Author Topic: Christmas Presents (Read 7961 times)

Hooman · « **on:** December 29, 2011, 04:22:05 AM »

Ok, what did everybody get?

I got a nice new speaker system. And clothes. And cookies. And oddly enough, a remote controlled helicopter. Ages 8+. :unsure:

I also got gifts for other people that I'm sure I'll personally enjoy. Like the complete series of "Get Smart".

It's old, but it was fun. Reminds me of watching it as a kid. It was old then too. I think my parents may have watched some of it when they were young. I also got someone the complete original series of The Outer Limits (from the 1960s, in black and white). Kind of old, pretty cheesy, but I must say, fairly well done for it's day, and it has some pretty neat ideas for their plots.

Oh, and mail order shopping is wonderful. No time wasted going to stores, generally good prices as their costs are lower, and you can find some stuff online that you'd never be able to find locally. I'm happy.

I may have to find something other than books and movies next year though, as the current stuff may last me until past next year. I think I still have some movies from last year that I still haven't gotten around to finishing off.

Spikerocks101 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2011, 07:30:53 AM »

All I got is a lump of coal... which is actually really good, considering that coal can be turned into synthetic oil, making it very valuable.

Hooman · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2011, 12:40:16 AM »

Also useful for electricity generation. And, if you live in a cold climate, it can also be useful for heating your house.

A very practical gift, kind of like a potato.

Highlander · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:41:42 AM »

Got a fair amount of clothes - which is a good thing since I don't spend a lot of money myself (short on cash

) on clothes.

Other stuff includes a calender with my favorite cartoon character, in which my aunt has written the birthday dates and other important dates for my family members.. now I don't have to remember them myself.

Then some money which I haven't decided where to put yet.

CK9 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2012, 06:09:51 AM »

boxers, socks, jammies (yes, that's how I say pajamas), a blanket, dragon hatchling speakers, a two-dragon clock, dragon lantern statue, dragon knife statue-thing, misclaneous but usefull stuff

But you know what I asked for every time I was bugged about what I wanted? Nothing for christmas. So, I got everything except for what I wanted, lol

Freeza-CII · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2012, 12:15:59 PM »

I got good stuff lots of good stuff its all in bags sectioned off in round number measured in round numbers stored neatly in a dark dry place

Hooman · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2012, 10:42:00 PM »

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But you know what I asked for every time I was bugged about what I wanted? Nothing for christmas. So, I got everything except for what I wanted, lol

Heh, yeah. I've been asking for the same thing for the last couple of years, and still haven't gotten it yet.

CK9 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2012, 12:29:59 PM »

Maybe we should just try being so bad that people decide to give us coal lol

plymoth45 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2012, 07:55:32 AM »

Yeah well... I got a bunch of sweets and a CD I'll likely never listen to. May as well have gotten nothing lol.

Freeza-CII · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2012, 09:42:54 AM »

Take them to a store that does trade ins for different cds.

CK9 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2012, 12:36:39 PM »

That would include Mad Platter, fye (unless they've changed)...maybe a few independants...

Too bad you don't live somewhere around here. There's a local music shop that, if you don't have quite enough to cover the cost of a CD that you want, will lower the price on the spot for you. So if you brought that one in and it wasn't worth much (and we all know that there are some that are just s***e), you could still get one you actually wanted, lol

plymoth45 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2012, 02:24:34 PM »

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Take them to a store that does trade ins for different cds.

If only I could do something like that here in the desert lol

jcj94 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2012, 08:42:11 AM »

Well I got a complete set of HP Lovecrafts fiction, Magic the Gathering cards, clothing (of course

), and Half-Life 1 free gifted to me on steam.

Birthday got GTA4 and Portal 2 on steam, as well as more clothes.

"whoopie I have clothing. Wait so this means I -can't- run around naked all day?"

CK9 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2012, 11:11:55 PM »

did steam gift them to you, or a friend? if steam gifts them, then I need to sign up

plymoth45 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2012, 07:09:39 AM »

Steam apparently had a holiday event going on all through december where you could win free games. Unfortunantly that doesn't bode well for those of us who can't get on steam thanks to the Comms squadron blocking all the ports it uses.

CK9 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2012, 12:16:08 PM »

Heh, if they are the same ports you need to run a server, verizon will block them as well. Even if I run a game server at home, verizon will drop our internet service for violation of the home service TOS, lol

plymoth45 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 11, 2012, 06:08:04 PM »

Wow... and I thought some of my previous ISPs were bad... But Steam ports shouldn't be blocked by any ISP considering the majority of PC games are now sold through or require steam to run.

CK9 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 11, 2012, 06:42:23 PM »

I don't like the digital market place because it removes the used market =/

but I'm confused about a few things:

If I buy a game there, can I only play it on the computer I am on?
Can I re-download it to any computer?
Do I have to be logged in on steam to play the game?

plymoth45 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 12, 2012, 06:49:55 AM »

You can play it on any computer provided steam is installed on that computer and has an internet connection.

You can download it as many times as you want, you can even back it up to a game disk. But unfortunantly there is no way I know of to break the binding with steam, you must have steam.

Unfortunantly yes, you must be logged in to steam to play the game, wether it be online or offline mode. I can't do either currently because I can't get to online mode to update steam or install any of my backed up games, and offline mode wont start up without being online at least once.

CK9 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 12, 2012, 11:04:25 AM »

having to be logged in ruins it for me. Part of the point of having computer games is to have something to play when your internet goes down and you've gotten bored of everything non-videogame

plymoth45 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2012, 12:32:03 PM »

Steam has an offline mode, you can still play your games offline. The steam app still has to be up to date though.

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