So what gifts did yesterday bring? It doesn't even have to be digital media related, or <gasp> technology related! Of course, I know not everyone celebrates Christmas, so share the festivities and gifts (mostly gifts!) you enjoyed on your particular holiday. Or did you give someone else a particularly special gift? Stories welcome!
Welll...
My brother and sister teamed up with me to get our mother an LCD HD Monitor (37"/1080p--easy to guess brand and model) and an XBOX360 (via VGA cable, of course) for use as a media center. I added a full copy of Bejeweled in case she get curious about gaming on it. :twisted:
My brother got a Gigabeat S black+4 months of Naptser-to-go.
My sister got a motobecane road bike which she won't ride until her swollen knee gets better.
And I got, a very nice designer-brand sweater. :lol:
My mom, sister, and her boyfriend went in on a Saitek x52 for me, since I'm hooked on Flight Sim X lately. I also got a ton of assorted Canadian chocolate, and a bunch of Asham-branded curling stuff (glasses, sweater, keychain, etc.) Oh, and a GC to BHPhoto.com which is already spent
Years ago I decided that as a favor to my family I would create an Amazon wishlist and point people to it. I tell them they don't have to buy it from Amazon, just use it as a list of stuff they know I want.
This year my dad got me FIFA Soccer for the Xbox 360, completely missing the fact that the 360 itself was about 3 slots up on the wishlist... :?
All my best Xmas presents this year I bought for myself: a Cingular 3125 ($100 after rebate) and a Zune. Lorri bought me floor-level tickets for my favorite band (at $95 each), but the concert was over a month ago.
I got a copy of Flight Sim X for Christmas. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I'm very anxious. Should go well with my CH gear (Yoke and Pedals).
I bought this new MCE computer a couple of months ago and for Chrstmas decided to finally take advantage of its abilities. First step, getting the right kind of broadband service so I can watch TV and record as DVR is the greatest invention of the past decade. Step two will be the XBox so I can stream the media (mainly my vast music collection) to the home stereo system. It's downstairs- anybody got experience streaming music that far?