So, Christmas at our house rocked! The girls each got the Kinect games they wanted Disney Adventures & Once Upon a Monster. However, I did not expect Sarah my two year old to be scared of the cover of the Sesame Street game, so I will have to just plug it in and play it with her. I think she will really like it. So, why haven’t we played it yet, well, our couch is in the way thanks to the Christmas tree (which will be gone by tomorrow). So, later this week, Sarah will be trying out Once Upon and I will let you all know how that goes.
As for me, I got the last of the Hunger Games books, Mockingjay, and I devorued that book in well, two days. It was everything that I hoped it would be and the ending to the series could not have been better! Thank you Suzanne Collins for this great series! You rock! I also got the rest of the Inheritance series. I had to stop reading them a while back and was stuck on book two, so my hubby gave me the last two as a gift, so I am trying to finish up Eldest, so I can move on to the last two books. I also got some awesome girly bath stuff and makeup. Let’s face it, nerd does not equal a lack of attention to style. So after opening up a big palette of Stila makeup, I was a happy girl! Oh, and a pair of Guess jeans! (More about this in the next day’s post!)
Brad, the hubby, got some more more World of Warcraft Trading Card Game cards, a killer set of gaming dice, and an awesome WOW TCG play mat to name a few things. Also got him the essentials: jeans, sweatshirts and etc.
But all in all, it was a typical nerdy Christmas here at our house. Hope all of you had great (and nerdy Christmases too!)
So Christmas is coming up in like, 10 days. Oh, Boy! People keep asking me what I want for Christmas, so here is goes!
Any Shadowrun book! My Saturday gaming group just switched over to playing Shadowrun and I am hooked! I have the core book, but why just have that when there are SO many others to add cool stuff with! Shadowrun is a post-apocalyptic world set in Seattle (woot! woot!) and there is technology and magic involved and it’s pretty awesome! Think Ghost in the Shell.
Disneyland Adventures Kinect Game! I tried this game out at this year’s (2011) PAX Prime and it was a lot of fun! Now, this isn’t just a game for me, either, it’s for the whole family, so I like that too! This game was a ton of fun, because you got to travel around the park, meet up with characters and have a lot of fun! My 7 year old will love this game too!
Sesame Street’s Once Upon a Monster! Okay, again I know, a kid game, but it’s the only game that my 2 & 1/2 year old can really attempt to play for the Kinect and she wants to play SO badly! Sometimes, watching your kids have fun with a video game is a gift enough! This game will teach Sarah to make up stories and she can interact with her favorite characters, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadaby! Every time she sees the commercial for this, she goes nuts!
The Hunger Games series. Okay, so I really just need the last book, but if you haven’t read them, you should! This series is the first in a long time to really captivate me, and it’s a kid/teen series too. I am not a big fan of this demographic when it comes to novels, but this series hooked me. Plus there is the movie version of the first book coming out in March. Check out the trailer!
Any Terry Prachett Discworld book. I have played the game and it was fun, so when I found out that it was based on a series of books, I got very excited!
My friends and family to be happy. (I know, it’s a little Miss America sounding!) My friends and I have had a crazy year and I just want it to end on a good note!
So whether I get any of these things or not, I hope that I helped you find a few gift ideas and I hope that most of all you enjoy Christmas or Hanukkah with your friends and family. The most important gift to me is seeing my friends and family happy!
Here is a funny guy that makes movie mashups, they are called CinemaCereal and they are hilarious! Check out his mash up of North by Northwest and Follow that Bird! Who knew Bert & Ernie were so dramatic! Matthew Muhl is genius! Make sure to subscribe to him and laugh away!
The letter of the day is “C” and the number of the day is “6″! C is for comics, that’s good enough for me! 6 is the number of Sesame Street “heroes” featured on this awesome shirt!
The Sesame Six T-Shirt
While it’s not an actual comic book yet, I think it might have some potential! Oscar the Grouch looks pretty bad and Elmo as the Human Torch is pretty awesome too! It looks like Big Bird steps in as Mr. Fantastic and Cookie Monster is The Thing. I can’t wait to sport my shirt around town! AJ Paglia, the artist of this great t-shirt, had an idea to mash-up Sesame Street and the Fantastic Four.
Well, today (Feb 3rd) is Elmo’s Birthday! So if you have little ones, make sure to head on over to celebrate! There are great games and coloring pages for the celebration! We are going to celebrate by watching Elmo today!
Enjoy a great interview with a classic Sesame Street character!
Aren’t these the cutest speakers for a MP3 player? I think so! Tanga offers the best deal for these cute speakers! Tanga is offering these cute speakers for just $6.99 (+ Shipping), the normal price is $29.99! Make sure to grab a pair before it’s too late!
These speakers are easy to use and will work with any MP3 player, so load up your MP3 player with some great tunes, such as Sesame Street’s Platinum All-Time Favorites and let your kiddos rock out!
