Go on then, what did you get for Christmas?
I got thoroughly spoiled.

Custom made trout rod
Shitloads of fishing gear
Necklace
Rod holder
Shitloads of English chocolate from back home (yay!)
A tamagotchi
A screwdriver set
Pliers
Epic Movie DVD
2 books
A shitload of American candy
Homemade fudge
A bottle of Bitch wine
A flashlight
Power tools

I'm the only girl I know that gets excited about getting power tools and screwdrivers for Christmas!
Hope you've all had a great day, despite the last few days I've had a brilliant time!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 0:30, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I got
a Simpsons beer coaster, a chocolate orange and a card with a purple in it.
The purple instantly vanished in a haze of end-of-year alcoholism. Bring on 2010.
Also, don't get too attached to the tamagotchi. They die in the end y'know. Anyway, aren't they antiques now?
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 3:58, Reply)

I did quite well
Plenty of good jazz and blues on CD: Matador by Grant Green, Broadside by Ian Siegal and White Sugar by Joanne Shaw Taylor
The Day Today on DVDVD
A couple of books, including a guide to Birds of the Britsh Isles, which includes some gorgeous photos of CROWS
A new pair of gloves
And Ms Crow excelled herself with Ching He Huang's Chinese cookbook (I don't know if that's so I can ogle the photographs or a hint to cook more) a homemade bottle of Marmite Vodka (there's a back story to that one, bizarre though it sounds) and a small, painted wooden duck.

EDIT: A tamagotchi? Bloody hell, I didn't realise they even made those any more...
(LongJohnBaldry, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 14:00, Reply)

Having put a great deal of thought into getting my brother and his girlfriend some awesome gifts
I got an Amazon gift certificate and Graeme Le Saux's autobiography.

Good job the Christmas dinner was REALLY nice, although to properly make it up to me dessert should have been a handjob from Nigella Lawson.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 14:03, Reply)

I got some chocolate covered brazil nuts that I'm 90% sure was a gift given to the person who gave it to me.
A bottle of 'pink port' which I plan to down in two glasses later on tonight.

And that's it, family wise (excluding mum, who got me something quite good). There was an entire left over duck, I didn't get one slice. I got a few cold vegtables for leftovers.

I really hate myself for saying this, I'm such an ungreatful piece of shit, but I spent a day getting everyone just what I thought they would like.

Half the people wouldn't even dip a fucking pringle in my sweet chilli sauce. That really really put me out.

Fuck it, next year I'm spending it by myself or I might see if some other mates want to do something non-family-wise.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 15:04, Reply)

I know, right?
My brother's excuse for getting me an Amazon certificate was "now you know you'll get something you want". Yeah, because my amazon wishlist is full of shit things I'll hate. Opening an envelope and getting my presents in a week or so isn't a substitute for opening your presents on Christmas Day. /sulk
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 18:11, Reply)

I haven't done a family Christmas in 12 years
Oh wait, that's cos they're all 6,000 miles away. I like it that way!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 18:12, Reply)

My sister excelled herself
by getting me a picture of my daughter put onto a wood-mounted canvas, it's fucking gorgeous. Everything else I got was nice but pales into insignificance in comparison.

My Masterchef contestant brother-in-law cooked an incredible meal of slow-roasted beef (check it out Gonz - cooked at just 50 degrees for several hours, it was truly outstanding), and today my mother is cooking a traditional turkey roast.

Disappointingly, so far, bar a very loud and smelly fart that my brother did at the Xmas dinner table, neither of us has disgraced ourselves ....yet....

Back to London tomorrow morning so tonight's the night if it's gonna happen.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 15:39, Reply)

That sounds good, I bet it just fell off the bone.
I'm havin' a bit of a party tomorow and I'm gonna cook a ton of stuff, donno what yet, I fancy trying out some sticky ribs or something like that. I'll decide later on.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:01, Reply)

I like beef a lot more now I know you can basicly eat it raw.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:02, Reply)

I've got to try slow roasting
a roast beef. I like to braise tough meat but I've never tried slow roasting. Sounds really good though (I like it almost raw too).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:05, Reply)

The way I've done it in the past
is to preheat the oven to 450deg (yes, seriously), rub the beef with sea salt and put into the oven for 20 minutes. This sears the outside and keeps the juices in.
Then cook it about 6-7 hours at 75 degrees.
Come out practically falling apart.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 18:27, Reply)

As long as the inside is warm
it's perfectly safe and tastes way way better.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 18:13, Reply)

Carpaccio is really nice
www.bbc.co.uk/food/glossary/c.shtml?carpaccio

The one I had in Monte Carlo was divine.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 18:14, Reply)

39 yr old bottle of cask strength
Glen Farclas. What else could I ask for? (Plus my daughter's boyfriend gave me a nerf gun to terrorize the cat, and my wife gave me a little remote control helicopter that I am learning to fly around the cat but he keeps attacking it).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:03, Reply)

I
got a ticket to Sonisphere from my parents which was absolutely amazing since I'd told them not to buy me presents this year (recession plus masses of younger siblings) and some clothes etc, though amongst the small gifts I am really loving a blue and white silk scarf from my sister.

Plus my brother *ahem* sourced Supernatural Season 5 for me, so I'm having a pretty awesome catchup session of awesomeness.

Epic Movie? Was it a request?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:37, Reply)

Nah,
just a stocking stuffer
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 17:58, Reply)

meh
I got a book. And a gift voucher.

Worst. Haul. Ever.
( Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:38, Reply)

I share your pain. It's difficult to remain enthusiastic about tat.

Never mind.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:43, Reply)

Not much
A 'Stig' keyring and a book I already own.

I think it's fair to say I spent significantly more on gifts this year than I received.

And I cooked.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 16:38, Reply)

well
I got a great big nothing.


Not even a box of chocs from the friendly neighbourhood store


Bah
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Sat 26 Dec 2009, 17:05, Reply)

I got
Mario Kart for Wii
a much needed external harddrive
a bottle of Kate Moss perfume - supposedly so I can smell like cocaine
another bottle of unbranded perfume with the price tag of '£0.99' still on it.

Some wins, some fails.
(Sarsh monkey monkey ketchup tree!, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 0:08, Reply)

Sox n jox
The best!
I fuckin hate shopping for them.
Snata must have noticed how worn my old one were when I sat on his knee. Still they were less than 50% open area so good for another turn

Oh, and I played eith my PS3 I got AGES ago and never used so good as a pressie
(schrodingers cat now you see me, or not, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 10:05, Reply)

I got
Binoculars
Shiatsu Massager
Dylan Moran live DVD
Complete Quentin Tarantino Boxed set
Picture frame with a ticket from The Mars Volta gig we recently attended and a plectrum Ze German secretly acquired - clever girl!
Work shirt
Rubbish CD from my idiot brother
Oh and really nice wine box set with opener, corker, pourer and drip-catcher with a tasty Saint-Emilion a l'interieur as it were...

rafter
baz
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 10:50, Reply)