Geek-tastic presents - what did you get?
As I perused my Phd Comics annual in bed last night (yes, really) I began to wonder..... what did everyone else get for Christmas this year?
Who got the best/worst/geekiest present on the forum?
Or if you really did just get socks, what do you wish you'd been given? Air your grievances and boast of your gains (while I procrastinate fully and wish santa had seen fit to put a thesis in my stocking).
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I got a pack of Bic biros: 1 green, 1 red, 2 black and 2 blue. I've already used up half the ink in one of the black ones though.
I got a pack of Bic biros: 1 green, 1 red, 2 black and 2 blue. I've already used up half the ink in one of the black ones though.
Part of me thinks this is tragic and wants to mail you a new present. the other part of me thinks, "how practical"..... this cannot be a good sign.
My favourite present was this uber fantastic egg-shaped japanese cat which meows when you pet it, and says stuff in japanese, and when you play with it too much, it gets really angry. I love it. It's not practical, or useful, or anything really, but I love it. It has me in stitches!!
My most practical present was either money (which I spent on clothes), or a pastasaurus (dinosaur shaped pasta spoon), or the random dino-shaped sandwich moulds.
Strangest was a pair of leg-warmers from my mom... random.
I didn't get anything typically geeky, but my partner themed my presents so they all had some connection with dinosaurs or Super Mario. If that's not a sign of my utter geekiness, I don't know what is.:$
My favourite present was this uber fantastic egg-shaped japanese cat which meows when you pet it, and says stuff in japanese, and when you play with it too much, it gets really angry.
Wow!! What make is it/where can I get one??? It sounds awesome!
For Xmas I got the digitally remastered DVD of The Little Mermaid (too amazing to be classified as geeky), some pink glittery tights and pink stripy socks with pictures of reindeer on (too cute to be classified as geeky), and a pink computer mouse completely encrusted in glittery "diamonds" (too sparkly to be classified as geeky) :p
Jinkim I want one! That sounds so cool.
I had a similar present once from a friend in Hong Kong; it was a soft toy of hello kitty that waved its head and sang to you when your mobile got a call. Amazing but it used to go off in the night and scare the crap out of me!
Hey Jinkim- I also got one of those cats, but for some reason the "meouw" sound does not work, but anyway it does the japanese bells and sounds:-) It's absolute ace!
I suppose the most geeky present I got this year is an "Asterix and Obelix" comics in LATIN! I did Latin at school, but otherwise...(??) I am struggling to understand most of it, but I am actually surprised that I remember some Latin (or so I think:p), and some of it makes sense.. Well, actually, I already know the plot... Bless my mum, I guess she always likes to give me a challenge.. or is it her language-teacher-nature coming through??
I got three pairs of glamrous leopard print socks in pink, blue and biege/brown, all with gold embellishment and a leopard print purse to match I also got a whizzo stereo which I haven't fathomed out properly yet. :)
I'm jealous: I want a puppy!
I got a Nerf gun. It's all about the Nerf! I really wanted a clipboard so that I can read and highlight papers in bed. I asked for it especially but it got forgotten! :(
Last year I got A Brief History of Time. Was awsome read actually. Im a massive gaming geek but didn't get the new call of duty modern warfare 2 either. What a let down.
My dad gave me a Sony e-reader. This was totally unexpected, but I am delighted.
In true geek fashion, I thought to myself - yay! Now I can carry all my pdfs around with me* without them getting crumpled i my bag.
Also looking forward to downloading some classics from Project Gutenberg.
*Note to self - carrying pdfs around not same as reading said pdfs...
