2011 Holiday Gifts

This year I received some awesome holiday gifts!

First up is Monty Python Fluxx. My roommate John gave it to me. I can’t wait to play it.

Next is the gift I received in the annual secret santa that my group of friends from Columbia do together. Sean was my secret santa this year and he gave me this awesome DIY twin lens reflex camera kit. I already built it and hope to try it out soon.

Last year was the first year I participated in Reddit Secret Santa. My secret santa was really awesome. He did some stalking on the internet and found my flickr page. He then framed and matted the photo that he liked the best. It was a great gift. This year’s secret santa again didn’t disappoint. He bought me a load of stuff from thinkgeek.com. My favorite item is the remote controlled LED bulb. I think it is going to make great mood lighting for my room.

Last week, Sean, Vinny, Meixin, and Phil came to the bay to hang out and sight see. Since a bunch of us from the same group in Columbia were already living in the bay, we had a holiday potluck and white elephant exchange. I first picked an angry bird plushie, but that was stolen from me. In the ensuing chain of stealing, I ended up with a Lego set!

Caroline sent me a great travel journal. I wish I could travel soon so that I can use it. ^^ She also sent me a load of candy. She explained that the flat rate box wasn’t full and that she sent the chocolate to fill it. I’m pretty sure she actually sent it to try to make me fat. ;P

My parents sent me a huge K’NEX roller coaster set. It is actually the first K’NEX set I have ever owned. As a kid I was a huge Lego fan and never bought into any of the other construction toy systems. When completed, the set features two mirror image tracks, plenty of inversions and curves and a motor to drive the chain. It also came with a speaker to connect a music player to.

The biggest surprise was the gift Chithra gave me. She bought me a KitchenAid stand mixer! I always dreamed of having one, but I never expected to have one before I settle down and have my own place. Time to do some baking!