+bent_pin Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Christmas Tree Rex 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 My girlfriend crocheted a Space Invader. Quite nice for a first try and freehand. She's promised to make other characters for me. Can't wait until she's practiced enough to make my dig dug characters. 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 6 hours ago, chicgamer said: It looks like we need NO Rescue Reindeer this year! Yay!!! This actually makes my day. 🥰 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Getting SOOOOOO close! 🎅 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) I would also like to say how gratifying it is to say... YES you are all on the NICE LIST!!! (we don't need rescue reindeer -no one flaked!) Also someone mentioned the Three Kings... It prompted me to dig out something I made in photoshop for this thread... wow... over three years ago! Time flies. I'll post it again, because... why not? Edited December 18, 2023 by CaptainBreakout Three wise bosses followed the shining Sinistar. Epic battle ensued. 6 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 OK, I caved in and opened it all - may, many thanks to my Santa this year, this stuff is awesome! I have only read about these and never seen one. This is just great! Thank you! A blockbuster ornament, which is currently being worn by my K9, outside the TARDIS Tortuga board game looks fun and will get a play soon! And a heap of other goodies, including D&D dice, a 3D printed Atari logo and the centerpiece... Amazing, thank you so much, I hope yours and everyone elses santa gifts brings them as much joy and fun as opening these did for me. 10 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Armscar Coder Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Well my package got here two days early! And seeing how Christmas is now less than a week away (and that I have NO self-control), I decided to go ahead and open it. There was a tin of fudge and several wrapped gifts. The packaging was superb! All of the gifts were individually bubble wrapped or in a bubble mailer. Here is the overview of the haul. I don't deserve all of this goodness. I asked Santa for a TI-82 calculator and he delivered. I had a TI-81 in high school and used it in college as well as at work up until a year or so ago when it finally died. I told Santa that it was time to upgrade to the TI-82. Notice the price tag. I can still remember my dad crapping his pants back in 1990 when I told him how much the TI-81 would cost. Two NES games in the loot. I don't currently own an NES but my brother has unearthed ours from our childhood. We have been playing it some, and now we have more games in our joint collection. This is one of those gifts that is greater than its financial value because it gives me even more reason to hang out with my brother. Also, my Secret Santa is paying attention. Last year I mentioned how much I love golf video games, and that still holds true. I don't have a 7800 either, but I am hoping to get the Atari 2600+ for Christmas from that other Santa. Since I don't own any 7800 games, I just asked Santa to send one of their favorites. And boy did he nail it. I can remember playing/watching Xevious at the local pool near me where I grew up. Before I was old enough to have my own money, I would crowd around the cabinet with other kids and watch the older ones play. This one is going to be fun. I had mentioned in my letter to Santa that I like to wear T-shirts. It is boring I know, but basically If I am not at work (casual Fridays excluded), I am wearing a T-shirt. And Santa got me what I asked for, but in a totally unexpected way. It is a T-shirt with the box art from my first Atari 2600 game Doggone It!. I gotta say it, that is doggone awesome. To my Secret Santa, thank you so much! This is perfect. There is only one problem. My Secret Santa did not reveal themselves. Please, I ask that you do reveal your AtariAge identity and take credit for this very thoughtful gift package. And for all of you Secret Santas out there, both givers and receivers, have a very Merry Christmas! 14 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, CyranoJ said: OK, I caved in and opened it all - may, many thanks to my Santa this year, this stuff is awesome! I have only read about these and never seen one. This is just great! Thank you! That Atari Touch Me is Awesome! I collect vintage calculators, hand-held games, and vintage displays. That's a cross-over item. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 3 hours ago, CyranoJ said: OK, I caved in and opened it all - may, many thanks to my Santa this year, this stuff is awesome! I have only read about these and never seen one. This is just great! Thank you! A blockbuster ornament, which is currently being worn by my K9, outside the TARDIS Tortuga board game looks fun and will get a play soon! And a heap of other goodies, including D&D dice, a 3D printed Atari logo and the centerpiece... Amazing, thank you so much, I hope yours and everyone elses santa gifts brings them as much joy and fun as opening these did for me. I love the Touch Me CJ. I always thought it would be neat to have one but I just never got around to buying one. I also really like the macrame, looks like it was made by a very caring individual! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Armscar Coder said: Well my package got here two days early! And seeing how Christmas is now less than a week away (and that I have NO self-control), I decided to go ahead and open it. There was a tin of fudge and several wrapped gifts. The packaging was superb! All of the gifts were individually bubble wrapped or in a bubble mailer. Here is the overview of the haul. I don't deserve all of this goodness. I asked Santa for a TI-82 calculator and he delivered. I had a TI-81 in high school and used it in college as well as at work up until a year or so ago when it finally died. I told Santa that it was time to upgrade to the TI-82. Notice the price tag. I can still remember my dad crapping his pants back in 1990 when I told him how much the TI-81 would cost. Two NES games in the loot. I don't currently own an NES but my brother has unearthed ours from our childhood. We have been playing it some, and now we have more games in our joint collection. This is one of those gifts that is greater than its financial value because it gives me even more reason to hang out with my brother. Also, my Secret Santa is paying attention. Last year I mentioned how much I love golf video games, and that still holds true. I don't have a 7800 either, but I am hoping to get the Atari 2600+ for Christmas from that other Santa. Since I don't own any 7800 games, I just asked Santa to send one of their favorites. And boy did he nail it. I can remember playing/watching Xevious at the local pool near me where I grew up. Before I was old enough to have my own money, I would crowd around the cabinet with other kids and watch the older ones play. This one is going to be fun. I had mentioned in my letter to Santa that I like to wear T-shirts. It is boring I know, but basically If I am not at work (casual Fridays excluded), I am wearing a T-shirt. And Santa got me what I asked for, but in a totally unexpected way. It is a T-shirt with the box art from my first Atari 2600 game Doggone It!. I gotta say it, that is doggone awesome. To my Secret Santa, thank you so much! This is perfect. There is only one problem. My Secret Santa did not reveal themselves. Please, I ask that you do reveal your AtariAge identity and take credit for this very thoughtful gift package. And for all of you Secret Santas out there, both givers and receivers, have a very Merry Christmas! Great looking tee! I have played and love all of those 7800 and NES games as well. Enjoy them in good health. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, joeatari1 said: looks like it was made by a very caring individual! Like all AA Secret Santa's ! 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5369711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 22 hours ago, CyranoJ said: and the centerpiece... Amazing, thank you so much, I hope yours and everyone elses santa gifts brings them as much joy and fun as opening these did for me. What a cool gift! The care that went into this inspires me. For next year I'm going to make some cool stuff for my recipient. I did not think about it until there wasn't enough time left. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 At the thrift store... 1980's Santa! 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, CaptainBreakout said: At the thrift store... 1980's Santa! Looks like eastman-kodak and sony-ericsson had a baby santa together 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 54 minutes ago, bent_pin said: What a cool gift! The care that went into this inspires me. For next year I'm going to make some cool stuff for my recipient. I did not think about it until there wasn't enough time left. Yeah, I always have the same problem. I never think about making a gift until the last minute and then it's too late. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Just now, joeatari1 said: Yeah, I always have the same problem. I never think about making a gift until the last minute and then it's too late. I think I'll make an arduino based sign. My shop is almost in order. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, bent_pin said: Looks like eastman-kodak and sony-ericsson had a baby santa together So, what will the last name of baby Santa be? Santa Eastman-Kodak-Sony-Ericsson or Santa Sony-Ericsson-Eastman-Kodak? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, joeatari1 said: So, what will the last name of baby Santa be? Santa Eastman-Kodak-Sony-Ericsson or Santa Sony-Ericsson-Eastman-Kodak? Clause 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Mine arrived today Thank you, Secret Santa! 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 My package safely arrived from far away and going to wait until Christmas Day to open it. 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 3 hours ago, davidcalgary29 said: Mine arrived today Thank you, Secret Santa! I recognize both of those guys 🙂 Nice saltwater tank. Your tang looks like he's got loads of room. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, bent_pin said: I recognize both of those guys 🙂 Nice saltwater tank. Your tang looks like he's got loads of room. ((s)he?) is just a baby. It'll be moved to the big tank in a year or so. This tank's a bit of a mess: broken lighting, chrysophytes, etc. I was running it without a heater (the tank overheats), but it led to a dino (?maybe?) bloom. I cranked it up to 28c, and it's calmed down. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Full grown they like 125 gallons. Anyone else in the big tank? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Should probably get a moderator to remove those names/addresses. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 23 hours ago, davidcalgary29 said: Mine arrived today Thank you, Secret Santa! Glad it got there! I mailed that 3 weeks ago and was worried it wouldn't make it before Christmas. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/10/#findComment-5370414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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