[sigtau]

If you received any presents you wish to show your fellow HLPers, this is the thread to do it in.

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On the left: Marshall Half-Stack All-Tube Guitar Amplifier. The cleanest and purest sound I have ever heard in a guitar amp.

On the right: Fender Rhodes electric piano, ca. 1975, seventy three keys, all-original, one of the first widely available electric pianos. These things are really hard to come by and I'm very surprised my parents went to such great lengths to find a good deal on one (under 1000).

On top of the piano, left: USB Interface, allows me to plug recording equipment into my computer. I have yet to test this one, we'll see how it fares.

On top of the piano, right: Yamaha mixing board, eight channels, with built-in DSP effects and stereo output.

Not pictured: Vinyl copy of "Monuments and Melodies" by Incubus, a copy of Coldplay's latest album, Skyward Sword, $75 cash, with a $25 Visa gift card.

[LordMelvin]

Not going to bother trying to photograph it, but I got some boot laces that are 6 feet long. That's pretty near two meters. Per foot leg. Yeah. My sister's weird.

[NGTM-1R]

If you really want photgraphs of my new stack of books on the Pacific War, you're out of luck. Getting into The First Team.

[Scotty]

I got some slacks, some fleece jeans, and underwear.

Little bit disappointing, actually.

[Klaustrophobia]

new vacuum cleaner, old one nearly caught fire.
headphones
couple of vicegrips (my dad is obsessed with tools and thinks i should be too)
some good kitchen utensils.  the ones i have suck and bend in half when i try to cook with them.
cash

most importantly, WETSUIT!!! w00t i'm going skimming the DAY i get back.

[Dark Hunter]

New computer monitor (HDMI-capable... finally), some calendars, a bunch of silly knick-knacks like a magnetic floating pen, new USB drive (like I needed one), some new shirts... and the complete box set of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga (that's 27 volumes + a novel).

And enough Christmas cash that I'm contemplating updating my copy of Sibelius. Mine's about three versions old now, but even upgrades for it are ****ing expensive.

[Jeff Vader]

Shirts x 2
Sheets x 3
Alestorm: Back Through Time
Psychonauts
Dungeons of Dredmor
Portal
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Moneys
Chocolates
Space invader shaped silicon cake dish
A mug
5€ raise in rent

[Mongoose]

Hmm...

Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray (mmmmm)
Skyward Sword Wiimote Plus bundle
Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the Wii
Paprika and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie on Blu-ray
A rather creepy set of LOTR Pez dispensers
Astro Boy: Omega Factor for the GBA (a real hidden gem)
A Hofbrauhaus pilsner glass that my brother got from the Pittsburgh location
A few clothing items and sundries
The usual stocking of candy

That's not counting the crap-load of new Steam games and hefty amount of anime I've purchased for myself in various winter sales. It's been a good year.

[qazwsx]

Got my first decent camera, I have an interest in photography, so my parents got me a FinePix S2950 bridge camera to begin with. It's a pretty nifty first camera. I've been experimenting with it mainly in manual mode to get a feeling for how ISO, Aperture size and exposure time effect everything. 

[Bob-san]

$200 cash
$30 newegg giftcard
Beyerdynamic DT-880 Premium 600-ohm headphones
Keurig Elite B40
Home-made peppermint bark
7oz chocolate santa
Bulk box of York peppermint patties
Permission to drink freely (that was actually last week, at my 21st)

[WeatherOp]

Porter Cable impact driver
3lb Blacksmith hammer
Dewalt wire brush head for grinder
Orange hand cleaner
IR shading safety glasses
money(which I bought sheet metal roofing for an out building)
some small stuff
mulch and landscape timbers for walkway(joint present for my wife and I)
electric fireplace(joint present for my wife and I)

And 1000lb of coal(I bought for myself.) 

[Dragon]

A Gerber\Bear Grylls multitool, a book about survival by Bear Grylls, a multi function map tool (thermometer, hygrometer, viewfinder, magnifier, ruler, compass, gradienter, LED light, firestarter and... a whitle ) and a suvival card (a stainless steel card with various basic tools stamped into it). Plus a small LED flashlight. That and a roll of duct tape could get you out of every trouble you can get into, provided you're not in the air or dealing with electronics. Might come in handy on the next paramilitary camp.

[Galemp]

 

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[deathfun]

You lucky bastard. I haven't had a new lego set to play with in bloody years!

Keurig Elite B40

What's really funny, is that's what myself and my brother got for my parents (Special Edition though)

As for what I've got...
Skyrim (and guide)
LA Noire
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Chocolate
Tea Cup (thing is thick as all hell), maker, measurer, and Earl Grey White
C-3PO 4GB Stick
Money

I'll get a picture up at one point, currently eating breakfast and soon to wither and die while playing Skyrim

[Bob-san]

Keurig Elite B40

What's really funny, is that's what myself and my brother got for my parents (Special Edition though)

They already have one of the top-end home systems with 4 cup sizes, an LCD screen, and adjustable water temperature.

[Polpolion]

I got an axe.

[Veers]

Damn it, all I got was the Lamda Shuttle (already built the X-Wing and Death Star II).

[LordMelvin]

I got an axe.

And my Bow!

[NGTM-1R]

Skyrim.

Girlfriend bought a bunch of shrugs. (Yes it's a thing, look it up!)

[Black Wolf]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrug_%28clothing%29