What are you getting??????
me,
Ipod 20gb
Nintendo DS
Mario 64 DS
ID:187368
 Dec 23 2004, 9:23 pm
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Dec 23 2004, 9:24 pm
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Dession
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I dont know it's not christmas yet.
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I know what i am getting because i have been told
XBOX - From my Girlfriend Halo II,Sonic Hero's,Rainbow six 3,Ninja Gaiden - Parents $300 - All of my relatives(Combined) Also note i received a few thousand dollar laptop this summer hence why my parents have given me so little this Christmas. I Rock. ~>Jiskuha | |
You know, people who know what they're getting for Christmas before it comes are even worse than the rest of us in commercializing the holiday...
I mean, it's bad enough that the focus has shifted towards presents and a "gimme gimme" attitude, but when you completely remove any of the surprise from the equation, you cheapen it even further... I mean, when someone gets you a gift, and you have to wait to open it, then they are doing something for the joy of seeing you happy when you discover what it is... If someone gets you a gift, and tells you ahead of time that you're getting it (or worse, just asks you what you want, and buys that right off), then they are doing so just to be buying you something... When done this way, it just seems that they are buying you something because they have to, rather than want to... It saddens me... | |
Christmas, from what I have seen, revolves around giving gifts for most, and celebrating the birth of Jesus for Christians(Which usually involves a bit of the first part.). So therefore it is idealy a holiday based around "commercialism", so therefore it is not turning into anything else. However, I fail to see the idea of how this holiday is turning sour since people celebrate it by shopping for other people, since it still keeps with the idea of giving gifts to others, which I must admit some people do it so they can feel a bit better about themselves, but that doesn't mean the "meaning" of the holiday is destroyed.
Just because someone knows what they are getting doesn't ruin the fact that they are receiving a gift, it just ruins the reason for wrapping the gift, but the gift is still a gift. It doesn't promote the idea that the "innocent" celebration of Christmas is not so innocent anymore just because somebody looks forward to receiving gifts that they already know what they are. The real problem is the group of people who decide to turn bitter at the idea of Christmas being celebrated by people who do things differently. I see it all the time at school with kids who label themselves as punk, grunge, or whatever the groups now of days who supposedly support anarchy call themselves. It really gets on my nerves since it seems more like a mechanism to make themselves feel better about themselves by saying their views are superior and the way they act is superior to everyone else, just because they aren't going out to buy that new DVD for their friend, or going out to get that pair of new shoes for their little sibling. | |
I'm getting myself a mini-iPod. I'll probably get a 40GB in a few weeks provided you can do iPod-to-iPod transfers.
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I have no idea. I didn't ask for anything this year, either.
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I don't know a single thing I'm getting. Presumably, money and gift cards. People have a hard time shopping for me. They tend to get me the above, or something they know I collect, like hats or polar bears. I've already got three new polar bear statues since Christmas presents started arriving.
I like being surprised, but I've come to accept that people have a hard time surprising me with gifts that I have any use for, so I make sure my wants and interests are known to people who are going to be buying me gifts, and if I can tell they need more guidance, I'll give them a list. Why? Because the person doing the buying will feel better in the long run. I'm not good at hiding my emotions, and if I get something I'd never buy for myself and never use, it's going to show on my face. I'll get over it, but the other person might not. :P On the other hand, I'm great at picking out gifts for other people. I love shopping for presents... sadly I didn't have much (any) money this year so I've told my friends I'm celebrating Midwestern Unorthodox Christmas and they'll get their presents sometime in the spring. :P In the meantime, I've channeled my holiday spirit by writing a 20,000+ word holiday novella (some parts of which have yet to be posted) in under 72 hours*. Whee! Sleepy go ni ni time now. *Yes, I realize that at this rate, I could easily kick the everloving crap out of NaNoWriMo. :P Maybe next year. I was too busy writing to enter it this year. | |
I got a 160 GB HDD for my birthday six days ago, so I'll count that as a Christmas present ^_^
~Kujila | |
I bought myself a bottle of Givenchy Blue Label cologne. I have a few gifts from relatives, but I haven't opened them.
If you're into sweet smelling colognes, I suggest trying out some Blue Label. It's kind of expensive, though -- $42 for a 50ml bottle. ~>Volte | |
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Kusanagi wrote:
Christmas, from what I have seen, revolves around giving gifts for most, and celebrating the birth of Jesus for Christians ...which i find amusing since i understand that Jesus wasn't born at this time of year (even if you adjust for the differences in calendars). | |
Hedgemistress wrote:
I'm not good at hiding my emotions, and if I get something I'd never buy for myself and never use, it's going to show on my face. The worst part of Christmas can be summed up in four words, "Oh. Thanks, [person.name]. Cologne", followed by a sort of forced smile and "I think I left my phone in the car, I'll be right back". That's why I printed out my "DVDs to get" list this year and gave it to my Nan. There's enough on there that I'll have no idea what she picked but I know I'll like it. | |
Yea, actually the whole celebration wasn't even built around the birth of Jesus, it wasn't until Christmas was widespread across Europe when it was set as the celebration of Jesus' birth.
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I got some towls, xbox games, clothes and chocolate. Opps, I forgot I also got The Guiness book of Records 2005
Gah, My memory sucks. I also got the new Carl Barron DVD ^_^. Thats all. | |
I got an awesome 128mb mp3 player. It's also a stopwatch and a fm radio. It owns. *Dances to the Music*
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So far, from my niece I got a novelty T-shirt (Had to force a smile when I got it. I LOATHE novelty T-shirts.), A digusting khaki hat and a scarf in the same colour with hideous orange stripes from my grandmother (another smile and thanks.), A gift card to best-buy from my nephew, a CD from my brother, a chair from my parents (A gift from them is rather rare, and it is a comfy chair... lugging it to my apartment was troublesome, third floor + heavy furniture==O_O) From my sister I got a bottle of Sake Technically it's not sake, the name starts with an "N", but I can never recall it --and I can't read japanese... (My sister KNOWS i'm not 21. >.>), my aunt gave me a gift certificate, and my sister-in-law bought me two twelve packs of Mountain Dew Pitch Black, which I note is impossible to find.
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