a post-holiday purchase.
 
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I love to see everyone's eclectic tastes.

I got a new DVD/VCR player, Maroon 5, U2, a bunch of cool office supply stuff, Spiderman 2, Harry Potter 3, and gift cards/cash galore. With the latter I've picked up LOTR 3 (EE), Chronicles of Riddick, HERO, and various other cool movies. I've enjoyed Maroon 5 quite a bit.
 

Besides the requisite various and sundry wearables, I got Spiderman 2, Dodgeball, Van Helsing and the Star Wars trilogy box set on DVD and Lord of the Rings: The Third Age for PS2. Also bought myself Frostburn with Christmas money. I never ask anyone to buy me any DnD books, since I know better than anyone else what I want. ;)
 

DvD's: Return of the king EE, Hero, Richard Thompson Live in Providence.
Cd Richard Thompson: "Ducknapped". Yes, I'm an RT fan :)
Books: The final Dark Tower novel, Chronicles vol 1 (the new Dylan Auto Biog)
Bike Bits for my BSA
Shirts and Socks and shoes for work etc.
Nice big print of an old Rapide Advert suitable for framing.
 

I just got money but I'll post what it was spent on:

Monster Hunter for PS2
Network Adapter for PS2
Dungeon Siege for PC
Hero DVD
Training Day DVD*
Swordfish DVD*
Ocean's 11 DVD*
Knockaround Guys DVD*
T-shirt that says, "I went to Middle Earth and all I got was this crummy ring"
Redsox World Series Championship Hat
New wallet

*Those 2 for 1 DVD Bundles at Best Buy are <3!
 

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