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i'm getting a book and a bit of money just. Is anyone getting anything pant wettingly exciting so that they're anticipating christmas like a child? |
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why do you already know what you're getting? though my aunt usually sends me $250 for christmas and birthday so i might have that. |
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well i'm perma-skint and i always get money- i was asked if i needed anything and asked for the complete short stories of jg ballard so that should put the day in nicely. I do miss the mental anticipation you had as a child for christmas. . . maybe i'll buy some Lego or something and get up at 6am to make it just for old times sake. |
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"maybe i'll buy some Lego or something and get up at 6am to make it just for old times sake." That's a page right out of my childhood book. I'll never forgot the morning I woke up to find the Lego space monorail set under the tree. The box seemed so huge back then! I bought the other day as an early christmas present to myself... It had been ages since I put a lego set together and reliving those memories was pretty much awesome. |
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anyone play the lego computer game? It was pretty fun actually, delivering pizzas and stuff. |
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haha. . yip that's pretty spot on=] i'm quite fond of one. |
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^re zeph |
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That's awesome! I love all these new architectural sets Lego is coming out with. |
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For the first time in 10 years I have no idea what I'm getting and I can't control my excitement at the prospect of some socks and a book or maybe a DVD I don't want or already own!!!!!! |
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250 doallaroonies? does she need a new adopted child? i wish for gifts of such magnitude. |
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the price of those starwars sets is mental- I noticed cloud city for £600! This is cool- re indeksical- yes, i'd expect nothing less than a real bronx cheer when you get a novelty tie and a pirates of the caribbean box set. |
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freqy i'll make a case for her adopting you in the '10 |
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maybe, just maybe i'll get a ... |
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that's lovely ,thank you very much thatne. |
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I bet I get a jetpack or something now and I'll feel dead guilty about posting in this thread. I asked the missus to get me a PS3 controller and she told me to fuck off. |
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Well you have to get them before they sell out in stores, which doesn't take long. Once the stores stop carrying them the prices skyrocket. I've been tempted to get some of the other star wars sets but can't justify spending the cash on them. |
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Well aren't they like 80$ now? or 60 Euros? |
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£39.99 so yeah, 80 odd dollars. |
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understandable. i think if i really wanted to spunk impressive nostalgic jizz i'd aim my fiscal bell over . I've flicked through his art books and they're stunning. and stunningly expensive but art/design books tend to be. |
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Nice! I didn't know he did art for Total Recall. Is there a way to see larger versions of all those thumbnails? |
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hell yeah man. Thanks for that link. |
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sadly no. |
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I bought as a postcard years ago and never sent it to anyone because I liked it too much. |
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yeah it's mental how massive an influence his designs where. |
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probably a Roxy Music album, a couple of books by Stanislaw Lem, Ursula Leguin, maybe District 9 on blu-ray... too old to get excited by xmas but it's a nice time to spend with family. |
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SPACE MONORAIL! A couple years ago, I was looking through some old Lego sets online and sent a link to the monorail to my mom, exalting the virtues of it. She asked why I never had asked for it and explained I had every year, I just never got it. Later that year when I came home for xmas, I went into my bedroom to find that gigantic fucking box. I immediately sat down on the floor, spilled the pieces everywhere and began assembling. I am a 23 year old male and some of the most fun I'd had all year was putting together a Lego set stoned at 3 AM. On another note, this year I will be getting a pair of Sennheiser IE7 in-ear monitors to replace my shitty Sony buds. I'm pretty stoked to have some proper bass response in my ears. |
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im looking forward to another space novel by alastair reynolds. i had no real wishes this year, my biggest thrive is to travel some next year, but seems i have to spend my savings for a new pc since the old one is falling apart and spare parts are getting rare. so the number of things to give will be larger than the things to receive this time :) |
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bike stuff and maybe breaking bad season 1 on Digital Video Disc |
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Wow, she was able to find the set new in box? That must have cost a pretty penny, unless there is a new version of the space monorail that I'm not aware of. Legos were and still are my favorite toy of all time. |
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I got horsefactory for christmas!! My christmas is the best ever! |
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it wasn't new in box, she found a collector who sold the original sets with all the packaging and everything, it just lacked the shitty plastic baggies the bricks came in. i was okay with this. |
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That's very cool of your mom, and very cool that you were able to get the set you always wanted. :) |
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love it. |
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have you read Iain M Banks? I don't know where to start with Alastair Reynolds... |
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Hopefully I . But I think I might have to sell some guitars, too. Fuck. I'm having like a Christmas Special life, where "just living" is going to be my gift or something. Yah, thanks a lot, life. THANKS A FUCKING LOT!!! |
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havent read any banks, might give it a shot most of reynolds books play in the same universe but the books are closed stories in various eras and places. ive read reveleation space, aurora and chasm city and liked them all. i think id recommend revelation space for starters, it was the first i read and a great debut. |
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gunna get a bag of weed |
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suspect that my mum, dad and hubby might be gettin' me some 1210s, but I cautious not to get my hopes up too much in case I'm wrong... but if I'm right...!! |
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I'm building guy right now. However it's a Wedding present rather than a Christmas present. |
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hopefully a great new job. i have the interview tomorrow (?!) and some dvds and stuff. |
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good luck pidg. What's the job? |
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Good food |
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probably not, so i bought the stuff i wanted myself. i'm such a nice guy |
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Yeah, I did that for my birthday this year, then I didn't know what to ask for... :/ |
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I usually collects some money on xmas so I went ahead and got myself a novation remote zero |
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"most of reynolds books play in the same universe but the books are closed stories in various eras and places." cool, sounds exactly like Iain M Bank's, that all takes place in the Culture universe, i'll get around to reading some of Reynolds stuff soon |
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new camera,no idea which make/model until fathercrimbo brings it |
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arsepixx steadyshot 400 with 10" zoom in lens batteries not included, lenslube seperately available |
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good food and candies. alcohol and boobies. yule log and beatings happy days |
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it's with an arts trust, in charge of their online+real world promotion. i heard from my 'sources' that i'm the only candidate left (this is a follow-up interview) and they're just making sure, which has made me confident but i'm not putting all my hope in it yet.. |
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