I got this really nice computer chair from my parents. It's very comfortable. my old chair had torn fabric and was not that comfortable, so this new one is great.
My mom gave me and my brother $175 towards new PCs.
My brother has this old Dell 1.6GHz machine that isn't cutting it for him. I'm giving him my P4 Northwood B 2400, my Gigabyte 848p motherboard, and 512MB of Kingston RAM. I'm getting a Athlon X2 3800+, MSI nforce 4 motherboard, and 1GB of GSkill RAM. We split the bill for the new stuff evenly between my mom, my brother, and myself.
My grandparents got me this nice leather jacket. It's really warm and comfy and the hawt chicks can't get enough of it.
I got a new Weller 25w iron to replace my old Radioshack 25w iron. The tip on the radioshack was starting to go and the Weller was on sale for like $15. It's a much shorter heating element and overall seems higher quality.
I got a cool screwdriver with a bunch of interchangable heads.
I got a huge pack of Dremel bits.
I only got one giftcard this year, $30 at compusa. Giftcards are brilliant marketing. You give someone like $20-30 in giftcards, so they end up going into the store, where they will probably spend a good deal more. My friend has a bunch of CompUSA giftcards, so I think I will buy some off him and get something cool for the new PC.
I got various clothing, which is pretty good.
I got a clock made out of a circular saw blade.
My brother and I got a ~10 year old Toshiba 27" TV from my parents.
My brother got me Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road SACD set. Two SACDs and a DVD with interviews and stuff. I got him Queen's Greatest Hits I, II, and III 3cd set. It's our annual xmas CD exhange.
I got a check for $50 from my grandparents.
I got assorted other small stuff that I don't fully remember right now.
My parents bought, about a week ago, an open box 36" Panasonic HDTV. Minor cosmetic damage, but a $800 TV for $400, damn! That's why my brother and I have the Toshiba now.
My brother got a 30gb black 5th gen Ipod from my grandparents. It's sitting next to me right now. I like to make fun of the Ipod craze, but DAMN, this thing is beautifully engineered. The screen is bright, colorful, and huge. The touchwheel is very intuitive. I wish they had black earbuds, because everyone has the damn white earbuds and I like variety. The case is not made of vinyl as I originally though, but some sort of lambskin or something. I wish that it had an opening for the screen and the buttons though, guess I'll need to find a good case for him to buy that protects it while allowing you to use it.
Twenty of them got together and bought me a $100 GC to Banana. Now, that was awesome!
