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Title: Scifi/Geek Gifts
Post by: Swamp on December 26, 2007, 05:30:25 PM

Hey just thought I'd start a thread where we could share any Christmas/Hanuka/Kwansa/Festis gifts that were scifi/geek related.

Here's mine. (http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/9447/?cpg=froogle)

My wife totally surprized me with this.  I just offhandedly mentioned this would be cool.  It is.  My kids are scared of it though.

Title: Re: Scifi/Geek Gifts
Post by: Alasdair5000 on December 26, 2007, 09:24:43 PM

I won't embarass myself, and others, with my attempts to embed links.  Instead, my geek gifts this year took a distinctly Doctor Who esque turn.  Thanks to my wife, who is wonderful in ways I'm still blown away by, we are now proud owners of:

-A TARDIS USB hub.
-A Doctor Who ice cube tray.
-A twelve inch animatronic talking Cyberman.  With a motion sensor.

Awesome:)

Title: Re: Scifi/Geek Gifts
Post by: shwankie on January 01, 2008, 12:12:11 AM

I suppose mine were all geek gifts of one sort or another, the genre just varies. Thaurismunth's mom got me a book called "garnishes." Yep, an entire, illustrated book of food garnishes. She knows I'd actually read, use, and love it because not only am I a chef (which isn't geeky in and of itself), but I have this weird passion for creating Bento box lunches (which, of course, kicks my little food eccentricities right over into the geek realm).

The more SciFirelated geek gifts though, were:

-Countless books by Spider Robinson (and one by Robinson/Hienlein, which I may review at some point) and S.M. Stirling.

-The 25th Anniversary edition of one of the first Anime movies to hit the US. I cried.

-A "survival" flashlight that projects snowflakes and carries a hidden stash of candy. Did I mention it has a lanyard?

Title: Re: Scifi/Geek Gifts
Post by: FNH on January 01, 2008, 11:05:56 AM

I had a good geek christmas.

I've had the Lord of the Rings (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/823) board game for a year or so, but this Christmas I was given the Friends and Foes (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2449) expansion and the Sauron (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3819) expansion for the game.  Wowzers!

I also was given a Graphics Tablet, that means I can now do my doodeling on screen.

It's been a great Chrisitmas. Oh, and to top it all, I'm off to play a game of DOOM : The Boardgame (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10640) later, what a great way to start the new year!

Title: Re: Scifi/Geek Gifts
Post by: Tango Alpha Delta on January 01, 2008, 03:03:45 PM

We didn't really do Christmas for grownups this year (our bank was purchased, funds were mis-transferred, and a direct deposit was refused, blah blah blah.  money is stupid)  BUT ...

Last year my lovely bride gave me a very comfortable and awesome Brown Coat.