ATOT Secret Santa Gift 2013 Thread

[gothamhunter]

i got 2 BRs from my SS,

Soul Eater - Complete series
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Nice!

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Haven't been home since the 21st. Looking forward to finding out

 

[The_Dude8]

Merry Christmas to you and the old man. Tell him I miss him.

I wish you would post more often

who is the old man the geek babe marries to?

 

[rudeguy]

who is the old man the geek babe marries to?

I'd rather not talk about it.

She knows I still love him :wub:

 

[nsafreak]

Sorry for the delay in posting a pic of my haul, but here it is:

First 12 episodes of Steins Gate on Blu Ray (looks like an interesting anime)
6 pack of Mother in Lager (I do like my dark lagers and this one looks promising, it's been chilling so I'll probably have one later tonight or tomorrow)
Broncos ornament (I'm not the most vocal Broncos fan on the board but I most definitely am one )
Ghost Pepper sauce (this should go well with my Ultimate Insanity sauce and other sauces)

Thank you very much SS

 

[jmolayal]

I am late posting mine as well. Extremely late.

MSI1337 sent my gifts on 12-11-13. An awesome haul from a great guy. In what is either an odd twist of fate (or a conspiracy by our ATOT SS overlords...) MSI1337 was my SS victim last year, and this year he was my SS!

Thanks for the gifts! Our newborn son is enamored with the Megatron ornament. He won't let go of it for us to put on the tree! The button has also found a permanent spot on my work backpack.

Merry Xmas everyone!

 

[Fenixgoon]

not all my stuff has arrived, but my SS has done a damn good job so far!

 

[Cookie]

Thank you secret santa!!

I started putting things in the case before I remembered to take a pic!

 

[Ns1]

Lol@ rocker shocker spocker

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Anyone having any issues so far???

 

[rudeguy]

Anyone having any issues so far???

Yes...A serious one.

The coffee my ST got me is so good that it is going to replace 8 o'clock as my daily blend. The stuff they got me is much more expensive

 

[KeithTalent]

I've been wanting to post pics, but phone entered a boot loop and I have nothing else I can use to take pictures.

Anyway, I got Saving General Yang on Blu-ray, which looks very cool: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2072220/

And I got Xcom: Enemy Within for PC which is something I almost purchased the other day, so thankfully I held off. Going to install this one later in the week and give it a go.

Thanks SS! :awe:

KT

 

[Kaido]

Posting my pics before the end of the year! Hats off to my Secret Santa for both the amazing gifts and also for the epic e-stalking job, hahahaha!

First of all, I accidentally opened one of the presents early (the books) because it came with a bunch of other Amazon boxes in the Christmas mail. The first book it contained was "Goodnight iPad", which is absolutely hilarious and I would highly recommend - it's surprisingly well-written if you are into geeky electronics My toddler claimed it as his own about 30 seconds after I opened the box and has made me read it to him every night for the past two weeks lol:

http://i.imgur.com/SBwJWPm.jpg

Second, I got a truly excellent cookbook: "Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes for People who Love to Eat". I've been progressively diagnosed with weirder & weirder food allergies over the past few years, which I only recently came to find out is pretty much exactly in line with the Paleo diet (no dairy or grains), so this is PERFECT! And it's actually the best cookbook I have ever seen - huge, full-page color pictures (I can't cook without pictures lol), excellent instructions & recipe discussions, and even a place to write notes in! I've already been putting it to good use, thanks SS!

http://i.imgur.com/6ivs7oJ.jpg

Then I got some wicked awesome Star Wars duct tape, which has already come in handy twice! My kiddo has a Star Wars alphabet book, so I had to pull out a couple feet of tape for him so he could name all of the characters on it - Darth Vader, Yoda, etc. Very thoughtful gift!

http://i.imgur.com/n2j831p.jpg

My card was a grumpy Santa, haha. I also got an *extensively* personalized calendar, and since I only know about 10 ATOT'ers IRL, you have your connections sir :biggrin: Hats off to the awesome research, hahaha. I have been sufficiently stalked this year! We got a kick out of it, very thoughtful, thank you! What makes it even funnier is that April is actually my BIL I also neglected to include the picture of Xzibit for privacy's sake, but that one currently resides on the mantle next to the Christmas tree and is in need of a frame

http://i.imgur.com/P9xk48m.jpg

Next up came a crazy-high-quality & VERY detailed Canon lens mug, thus making it the nicest camera lens I currently own It's actually great for using (I've been perfecting my carob-based Paleo hot chocolate and it comes in handy!) and also makes a perfect travel soup container; at the risk of TMI, I've had a mild case of bronchitis & a slightly crushed rib since right before Christmas, so I've been living off soup in style to ease the pain :awe:

http://i.imgur.com/lWvr5CI.jpg

And last but not least, a super-detailed Terminator T1000 Liquid Metal action figure, which would also normally live on the fireplace mantle, but has been claimed by a Kaido Jr. It was awesome to get an action figure to play with, since my wife got me socks for Christmas haha!

http://i.imgur.com/OMtElU9.jpg

Best ATOT SS EVER! Can't thank you enough for making it awesome this year! People like you are a huge reason I do it every year - thank you for doing a KILLER job, can't tell you how much I appreciate it! :thumbsup:

 

[rudeguy]

where is the list?

 

[MartyMcFly3]

where is the list?

Ill get amdskip's half from him hopefully tomorrow.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Groupings are posted in the sticky thread! Thanks for participating everyone!

 

[Captante]

Groupings are posted in the sticky thread! Thanks for participating everyone!

No ... Thank you !!!

Was one of the high points of my Christmas this year.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

No ... Thank you !!!

Was one of the high points of my Christmas this year.

:thumbsup:

 

[Broheim]

I've been so stressed for Christmas I haven't had time to post what I got, sorry 'bout that Shorty. (I've got a few days left of peace and quiet before I start my internship).

Viking warrior action figure while not historically accurate it made me laugh and is now sitting on a shelf next to my beret and company photo from the army.

and a kit with GI survival stuff, which is how I knew it was shorty even before the list was posted.

pocket prybar, already used it to remove a nail for no particular reason.

a tiny little peanut lighter I've already put it on my key chain and used it or a whole day when I forgot my normal lighter.

a pocket razor knife GI issue for survival kits, could have used it when I was opening the package (there was a lot of tape), sort of like "can opener in a can".

really great tweezers (GI issued, has a Nato stock number), really good for plucking eyebrows btw.

and lastly a little belt pouch for carrying all of it.

also, the package said, "glædelig jul" which is Danish for merry Christmas. Made me smile and make unmanly noises.

Thanks shorty.

 

[shortylickens]

YOU DIDNT KNOW IT WAS ME!!

 

[shortylickens]

OH, the belt pouch is from Skinth Solutions.

I got it for myself a while back and it was nice but did not suit my needs exactly. Had been sitting around not utilized, thought I should throw it in as well.

 

[rudeguy]

This is what happens when you like random things in your likes/dislikes such as anchovies and cool socks, your SS decides it's bullshit and get you bacon (Mr. Bacon had me rolling, :cheers: SS)

I really like the bullshit button. I have to admit that I walked around the office and whenever someone started to talk, I'd push it.

 

[Possessed Freak]

I have been on vacation (and took the secret santa gift along with me). Finally returned. I don't have pics so I will use stock ones:

Here is me opening the gift (which was like in the picture, nicely wrapped)

Here is me when I realize what it was

Here is the gift itself:

Thank you secret santa as this is one of the few board games top ranked on BGG that I do not own (or played). I look forward to busting it out!

 

[Broheim]

YOU DIDNT KNOW IT WAS ME!!

I totally knew it was you, I remembered you bitching about something in the city where the package came from (and for some reason my brain associates that city with the US navy, I guess it's the work of NCIS or something) and I know you were in the navy so coupled with the GI gear it had to be you or a lurker.

the belt pouch is actually pretty great for when I go "hiking" (this is Denmark, so it's more like a long walk), I don't like to carry a lot of shit so the size if perfect.

 

[jlee]

I keep forgetting to post mine, but they're fantastic. I'll try to remember today.