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[duke_Qa]

i've found out that i'm crap at wishing stuff for christmas, and this year i've planned to make a list of stuff that i might want the folks at home to buy for me. naturally i think that alot of people on this forum might have the same tastes as me, so i figured that we could pool our inspiration and materialistic desires into one thread so that we have our own virtual christmas-shop right here

firstly, i will start on what i've figured might be nice to have as of yet.

books:
- The God Delusion(yeah, ripped that one out of the think tank )
- brief history of time(nice to have, though perhaps the newer version is better?)
- generic drawing and art books(you learn as long as you live, train your inner polymath )
- perhaps a copy of the lord of the rings triology(been a while since i've read it, didnt want to mess up the movies so i havent read it in like 6 years i think. would be a cardinal sin with one guy i know who had read it 16 times, prolly 25 now)

dvds:
- battlestar galactica series(i wouldnt want it myself really, as i've already seen it, but its a great series so i would consider buying it to my brother in law or my sister)
-ghost in the shell SAC season two(for my sister though, but some of you might want to consider getting the GITS-series and movies for christmas, perhaps Akira too. and if you say "meh, anime sucks", you have no clue because you havent seen these movies )
- any good movies (that have come out lately? i bought v for vendetta myself, so thats out of the question.)
- lotr triology (would be a fine one, but with HD-version coming out within the next year or two it might be a bit meh. )

misc:
- proper headphones for the trip home with a mic(i ain't bringing my surround system for a 4.5 hour drive on polished ice, through a minor metropolis for some shopping. )
- amplifier and sub for me little 92 Toyota Corolla?? (would be around 1000$ so i think it counts as unlikely at best, and if not, it would be the dreadful single-pack-under-the-christmas-tree-for-you from half the village )
- a new cellphone, (my nokia 3210 is bleached white because of the scraped-off polish, but never wish for a cellphone for christmas, you'll get a sucky one.)


and thats about it. half of whats in that list i don't even want because i already got it or i will most likely get it before too long(headphones will be priority A when i go home for christmas the 8th.). so please help me with tips on what i should read/watch/get.

Edited by duke_Qa, 22 November 2006 - 11:50 PM.

[Jeeves]

RAM
Wireless headphones
RAM
Any obscure book on millitary hardware 1914-1918, I've exhausted all Victorian bookshops...
RAM...

That is all...

You don't have a copy of Breif History of Time?!? Or LOTR?!? :O I brought myself the trillogy the other year for Christmas (yes, I buy my own presents). Really good version, large hardbacks, high quality paper, beautifully bound, haven't read it since but should last a lifetime. I paid $50/book, seen the same at over $300/book...

Edited by Jeeves, 23 November 2006 - 12:25 AM.

[Fingulfin]

My LOTR Trilogy came for $65 a book, I have a special edition Hobbit that came to me for $100. Now to find a valuable Silmarillion (yes, I'm a Fanatic). Christmas Wish List:

Money
Nintendo Wii
Money
BFME II; Rise of the Witch King (If I don't buy it before then)
Money
$$$Cash$$$
Holiday Ham
Money
Computer Game (Don't remember what its called... Battlefield 2141 or something)
Money

And... Did I mention Money? I know, I'm a broke Teen-Ager

[duke_Qa]

2142 yeah. great game, pwning at it, Anti-tank guns kills tanks with one arse-shot, and theres no machinegun in the main turret for tankses.

any other books out there that one should get? anyone got any suggestions on art-books?

[Torn]

I honestly don't know what the fuck I want for Christmas. All I want is something 'big' (as in like one main present) that I actually want but I don't actually want anything. I've got a job, I can buy anything I want, which is why it's making it so hard.

[Jeeves]

Fin, I have a matching Simerillion, its The Hobbit I need, cant find it cheap anywhere!
The other year my family decided to just get the one really wanted gift. I still use my PDA, my sister still loves her iPod, and I cant even remember what I got last year Only problem is if you end up with something you don't want
I knew a girl who was brought up without every exchanging gifts on Christmas, and she was happy. So as far as Im concerned, if I have a good day it doesn't matter whose place, or what date, its still a good day

Edited by Jeeves, 23 November 2006 - 05:09 PM.

[Kazyumi]

New Videocard
New MP3-Player
New Cam
New Portable speakers
New Windows XP copy
New RAM
New Monitor.

Sheez, I guess we could conclude I'm a technology-junkie.

[Mathijs]

I have a bunch of cheap-ass, unmatching copies of every Tolkien book there is.. some are pretty much falling apart because I've read them so much. I like them that way, they look used.

[chemical ali]

I want £££'s!


I need money for my car buying next year....

[Torn]

New Videocard - Mines fine
New MP3-Player - Got one like 4 months ago
New Cam - Would never use it
New Portable speakers - Pointless
New Windows XP copy - Erm? Something tells me I already have it and vista is out like in a month
New RAM - Got 2Gb
New Monitor. - Got one

[Kazyumi]

New Videocard - Mines fine
New MP3-Player - Got one like 4 months ago
New Cam - Would never use it
New Portable speakers - Pointless
New Windows XP copy - Erm? Something tells me I already have it and vista is out like in a month
New RAM - Got 2Gb
New Monitor. - Got one

Seems someone's spoiled.
But yeh, Vista is coming out soon, but will prolly cost too fucking much, knowing M$...

[Grobi]

Just wondering what you are all getting, or hoping to get, this christmas season.

I myself gave into my painting craving and asked for some Bloodbowl minis and more paint brushes.

[Elerium]

Maybe one or two 40k stuff, I don't know yet. Black Dalek is on the list (every Dr Who fan needs a Dalek general), and looots of chocolate. Belgian seashells to be exact.

[Bebbe]

Company of Heroes , A "Sacko Bag" ( I don't know the name in English ) It's a bag full of rice ,, that you sit on ,, very comfortable ^^ , And a new mousepad ,, I don't have one atm.

[chemical ali]

Money and a Range Rover, I don't think I will get a Range Rover sadly.

[OmegaBolt]

Money, dont know what else im getting but ive also just received a 32" television for my room. :O Resi 4 looks so fucking awsome on it.

[Hogo]

New computer em em clothes em games for my psp and gamecube and some DVD's and some other stuff that i can not think of right now

[Dirt]

Buy the book Introduction to Economics and i garuntee nobody can take their eyes off the page .

[Copaman]

- Microsony Xbostation 363
- Dinero
- MacBook in Black
- Titleist 775.cb Irons, so I can golf with a set next year that fits...

____

My x-mas list, but I'm not getting anything from it but the cash...

Edited by Copaman, 20 December 2006 - 12:31 PM.

[OmegaBolt]

LOL, wanted 360 for Gears of War but wouldnt have been worth it. £200 for console, £70 for HD, £40 for online and £50 for the game... and then i would need to get wireless.