What did you get for christmas?

[Omicron314]

A spinny Mars globe, a Saturn V moon rocket figurine, and a good deal of nerdy t-shirts.

[Nuke]

lets see i got

jose cuervo and margarita mix

one of those flexible magnifying work lights for my lab.

generic r/c helicopter.

mojo v3 fpga (Spartan 6 XC6SLX9) dev board

i was also supposed to get a kitten, but they havent managed to get it here yet.

Edited December 25, 2013 by Nuke

[The Destroyer]

[tobjv]

I got upgrades to my desktop.

I5-3570K 3.4GHz

8 GB RAM 1333GHz

and some games.

[swiftgates24]

I got upgrades to my desktop.

I5-3570K 3.4GHz

8 GB RAM 1333GHz

and some games.

Uh...either a typo or a computer from the future

[SolarLiner]

A ticket to San Diego, California, in 'Murica! (not really a "Christmas gift as I knew it way before (it is a school trip) but I was accepted the 24th )

A Novation Launchpad S

GTX 660

Some chocolates (like all Christmas )

DVD with hours of footage staring La Patrouille de France.

I am currently one of the most happiest guys right now !

[Galileo Kerbonaut]

My girlfriend gave me this awesome new katana (I will use it for Aikido and Iaido)... believe me, it's a ridiculous pricey gift. She went through a lot of trouble getting it (customs)... I really never expected something like this. The last sword I bought was almost 5 years ago.

[Helix935]

i got around 200 dollars, a movie and a hard drive for my Xbox 360

[pigletx2]

Wii U. Thats it.

[Randox]

Fun times. The computer parts came, so it's now rocking a new PSU and HD 7950. The parts fit better than I expected, but the PSU has a lot of very long cables. On the surface, a good thing, but they are all bundled up in my case above the GPU (which thanks to the case design, puts the GPU fan facing up), so I imagine the air flow is extremely restricted in the top third of the case right now. This will need testing, and a new case might be coming in the next few months.

The ever popular books made their rounds this year, so many hours of reading ahead of me. Always good. I also now own the Star Trek version of Settlers of Catan and Klingon Monopoly (neither of which I was aware of being a thing), some star wars Mr. Potato Heads, and a really nice blender. Add in some money and whatever else I have forgotten, and it was a pretty good year. For bonus points, it started snowing on Christmas Eve and continued through Christmas day, creating a white Christmas the likes of which has only happened one other time for me in living memory (where everything is snow covered when you wake up, and it snows during the day). Just absolutely gorgeous.

Also had the grandparents out, and dinner at my brothers place with some of my sister in laws family joining us as well. So yeah, definitely a top 3 Christmas at the very least.

[Cby]

New computer monitor, money, and two sheets of bubble wrap!

[Rainbowtrout]

Skyrim, Halo 4, MC360 (I am behind on games...), some movies, some shirts, and an amazing cloak.

[Pluto100]

I got some money, a T-shirt, and a huge pile of science fiction books that are calling my name...

[astropapi1]

...and two sheets of bubble wrap!

Best gift ever.

[The Jedi Master]

Money, lion plush toy (I've got a child in me ), the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, LEGO Creationary game.

[ProjectXMark1]

A plethora of Rubik's Cubes (2x2x2,4x4x4,5x5x5), Physics/Chemistry playing cards, laser pointer, a spectroscope + diffraction gratings, couple of books.

Also this strange bamboo puzzle thing which says how environmentally friendly bamboo is compared with wood instead of the objective of the puzzle.

[BlackBicycle]

Okay, let's see... I got:

1. A hangover

2. Had to wake up the next morning at 6:30 to prep my son for school and send him off at 7:15

3. All my geranium is ruined due to the last snowstorm, had to cut most of that

4. Cleaned out the fridge (47 hours blackout, see above)

Those were the major "presents"... in short:

Don't you envy me? You don't? Ah well... : )

[TechnicalK3rbal]

Got a new graphics card (now I actually get ~30 fps while looking at water ) and an epee, the two things I wanted.

[MGUARN]

lots of money ,Candy ,and a watch that does not really fit me as my wrist are small ,and bony.

[Camacha]

I got a pretty cool fountain pen. Ever since I started brushing up on my math again I have wanted something with a little more class to write with than a ballpoint. Added bonus is it invites to experiment a little with typography and crosshatching, something else I have been wanting to do.

I also got a killer version of The Art Of War. So very pretty.

And of course the obligatory socks! All pretty traditional gifts, I guess I have become old and boring

[BlackBicycle]

You know, you can do crosshatching with a pencil too... not to say that doing it with a good pen is less fun... : )

And the art of war... yep, that's a must. One has to read the thing at least once in his life - preferably when they are still young.

[tygoo7]

A 4D Model of Saturn V. Its about 4 feet high.

[bigyihsuan]

That new Nokia/Windows phone, 1Home earbuds, a shirt, a Casio solar-powered watch, a card, and a Boogie Board (electronic drawing tablet).

Nothing that was on my list this year, but still a good haul.

[RocketTurtle]

2 Kerbal models, some books, a Mars rock and a Moon rock (will post pics later)... uh... 2 Space Shuttle medallions, one with metal from an actual mission... ehm, oh yeah, and the one I'm using now, http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/ (Note: Specs inaccurate, Lenovo changes the models like every day...)

[Camacha]

You know, you can do crosshatching with a pencil too... not to say that doing it with a good pen is less fun... : )

Every tool yields a different result.

preferably when they are still young.

I am unsure I still qualify. But it is not just the contents of the book, it is a beautifully styled edition too.

A 4D Model of Saturn V. Its about 4 feet high.

Probably not very practically sized, but pretty cool!