To my Secret Santa

Our family is doing a Secret Santa again this year, I got ****** for my Secret Santa. My brother and his family will be down to Seattle early January, which we celebrate the holidays. Here is the email that was sent out to the family.

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I've been very good this year. Here are some things that I'd like. Sorry this took a while to compile.

Arkham Horror (board game) ~$60.00
http://www.amazon.com/Arkham-Horror-VA09/dp/1589942108/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1259893332&sr=8-2-fkmr1
(can be found local at Uncles Games at Crossroads)

MC Frontalot CDs/MP3
http://frontalot.com/
1. Final Boss
2. Secrets From The Future
3. Nerdcore Rising
(The albums can be downloaded from the site above and then can be burned on a CD, save some money for more gifts or a iTune gift card can be given.)

Dawn of Discovery on the DS (Game System) (form Best Buy for a local location)

Memories of the Future - Volume 1 by Wil Wheaton ($19.87)
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/memories-of-the-future---volume-1/7742853

Sauder #190752 Cherry 2 Shelf Bookcase by SAUDER (~$30.00)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=042666015653
(in the Seattle area, found it at Fred Meyers. UPC 042666015653)

JCPenney gift card for some new stuff to put on.

X-Shaped Rubber Bands (2 boxes) $(not much)
http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_X-Shaped%20Rubber%20Bands_10451_10001_16698

The surprise for me.

With my brother and nephew in town, our family celebrated Christmas by opening our Secret Santa gifts. My brother was my Secret Santa. My surprise was what was give came from my Birthday list and was out of the price range given for the Secret Santa gift exchange. He said he got a good deal. Who is to argue.

What I got was a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5.

Currently reading the manual and taking a few pictures and filling up the internal memery. Next on my list in to get a large memery card for all the picture I must take in the furture.

My Christmas List

1. Beyond the Blue Moon (Hawk and Fisher Series #7) by Simon R. Green
   http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=0451458052&r=1
2. Wii Play with Wii Remote (~$49.99)
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000KRXAGE/ref=nosim/coffeeresearch108305-20
   (Currently only have one remote. Would be up for a 3rd Wii Remote Controller.)
   http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Remote-Controller-nintendo/dp/B000IMWK2G/ref=pd_sim_vg_4
3. Dragon Quest IV for the DS
4. Gift Card for Best Buy

Christmas Time In July

Today (July 12th) Hallmark released some of their Christmas ornament, with others coming out in October.

I picked up the Iron Man ornament because it looked cool and I am a fan.

I picked up The Joker ornament because it is a Limited Quantity Special Edition.
I got the last one at that store and the price was not bad at $12.50.

The new Wii.

I got the notice after work on Monday. Monday night it snowed.

Tuesday there was snow and ice all about.

Wednesday was better, I went and picked the Wii up at the post office, during my lunch. And after work I got some play time in.

(The Wii was a belated Christmas gift from my parents and my brother's family.)



Also see the picture group here.

Wii Update

I just checked my email and found a update of the status of my Christmas Wii.

Subject: Wii were successful! Mer-wii Christmas!

We just wanted to let you know that we have your Wii in hand and will be sending it your way post-haste. Merry Christmas!

I almost have a Wii.

My YouTube first post.

Gingerbread City



At work, they gathered up all the Gingerbread Houses that the teams did and placed them in a conference room. It looks like a Seattle city scape done in food and candy all spread out on a conference table.

See my pictures that I took here.

This is my first post on YouTube. I took video with my camera phone, a LG-9900 (aka the enV). The upload was simple, fill in some info and upload the origanal file that was stored on the phone. Once uploaded, YouTube did its thing and converted it for the web.

After work today.

With Christmas over, there are sales discounting most Christmas items. I hit two Bartell Drugs store, a Walgreens, a QFC, a Hallmark store and a JC Penneys. Found some stocking stuffers (for when family comes down this Friday), two ornaments (at 40% - 50% off) and switched out some Levi's 501 for Levi's 505 at the correct size (for dad).

Around the block.

Happy Chrismas day. My and my day tried to goto a buffet we have gone to the past and found it closed. We tried a few other places. I think I say a Starbuck open. We did find a Safeway that was open and picked up a few things and some hot food. Back at my parents place, while we ate our food it started to snow. It melted on the road and given some time it did stick to the grass and trees. With it snowing, I headed back to my place in Bellevue for the rest of the day. Thats my story for today. No gifts today, we are waiting for my brother to come down this Friday.

A Chrismas Greeting, of sorts.

The 12 Days of Email



This YouTube video was done for my brother's work and features his family.