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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
All 4 Sherlock Holmes Novels
A Biography of Arthur Conan Doyle

Ipod touch
I tunes gift card
£180
Lynx set
another Lynx set
Gillete fusion shaver x2
Booby sweets
White choclate snowman with the words love you on
2 bottles of Jack Daniels
mystery U.F.O. (this is cool it actually came from the gadget shop in Bluewater its a cardboard shape u.f.o that floats in mid air but the best bit is they actually supply a loads and loads of Kevlar IT with wax already attached so that was cool I needed some IT )
and some good old selection boxes.

My telescope is enormous now that it's set up. Neither of us could believe it all came out of the box. Haven't used it yet -- too cloudy Christmas night and too cold on Boxing Day, er, night.

From the box of stocking fillers I've snaffled a maze toy, a new-agey "relaxing music" CD, and a Cat-in-the-Hat style red-and-white striped tall hat. I might inflict that on the Manchester group next time I actually turn up to a meet. (Hey, it's preferable to the glitter heart deelyboppers.)

Also opened my World Magic Shop order: Card College Light and Postmentalism, and a free Dan Harlan Mindbogglers video (thanks, Costas!).

I got a new laser printer, but that's not a Christmas present, just a necessary replacement for the one that's on its last legs.

Also have just picked up a couple of computer games on eBay: Secret Files: Tunguska for Nintendo DS, and the Jules Verne adventures (Return to Mysterious Island and Journey to the Moon) for PC.

Colin liked his box of fossils. He also wants a coffee maker; we couldn't find one he liked before Christmas, so he's still owed one. I'm also considering getting him a mini-notebook computer. He has to run the car this afternoon to keep the battery topped up, so we might turn that into a trip to Maplin's.

lindz wrote:Lynx set
another Lynx set

What is a lynx set???? For me lynx is a text-based web-browser I used before having DSL.

Buzz quiz game for the playstation
A day as a keeper with the Gorillas at the zoo
about 4 lynx sets
Jamie Oliver Cook book
Book on Triathlon training
and some other odds and sods

Dirty Davey wrote:A day as a keeper with the Gorillas at the zoo

Is that a joke? If it isn't that is one of the coolest presents I've ever heard of.

A new journal and a mala.

"The Vault of Horror" hardback collectors book of the first 6 issues of this classic 1950's horror comic.
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by JK Rowling.
Dark Knight DVD
Hogfather DVD
"Duma Key" by Stephen King.

Nothing specifically magic related, although in my line of magic the above presents will all act as inspirations - I hope.

My wife got series 2 of Doctor Who, and my daughter got a Ninetendo DS. I count these as presents to me also. There is a constant battle of wills with the DS already! As opposed to a constant battle of Wii's which will no doubt be happening in other households.

Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope
Mind, Myth and Magick, by T A Waters (woot)
A mug with a photo of mine on it
Liver by Will Self.

a white gold ring with 5 diamonds in
about 200 forrero rocher
24 decks of bikes
lots of lynx and stuff so i dont have to buy any at uni (very helpful as I suffer from hyperhydrosis)
some more calvin kleins (also helpful as the more i have the less I have to wash )
a book
some more forrero rocher
james bond for PS2
some chocolate
some shoes
some forrero rocher
a "we will rock you" t-shirt
hustle season 4
and some forrero rocher

Bit spoilt for forrero rocher then?

An original Bruce Bairnsfather Fragments magazine from WW1, along with a book about it all and a book of postcards from the trenches. Bill Bailey Tinsleworm, some clothes. Only magic related present was an opera hat.

Ian the Mental-Ian wrote:

Dirty Davey wrote:A day as a keeper with the Gorillas at the zoo

Is that a joke? If it isn't that is one of the coolest presents I've ever heard of.

Nope, it's straight up! My girlfriend got it for me as a joing chirstmas, birthday present.

I've always found gorillas amazing animals so I'm really looking forward to this, should be a fantastic day.

About the only things magic related i recieved was a copy of Derren's Something Wicked.....dvd, and Cards On The Table by Mr Sadowitz.

Are my family and friends trying to tell me something? Do they not want to encourage my trickery? PEASANTS!

So in the way of normally stuff i was happy to peel off wrapping paper and expose;

The Twilight Zone Series 3 DVD ( The old black and white ones. I think it went a bit downhill after Series 3, but there's some classics on here. Rod Serling was da man )

Stephen Fry In America book ( I was initially thrilled with this gift from Mater, only for Mrs Grimshaw to then pipe up and say ' I was going to buy you that until your Mum said she'd bought it for you, but the copy i had in mind was signed '. Bless her eh? I could have cruised merrily through life without never knowing that information )

Ghostwritten by David Mitchell book ( Cloud Atlas was stunning, Black Swan Green was okay, so i look forward to this )

Gonzo by Hunter S Thompson ( A big, colourful, arty book. Really nice tis. I look forward to the docufilm about Mr Thompson, also called Gonzo )

The Second Plane by Martin Amis ( I've only read the first essay in this book and its brilliant. I derive little pleasure in reading about 9/11, but less pleasure in trying to pretend it didnt happen )

A clock thats shaped like a guitar ( It will look nice once there's a battery in it and its wall mounted, but i just cant find the time........)

A Lee Evans DVD ( If you dont at least chuckle at Mr Evans you have a problem. I think you may have let that pulse stop go on for a tad longer than first envisaged )

So while Santa may not have emptied his sack totally on my bed on Xmas morn, he didnt do too bad. Still sponsored by Coke i noticed.

i got....

a small wok ( for one)
a bamboo steamer set ( also for one)
shirts
a lovely big soft luxury bath towel.
A nutty chocolate orange
4 Indiana jones dvds
the santa clause 1&2..( i had 3 last year and wanted to complete the set)
Stephen frys journey across america book..
the qi book of general ignorance
a book on greetings card making..( which i do in my " spare" time)
2 lovely ties, almost the same as the one Paul Daniels wears on the tescos advert. Both rather show biz, and will be worn only to gigs.
a tommy cooper dvd, ( its my 3rd copy of it but i dont care, its the thought that counts! )
and a really nice swaziland candle, which lights up like a stained glass window.

and my gift to me...

a web cam, and Larry beckers latest release