What Christmas presents hath ye been gifted?

[Jark]

WHAT DID YOU RECEIVE?

 

[Jark]

Vinyls:
Adele - 30
Grimes - Miss Anthropocene
Mariah Carey - Butterfly

Books:
The Essentials of Italian Cooking - Marcella Hazan
Earthlings - Sayaka Murata
Florence & Stockholm Wallpaper* city guides

plus Bailey's, naturellement. I'm happy!

 

[Beverley]

1. Plant terrarium
2. Philip Glass - Satyagraha CD
3. Some sort of Brian Eno CD.

 

[octophone]

I only have one friend with whom I exchange presents and because of *gestures vaguely at everything*, we didn't manage to get together.

But I have £275 in Bandcamp vouchers (!!), an awesome black shawl, some choccies and a very nice handcream.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Smartwatch, a quill(!), a cardigan, a water bottle and Dummy by Portishead on vinyl.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I'm especially over the moon at Vivi!

 

[jivafox]

 

[Generic Account]

Not allowed to open anything bar christmas pyjamas before 1130 so idk.

Hate unwrapping stuff in front of people though, even if it's a Zara voucher (it is).

 

[Jark]

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your brand is so strong dar(k)ling

 

[Jark]

Hate unwrapping stuff in front of people though, even if it's a Zara voucher (it is).

just do what i do - open enough that you can see the gift without others seeing that you can see it, buying you time to form an appropriately convincing response while saying "oh my god" over and over until you absolutely have to commit.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Smartwatch, a quill(!), a cardigan, a water bottle and Dummy by Portishead on vinyl.

 

[ButterTart]

DVD
Brassic (series 1)
Julia's Eyes
Cherry Falls
Blood Tracks
Abominable Dr Phibes
Scare Campaign
House of Whipcord
Open 24 Hours
The Flesh & Blood Show
Cry of the Banshee
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Amazing Mr Blunden
The Beast Must Die

GAMES
Sleeping Dogs
Devil may Cry 5
Nickelodeon All Star Brawl
Evil Genius 2

BOOKS
Women in Black and White Settlers
The Atlas of Monsters
The Atlas of Imagined Places
Who Killed Daniel Morgan?
Horrorstor

MISCELLANEOUS
Port
Chocolate Luxe Baileys
Lindt
Versace aftershave

 

[Marina Salty]

If you need help with the Scare Campaign dvd menu give me a shout

 

[big ron]

Smartwatch, a quill(!), a cardigan, a water bottle and Dummy by Portishead on vinyl.

Strong teacher selection there, beautiful.

 

[big ron]

I’d 100% be marking homework with a quill and ink

 

[ButterTart]

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Coveting the Malignant t-shirt.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Strong teacher selection there, beautiful.

I'll find a way to integrate Portishead into a lesson somehow.

 

[ButterTart]

If you need help with the Scare Campaign dvd menu give me a shout

I wondered what language it was

I know it took a bit of finding so it must not be available in the UK.

 

[ButterTart]

I'll find a way to integrate Portishead into a lesson somehow.

Get them to make their own glory box out of foraged twigs.

 

[big ron]

As well as aforementioned performance I have an nice new bag for my business travels, a book, some coffee and a couple of beautiful scandi espresso cups, some special biking trainers that should reduce my injuries by a third and John Cooper Clarks biography

 

[big ron]

Oh and some trippy playing cards with a vintage card holder which is very cute.

 

[Pingu]

Memory foam slippers

 

[Pingu]

And yes I hate opening presents in front of people too, I feel under pressure to come up with a different variation of “oh wow it’s amazing thank you!” for each gift.

 

[ButterTart]

Memory foam slippers

Oh God that sounds mint.

 

[Diddy]

A jumper & £100 from the parents
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond from my nephew

And so ends the list

 

[big ron]

Memory foam slippers

Want

 

[big ron]

And yes I hate opening presents in front of people too, I feel under pressure to come up with a different variation of “oh wow it’s amazing thank you!” for each gift.

Having a child solves this problem

 

[Rita]

Adele tickets from Mama Reet (how on EARTH) a voucher for my hairdresser from my beautiful Shan a new fit bit from young Diarmuid, and a Cartier watch from my other half. I have been well and truly spoilt, and I am just sitting taking it all in with large GOLDEN BLOND BAILEYS.

 

[Soldi]

Lots of chocolate, booze and aftershave

 

[octophone]

Just had word from my brother than my niece and nephew in Scotland are happy with their prezzies from me so now I'm content.

CHIN CHIN

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Get them to make their own glory box out of foraged twigs.

Maybe let them know in a PSHE lesson that NOBODY LOVES THEM IT'S TRUE

 

[Mats]

Books:
The Essentials of Italian Cooking - Marcella Hazan
Earthlings - Sayaka Murata

Hazan please share any golden standard recipe you come across

Murata... well it's its own

 

[Kratz]

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That t-shirt is everything! Dr Florence Weaver could never!

So we didn’t too presents this year in the Kratz family so I have justified hitting the sale shopping hard.

 

[Mats]

I got this oil and vinegar set and cold cash. January sales better watch out

 

[Marina Salty]

Bf got me a baseball cap, a travel pillow, a wooden xmas ornament and a coffee mug with a cat and a matching cookie plate

 

[RJN]

Winter running sweatshirt and gloves
Dopp kit
Evil Amazon gift card
Starbucks gift car
T-shirt and candle from an friend
Mini beer pong kit from a secret Santa exchange

 

[floppet]

Fluffy pyjamas
Fluffy socks
An Oodie (?)
Posh lighter
A hoodie
Crazy coloured Stitch ornament
Big tin of M&S Belgian chocolate biscuits
Many, many chocolates

 

[Berly]

Slippers
Leather belt
Wash bag
Braun shaver
Week in Filey

 

[floppet]

An Oodie is a massive hoodie two layers of fluffiness thick, it reaches down to my knees and it has cute unicorns on it.

 

[RJN]

so is it like a snuggie?