Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Peace. Quiet. Nobody bugging me for something problematic.
Peace. Quiet. Nobody bugging me for something problematic.
The Completely Shallow Holiday Materialism Thread.
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After going to a friend's party this weekend, I want a huge set of battery operated candles, so I can make a holiday display like hers without burning my house down!
Re: What do you want for Christmas?
Same thing. She just included those present who celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanza.
I shall merge the threads.
Same thing. She just included those present who celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanza.
I shall merge the threads.
What a petty sentiment.
Yes, I'm quoting myself here...but I just got a package--- three color-changing, battery operated candles with a remote!! YES!!
*happy dance*
Replying to myself, I know....BUT, I just got ANOTHER package from my pal in Pennsylvania. She sent me two strings of Tardis lights, two Tardis beachtowels, and a Tardis silicone mold (man, I wish I had some Jello in the house)! Holy Doctor Who Mother-lode! I'm going to need to get another tree next year, so I can put the Doctor Who lights on it!
I really need a new wallet...with a few crisp hundred dollar bills! I'd settle for the wallet. 
I just have to say this: I can't stand cheapskates.
I'm not taking about the coworker who gives me a cheap box of chocolates although I'm diabetic. I'm referring to the person I typically exchange presents with who didn't give me shit this year. Yeah, that's right. I'm a shallow, materialistic jerk, and this is the thread for me. But seriously, that's not what the holidays should be about. I'm so ashamed of myself for having high expectations.
I'm not taking about the coworker who gives me a cheap box of chocolates although I'm diabetic. I'm referring to the person I typically exchange presents with who didn't give me shit this year. Yeah, that's right. I'm a shallow, materialistic jerk, and this is the thread for me.
But seriously, that's not what the holidays should be about. I'm so ashamed of myself for having high expectations.
^Well, it IS kinda crappy that the person didn't give you ANYTHING--I mean, not even a card? That's pretty low. A sincere card from someone makes me more happy than a crappy present from someone who doesn't give a damn. For example:
My in-laws frequently give me pierced earrings and I don't have pierced ears--even though I've told them repeatedly I don't wear earrings of any kind. One year, they even left the .99 cent price tag on them. Then, there's the year my mother-in-law picked up a piece of torn wrapping paper, wrote "IOU one present" on it and handed it to me--after we sat and watched everyone else open up the presents she gave them. Aaah, feel the love!
My in-laws frequently give me pierced earrings and I don't have pierced ears--even though I've told them repeatedly I don't wear earrings of any kind. One year, they even left the .99 cent price tag on them. Then, there's the year my mother-in-law picked up a piece of torn wrapping paper, wrote "IOU one present" on it and handed it to me--after we sat and watched everyone else open up the presents she gave them. Aaah, feel the love!
Nope, not even a candy wrap. That's why I stopped gifting many of my colleagues years ago. I couldn't help but feel shafted. I know it's shallow and petty, but if I put a lot of effort getting a gift for someone, I at least expect a thank-you. There was one lady whom I gifted one year, and she told me she didn't have money and her hubby got laid off. Fine, I wasn't expecting to be reciprocated. Then she went on to post on Facebook that she was spending a week in Las Vegas to celebrate New Year's. 
Unfriend! Block!
Unfriend! Block!
Nope, not even a candy wrap. That's why I stopped gifting many of my colleagues years ago. I couldn't help but feel shafted. I know it's shallow and petty, but if I put a lot of effort getting a gift for someone, I at least expect a thank-you. There was one lady whom I gifted one year, and she told me she didn't have money and her hubby got laid off. Fine, I wasn't expecting to be reciprocated. Then she went on to post on Facebook that she was spending a week in Las Vegas to celebrate New Year's.
Unfriend! Block!
Yikes!
I got hot chocolate and chocolate from someone who knew I am allergic to dairy last year. Although, the mug was pretty. And it was a re-gifted gift.
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So many nice things!
* A friend got me a Lumia 520 with Windows 8.1 (and Cortana!). I have never had a phone that fancy before!
* My mom and dad got me a Kindle Fire HD
* My brother and his wife got me a really great shirt that says "Home is where the Wi-Fi automatically connects."
I also got an Old Spice gift set (I love Old Spice), and a precision screwdriver kit with 44 different bits! I know why I got that one. The other day my dad asked if I could fix his glasses for him, and it took me half an hour to find a decent bit in my tool kit. So I figure he saw how pathetic my kit was (I've had it since 1998, when I first started my computer business), and decided it was time I got an upgrade.
This is probably the nicest (in terms of gifts received) Christmas I've had in many years.
Here's a picture from last night:
* A friend got me a Lumia 520 with Windows 8.1 (and Cortana!). I have never had a phone that fancy before!
* My mom and dad got me a Kindle Fire HD
* My brother and his wife got me a really great shirt that says "Home is where the Wi-Fi automatically connects."
I also got an Old Spice gift set (I love Old Spice), and a precision screwdriver kit with 44 different bits! I know why I got that one. The other day my dad asked if I could fix his glasses for him, and it took me half an hour to find a decent bit in my tool kit. So I figure he saw how pathetic my kit was (I've had it since 1998, when I first started my computer business), and decided it was time I got an upgrade.
This is probably the nicest (in terms of gifts received) Christmas I've had in many years.
Here's a picture from last night:
I've become rather fond of Canada here lately (Toronto is one of my favorite cities I've ever visited) so my dad got me a little gold coin with the maple leaf on one side and Queen Elizabeth on the other.
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That's awesome! I love coins from other countries, though I wouldn't call myself a numismatic. Also, I'm typing this from my Kindle Fire HD 6. It's smooth and fast, like me!
I received 4 figurines (2 giraffes, a black cat and a rocking horse), a box of chocolates and $130 worth of donations to ShelterBox.
Here are the giraffes
Here are the giraffes
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Those giraffes are neat, Miss Chicken! I really like the tiny one.
I got a Haunted History DVD set, season one of Sherlock on Blu-Ray (which provides incentive for me to buy a Blu-Ray player), a Kermit the Frog Chia Pet (
), and an amazing set of international teas that I may just use for aromatherapy rather than beverages.
), and an amazing set of international teas that I may just use for aromatherapy rather than beverages.Those are fantastic. My Sister got an abstract metal giraffe figurine. She loves giraffes.
Well, now that I've finished up my X-Mas money, here's the final tally (all ordered from Amazon):
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Timelord DVD set
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear DVD
Marvel's The Avengers DVD (I've seen it several times and love it, but never bought it)
The Dresden Files Season 1 DVD
DBZ Budakai HD Collection (PS3)
Essential Uncanny X-Men Volume 5
Plus a few things I got without ordering (mostly clothes).
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Timelord DVD set
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear DVD
Marvel's The Avengers DVD (I've seen it several times and love it, but never bought it)
The Dresden Files Season 1 DVD
DBZ Budakai HD Collection (PS3)
Essential Uncanny X-Men Volume 5
Plus a few things I got without ordering (mostly clothes).
Got some really nice things from my family: a new, blue phone case, a Walking Dead BANG! card game, a turquoise suitcase, some Wusthoff knives, some new cat toys for Junior, and Mark Twain's Autobiography. A friend gave me a leaf broach, and another friend gave a dvd of the TV show "Case Histories."
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