Obligatory "What Did You Get?" 2016

instead of ho ho'ing Silver and I away why don't you text me back already

Oh boy, i'll go first since I'm... here first! (Starting off with the big representative of ZEJ Nondenominational Winter Cheer, I dig it)

Spoiler: the haul

Spoiler: Secret Santa! you know this

He refuses to accept his fatherly responsibilities (re: me, [tip id=1 content= Flower Caribou has been a thing for 3 years and my ZEJ life is 3 years i mean its the kind of stuff that keeps you up at night]the baby of ZEJ[/tip]) but Jake did make quite the Secret Santa!
- glow-in-the-dark Mimikyu charm (Pictures to maybe come when it arrives in the mail)
- A letter, at some point, oooh
- Risk Of Rain
- Skullgirls
- Tabletop Simulator

Spoiler: Not Secret Santa! you still probably know this

Meanwhile, Grandpa Zed (out of the goodness of his heart) became the Santa for many a little, shivering ZEJian child. Including this one, ayy, up top!!
- Shadowrun Returns
- Shadowrun: Dragonfall
- Shadowrun: Hong Kong

 

I'm glad that you liked the gifts, @"Gold Dullahan"! I hope that they brought lots of smiles, and that you are able to partake in many a future ZEJian games night.

As for myself, I got quite a few lovely gifts from friends and family alike. The things I got this year were:

Pillows!
- Marshmallow Pillow
- Fancy, dual density pillow
Money / Gift Cards
Fondue pot
Final Fantasy clock (from @"Flamezone")
CDs: The SoundBath, 2 mix CDs, Christmas CD (from @"Jonno")
Desktop waterfall
Clothes
- Plaid dress shirt
- Plaid comfy shirt
- A t-shirt that says "I'm the Oldest: I make the rules" (to go along with my sisters getting similarly themed shirts relative to our birth order)
- Jeans
- Hokusai's "Great Wave" feat. Wind Waker motifs (from @"Jonno")
"To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History" by Lawrence Levy
A Canadian-themed Puzzle
Fidget rings
Socks
- "I gave a fuck once"
- "DO NOT DISTURB / I AM GAMING"
USB Game Controller
Tabletop Simulator (from @"Flimzy")

 

Seeing @"Gold Dullahan" happy over her gifts from @"Eebit" and @"whitesubtitlesoncanadianwinter" makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Way to go on being a good dad... for once...! :5 I'm glad you were chuffed over your gifts from ol' Jonno too, Eebear. I couldn't not get you that shirt once I'd seen it - and the SoundBath? Fugeddaboutit (but not after you tell me your thoughts on it :5) - what a classic!

From our good people of ZEJ, I'd received an incredible drawing of all of us ZEJians from Gold/Moon/Poutine Shack that's now the wallpaper on my computer and will soon be hanging as a legitimate piece somewhere in my room! You can check that out in the Secret Santa thread, all said. She also sent me some currently SUPER SECRET Captain and the Plant-Bread files that'll sooner or later be shared with you all... I'd vote for sooner, actually. It's pretty great stuff!

Krista and Eebit sent me the most ridiculously awesome Mountie hat from the official Mountie store so I can get my Royal Canadian Mounted Police on out here in the southwest. These Arizonans won't know what hit 'em! They also sent me a sweet card with a walrus wearing a cap on the front (best card ever) in lieu of the season that really warmed my jolly Jonno jumbies right on up.

I'd get sentimental about everything from my family here, too, but I'm already being called to get up and help out with making dinner, so let's see if I can't get the rest of this churned out really fast, list-style...

From my mom and dad:
- A hanging coat rack for added space in my room. Seriously, it's a little cramped in here so that was much appreciated.
- Those squeezy paper clips (I forget the exact name of them), in gold, that came in handy for decorating!
- A planner for 2017, with an address book built-in! Super handy, especially given all of my various lines of work.

From my sister:
- ALLLLLLLL sorts of clothes, from all shorts of button-ups and pull-overs to a vest and two pairs of awesome shoes. Decking Jonno out in a style that could only be matched by Plant-Bread.
- A Zelda calendar for my room! Nice way to start off the new year, alright. Sweet.

From my aunts:
- A check for $20 which instantly was processed and tossed into the void to try and make up for holiday expenses
- These cool, paper bird ornaments that are strung up in a row for room decor. Unfortunately they didn't really work in my room so I gave them to my sister to use in her office at work, but they're very appreciated and I like the story about them being made by Vietnamese women on behalf of UNICEF.
- A $25 Target gift card, which was used for two books: Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee and Simply On Music by Haruki Murakami and interviewee Seiji Ozawa

From my outside-of-ZEJ friends:
- The Accidentals sent me some of their latest merch in the form of a neat new jacket and beanie!