What do you want for X-mas/chanaka/kwanza/spaghetti monster day?

[Cyrus]

At first, I was thinking about getting this cool rc airplane:

or this rc helicopter:

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg....w.amazon.com/dp/0195117778/?tag=pfamazon01-20


...lame.

 

[binzing]

YAY! Spaghetti Monster day!

I want to not get kicked out by my mother, cause I couldn't live with my dad, it wouldn't work whatsoever...And if I do get kicked out, then I don't know what I want...

 

[humanino]

I got myself a 500 pages on lattice QCD. I can't stop reading them.

 

[franznietzsche]

To not get any gifts. I have a complex regarding gifts, I hate receiving them.

 

[Cyrus]

To not get any gifts. I have a complex regarding gifts, I hate receiving them.

Me too! (and Jason). However, if you are so inclined to buy me that helicopter I can look the other way.

 

[franznietzsche]

Me too! (and Jason). However, if you are so inclined to buy me that helicopter I can look the other way.

Huh, I thought I was the only one. I hope this isn't like being a never-nude.

 

[NeoDevin]

Don't you know that we're actually celebrating Newton's birthday?

 

[franznietzsche]

Don't you know that we're actually celebrating Newton's birthday?

Why?

 

[NeoDevin]

Why?

It's as good as any of the other reasons for celebrating, isn't it?

 

[franznietzsche]

It's as good as any of the other reasons for celebrating, isn't it?

Ignoring the fact that I despise the notion of birthday celebrations, no. I could go into a long drawn out explanation of sociological and cultural reasons why religious celebrations--regardless of the truth of the belief system--have better reasons, but I'm feeling lazy.

 

[cristo]

I hope this isn't like being a never-nude.

 

[NeoDevin]

Ignoring the fact that I despise the notion of birthday celebrations, no. I could go into a long drawn out explanation of sociological and cultural reasons why religious celebrations--regardless of the truth of the belief system--have better reasons, but I'm feeling lazy.

To any who don't take such things so seriously, one reason is as good as another. As long as you have fun, and take the time off to visit some family. The best thing about the holidays is that most people can get some time off, so you can hang out with people you might not otherwise see.

Just remember to relax.

 

[JasonRox]

Um... that helicopter would be pretty sick.

If I had to pick something that I want, I would hope someone fixes my car.

 

[hypatia]

I don't worry why someone has given me a gift, I don't care what day they give it to me on. But its rather the act of gifting its self. Someone went out of their way to think of me. Either baked something yummy or gave a tee shirt with a goofy saying on it, it doesn't matter what it is. One friend has given me a snowman, with a carrot nose{we're hoping for no rain}

Oh who cares about sociological, cultural and religious reasons.

 

[Cyrus]

I don't worry why someone has given me a gift, I don't care what day they give it to me on. But its rather the act of gifting its self. Someone went out of their way to think of me. Either baked something yummy or gave a tee shirt with a goofy saying on it, it doesn't matter what it is. One friend has given me a snowman, with a carrot nose{we're hoping for no rain}

Oh who cares about sociological, cultural and religious reasons.

But they gave it to you simply because its 'that time of the year' to give gifts.

 

[moe darklight]

all I want this holiday season is to spend some time with loved ones...

who am I kidding; I'd kill for an acoustic drumset or a new guitar.
but this whole education stuff is seriously diminishing my money for unnecessarily expensive toys funds.

how can you not like gifts? you get something for free! do you enjoy paying for things?

 

[hypatia]

But they gave it to you simply because its 'that time of the year' to give gifts.

There is a reason celebrations are spaced just so through out the year. I know I really need the extra day off. Work can be so taxing for me and the people I work with, any time I can do something special for them, its worth it. Gifting can happen at any time of year.
Plus I enjoy spending the extra time with my close friends and family.

Oh and getting back to the OP.
I want a Crayola light station!

 

[Cyrus]

There is a reason celebrations are spaced just so through out the year. I know I really need the extra day off. Work can be so taxing for me and the people I work with, any time I can do something special for them, its worth it. Gifting can happen at any time of year.
Plus I enjoy spending the extra time with my close friends and family.

Oh and getting back to the OP.
I want a Crayola light station!

But most of those things you listed, a day off work, spending time with family, don't have anything to do with needing to buy stuff for other people. Why do you have to do something special for them by buying stuff because its 'that time of the year'? Why couldn't you just do something nice for them at random because you're a nice person.

You seem to want to make the big companies richer by buying into their scam of everyone needs to give a gift because its holiday season. They rely on people like you buying lots of junk at the end of the year to keep their books balanced.

I think it should be a faux pas to give anything other than a card.

 

[turbo]

I WANT my wife with me on Christmas day, but no dice. She and her 6 siblings are taking 24-hour shifts caring for their elderly mother who has dementia. The person scheduled for Christmas has 3 kids and multiple grand-kids, so my wife is taking her day so that her sister can spend the day with family. Hopefully, some PF denizens will hang out here on the 25th so I'll have someone to "talk" to.

 

[franznietzsche]

how can you not like gifts? you get something for free! do you enjoy paying for things?

Sure, that must be it

It couldn't possibly be anything else.

 

[NeoDevin]

I think it should be a faux pas to give anything other than a card.

So you're ok with supporting Hallmark, just not the rest of the companies?

 

[BobG]

A ceramic jar to hold my coffee beans (I currently keep them in a plastic Folgers can, but I think I'd like something a little better).

A couple cast iron things that you put hot pans on so you don't burn the counter.

A couple of those things you set your spoons and other utensils on so they're not making a mess on the stove. Preferably these should look like prickly pears, although some other tacky style picked up at a roadside giftshop might do. You just never know when you're going to find the perfect kitchen accessory at one of those shops.

Better Christmas ornaments. My Christmas tree looks like crap. I had to buy some bulbs, which are nice enough, I put on some lights, and then I added some candy canes. Considering these are the same candy canes that were on my tree 2 years ago, I guess these are my new tradition. I liked my old Christmas ornaments better.

 

[Evo]

I still want socks, a hat, gloves, and a neck scarf.

 

[lisab]

I'd like to go skiing. Or diving. Or maybe just hiking.

Oh I know - I want to find my lost hiking boots!

 

[SticksandStones]

I WANT my wife with me on Christmas day, but no dice. She and her 6 siblings are taking 24-hour shifts caring for their elderly mother who has dementia. The person scheduled for Christmas has 3 kids and multiple grand-kids, so my wife is taking her day so that her sister can spend the day with family. Hopefully, some PF denizens will hang out here on the 25th so I'll have someone to "talk" to.

My family usually spends the day bickering and drinking, so I'm sure I'll be on here!

 

[Hurkyl]

What do you want for X-mas/chanaka/kwanza/spaghetti monster day?

Sigh, I was planning on celebrating Christmas. Don't I get any love?

 

[hypatia]

Merry Christmas Hurkyl !

Lots of love from Hypatia

 

[turbo]

My family usually spends the day bickering and drinking, so I'm sure I'll be on here!

Thanks! Do you have any any preferences as to what kind of music you listen to? Maybe, I can hook us up with a sound-track.

 

[Cyrus]

Sigh, I was planning on celebrating Christmas. Don't I get any love?

8 days of gifts ant enough for ya? ...(arg sooo want to tell an un pc joke here)

 

[Cyrus]

So you're ok with supporting Hallmark, just not the rest of the companies?

You're right. No cards. Write a hand written letter. Actually spend the time to write something other than just your name.

Also, smokesignals, light gun signals, morse code, or a phone call will suffice. Face to face also works.

We got a card with a picture of family friends on it. That counts because its personal.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Will the Spaghetti Monster put spaghetti in my stocking?

 

[turbo]

Will the Spaghetti Monster put spaghetti in my stocking?

Yes. It will be linguini with a heavy garlic-seasoned sauce and stinky hard Italian cheese. You may have to toss the stocking.

Pastafarians UNITE!

 

[NeoDevin]

Yes. It will be linguini with a heavy garlic-seasoned sauce and stinky hard Italian cheese. You may have to toss the stocking.

Pastafarians UNITE!

That sounds delicious, I should have made that instead of plain mac and cheese for supper.

 

[lisab]

My family usually spends the day bickering and drinking, so I'm sure I'll be on here!

At least your family can get together...damn those restraining orders...

 

[Math Is Hard]

Yes. It will be linguini with a heavy garlic-seasoned sauce and stinky hard Italian cheese. You may have to toss the stocking.

Pastafarians UNITE!

And that's what you get if you're GOOD?

 

[turbo]

And that's what you get if you're GOOD?

If you're bad, you get Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese topped with Prego. Pasta HELL!

 

[NeoDevin]

If you're bad, you get Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese topped with Prego. Pasta HELL!

Yuck!

 

[hypatia]

If you're bad, you get Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese topped with Prego. Pasta HELL!

OMG that made me feel queezy

 

[lisab]

OMG that made me feel queezy

No, it made you feel Mac 'n' Queezy

 

[JasonRox]

Yeee Bisexual females rock!

That's true.

 

[Math Jeans]

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. I sure hope somebody finds them.

 

[binzing]

Haha yeah Jason it is, the only downside is more competition.

 

[Topher925]

I want about 20ft of .5mm fiber optic cable, some avalanche photodiodes, some blank bipolar plates, some UV LEDs, and a 20+MIP microcontroller.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Travel to the Past and the Future, by the editors of Time.

 

[physics girl phd]

I used the season (and the sales) as an excuse to get a pocket digital balance:
http://scientificsonline.com/images/250/30%7B%7D30314-76.eps.jpg
I've been doing a lot of outreach to HS teachers lately, and I can never get a balance from the lab (since they're under personal lock and key by the lab director... AUGH!). The old-school non-digital balances in the department are in excessively poor condition (they look like they were dropped on the floor!... I don't see why they haven't gotten rid of them if they're always WAY out of wack).

More complaining: we seem to have only 10 meter sticks too. It seems the labs meter-stick boxes instead contain long splintery sticks from the wood shop that the students draw on, then come to the front to compare to a standard meter stick... insanity! Is this where the age of technology (aka our overstock of Pascal sensors) has taken us? ...combined, of course, with the bad economy (but if it's my job vs. the meter-sticks, I'd prefer the department to save the funds for me. )

 

[lisab]

More complaining: we seem to have only 10 meter sticks too.

Wow, how unweildy those must be.

 

[physics girl phd]

Wow, how unweildy those must be.

 

[BobG]

More complaining: we seem to have only 10 meter sticks too.

Wow, how unweildy those must be.

Yes, but students in the back of the room never fall asleep more than once.

 

[scorpa]

A 1200 kit for my 883 sportster. I am going to start saving for that soon.