The what I got for X-Mas Thread!

[jpub]

Okay, I'll start:
From Amy:
Origami Calendar (Fold a Day)
Tangram Puzzle Set
Hero by Perry Moore (the unpublished advance copy version)
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Stargate SG1 S6
Stargate SG1 S7
The Batman S2
Rush Snakes and Arrows
Jelly Beans (a big jar of 'em!)
Armored Core 4 for X360
From Amy's Family:
Teen Titans S4
Ocean's Twelve
From my Brother & His Wife:
A nice framed pic of the nephew.
From My Dad:
MONEY.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel
"Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel. The stuff of legend! Right, Boo?"

[DHBirr]

From my mother:
"Chocolate Truffles" and "Peppermint Bark" made by the Harry & David company
From my sister:
"Royal Tower of Chocolates," also by Harry & David (officially from her 10-year-old daughter)
"Close to Home" comic page-a-day calendar
$100 Barnes & Noble gift card (and there was much rejoicing!) (also officially from the daughter -- and the family cat)
A car-pool to visit our mother 200 miles away
From my brother:
Silence-----
Gentlemen, it has long been my conviction that all citizens should provide services for which their talents best suit them in support of those who have been called to duty. In the case of politicians such as yourselves, that would be target practice.
-----
Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

[ECSNorway]

Kitchen gear (food processor, splatter guards for my pans, a diet scale)
The Two Towers, Extended Edition
Advanced Tobruk System: Battle of Arnhem Master Set
A couple of Jazz CD's
A very nice jacket that's too small for me (incentive to lose weight!)--
"I give you the beautiful... the talented... the tirelessly atomic-powered...
R!
DOROTHY!
WAYNERIGHT!
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.

[Valles]

From Mother, Other Woman, Father, Sister, and one cousin:
1 TV cart
1 Microwave cart
1 UPS
1 Calender
1 daily planner
1 case small screwdrivers for computer use
1 wood inlay picture of irises
1 copy Europa Universalis III
1 parka
1 pair good gloves
2 new shirts
2 volumes Fate/Stay Night DVD release, with box
2 books on ADD coping strategies
3 books for students of Japanese
...heavy on the useful, this year. ^_^

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"Nyan-nyan nyan-nyan nihaou nyan!"
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

[Evil Midnight Lurker]

From my fiancee:
The Tick Versus Season Two
James Lileks's Gastroanomalies.
From the 'rents:
The Rice Book
North African Cooking
--Sam
"Your coal-based bruiser is no match for my Santa-clad fury!"