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Title: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 10:38:44 AM
... what? What are you hoping that you'll get for Christmas/Kwanza/Hannakah/Yule/Holiday of your choice?

Only thing that I can think of is new paint brushes for my artwork and new pants/jeans so that I don't have to be constantly pulling them up.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: garbon on November 13, 2012, 10:40:35 AM
Nothing really.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Eddie Teach on November 13, 2012, 10:43:20 AM
I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 10:56:35 AM
For me? Nothing someone will buy me.

For my Kid ? Toys upon Toys upon Toys!
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 11:05:48 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 13, 2012, 10:43:20 AM
I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle.

You'll put your eye out!
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Eddie Teach on November 13, 2012, 11:13:59 AM
Quote from: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 11:05:48 AM
You'll put your eye out!

:pirate
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Liep on November 13, 2012, 11:22:23 AM
For a decent evening; I'll be going to a party where I know 4 out of 20. I'll be drunk by 17.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: Liep on November 13, 2012, 11:22:23 AM
For a decent evening; I'll be going to a party where I know 4 out of 20. I'll be drunk by 17.

We have a rule for Christmas: No getting dressed, no cooking, and no cleaning. We order pizza or Chinese food, and curl up on the couch with plush blankies. I love Christmas. :)
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Brazen on November 13, 2012, 11:30:07 AM
Just quit the gym, so I want running kit and weights. Big weights. And the DVD box set of the Olympics so I can weep into my Snowball cocktail.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on November 13, 2012, 11:43:46 AM
I want Santa to ensure that any visiting relatives are not too irritating  :cool:
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: PRC on November 13, 2012, 12:20:38 PM
I want a Wondermill Wonder Jr. grain mill so I can start milling my own flour.  Next summer I will build a brick wood-fired oven in my backyard and will be making the ultimate breads & pizzas.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Barrister on November 13, 2012, 12:35:45 PM
We're going to Brazil in the spring, so Christmas will hopefully be a frugal affair.

My wife, who for the other 11 months of the year is as miserly as they come, has trouble resisting the urge to buy gifts in December though.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:38:24 PM
I've turned into my dad. When asked, he replies "Nothing". Now I say that to everybody.

But I collect a pile of gift cards, ties and useless tools.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:41:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:38:24 PM
useless tools.

Pass it forward?
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:42:10 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:41:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:38:24 PM
useless tools.

Pass it forward?

Get a job.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Tamas on November 13, 2012, 12:42:16 PM
If I want something (well, in a price range that would be fit for a present) I buy it. Often, I buy it fast enough to only later realize that I didn't REALLY want it.

So what is becoming the custom is that I get: whiskey as present, which is very considerate, as it is not cheap, and I like it.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: DGuller on November 13, 2012, 12:43:20 PM
Nothing.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Barrister on November 13, 2012, 12:45:06 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:38:24 PM
I've turned into my dad. When asked, he replies "Nothing". Now I say that to everybody.

But I collect a pile of gift cards, ties and useless tools.

I like getting ties. :)

In fact I rather suspect I'm going to get a tie "from" my boys this year. :)

I already have tools to match my limited handyman skills however.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: katmai on November 13, 2012, 12:49:22 PM
@Beeb
Brazil?!?!
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:54:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:42:10 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:41:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:38:24 PM
useless tools.

Pass it forward?

Get a job.

I have one, that's why I need tools. Share the wealth brother.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:56:14 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:54:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:42:10 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:41:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:38:24 PM
useless tools.

Pass it forward?

Get a job.

I have one, that's why I need tools. Share the wealth brother.

Go dig around in a dumpster. I ain't sharing shit.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 01:00:38 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:56:14 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:54:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:42:10 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on November 13, 2012, 12:41:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:38:24 PM
useless tools.

Pass it forward?

Get a job.

I have one, that's why I need tools. Share the wealth brother.

Go dig around in a dumpster. I ain't sharing shit.

Atleast untill the French Taxes Authority show up.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 13, 2012, 01:01:11 PM
I really don't give a fuck about it.  Just another Tuesday.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 01:02:41 PM
It is about time for the TCM to show Ben Hur.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Barrister on November 13, 2012, 01:05:59 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 13, 2012, 12:49:22 PM
@Beeb
Brazil?!?!

My brother is marrying a Brazillian girl, and they're getting married down there. 
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: garbon on November 13, 2012, 02:27:18 PM
Quote from: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: Liep on November 13, 2012, 11:22:23 AM
For a decent evening; I'll be going to a party where I know 4 out of 20. I'll be drunk by 17.

We have a rule for Christmas: No getting dressed, no cooking, and no cleaning. We order pizza or Chinese food, and curl up on the couch with plush blankies. I love Christmas. :)

We always have a great big family get together. So dress nicely on Christmas eve - then look whatever on Christmas where a few of us cook/clean.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: mongers on November 13, 2012, 02:29:00 PM
Nothing; I have everything I need and wanting stuff is a cul de sac double parked with piles of tat.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: crazy canuck on November 13, 2012, 02:40:49 PM
A bottle of Grand Cru.

A bottle of Pommard as a stocking stuffer.

I am easy to please.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Eddie Teach on November 13, 2012, 02:52:51 PM
Quote from: garbon on November 13, 2012, 02:27:18 PM
Quote from: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: Liep on November 13, 2012, 11:22:23 AM
For a decent evening; I'll be going to a party where I know 4 out of 20. I'll be drunk by 17.

We have a rule for Christmas: No getting dressed, no cooking, and no cleaning. We order pizza or Chinese food, and curl up on the couch with plush blankies. I love Christmas. :)

We always have a great big family get together. So dress nicely on Christmas eve - then look whatever on Christmas where a few of us cook/clean.

Our tradition is lasagna on Christmas Eve and a nice dinner with ham and lots of sides on Christmas day.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: garbon on November 13, 2012, 02:55:39 PM
We always end up with different things cooked each year. One year we had a whole meal of side dishes. :D
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: sbr on November 13, 2012, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: garbon on November 13, 2012, 02:27:18 PM
Quote from: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: Liep on November 13, 2012, 11:22:23 AM
For a decent evening; I'll be going to a party where I know 4 out of 20. I'll be drunk by 17.

We have a rule for Christmas: No getting dressed, no cooking, and no cleaning. We order pizza or Chinese food, and curl up on the couch with plush blankies. I love Christmas. :)

We always have a great big family get together. So dress nicely on Christmas eve - then look whatever on Christmas where a few of us cook/clean.

We always do our big dinner on Xmas eve too, makes for a very lazy and casual Xmas Day.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: crazy canuck on November 13, 2012, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: sbr on November 13, 2012, 03:25:20 PM
We always do our big dinner on Xmas eve too, makes for a very lazy and casual Xmas Day.

Do you mean supper? :hmm:
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 03:30:22 PM
I got tired of the pressure of the holidays when I was married to Jerry, and Max got tired of the crap from his family, so we decided that Christmas would be "our" holiday with no pressure, no expectations, nothing but us time. We've managed to swing it every year but one, and we've really enjoyed it.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: DontSayBanana on November 13, 2012, 03:32:23 PM
Tools I can use for some of my robotics projects, preferably a mini-PC like a MK802 or even a Raspberry Pi.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: dps on November 13, 2012, 10:35:46 PM
Quote from: Tamas on November 13, 2012, 12:42:16 PM
If I want something (well, in a price range that would be fit for a present) I buy it. Often, I buy it fast enough to only later realize that I didn't REALLY want it.

So what is becoming the custom is that I get: whiskey as present, which is very considerate, as it is not cheap, and I like it.

Yeah, that's generally been my deal, too.  Anything I want, I've either already bought for myself, or it's too expensive to ask someone else to buy for me.

However, it happens that this year, I need a new DVD player, and I've put off buying one and let it be known that I could use one.  They're plenty cheap enough these days that I don't mind the idea of someone else getting me one as a gift.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: garbon on November 13, 2012, 10:42:49 PM
Quote from: merithyn on November 13, 2012, 03:30:22 PM
I got tired of the pressure of the holidays when I was married to Jerry, and Max got tired of the crap from his family, so we decided that Christmas would be "our" holiday with no pressure, no expectations, nothing but us time. We've managed to swing it every year but one, and we've really enjoyed it.

Nowadays we end up with little drama. Oldest relative invited to xmas left on my mother's side is my mother - so she's in charge and whips her siblings into shape. Actually I think we luck out that we're generally all pretty sane and chill people who get along with one another. :)
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Monoriu on November 13, 2012, 10:54:29 PM
Nothing.  If I need it I would have already bought it.  No need to wait for Christmas.  If I can put it off until Christmas, I don't need it. 
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: DGuller on November 13, 2012, 10:59:53 PM
Quote from: Monoriu on November 13, 2012, 10:54:29 PM
Nothing.  If I need it I would have already bought it.  No need to wait for Christmas.  If I can put it off until Christmas, I don't need it.
That's exactly how I view it.   :hmm:  That's a bad sign.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Lettow77 on November 13, 2012, 11:37:11 PM
 Last christmas I asked for, and received, a nice thermos for tea. I got a strap with it, and walk around with a good supply of green tea most places I go, which is very comforting, particularly this time of year which is so cold for my exposed feet.

I have no idea what to ask for this year- I already have every material good I want. Something good to eat would be nice, or some alcohol. That's more expensive than tea, which I have in bountiful stock.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Eddie Teach on November 13, 2012, 11:44:19 PM
Sounds like you should ask for shoes.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Camerus on November 14, 2012, 01:08:21 AM
Anything that I'd actually want I'd either get for myself, or is so expensive nobody would buy it for me.  So I just enjoy giving and receiving token gifts, really only meant to express friendship and love rather than anything I could realistically need or want.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Pedrito on November 14, 2012, 08:14:03 AM
Christmas day will be my 40th birthday, so I'm expecting quite a celebration from my family and friends (and Languish, of course!  :mad:).

What I'm expecting is nothing particular,
What I want is one room and one bathroom from my neighbor's house because I need the space to accomodate the kids.

L.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Brazen on November 14, 2012, 09:01:55 AM
All you people who buy yourself everything you want have got too much money and no consideration for your loved ones  :angry:

Once upon a time I'd stop buying anything for myself at this time of year so I had something to put on my Christmas list. These days I wait six weeks until it's half price and my dad's given me some cash because he has no idea what to get me.
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: katmai on November 14, 2012, 09:10:46 AM
The only thing i'm wanting costs about $3,500 and that is without any lenses, those go for around $1,500-2,000 themselves.

So yeah not expecting anything for Christmas. :lol:
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: Ed Anger on November 14, 2012, 09:12:22 AM
This thread reminds me that the first fruitcakes are likely inbound.  :(
Title: Re: All I want for Christmas is...
Post by: merithyn on November 14, 2012, 09:20:06 AM
I'm seriously considering making a brandy-soaked fruitcake with vodka- and brandy-soaked fruits. In general, I don't care for store-bought fruitcakes, but I'm thinking that an alcoholic fruitcake might be worth the eggs, butter, and flour. :hmm:

Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on November 14, 2012, 01:08:21 AM
Anything that I'd actually want I'd either get for myself, or is so expensive nobody would buy it for me.  So I just enjoy giving and receiving token gifts, really only meant to express friendship and love rather than anything I could realistically need or want.

That's actually very sweet. :)