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Obligatory Christmas Loot Post

Oh, how I love Christmas. The giving of gifts. The receiving of gifts. It’s a good time for all. Especially the part where you show off everything you got.

So, just how did I do this year? Let’s take a look!

For me, this appears to be the year of gaming. As you can tell from the picture above, if it was gaming related, I received it. Starting on the left, you see a new silver PlayStation 2 from my brothers. Now, why silver?

Because everything I own is shiny silver (or metallic silver, however you wanna look at it). Along with the PS2 goes a Memory Card because I need to be able to save my games to something.As long as we’re on the topic of PS2, let’s talk about the gift my friend Jackie gave me: the Kingdom Hearts II (Volume 1) manga. Yes, yes. I know. Why read a book from a game you’ve already played? What can I say? I enjoy Kingdom Hearts. Deal with it.

Let’s move onto the land of Nintendo. It only seems appropriate that I receive Super Mario Galaxy as reviews say the experience is like playing Super Mario Brothers all over again. The NES was the first gaming console we owned and Super Mario was one of the first games we played. I may be 26, but it’ll be good to feel 6 all over again. Thanks to the parents for that one!Also in Mario world are the Yoshi and Blooper plush key chains from my friend up north. See… now I’m a little torn here. Do I actually use the Blooper keychain or do I hang it with the rest of my collectibles. Such a hard decision! Also from my friend is the NERF protective covering for the Nintendo DS. Now, I can’t say I have a habit of dropping my DS or anything, but this does make it feel really comfortable!

Just above these items is the Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass lunch box with DS Accessories! I’m not too worried about the accessories, but the lunch box itself just screams of kick-ass-itude! We all were made at cell-shaded Link when he first showed up, but we all know he’s actually quite lovable. Let’s all hug the lunch box! Awwwwww….Finally, we have the Mario Kart DS Super Race Set! What is this? A good ol’ slot car game with characters from Mario Kart! Of course, I have no plans of opening this or taking anything out. Why? Collecting! Do I expect this to be worth anything? Not really, but it still rocks.

But wait! There’s more! Every year, there’s the stocking stuffers. What’s in the stocking this year?

The Tubbs Family tradition of Lottery Tickets!! It’s safe to say that no one will ever win big with these, but it’s nice to be able to get a little cash from these, even if it’s just a buck or two. This year, I made four!

Let’s not forget the sweets as well! This year, my mom was determined to find gumdrops. I had always assumed it was for the cookies she was making. Nope! It was for our stockings. They may get stuck to the teeth, but they’re still good.

Rounding out candy land is Pez! Did you know that Pez is only 35 calories per roll. It’s true! That’s like 3 or 4 calories per um… tablet?

Now, the Starbucks gift card wasn’t in the stockings. It was from a friend. A friend who felt compelled to also get me this…

That’s right. An Easy-Bake oven. Now why on earth would anyone get me an Easy-Bake oven? Well, supposedly, I make damn good peanut butter cookies. I have no idea when on earth I made these cookies, but it appears I did. So now, when this friend comes down to visit, I’m suppose to make cookies … in my Easy-Bake oven. Thanks, Chris. Really. I mean it. Thanks. I’ll be sure to put some extra “ingredients” in your cookies.

For the most part, that was my holiday. But that’s not all! Appears I still have one more gift to receive from another good long-time friend. I already know what it is, but let’s just stay hush-hush about it for now. OH! And what about those three clues I mentioned in an earlier post? I’ll let you know part of it later tonight.

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