Christmas time again

[slycat]

Merry christmas to everyone reading this.  Specifically thanks to omega256, utlah74 and daktalis who got me cards and arakinuk for his present :).

I should start with saying what I got.  Now, I had asked my parents for money for my holiday so again, I wasn't expecting much.  Other than the £100 from the parents, I got an AA Learner Driver Kit (Subtle hint maybe ;) ), some pants, socks, an umbrella, deodorants and chocolates.  From my brother, I got the 8" "Mega Gir" I bought when I went to the last fur meet, from Forbidden Planet.  My bro paid me for it so he could give it to me as a present which worked out well.  Had some trouble fitting him in his doggy suit but fortunately, I found some instructions online.  To be honest, he looks better without it on... curse cartoon physics :P.

Thanks to the technology of LiveJournal, I'm able to read back to see what I got for past Christmasses and can compare what I got with this year.  Take a look for yourself: 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004.  I sense a meme brewing ;).  Compared with previous years, I've done pretty well I think, the money will certainly help as it works out as about $175.

However Christmas isn't all about receiving.  I got my bro a Jelly Belly bean dispenser and a bunny thing from the Wallace and Gromit film.  Got my Mum a Jamie Oliver book which she was after and also a touch screen Sudoku toy and got my Dad a Bullseye DVD game.  My brother seemed quite pleased with his presents, as was my Mum.  However again Dad wasn't overly fussed by his present... but then I never know what to get him.

I've not really felt particularily festive this year.  Not too sure why that is, maybe it's from becoming older and more cynical , I dunno.  I still like the Christmas ritual even if I'm not a religious person.  But then these days, how much does it really have to do with religion any more?

Anyway, we've got a 12lb piece of beef in the oven and grandparents coming over to eat it all soon so I should sign off now.  Again, happy christmas! :P

Comments

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

a bunny thing

Ooooh! Where did you find it? Do you have a photo or two handy? Brilliant film. I need to watch it again sometime.. maybe even today. ^_^

maybe it's from becoming older and more cynical

Mm.. that, and distractions like work matters. (In my case, ongoing - need to become familiar with the prototype board, even if I can't talk to it without the JTAG unit, while the others get busy with implementing a preliminary version of the menuing system on the eval board)

12lb? So, you're not going to be underfed this Christmas? ^_^

[slycat.livejournal.com]

I got the Wallace-rabbit from Forbidden Planet. It's only a small beanie size toy tho.

[kuma-chan.livejournal.com]

BE WARNED = Bullseye TV game DOESN'T have the voice of Jim Bowen on it !

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we just worked that out. To be honest, it's not very good at all.

[kuma-chan.livejournal.com]

I got it for my Dad too + had a sneeky play on it first...

Toyed with sending a Copy of it to Braford...on the of chance he might do a pic of Bully ; )

[atpaw.livejournal.com]

I find it amusing that the Gir suit zips up the back when there's a comically oversized zip up the front of the suit. ;)

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, like I say, it's due to cartoon physics trying to fit in the real world :P