What's the coolest present you've gotten today?

[Mad_Dem_X]

I know it's still early, and I haven't even opened all my gifts yet (I'll do that at Sis' house in a few hours), but Hubby got us tickets to see Martin Short's show in NYC in two weeks! I'm so excited! This will be my second time visiting NYC; the first time was a couple of years ago, when we went to see "The Producers." I'm looking forward to another great time!

[tinfoil tiaras]

1. Either my digital camera or my Ipod speakers

[skygazer]

2. A phone call from my son

He's 19 and not real good about calling sometimes. But he called to thank me for his gifts (I got him a digital camera and accessories) and that made my day. :loveya:

Have fun in NYC - one of my favorite places to visit. :hi:

[LeftyMom]

3. I got a really nice set of speakers to dock my ipod on.

http://www.jbl.com/home/products/product_detail_mm.aspx?prod=JBLRADIALBLK&Language=ENG&Country=US&Region=USA&cat=MME&ser=HMM&featureid=12364

I just set it up. The sound is sweet even when it's loud. Santa either loves me or hates my neighbors. :evilgrin:

[tigereye]

4. Heathergems!

jewelry made in Scotland from compressed heather! Strange as that may sound.

[Hugin]

5. Being here on DU for a few minutes with my friends...

Really.

:D

[Road Scholar]

19. Well now that's a very nice thing to say. And I think I feel the same way.

:toast:

[BlueCollar]

21. Me too...

You guys are great

[Auggie]

6. My brother-in-law got one goat and twelve chickens donated

to a family farm somewhere in Africa. I think that's pretty cool.

[zanne]

75. That is cool.

That's my charity for next Christmas.

[billyskank]

7. My aunt from Bengal gave me some spices

:D

[querelle]

8. A Miele Coffee Machine

I've wanted one for years and finally had to buy it myself. From me to me.

Here it is:

http://www.miele.com/usa/cva/product.asp?model=379&series=84&subcat=&cat=5&bhcp=1

Q

[NJCher]

81. oooh!

That's a sexy coffee machine!



Cher

[Mr. McD]

9. A new mouse pad with my grand daughters picture on it.

Couldn't be cooler.:) :) :)

[Omphaloskepsis]

10. Waterpik..

I have wanted one for years..

[Deja Q]

11. A torchiere lamp that has a built-in lava lamp

Two for the price of one, and darn stylish too. :)

Now I need some romance music... and a romance.



Oh, I also had a terrific dinner too. :9

[SeattleGirl]

12. High-heeled black leather boots.

:bounce:

[Deja Q]

13. Two questions

1. Do we get to see pics?

and

2. Do they come in my size?

[SeattleGirl]

14. Pics coming later...

What size do you wear?

:hi:

[Deja Q]

35. Usually 10.5EEE (or 10.5 XX-Wide)

:D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

52. I'm a size 12, if that means anything.

;)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

28. ...

:evilgrin: :party:

[SPKrazy]

41. I Know As Your Bro I Shouldn't Be Excited!

but I am!

pics pics pics!



:evilgrin:

[angstlessk]

15. A move into the 21st Centrury..replaced our 'princess' phone with 20' cord

with a phone that has two stations..and NO cords! Signed up for cable internet service rather than dailup. Got a voice recorder that looks like something out of Agent 007! Oh, and my favorite present...boot socks! about 12 pairs of boot socks..now if it will only get cold!

[samplegirl]

16. An Art print

will have to get a snap shot of here later.

[sakabatou]

17. A somewhat good bill of health.

[BlueIris]

33. Nice! nt

[sakabatou]

18. Cash

It's very flexible.

[Chichiri]

20. A Kingston K-PEX 1 gig. That and . . .

I finally told her. :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5982655&mesg_id=5982655

[lizziegrace]

22. I got to talk to both my sisters at the same time

one's in Oklahoma and the other's in the UK. I love Vonage and three-way calling.

The rest of the "stuff" is just that to me right now. I miss my sisters so much.

[EFerrari]

26. Wow -- what a great present. You're lucky, lizziegrace.

You have two sisters. Maybe one of these days, you can lend me one.

I got to talk to my son. He sounded rested and cheerful. I love his voice.

[lizziegrace]

37. It was the best present

Just to hear their voices and laugh and tease each other. It makes me cry when I think about it.

I probably can't loan you a sister, but you can lean on me when you need to.

:hug:

Merry Christmas.

[Kali]

23. tadple shrimp growing kit

sort of like sea monkeys but look like trilobytes! WAY COOL!!!!!!! Oh and the cash of course.

[MsKandice01]

24. A new purse...

Mine has literally falling apart so it was something that I desperately needed.

[GenDem]

25. Got a french coffee press

and am enjoying my first cup....it is yummy..very rich and delicious.

Both of my sons got me Barack Obama's "Audacity of Hope" Now I have two copies, one I'll have to take back to Borders.

[sfdiva]

27. my kitten and new digital camera n/t

[mainegreen]

29. Either the original radio flyer wagon or the wooden toboggan (for the little one)

[ghostsofgiants]

30. My new monitor.

Though the tubs of candy are a close second.

[RevolutionaryActs]

31. A digital camera and printer!

I'm in love. :loveya:

[SPKrazy]

44. Now You Can Take Pics Of Your Legs

and make a whole gallery on your journal page for us all to worship11!!!!11!!!111!!!

:loveya:

[NewWaveChick1981]

32. Well, it'd either be the iPod Nano or the gift of stock...

:D Hubby gave me the iPod Nano and a nice jewelry box, and Mom presented me with a huge gift of stock. :woohoo: I got lots of nice things, but those are the nicest!

[SPKrazy]

54. Now You Are My

wealthy twin separated at college!

Sounds cool NWC!

:loveya: :hug:

[LiberalHeart]

34. I got one gift, so it's the best: The Bronte Myth by Lucasta Miller

[jmm]

36. My brother got me a pair of these-

I have over a dozen pairs of sneakers but another pair is always appreciated :D.

[TOhioLiberal]

38. An FM transmitter...

...for my Rio Karma, so I can play my music in any car. :woohoo:

[judaspriestess]

39. a food processor

so no I can make delicious homemade hummus

[TommyO]

40. A chest freezer, no kidding!

I moved from a tiny condo with a small fridge to a bigger townhome with room for a real chest freezer - it's only 5 cubic feet, but it's all this small household needs. They also got me one of those vacuum seal freezer bag thingies so I can stock up the new freezer.

[MrSlayer]

42. The Eagles beating the piss out of the Cowboys.

I couldn't ask for anything more.



Barber stuffed the third time.



This man is insane. Balls of steel. I think I love him.



Two of the very best in the business.



Might be the most underrated player in the game.

[devilgrrl]

43. A homemade 2007 calendar...

it has everyone's birthdays listed - I'll be able to remember :-)

[Blue_In_AK]

45. My coolest present was this...

It's the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens

Completely unexpected, but so appreciated. My personal Santa ROCKS.

[Guava Jelly]

46. A few very nice pm's

And presents of course.

[jakefrep]

47. The Garmin GPS unit I got for my car nt

[alfredo]

48. A beautiful hand knitted deep indigo shawl to keep my

arthritic neck, arms and shoulders comfy this winter.

[Broken_Hero]

49. Superman Returns, the video game...

its rather good, imo...:D

[BarenakedLady]

50. A new cell phone

Hopefully this one will work at home. I won't know until we go back. But it takes pictures and stuff so I'm happy.

That and my Fur Real Chimpanzee (yes, Prag I got it! Yay!) Except it's already acting wonky, so I may have to return it. Maybe I hugged it too hard...:shrug: I think I broke its arm too. :(

[SPKrazy]

53. Broke It's Arm!

dang girl you must be huggin' the crap out of that!

LOL

Hope your cell phone works

I got me one a few weeks ago that takes pics and all and it is cool!

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

56. Well

You know I love the hugs...

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

61. Yeah, You do!

hang in there my friend!

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[blitzen]

51. Aerogarden....pretty cool

definitely not a cost-effective way to grow herbs, but it will be cool seeing them grow all year in my kitchen


http://www.frontgate.com/jump.jsp?sort=-1&itemType=PRODUCT&AS=1&keyword=aerogarden&itemID=6140&iProductID=6140

[NJCher]

82. a thought

I keep herbs growing in cold frames outside my house all year. There's a lot to be said for having them indoors. Sometimes I'm just too lazy to go outsize and get them. It would be so easy to snip, snip, snip, right in your own kitchen, not to mention the fact that having greenery around is therapeutic.



Cher

[Left Is Write]

55. This book.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1570719748/ref=pd_cp_b_title/105-6034713-4722815

[MassLiberal]

57. My new grand-nephew!!

Born Thursday, home from the hospital with his mom last night. We're going to meet him tomorrow!!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

58. Gold bracelet from hubby.

It has a Key West design. For the past twenty years we have vacationed in Key West. It's like a second home. We both love the town and have wonderful memories. So it was a beautiful expensive piece of jewelry, yet very sentimental.

[crim son]

59. Our family does very little in the way of gift exchanges, so I

received four presents total. My favorite was a bracelet my daughter bought for me with money she earned at her first job. Goldtone, with rhinestones. Cute! I love little Goobie.

[Generic Brad]

60. A headlamp that attaches to a cap visor

It doesn't take much to make me happy. It lets off an eerie green light that will be perfect if I try fishing after sunset.

[ironflange]

62. A very elaborate remote weather station

Has temp, wind speed and direction, pressure, humidity, rainfall, dunno what else. Also a wireless remote rear camera for the Avalanche, which is great since that beast has zero rear visibility. I had a Lamborghini tailgating me once, and if it wasn't for the growl I wouldn't have known he was there.

[Jamastiene]

63. I have two favorites.

Seeing my cats all play with the multitude of toys they got and my mother got me a Pocket PC, actually two of them, just alike. She has almost a dozen of them now, all exactly the same. After playing with it and downloading a few free books and listening to some music through the headphone jack for a little while, I am beginning to see why she loves these little things so much. The reason the cats have so many toys is because I bought a pack of toys that was discounted a few months back and put it in the closet. I didn't realize there were more than a dozen toys in there. Wow.

[Fox Mulder]

64. My XM2go radio.

:)

[chknltl]

65. My X-Box 360 is working again woohoo!!!

I just learned that the 3 month warranty on the 360s has been extended for a year. Mine froze up after 4 months of use. I decided to test it out one more time before shipping it off for repairs and guess what...oh yeah that's right you peaked at the title of my post so I'll spare the unnecessary suspense. The fact that I am back to playing Elder Scrolls Oblivion, (Game Of The Year award winner), again is Christmas enough for me....maybe there is a Santa after all. :woohoo:

[Fox Mulder]

66. I'm way too addicted to that game.

I've already beat it three times and I'm still playing it.

[chknltl]

67. FM...is that you?

The same Fox Mulder who changed names to Err and then changed back?

[Fox Mulder]

68. That would be me.

:)

[chknltl]

69. Woo Hoo

:woohoo:
COOL I've been offline for a year...just got back online in late November. Many of those folks I used to enjoy are gone...(CG and Southlandshari comes to mind but there are others) Good to see that one of them is back. I mentioned your name in the "who do you miss" thread a couple of weeks ago. :woohoo:

[Fox Mulder]

71. Really?

Someone remembered me. I'm touched. :blush:

I'm not really back though. I am at home visiting my parents for Christmas and they have a fully functioning computer (I don't), so I'll only be here for another hour or so. I'll be back online next weekend, though.

[chknltl]

72. Yes I did...

I tried to dig up the thread...it was taking me too long so I gave up. Sorry to hear that you were offline too. Oblivian is DAMNED addicting. When 360 went tits up, (only half way through Oblivion), I went back to regular X-Box. I have tried 2 games through it and it just ain't the same. Now I am wondering: Do I pick up the new Gears of War for the 360 or should I just wait for the 360 to crap out again and send it in for the free fix...

[Fox Mulder]

76. I would just play the 360 until it craps out again.

And then send it in for the free repair.

Until then, enjoy Gears of War (great game, btw).

[chknltl]

77. Yeh I'll likely do just that.

When I was calling the X-BOX tech support and getting the bad news about my 360 the techie was buisy playing HALO 3...and BRAGGING about it! (Proof that if you are a rat bastard you too can get a great job workin for microsoft's X-BOX tech support dept) I for one can't wait for that blockbuster to come out so the rest of us geeks can try it out too...on the 360 of course...jeez I can only imagine.

Sorry to hear that you won't be online for awhile...you are missed around here...glad I happened to check in before shutting down to go play Oblivion some more.

[Fox Mulder]

78. I'm going to play some more Oblivion too.

I just finished the Dark Brotherhood, Mages Guild, Thieves Guild, and Fighters Guild quests and now I'm working on the main quest.

You have a good week, chknltl. :hi:

[chknltl]

79. You too Fox Mulder

Hope to see you back here soon my friend, I'm glad we had a chance to chat! :hi:

[ellisonz]

70. Pimp My Ride

Season 1

XZIBIT: Word up.

[Dangerously Amused]

73. My littlest niece knitted a scarf for me...

...in a riot of "crazy colors because I'm her crazy aunt."



:loveya:



I think it's my favoritist present, ever.

[zanne]

74. Everybody showed up!

That made 30+ of us! SRO, but it was great to see everybody; I'm still just basking in the energy.

[carly denise pt deux]

80. hypnose perfume and a necklace with dolphins from my kids.

n/f
Carly

[leftofthedial]

83. a couple of pairs of beautiful inlaid chopsticks from my daughter

an office pitching machine so I can take batting practice while posting on DU.