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| Schweiz oder etwas Posts: 288/2046 |
Two minutes before midnight, and I'm making a post in this..... A story:
When I was small, my family did not have much money at all. We were poor. Very poor. We lived in a 2 room shack in West Warwick, and each christmas, though I didn't know it at the time, was not always a merry one. My mother worked hard with my stepfather to keep us clothed and fed, and it happened, but we were never really provided for on the subject of toys at christmas. Nevertheless, we were too young to know, so we were not bothered by it. But one year, when I was four, we were very low on money. I myself would have gotten only a small toy or two from my parents that year, because times were tough, and unbeknownst to me at the time, my parents were planning on having a third child. So, christmas morning comes, I'm happy, my older sister is happy, and we go out into the living room, to find our parents ready to give us the gifts they had worked so hard to give us. And we were glad with what we had. However, it was then that we all heard a strange noise... It was a siren. A fire truck siren. My older sister and I rushed to the window to see the truck... On top of the truck, pimped out in the baddest red gear you could see, with a shoad of presents with our names on it, was the big man, Santa Claus himself. He burst into our house with his helpers, carrying mounds and mounds of toys, all for my older sister and I. Action figures, dolls, stuffed animals, our living room went from being a few pieces of furniture and a tree to a cacaphony of brightly colored gift wrap, piles of toys and clothes, and the very glad, widely smiling faces of a pair of toddlers who were driven to ecstacy because Santa Claus himself had come to them, they were such good little kids that year. It... It was a charity fund, turns out... We were below the poverty line, and a local charity had given to us the lot of toys we had received that year. It was the greatest christmas I had ever had, and it was on the hands of every good-hearted person in Warwick that had felt the need to donate to us that year. It truly is a debt I can never repay. Please, everyone on Acmlm's. Remember just what Christmas is about, remember the need to give. Jesus, whether you believe he was the son of god or not, gave his life, the ultimate gift in the name of helping everyone he loved, and we symbolize that not by buying toys and games and dolls for everyone, but by GIVING them to people. That's the important part, is to give. Be charitable. If you have spare change, or a few extra bucks to spare, then by all means, give it to someone. Feel the joy of putting someone else before yourself, and you will feel what christmas is really about. The goodness of the people who give helped change my life. I will never stop giving back. Merry Christmas, everyone. Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hannukah, Happy New year, all of those things. Just... Happy Holidays. Whatever you celebrate, I hope it's the best that you can get out of it. |
| Cynthia Posts: 637/5814 |
Even the university gave me a Christmas gift today... found out I passed Stats II. XD
Anyways, the haul for today... - $200! 
- New jeans. - A bunch of new shirts, including a super-sweet green one and a hoodie as well. 
- An absolute crapload of socks. 
- Some delicious Mint Hershey's Kisses. 
- A big Sudoku puzzle book. - A few other little things not really worth mentioning. 
We'll finish off the haul on Tuesday... iPod. |
| Danielle Posts: 835/6737 |
To sum it up:
ipod accessories, gilmore girls DVDs, alarm clock, new coffee mug, starbucks gift cards, 2 books, a pillow, car wash gift certificates, $100, $55 to iTunes, 22 free video downloads off iTunes, new shoes, a new watch, socks, pajamas, $30 to Best Buy, and a "money tree" of $25. And I can't forget my iPod video, which I got a few months ago as an "early christmas present." I'm so spoiled. |
| Iori Yagami Posts: 152/570 |
I got lame stuff. 
Socks Underwear A sweater I won't wear because it's not my style (my grandma always picks out the cool shirts for my bro )
A dancing Santa "WTF do I need that for? "
and some candy
Yeah NSNick my bro got a Star Wars shirt with Yoda on it. Pwnage right there. |
| cpubasic13 Posts: 70/1193 |
Merry Christmas... although it is 10:48 as I type this.
Well, I got Animal Crossing: Wild World, a sketch book, Final Fantasy IV Advance, Robots (hilarious movie), a mini claw machine that picks up candy, a digital camera, and... umm... that was mainly it... However, my brother and sister were very shocked when they saw that they got a DS for themselves. Now if they got their own copy of Animal Crossing, they will be having a lot more fun, considering that they suck at every other game (and they don't seem to get drifting in Mario Kart, so I win by a full minute... or lap them...). |
| Trapster Posts: 1089/3604 |
Originally posted by HyperHacker Haha, I already had that!
I got 4 VHS movies. Def by Temptation, Rambo, Demon and Virus. Not the one with the robots, mind you. I got two sweatshirts and a pair of pants. I got a Fantastic Four comic collection book. I got around $100 in money. I got a small painting of Mickey Mouse. That´s all I can remember at the moment. I´ll try to get some pics later. "A 755KB IMAGE LOVE IT." Oh, great. How long does it take to load it with 56k? |
| Hiryuu Posts: 766/2480 |
I got 228 dollars in a new 30 dollar leather wallet (Perry Ellis). Bunch of leather stuff from my aunt/uncle period.
If I wanted to, I could slap someone with a wad of greenbacks. |
| JDavis Posts: 104/648 |
I got two PEZ dispencers.
... |
| firemaker Posts: 11/194 |
Merry Christmas to those on the other side of the world. It's 9 PM here in the UK. Anyway xmas was fun and i got a new phone to replace the one that i had stolen in chinatown san fransisco. |
| LizardKing Posts: 65/511 |
Well, I got the optical mouse, like I thought, a green weather diary for 2006 (I knew I was getting this one as well, just forgot to mention it in the other thread. ), a pair of jeans, bedsheets, candy, a pair of socks, and 200kr + 500 kr = 700 kr, or approximately 103 USD, and a good laugh when my parents opened their gift from me. 
I can't take any pictures, since I didn't bother to get new batteries for my digital camera. |
| HyperHacker Posts: 329/5072 |
Generic holiday greeting here.
I got me Mario Kart DS , a lamp, a matress cover , a fan with cool spinny lights on it, candy, a lottery ticket (won 3 bucks, yay), an RC car, various photos and clothes, more candy,  |
| Danielle Posts: 834/6737 |
I've opened my presents and such at my mom's house so far. I got some awesome stuff. If this thread turns into a "show off what you got for christmas" thread, I'll take some pics. |
| dcahrakos Posts: 124/499 |
still waiting...been up since 6:30 here, everyone else is still asleep, very boring..an now its almost 8... |
| Ziff Posts: 267/1800 |
Merry Christmas...ish.
My dad and I fought to a bitter stand-still. We got our stocking and big presents today. The rest wait til' the 7th.
I got a digital camera AND A TOBLERONE |
| Keitaro Posts: 101/373 |
Merry christmas indeed hope you all have the best of days today (as well as everything you hoped you got ). I got some pretty sweet stuff, too (some giant Pocky, a wireless router, and an iPod Nano to name a few). What did some of you guys get? |
| Shadic Posts: 20/528 |
Well... 10:25 on Christmas Eve...
Whoo, it's almost the day of celebration for the man who was nailed to a plank of wood! Yay! |
| Wlokos Posts: 2/20 |
Happy Festivus!
The best holiday of all. |
| NSNick Posts: 251/2228 |
I had a Star Wars/Pepsi/OSU filled Christmas, present-wise. |
| Danielle Posts: 830/6737 |
Sorry.. I usually do, but with 4 boys all under the age of 7 thrashing about my room fighting over which game they're going to play, I didn't really feel like loading up photoshop
Not that you're missing anything. It's a treelike wood thing with money tied to the branches. |
| Cynthia Posts: 628/5814 |
It wasn't that big!
(...says the man with a very nice DSL connection who wouldn't really notice...) I need to take a picture of the tree (with presents) before I go to bed, actually... |
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