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Post December 26th, 2004, 9:44 am

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So what did everyone get for Christmas?

This is what I got.

1. Velvet Revolver-Contraband
2. Simple Plan-Still not getting Any
3.U2-How to dismantle An Atomic Bomb
4. Maroon 5-Songs About Jane
5. Steve Miller Band-Greatest Hits 1974-1978
6. Some new headphones
7. New watch
8. New jacket
9. some shirts
10. some pants
11.new wallet
12. And coming in Jan is a new Sony DCR-PC350 mini DV video camera
13. Edit-- I also got $50 and I orders a Hogan model (Boeing 777-200)with it for $40.
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Post December 26th, 2004, 10:13 am

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100 bucks
a cirque du soleil 20th anniversary book
a 19 inch tv
a dvd player
a 50 dollar gift certificate
a 25 dollar gift certificate
a 15 dollar gift certificate
a hallmark ornament -_-
a 54 inch black light WITH stand
and i get to leave for disney world tomorrow
then i get to see La Nouba on wednesday.

i think i did pretty well!

Post December 26th, 2004, 10:25 am

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Cool! Have a good time! I haven't got all my presents yet,there are still some being shipped to us from other family members. :)

Post December 26th, 2004, 11:22 am

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I didnt get much, due to the fact there isn't anything that i really want. I got my new Schecter guitar and Simpsons DVD and Joe Satriani - Live in San Fransico DVD and a trampoline, which was more of a whole family present

Post December 26th, 2004, 12:04 pm

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[:D]I got 250 euro.
A razor with shaveing cream.
A bunch of beer mats.
CD (tunnel trance force 31).
CD (Bump 15>>South-Africa).
DJ Earphones.
JVC Digital Video camera.
Wireless keybord and mouse.
A trip to the netherlands (Amsterdam) - This is where I am now.

Post December 26th, 2004, 12:32 pm
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lol, I got my credit card bill on the 23rd, other than that, nothing [:(]

Post December 26th, 2004, 1:11 pm

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C'mon...no "Christmas Exemption" from the credit card companies...?? Yeah, anyway, that sure is no fun.

But for me, it's all about Seinfeld seasons 1-3 on DVD...Oh yeah....

Post December 26th, 2004, 2:27 pm

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Go Kart (5.5 HP Briggs engine, used)
Hoobestank-The Reason
Simple Plan-Still not getting any
Rise Against-Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Brand New-Deja Entineu
150 bucks
50 dollars in gift certificates
new shaver
Eagles hoodie
Eagles hat
bunch more clothes
My cell phone paid off (as a present i was supposed to pay for it)
and Money for my trip to SFGADV [:D]

Post December 26th, 2004, 3:17 pm
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?????????200, given to me so that I can buy a PSP in March [:D] can't wait!
A few football DVD's (Soccer gaffs + humiliations DVD's)
A little Britain DVD. Can I ask, do you get 'Little Britain' in America?
Some random crappy gadgets such as a shower radio and a pen radio (Why?)
New pair of Football socks
Two new PS2 controllers
New Optical mouse for my PC (Sadly, not a new PC lol)
And plenty of Chocolate and Candy [:)]

I would have traded it all in for a new PC though [:(]

Post December 26th, 2004, 3:45 pm

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I got a few $$'s, like $50 or something. Plus we have a new TV upstairs that's so much better than our crappy old one tha takes 8 mins from startup to switch from monochrome to color.

Post December 26th, 2004, 4:26 pm
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I got kicked out of college after one semester, so my Christmas presents were Dave Espino's EBAY course from my mom, and $500 of startup money from my dad. And in a few months, I'll be getting a mini-DV camera for myself [:D]. And to top it all off, I got a week-long lecture from my mom about how stupid I was for getting kicked out of college, and how my future was ruined and how she was never going to get to retire now. Blah, blah, blah. And, like WWS, I got a huge credit card bill that took all the rest of the money I made at Cedar Point.

Well, there is a good side to all of this... in 2 months, I'll be making as much money as my mom, doing 1/4 as much work as she does. (selling on Ebay rules!) Then, this summer, I am going on an amusement-park-a-thon to the following locations*, taking videos as I go.

1. Cedar Point
2. Holiday World
3. Kennywood
4. Dollywood (Thunderhead, OH YEAH!)
5. Hersheypark (Storm Runner, baby.)
6. Dorney Park (HYDRA! HYDRA! HYDRA!)
7. Six Flags Great Adventure (Two words, KINGDA KA!)
8. Busch Gardens Tampa (SHEIKRA's gonna rock!)

* Fine Print: All of these location are subject to quantity of winnings playing Texas Hold'em Poker. If I don't win, I probably won't be going to any of these parks because of all the insurances and other costs I have to pay for. Health insurance, car insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, home insurance, flood insurance, and that's not including my car payments, credit card payments, inventory payments, and product shipment payments. Then, of coruse, there are the monthly internet and cable fees, the payments on my college loan, electricity costs, water bills, propane bills, home improvement costs, grocery costs, income taxes, sales taxes, school taxes, the charges for being an ebay seller, charges for using paypal, repairs on my car, the ever-increasing price of keeping the car full of gas, and that's not to mention my membership to ACE, subscription to magazines, amusement park annual passes which all just expired, and the cost of buying Christmas gifts for my entire family. Well, enough said. If I have left over money after all of that, I will be going on an amusement-park-a-thon this summer. Phew. Reality sucks, doesn't it?

Post December 26th, 2004, 5:01 pm

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what happened at college, you dont seem like the roudy type of person

Post December 26th, 2004, 6:01 pm

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Well, being a bit older my presents are a little more elaborate. LOL

I took my kids to see "WWE's Armageddon" two weeks ago in Atlanta (so that was one gift to all), and my son and I went to see Metallica last month in Atlanta (yet another gift). I also bought myself a huge mouse pad (for better playing Age of Mythology - heh heh heh).

Following those I got:

"Call of Duty, Finest Hour" for PS2
A Niel Peart (from Rush) instructional DVD
Lots of Jeff Gordon and Pittsburgh Steelers stuff
Some new ties, sleep pants, blah blah blah ... lol
Some new T-Shirts - my fav says: "No, I will not fix your computer!!"
Some other clothes, some "Greatest Dad" stuff -- WOOHOO!!!

Overall though, 'twas a wonderful Christmas here at the Conwell ranch. The kids were VERY happy this year - and that is what matters to me ... as the Dad! LOL

Post December 26th, 2004, 6:03 pm

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just enough snow to have a white Christmas
American Coaster Enthusiasts membership card
Shrek 2 DVD
Digital camera with only a screen and no view finder, which is a waste of battery life, so I will have to trade it in for a better one
money
[:p]candy![:p]
new shirt
new wallet
a cool headlamp for spelunking
a set of sticks (kind of like juggling to perform cool tricks)
roller coaster tycoon 3 (I was disappointed at how incredibly unrealistic the vertical loops look)
promises from my mom to take me to King's Island this summer (and hopefully Cedar Point again)
getting sick for a week and missing all my exams. Now I've got another two weeks to study! That was the best Christmas present.

Post December 26th, 2004, 6:14 pm

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1-CJD tell me when your going to Hershey, i may be there as well.
2-Tconwell, how is CAll of Duty FH? I heard it sucks, and i've heard it's good. Don't know who to believe

Post December 26th, 2004, 8:05 pm

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Music, mainly Fear Factory
New Golf Bag(Callaway Big Bertha bag, very nice)
Some Golf Balls
Family Guy Vol. 2 Season 3
Candy etc.
$90 Gift Cards to Best Buy
Money, about 300-ish
And (drumroll please).....
A new Acer Ferrari Laptop that will be arriving soon!

Post December 26th, 2004, 8:44 pm

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i got half life 2, rct 3 and railroad tycoon 3, clothes, dvd's and candy and 175 from all my grandparents,some drumstixs, and 1 gig of memory upgrade! i think i did prty well and im very thankful for all my gifts

Post December 26th, 2004, 8:52 pm

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Originally posted by pacoasterrider

2-Tconwell, how is Call of Duty FH? I heard it sucks, and i've heard it's good. Don't know who to believe
PA - I have played it once in one day, it seems very complex. Ask me again in a few weeks once I beat it and I can give you a better answer.

Post December 26th, 2004, 9:34 pm

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i got 395 bucks that i need to spend, going to the mall next saturday.

Post December 27th, 2004, 12:58 am

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Let's see....
Capcom Vs SNK EO for the cube
Sonic Heroes
Mario Golf
Sonic Mega Collection (Can't let go of old school games)
Soul Calibur 2
F Zero GX
Luigi's Mansion
Donkey Konga (Really fun game!)
Zelda-Windwaker
Super Ghouls & Ghosts for gba
2 SD 128 meg cards for my digi cam
some clothes
and a Plug & Play Tetris.

Post December 27th, 2004, 7:07 am

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Got a new phone (LG c2200),
Some DVD's,
Clothes,
Chocolate + Sweets,
Some guitar books
and about 40 quid.

Was well chuffed, wasn't expecting that much!

Post December 27th, 2004, 6:34 pm
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I got.....
NFS:U 2
RCT: 3
A slap in the face
ungodly ammounts of clothes
some computer plug in device, thing for my guitar
a broken cd/dvd drive (my computer gave that to me as an early christmas present, it just loves the crap outa me)
more ungodly amounts of clothes
hardrive
The Who CD
Lancer Evo VIII model (my bro thought that it would be funny, cuz its one of the cars I want, and I already have models of the other ones, and crap, I dunno go figure)
Some beenie thing with built in speakers, I thought that was pretty cool, now I can listen to music, and keep warm at the same time. I also got Band of Brothers box set (finnally) and Saving Private Ryan (finally) and I'm still waiting to get Family Guy v1, then once I get that I'll start asking for the other ones.
OVerall, I had a nice christmas until my dad got an All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800 pro for christmas, and I still have a crap ass video card and a broken dvd/cd drive.
By the time I get a new video card, they'll soon release direct x10, and then my video card will be crap again.[:(]

Post December 27th, 2004, 7:24 pm

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-$300 and more
-Billy Talent CD
-RC Car
-Mircoscope (wasnt expecting that)

Post December 30th, 2004, 9:56 pm
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pacoasterrider, responding to the trip time thing... I will be heading to Hershey and Dorney some time in early to mid June. No official days yet, but I will be able to give an official word this May. I will let you know as soon as I finalize my summer schedule.

BTW, shortkid, I was kicked out of college because I was a slacker. I didn't party, I just acted like a potato and sat in front of my computer/tv screen all day. Oh, well. I really wanted to open my own business anyway. My current occupation is now "Ebay Seller / Poker Player". Stay in school, kids. [;)]

Post December 31st, 2004, 12:09 am

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-a new amp(b-52 half stack)
-crate amp company barstool
-$25 best buy
-$25 target
and all the rest im waiting to go to my grandparents house to exchange gifts since i was snowboarding on christmas.


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