The material side of Christmas

[A Black Falcon]

Decent, but not fantastic... ("fantastic", of course, would be getting a Wii.)

christmas A: (from my mother, etc)
a replacement gamecube
Zelda: TP for the GC
"Jetlag Travel Guide: Molvania - A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry" (humor book)
Al Franken - "The Truth" (humor book)
two WWII documentary DVD collections (from the $5 and under section at Big Lots, I know... :))
$20 game/movie/music store gift certificate
t-shirt (fossils)
a wierd bendable soft plastic keyboard thing
wind-up flashlight
$100


christmas B: (from my father, etc)
"Five Germanies I Have Known" - Fritz Stern (history book)
$25 bookstore gift certificate
14 movie rental gift certificate
music: Autechre, Amber; misc. Brian Eno/David Byrne/ Daniel Lanois disc; Tugboat album
some candy
an issue of MAD Magazine
$100
t-shirt (Corel Draw... :D)

christmas C: (relatives, to be filled in in a few days)
$40
"Shadowmarch" - Tad Williams (fantasy book)
"The Oracle's Queen" - Lynn Fwelling (fantasy book)
"A Storm of Swords" - George R. R. Martin (fantasy book)
"A Feast for Crows" - George R. R. Martin (fantasty book)
"State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III" - Bob Woodward (political nonfiction)
two more candy bars

.... as compared to the things I bought for myself in the past few days:
Rollcage - Limited Edition (PSX)
Uniracers (SNES)
Metal Gear Solid 2 - Substance (PC)
... total $17. :)