I love all those movies, but Love Actually is THE MOVIE, guys.
I mean, it's got Bill Nighy as an aging rock star with the best Christmas song outside of Father Christmas. It's got Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister hooking up with his cute intern. It's got Liam Neeson not murdering anyone. It's got the dude from the Walking Dead also not murdering anyone. It's got hardcore pornography. It's got, well, everything.
As much as I bemoan my missus when she brings up this movie, she's as right as minor incident goddammit
I have not seen this movie, and it's not on Netflix.
Also, when you say that a tenner is the perfect size it reminds me that other countries have different sized bills. That seems so odd yet appropriate at the same time.
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I've had these on my wishlist for quite awhile. I rented Darksiders and loved the Frankenstein's Monster game of Zelda and God of War. Now I get both! Thanks Elin!
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ArcticLancerBest served chilled.Registered Userregular
edited November 2012
I assume that shouldn't be two caps of Darksiders II?
For those of you interested in the steam sale!
Buy games. Put them in your inventory instead of in your library.
Wait until you are pounced upon by santa with presents.
Did you get the game you bought?
N: Rejoice! You can still play it since you bought it cheap. Move it to your library
Y: Rejoice! You can give the gift of [GAME] to someone this holiday season!
Wow. I was always under the impression that once a game went into your inventory it was only for gifting purposes and you could not gift it to yourself.
Arrive home from work to find the following on my doorstep...
A gift from Australia - could it be "shrimps for the barbie"?
I do not have cats so here is the domesticated animals that look down their nose at me with said package
Oooooh a letter
with text (this should be readable!)
First up....
Chocolate!!!!!!
We actually get crunchies over here! My wife and I love them (hence they are now gone!). However the other bars are like a slightly upgraded version - shame we do not get those here as we think they are actually better! I also made the children beg on knees for half a crunchie each - am I a bad parent?
Second up....
METAL! Oz Metal....hmmmm Silverchair are one of my fave bands. I also like regurgitator. This will be blasting me to work in the car tomorrow morning!
Third up...
Coasters.....Well yay! I love coffee and I have wooden furniture. I'm loving the hotline miami one (wife's not so keen on an pig faced, axe killer being part of our decor - but hey, it's my house too). Oh and there's carmageddon and dungeon master - jesus, the hours I poured into those as a teen! Hmmm the other one is a mystery....starcraft? Is there a game called scary stone foxes?
TeeMan you have spoiled me with gifts from afar and I am eternally grateful! The letter mentions more gifting and I say, your generosity knows no bounds!
Oh yeah the obligatory 'pets eating packaging' picture....
Hooray you got it! Man I thought it'd take way longer to get to you, that's why I sent it so early!
Oh so you do get Crunchies? I must have mistaken it for the US, nay bother I must apologise for the poor quality of presentation of the CD, it was a bit of a last minute addition. The content on it should more than off-set it though.
I'm currently at work but when I knock off Phase 2 can commence, muahahaha!
PS - I didn't know you had kids, but it warms my Christmas Spirit to see that you made your kids beg for chocolate haha.
I've had these on my wishlist for quite awhile. I rented Darksiders and loved the Frankenstein's Monster game of Zelda and God of War. Now I get both! Thanks Elin!
Hope you have fun with them! Hope they keep you busy until you (hopefully) get the box I sent (if I addressed it right).
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I came home from work yesterday to be greeted by a parcel from Amazon. I hadn't ordered anything so I immediately assumed my wife had, but no, it was addressed to me. Curious I tore in to the packaging and instantly realised it was a gift:
Mia is also curious, but hesitant!
A message assuring me more is to come. The package feels like a book. Aren't books gay?
This book most certainly isn't gay and my wife has already been singing along whilst reading it!
Perhaps my Santa found my twitter account and realised that just a few weeks back I was beginning to look a lot like (a) zombie:
(Right hand side)
Thank you mysterious secret santa! I'm very much enjoying it
::Edit:: images put behind spoilers as they're huge and I currently have no means to resize.
These actually came with the games in the previous gift post I made, but it turns out that I'm an unobservant doofus right after I wake up! So without further ado...
Gemini Rue
Yesss. I love point and click adventures, hardboiled fiction, and I've been wanting to play this for a long time.
SpaceChem
After hearing about how brain-bending this game can be, I'm a little intimidated! Is now a bad time to mention that I failed chemistry in high school? The Lovecraftian monsters in the upper right hand corners of some of the screenshots are certainly intriguing, though.
Trine
Ladies love a wizard with a big telescope. I tried the demo of this a while back and thought it was a really cool game, but the keybindings were wonky enough to turn my away. The good news is that now I have a gamepad!
But seriously, I have already purchased this game (for some reason - possibly alcohol?), so who here wants some early Christmas... "cheer"? I don't want my Santa's thoughtful gift to sit here unused, that goes against the whole spirit of the thing.
The first to PM me gets the code!
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Erin The RedThe Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMABaton Rouge, LARegistered Userregular
Gift get! My santa has bestowed upon me the double-barreled beast of Payday:The Heist and Orcs Must Die 2!
Sadly, I have Payday already. It is a fantastic game and you can live out your bank robbery fantasies hehe.
Santa, let me know what you want mw to do with it. Is it ok if I pass it on to a friend so that I can shoot him to save myself in a frantic getaway? Thanks again for your generosity! Now if only I knew who you were...
My santa has decided to continue on his spreading of cheer with a game set Ive been curious about for quite some time now, and promises of more to come! I am quite intrigued!
Seems that my Santa has revealed himself. Sent me a beta access voucher to Airmech, and a copy of Hitman: Blood Money!
heard alot of good things about Airmech, and never have played Hitman, but always wanted to (especially after seeing the stuff for Absolution)
Thanks!
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
Today was a fucking terrible day. I spent the whole day getting yelled at by customers. See, for most retailers Black Friday is coming up and is their day things get real ugly. For me, today was Black Friday.. I work in a grocery store. Yea, I wish I had more fresh turkeys in stock that I could sell you, but all I have left are small ones and you could have been shopping for this days ago. You don't like that we close at 11? We've closed at 11 for as long as the store has existed, and it's already been open 16 hours today!
After the fourth time some customer called me a motherfucker (I kept track), my phone dings. I can keep my phone on me because I'm in management and get calls from the store director and such. I look down, and...
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I feel for you @Shadowfire. I watched countless people berate grocery store employees today. I own a bakery, and today was the same for us. I was called a piece of shit a few times and I was told I was ruining someone's Thanksgiving. And those are just the ones that stand out. I don't know what makes it so that the people who do everything at the last minute are also the biggest assholes, but you have my sympathy.
Ah, it stinks, it sucks, it's anthropologically unjust
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
I feel for you @Shadowfire. I watched countless people berate grocery store employees today. I own a bakery, and today was the same for us. I was called a piece of shit a few times and I was told I was ruining someone's Thanksgiving. And those are just the ones that stand out. I don't know what makes it so that the people who do everything at the last minute are also the biggest assholes, but you have my sympathy.
The holidays bring out the worst in people. Whether its people shopping and screaming at the last minute, or threatening to kill employees in Black Friday lines... people go nuts.
Poor time management makes them angry at themselves, but it's easier/feels better for them to be angry with you. Total. Wankers.
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
edited November 2012
There's also a tremendous anxiety over the holidays. Everyone is focused on trying to make sure things are perfect, getting the "perfect" gift, trying to make people happy..a lot of folks aren't just being happy together. I would give up any presents I got in exchange for a chance to see my parents for Christmas instead. I just don't get it.
There's also a tremendous anxiety over the holidays. Everyone is focused on trying to make sure things are perfect, getting the "perfect" gift, trying to make people happy..a lot of folks aren't just being happy together. I would give up any presents I got in exchange for a chance to see my parents for Christmas instead. I just don't get it.
Family, food, booze, and board games. That's the meaning of Christmas and/or Thanksgiving.
Ah, it stinks, it sucks, it's anthropologically unjust
Arrive home from work to find the following on my doorstep...
A gift from Australia - could it be "shrimps for the barbie"?
I do not have cats so here is the domesticated animals that look down their nose at me with said package
Oooooh a letter
with text (this should be readable!)
First up....
Chocolate!!!!!!
We actually get crunchies over here! My wife and I love them (hence they are now gone!). However the other bars are like a slightly upgraded version - shame we do not get those here as we think they are actually better! I also made the children beg on knees for half a crunchie each - am I a bad parent?
Second up....
METAL! Oz Metal....hmmmm Silverchair are one of my fave bands. I also like regurgitator. This will be blasting me to work in the car tomorrow morning!
Third up...
Coasters.....Well yay! I love coffee and I have wooden furniture. I'm loving the hotline miami one (wife's not so keen on an pig faced, axe killer being part of our decor - but hey, it's my house too). Oh and there's carmageddon and dungeon master - jesus, the hours I poured into those as a teen! Hmmm the other one is a mystery....starcraft? Is there a game called scary stone foxes?
TeeMan you have spoiled me with gifts from afar and I am eternally grateful! The letter mentions more gifting and I say, your generosity knows no bounds!
Oh yeah the obligatory 'pets eating packaging' picture....
Hooray you got it! Man I thought it'd take way longer to get to you, that's why I sent it so early!
Oh so you do get Crunchies? I must have mistaken it for the US, nay bother I must apologise for the poor quality of presentation of the CD, it was a bit of a last minute addition. The content on it should more than off-set it though.
I'm currently at work but when I knock off Phase 2 can commence, muahahaha!
PS - I didn't know you had kids, but it warms my Christmas Spirit to see that you made your kids beg for chocolate haha.
Could I get a track listing for that CD please - there's some stuff on there I'd like to delve into more!
Arrive home from work to find the following on my doorstep...
A gift from Australia - could it be "shrimps for the barbie"?
I do not have cats so here is the domesticated animals that look down their nose at me with said package
Oooooh a letter
with text (this should be readable!)
First up....
Chocolate!!!!!!
We actually get crunchies over here! My wife and I love them (hence they are now gone!). However the other bars are like a slightly upgraded version - shame we do not get those here as we think they are actually better! I also made the children beg on knees for half a crunchie each - am I a bad parent?
Second up....
METAL! Oz Metal....hmmmm Silverchair are one of my fave bands. I also like regurgitator. This will be blasting me to work in the car tomorrow morning!
Third up...
Coasters.....Well yay! I love coffee and I have wooden furniture. I'm loving the hotline miami one (wife's not so keen on an pig faced, axe killer being part of our decor - but hey, it's my house too). Oh and there's carmageddon and dungeon master - jesus, the hours I poured into those as a teen! Hmmm the other one is a mystery....starcraft? Is there a game called scary stone foxes?
TeeMan you have spoiled me with gifts from afar and I am eternally grateful! The letter mentions more gifting and I say, your generosity knows no bounds!
Oh yeah the obligatory 'pets eating packaging' picture....
Hooray you got it! Man I thought it'd take way longer to get to you, that's why I sent it so early!
Oh so you do get Crunchies? I must have mistaken it for the US, nay bother I must apologise for the poor quality of presentation of the CD, it was a bit of a last minute addition. The content on it should more than off-set it though.
I'm currently at work but when I knock off Phase 2 can commence, muahahaha!
PS - I didn't know you had kids, but it warms my Christmas Spirit to see that you made your kids beg for chocolate haha.
Could I get a track listing for that CD please - there's some stuff on there I'd like to delve into more!
Did I forget to put on the bloody track listing? Christ Almighty haha... I think your best bet will be to load it into your Mac-preferred media player and detect it from there. I'm at work at the moment so even if I could check my CD burn history I won't be able to do it for a few days.
I'm super-glad you're digging it though! I can definitely assist in pointing you in the right direction
Just an FYI for Santas that haven't purchased stuff yet, Microsoft store is having a crazy set of deals. $25 for games like Assassin's Creed 3, Dishonored, and Need For Speed: Most wanted.
(Clicking "Shop now" doesn't work, so search for the game you want and add it to your cart.)
I have just been gifted via Steam from "evilatnas", though the email address at the bottom being 'bigisy' is a bit of a give away
I shall do a proper gift get post later, I'm at work at the moment and we're on IE6, so these boards BARELY function as it is.
The gifts happened to come during a particularly busy and shitty day at work and are (coincidentally, unless he's psychic) two games I was debating picking up last night until I looked at my woeful bank balance this month!
So thank you They will be played as soon as I finish up The Walking Dead, I can't leave Ep5 hanging for fear of spoilers.
I'm pretty sure my Santa is @vegeta_666 but I had to do some sleuthing to find that out, so hopefully you're the one to thank!
First up some GOG love Oh how I love that website...
Well I'm glad I held off buying pretty much exactly this at work today haha! It's good to get my hands on that final Blackwell chapter too, it's a great series so far and I just know it would have annoyed me to no end that I don't have the 4th episode but stubbornly wouldn't have re-bought all the first 3 just for the final one... Well worry no more TeeMan, it's all good
Just for you I'll put off what I'm playing at the moment and jerk some tears out of my face
And then I got a bunch of Steam related prezzies...
Most of these have been on and off my wishlist a bunch of times so it's good to see they've now got a permanent home on my games list. I was a big fan of Cthulu Saves The World so I'm really keen to see how they handle the Penny Arcade property. Waves appears to be some brutal twin-stick shooter? Shit yeah! I'm a big fan of eye-raping shooters so hopefully this'll get them bleeding nicely.
I already own the BoI expansion so I don't know why that isn't on my Steam games list, but don't worry I'll head on over to the Steam thread and give it a good home
Excited to see what else you've got in store too, thanks so much for what you've given already!
Aw damn it. I was doing so well up till that point too. I made an alt email address and everything but the verification email wouldn't go through soI had to fall back on my main steam email.
Gift get! My santa has bestowed upon me the double-barreled beast of Payday:The Heist and Orcs Must Die 2!
Sadly, I have Payday already. It is a fantastic game and you can live out your bank robbery fantasies hehe.
Santa, let me know what you want mw to do with it. Is it ok if I pass it on to a friend so that I can shoot him to save myself in a frantic getaway? Thanks again for your generosity! Now if only I knew who you were...
I'm pretty sure my Santa is @vegeta_666 but I had to do some sleuthing to find that out, so hopefully you're the one to thank!
First up some GOG love Oh how I love that website...
Well I'm glad I held off buying pretty much exactly this at work today haha! It's good to get my hands on that final Blackwell chapter too, it's a great series so far and I just know it would have annoyed me to no end that I don't have the 4th episode but stubbornly wouldn't have re-bought all the first 3 just for the final one... Well worry no more TeeMan, it's all good
Just for you I'll put off what I'm playing at the moment and jerk some tears out of my face
And then I got a bunch of Steam related prezzies...
Most of these have been on and off my wishlist a bunch of times so it's good to see they've now got a permanent home on my games list. I was a big fan of Cthulu Saves The World so I'm really keen to see how they handle the Penny Arcade property. Waves appears to be some brutal twin-stick shooter? Shit yeah! I'm a big fan of eye-raping shooters so hopefully this'll get them bleeding nicely.
I already own the BoI expansion so I don't know why that isn't on my Steam games list, but don't worry I'll head on over to the Steam thread and give it a good home
Excited to see what else you've got in store too, thanks so much for what you've given already!
Ha ha - I was just about to buy you terraria for being so fucking awesome with my gifts!
Arrive home from work to find the following on my doorstep...
A gift from Australia - could it be "shrimps for the barbie"?
I do not have cats so here is the domesticated animals that look down their nose at me with said package
Oooooh a letter
with text (this should be readable!)
First up....
Chocolate!!!!!!
We actually get crunchies over here! My wife and I love them (hence they are now gone!). However the other bars are like a slightly upgraded version - shame we do not get those here as we think they are actually better! I also made the children beg on knees for half a crunchie each - am I a bad parent?
Second up....
METAL! Oz Metal....hmmmm Silverchair are one of my fave bands. I also like regurgitator. This will be blasting me to work in the car tomorrow morning!
Third up...
Coasters.....Well yay! I love coffee and I have wooden furniture. I'm loving the hotline miami one (wife's not so keen on an pig faced, axe killer being part of our decor - but hey, it's my house too). Oh and there's carmageddon and dungeon master - jesus, the hours I poured into those as a teen! Hmmm the other one is a mystery....starcraft? Is there a game called scary stone foxes?
TeeMan you have spoiled me with gifts from afar and I am eternally grateful! The letter mentions more gifting and I say, your generosity knows no bounds!
Oh yeah the obligatory 'pets eating packaging' picture....
Hooray you got it! Man I thought it'd take way longer to get to you, that's why I sent it so early!
Oh so you do get Crunchies? I must have mistaken it for the US, nay bother I must apologise for the poor quality of presentation of the CD, it was a bit of a last minute addition. The content on it should more than off-set it though.
I'm currently at work but when I knock off Phase 2 can commence, muahahaha!
PS - I didn't know you had kids, but it warms my Christmas Spirit to see that you made your kids beg for chocolate haha.
TeeMan - you're a legend. Thanks for the Steam gifts. I got Miami Hotline (that's tonight sorted!), Spec Ops and Witcher! Woooooooo!
My other half told me there is a package at home for me. But I have ordered a number of gifts for family that will arrive between now and XMAS too.......this will be torturous
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As much as I bemoan my missus when she brings up this movie, she's as right as minor incident goddammit
Also, when you say that a tenner is the perfect size it reminds me that other countries have different sized bills. That seems so odd yet appropriate at the same time.
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I've had these on my wishlist for quite awhile. I rented Darksiders and loved the Frankenstein's Monster game of Zelda and God of War. Now I get both! Thanks Elin!
PSN: Dyvion -- Eternal: Dyvion+9393 -- Genshin Impact: Dyvion
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That looks better.
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
Wow. I was always under the impression that once a game went into your inventory it was only for gifting purposes and you could not gift it to yourself.
Huh.
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Hooray you got it! Man I thought it'd take way longer to get to you, that's why I sent it so early!
Oh so you do get Crunchies? I must have mistaken it for the US, nay bother
I'm currently at work but when I knock off Phase 2 can commence, muahahaha!
PS - I didn't know you had kids, but it warms my Christmas Spirit to see that you made your kids beg for chocolate haha.
That should be the new GIFT GET notification
Hope you have fun with them! Hope they keep you busy until you (hopefully) get the box I sent (if I addressed it right).
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I came home from work yesterday to be greeted by a parcel from Amazon. I hadn't ordered anything so I immediately assumed my wife had, but no, it was addressed to me. Curious I tore in to the packaging and instantly realised it was a gift:
Mia is also curious, but hesitant!
Perhaps my Santa found my twitter account and realised that just a few weeks back I was beginning to look a lot like (a) zombie:
(Right hand side)
::Edit:: images put behind spoilers as they're huge and I currently have no means to resize.
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
These actually came with the games in the previous gift post I made, but it turns out that I'm an unobservant doofus right after I wake up! So without further ado...
Gemini Rue
Yesss. I love point and click adventures, hardboiled fiction, and I've been wanting to play this for a long time.
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SpaceChem
After hearing about how brain-bending this game can be, I'm a little intimidated! Is now a bad time to mention that I failed chemistry in high school? The Lovecraftian monsters in the upper right hand corners of some of the screenshots are certainly intriguing, though.
Trine
Ladies love a wizard with a big telescope. I tried the demo of this a while back and thought it was a really cool game, but the keybindings were wonky enough to turn my away. The good news is that now I have a gamepad!
Defcon: Everybody Dies
Ending spoilers:
Thanks again, @Elkatas!
The Wire was nice and all, but please Santa, gift me Mila Kunis.
edit: and if you mess with the caps more:
Santa, where have you been all my life?
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That's not me guys, I swear!
I say things like bro!
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Santa has gifted me again!
First the hundreds of Christmas songs, now this!
How do you follow that up?
A Steam copy of Duke Nukem Forever!
Santa, y u haet me? =3
But seriously, I have already purchased this game (for some reason - possibly alcohol?), so who here wants some early Christmas... "cheer"? I don't want my Santa's thoughtful gift to sit here unused, that goes against the whole spirit of the thing.
The first to PM me gets the code!
Sadly, I have Payday already. It is a fantastic game and you can live out your bank robbery fantasies hehe.
Santa, let me know what you want mw to do with it. Is it ok if I pass it on to a friend so that I can shoot him to save myself in a frantic getaway? Thanks again for your generosity! Now if only I knew who you were...
Part the 2nd.
My santa has decided to continue on his spreading of cheer with a game set Ive been curious about for quite some time now, and promises of more to come! I am quite intrigued!
After the fourth time some customer called me a motherfucker (I kept track), my phone dings. I can keep my phone on me because I'm in management and get calls from the store director and such. I look down, and...
Thanks, Santa, for bringing me a smile today!
The holidays bring out the worst in people. Whether its people shopping and screaming at the last minute, or threatening to kill employees in Black Friday lines... people go nuts.
Family, food, booze, and board games. That's the meaning of Christmas and/or Thanksgiving.
Could I get a track listing for that CD please - there's some stuff on there I'd like to delve into more!
Did I forget to put on the bloody track listing? Christ Almighty haha... I think your best bet will be to load it into your Mac-preferred media player and detect it from there. I'm at work at the moment so even if I could check my CD burn history I won't be able to do it for a few days.
I'm super-glad you're digging it though! I can definitely assist in pointing you in the right direction
My Santa knows I get gifted a lot on Steam, thankfully he made it before someone else!
I cannot wait to try it out! Been itching for some PC spidey. THANKS SANTA!
edit: WHAT. THERE IS MORE.
MERRIEST OF CHRISTMASES!
Your santa is magical, that game can't be purchased yet!
(Clicking "Shop now" doesn't work, so search for the game you want and add it to your cart.)
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I shall do a proper gift get post later, I'm at work at the moment and we're on IE6, so these boards BARELY function as it is.
The gifts happened to come during a particularly busy and shitty day at work and are (coincidentally, unless he's psychic) two games I was debating picking up last night until I looked at my woeful bank balance this month!
So thank you
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
I'm pretty sure my Santa is @vegeta_666 but I had to do some sleuthing to find that out, so hopefully you're the one to thank!
First up some GOG love
Just for you I'll put off what I'm playing at the moment and jerk some tears out of my face
And then I got a bunch of Steam related prezzies...
I already own the BoI expansion so I don't know why that isn't on my Steam games list, but don't worry I'll head on over to the Steam thread and give it a good home
Excited to see what else you've got in store too, thanks so much for what you've given already!
A heist completed?
four men are required to rob!
hand it out, road virus!
Ha ha - I was just about to buy you terraria for being so fucking awesome with my gifts!
TeeMan - you're a legend. Thanks for the Steam gifts. I got Miami Hotline (that's tonight sorted!), Spec Ops and Witcher! Woooooooo!
My other half told me there is a package at home for me. But I have ordered a number of gifts for family that will arrive between now and XMAS too.......this will be torturous