Post your Christmas, Hanukkah, or other holiday Haul

[Orbert]

December 24th was the first night of Hanukkah this year as well as Christmas Eve.  So that's the two biggies, and I know that culturally and historically Hanukkah is not really about gift-giving, but this isn't about religious politics, this is about showing off the cool shit you got.  I couldn't find a thread yet for this.  If there is one already, mods please merge.


New gloves, slippers, etc., but this is my precious:



Jewel case has a big scratch but I don't even care.  You always remember your first, and Sheik Yerbouti was my first Zappa.  In 1979, it was a double LP.  It's been released on CD many times since then.  Frank was with us for the advent of the CD and he saw it as a separate medium, often tweaking older albums for their CD version, including this one.  For Christmas, I specified that I wanted the one released on Zappa records in December 2012.  This edition is known to be of high quality, and is the same master as my beloved double LP.  In particular, the ending of "I'm So Cute" is here in all of its glory as it originally ended Side One, rather than the truncated version which segues to "Jones Crusher" on the Ryko CD and others.



The original back cover photo greets you as you open the box, smaller than the LP version of course but with the bonus of not being obscured by any print.



Take the booklet out of the jewel box, and it opens up, revealing the photo that originally graced the gatefold, again smaller but "clean" for the first time.



All the liner notes.  All the credits.  All the lyrics.  It is always important to include all of these things.  This is not debatable.  For some reason, despite all of the obvious care to reproduce things as closely to the original LP as possible, two of the "alternate names" which have crept into the lexicon are here.  The track originally named "We've Got to Get into Something Real" is here as "Wait a Minute", and "Bobby Brown" is here as "Bobby Brown Goes Down".  I'm sure that there are people who've never seen it any other way, but it always bugs mean when the original titles are lost to history.


Bonus trivia:  In America, the word "sheik" (Arabic, the leader of a tribe) is often pronounced "sheek".  This is how I said it growing up.  I learned many years later that the correct pronunciation is "shake".

The name of the character on the cover is therefore pronounced "Shake Yer Booty".

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

My mom said she wanted to buy me some music, but had no idea what to get, so I told her 'Pretty much any Tom Waits album except Rain Dogs' (since I have that one already). Got these two:



Both of which are fantastic. Also got this:



Which I haven't started yet, but which makes a nice addition to the collection thus far:



The picture doesn't really do them justice I guess, but these books are gorgeous. I think I'd probably buy them even if I didn't like them just based on how beautiful they are.

My brother and sister got me a bunch of cans of Pringles and a box of Oreos. They know what I like. I will not post pictures of those because I ate them.

[Adami]

I'd post a picture of what I got for the holidays, but I don't know how to take pictures of loneliness and being sick.

/Kotow

[orcus116]

This Christmas turned out pretty well:

Turntable and speaker setup (been listening to a mix of my parents and various bought records over the years)
35mm lens for my camera plus my dad gave me some cool polarizing/color filters to use
Electric drill and bits
Mark Twain Autobiography
A book called Thing Explainer which is great because there are times where I have to break down things to a simple level for my grandparents and this books hits to the heart of that
Portable battery/charger
Lego set from my dad
Whiskey Stones

[Orbert]

Lego!

[orcus116]

I did get my dad one of these:

https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Yellow-Submarine-21306

[Anguyen92]

I got Chromecast and an electric razor.  Things that I will use a lot in the near future.

[hefdaddy42]

I got some clothes (including a "Save Ferris" t-shirt!), some candy, the new Opeth CD Sorceress, the blu-ray of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Bruce Springsteen's memoir Born to Run, a bottle Courvossier (for some reason) and a cigar (an Alec Bradley Sanctum, if you're keeping score at home) from my brother, a Visa gift card and a little cash, and lots of love and fellowship.

Also, my kids got me a sweet Mr. Spock coffee mug, complete with ears sticking out of the sides of the mug, and the largest container of Sweet Tarts I have ever seen.  I will never need to buy new Sweet Tarts again.

[rumborak]

I got a new suitcase (the old one was falling apart), and a cocktail making kit. Made some Brown Derbys for the family, potent potables.

[Elite]

I got a lot more than I usually do, which turned out pretty well. Some stuff that I needed, and some nice stuff as well.

a toolbox
a soldering iron
a blender
2 LPs - the latest Radiohead and Opeth's Morningrise
an electric toothbrush
3 pairs of socks
a shirt with a nice print
some chocolate
a gift card to spend at restaurants
a gift card for a theater / concert
two handmade and hand-painted coasters

[XJDenton]

Ramen Bowls
The Martian on DVD.

[cramx3]

200 in gift cards to amazon
300 in cash which is being spent well as I just got to miami
1 new shirt
Season 6 of game of thrones on Blu ray
and ...
my parents will pay to have their house cleaners come and give my house a good scrub. I asked for the lady to be in lingerie but I'll settle for a squeeky clean house. 

[TAC]

my parents will pay to have their house cleaners come and give my house a good scrub. I asked for the lady to be in lingerie but I'll settle for a squeeky clean house. 

Never hurts to ask!

[millahh]

Enjoying ours presently... Or gift to ourselves is a three day stay at a hotel in the East village, hitting up all sorts of great restaurants/shops, and of course lots of sex.

[hefdaddy42]

[King Postwhore]

The usual Tee shirts, socks ect.  Blu Ray of Suicide Squad and these,

[Adami]

Blu Ray of Suicide Squad

I'm so sorry.

[King Postwhore]

I still think it's better than BvS.

[cramx3]

Nice King, Music and Drinks (accessories), can't get much better than that.

and Millah, I guess it can get better than music and drinks, sex!  I'm sure King is enjoying that as well, hopefully not with the headphones on though.

[King Postwhore]

If I'm listening to metal the Queen benefits.

[Kotowboy]

• Ł5 off Grandad
• A loads of sweets ( candy ) from dad & stepmum
• A nice heavy waterproof jacket.
• Final Fantasy 15 off the bro
• Amazon money from sis so i can buy a record.

[lonestar]

I'm posting on it....A new Acer R13 Chromebook courtesy of a team effort of best buy gift cards from various family members. Happy lonestar is happy.

[black_biff_stadler]

Pack of Fleer™ baseball cards
Fruit Roll-Ups

[Nick]

New gloves and elbow pads for hockey, electric flosser, and electric griddle were the main items. Also scored $40 on a $1 scratch off ticket.

[TAC]

and Millah, I guess it can get better than music and drinks, sex!   

It can??? What planet are you on??

[cramx3]

and Millah, I guess it can get better than music and drinks, sex!   

It can??? What planet are you on??

One where you can listen to music while drinking and having sex 

[TempusVox]

My wife decided on a theme of "tickets" this year. So I got..
Season tix to FC Cincinnati next year.
Renewal on our Reds season tix.
Airline tickets to Scotland from May 9th until June 30th.
A two week trip for me and Vox Jr. to fly fish in Iceland in August
Airline tickets to my "Black Widowers" group annual get together...in 2017 it's going to be in Kenya in September.
Tickets to the Peach Bowl this weekend in Atlanta
About a 10" triceratops horn.
About 14" of mastadon tusk
A whole bunch of Scotch. (About 3 cases of various varieties)
Some new whisky glasses
Some wine (about 6 cases)
A 500. Cabelas gift card for a new fly reel.
A bunch of clothes
About a dozen books
Some new leather writing journals
And my son has been in this preppy, fashionista, GQ phase for the past year. Of course because the ladies love it. God how I wish that apple had fallen and rolled downhill from the tree. Anyhow, I got him a subscription last year to the men's gift box subscription, "Bespoke Post". I get it and love it. So does he now. It's like 40-50 bucks a month, and they send you some really cool shit. He got a cool watch in one of the boxes last year, and so he's been really into watches now ever since then. So with a little help from my wife he got me a really cool Citizen Eco Drive 5 Satellite watch. I don't wear wristwatches. But I'm gonna try to make it work. It's a really neat watch.
And a guide to every brand of whiskey in the world. It's pretty cool.

[hefdaddy42]

Let me know if you need help with the Scotch.  I'm here for you, pal.

[cramx3]

Let me know if you need help with the Scotch.  I'm here for you, pal.

Or with the travelliing  that is quite the haul, but Im amazed your wife was able to plan pretty much most of next year so early and have all these awesome things lined up.  She must be a great woman 

[NoseofNicko]

Best Christmas gift ever!

[Chino]

I felt super conflicted with this year's gift. My parents gave Victoria and I a check for $1000 with a card that said "don't spend on R/C parts". We're in desperate need of both a new living room couch and a bed.

[cramx3]

I felt super conflicted with this year's gift. My parents gave Victoria and I a check for $1000 with a card that said "don't spend on R/C parts". We're in desperate need of both a new living room couch and a bed.

Whats the conflicted part?  Sounds like you got your money for a couch or bed.

My 300 cash got put to good use in Miami.  I essentially had two nights out on south beach with $150 meals/drinks    The lobster tail with crab ravioli and shrimp was well worth the money.

[Chino]

I felt super conflicted with this year's gift. My parents gave Victoria and I a check for $1000 with a card that said "don't spend on R/C parts". We're in desperate need of both a new living room couch and a bed.

Whats the conflicted part?  Sounds like you got your money for a couch or bed.

It just feels kind of weird. It seems like a lot. I'm 28 and getting more for Christmas now than ever. Shouldn't it be the opposite?

[cramx3]

Ah true, but it also sounds like its for the two of you so split it for what you would have gotten alone, maybe that aligns more with the past?  From my experience with my parents and my x, my parents seemed to be more than happy to help and give to the two of us if they knew it went towards building or home or furthering our life together so maybe that is how your parents see it as well.

[King Postwhore]

I felt super conflicted with this year's gift. My parents gave Victoria and I a check for $1000 with a card that said "don't spend on R/C parts". We're in desperate need of both a new living room couch and a bed.

Whats the conflicted part?  Sounds like you got your money for a couch or bed.

It just feels kind of weird. It seems like a lot. I'm 28 and getting more for Christmas now than ever. Shouldn't it be the opposite?

It's on you there Brian.  Don't feel guilty and put the money to good use like the furniture set.  Your parents obviously care for you and your girl.  They would spend that kind of money if they didn't care.