Seriously, I got money from my parents to "spend on something impractical" to avoid me just dumping it into savings or something. My brother and sister and I have an agreement that we only buy gifts for each others' children, and my wife insists on exchanging presents on New Year's Eve in the Russian fashion so I haven't gotten anything from her yet (or given her the diamond earrings I got her).
There was a transition period but we did switch to celebrating with family on christmas because we want to go to parties for New Year's... This christmas my parents hosted a party (~20 guests). There was a whole lot of food and alcohol and russian karaoke. There was a very spirited rendition of Ochi Chernuye which my sister managed to get on video (not that it will ever be shared on the internet). Lots of other songs too. My sister and I had the job of picking out fun songs and we did great. I even found my parents' favorites: 'perelyotnuye ptitsu' and 'ne sup mne sol na ranu'.
Presents!
27/12/2011 04:16:42 PM
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I received a GPS unit for my car.
27/12/2011 04:33:40 PM
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Did you get your egg separator?
27/12/2011 04:38:04 PM
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I did!
27/12/2011 05:08:36 PM
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Ha! Just make sure you wash your eggs before cracking them.
27/12/2011 05:33:52 PM
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What? Why would you wash an egg? I've never heard of this. *NM*
27/12/2011 11:33:57 PM
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This is news to me too.
28/12/2011 12:30:00 AM
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Ha, don't listen to me, I know nothing about this.
28/12/2011 01:36:34 AM
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That's a relief. You can't eat raw egg in this country anyway, so I don't need to change any habits.
28/12/2011 10:37:47 AM
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Is there a law?
28/12/2011 03:29:39 PM
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What I mean is that everybody considers it unsafe to eat raw eggs.
28/12/2011 06:37:17 PM
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It is suggested in the US that you cook the yolk to solid too.
30/12/2011 11:58:10 AM
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That sounds ridiculously over-cautious to me.
30/12/2011 05:48:56 PM
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Me!
27/12/2011 05:08:51 PM
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I'm scared of those.
28/12/2011 07:14:55 AM
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That logic is interesting
28/12/2011 06:06:48 PM
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It's often the best plan. I've got a nice list I let Tim pass out to people.
27/12/2011 05:23:08 PM
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Boiled egg and toast soldier set???
27/12/2011 05:32:15 PM
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I kid you not.
27/12/2011 05:37:49 PM
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That is hilarious.
27/12/2011 09:18:42 PM
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I got an ipad.
27/12/2011 05:51:39 PM
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Awww awesome.
27/12/2011 05:57:53 PM
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No but
27/12/2011 06:56:50 PM
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I didn't ask for it.
27/12/2011 07:06:47 PM
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Re: No but
27/12/2011 07:19:51 PM
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You must share ways to make it more useful.
27/12/2011 07:09:18 PM
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Use Calibre (or other, similar, software) to convert PDF to MOBI.
27/12/2011 08:08:26 PM
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Hm.
27/12/2011 09:07:48 PM
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A lump of coal.
27/12/2011 06:26:43 PM
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Re: A lump of coal.
27/12/2011 07:43:16 PM
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Which Перелетные птицы?
27/12/2011 08:40:48 PM
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Everything I wished for
27/12/2011 07:39:17 PM
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You had a foursome with Scarlett Johanson, Angelina Jolie and Jessica Biel? *NM*
27/12/2011 09:40:13 PM
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I got a suit.
27/12/2011 08:40:40 PM
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My Immediate Family will celebrate Little Christmas on New Years Day...
27/12/2011 09:11:36 PM
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Camcorder + case + SD card, coffee grinder, ball bearing maze puzzle with money trapped inside.
27/12/2011 11:40:52 PM
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Anastasia doesn't tell you what she wants?
28/12/2011 12:29:31 AM
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It can be difficult, but only if you don't know what you're doing.
28/12/2011 01:18:31 AM
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I didn't see that one!!
28/12/2011 07:11:10 AM
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I think accessories are wonderful. And I had a kickass gift season.
28/12/2011 04:36:21 PM
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My Christmas gift: my 6-week old son slept for 6 hours straight through the night. *NM*
28/12/2011 01:26:12 AM
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a Pressure Cooker ...
28/12/2011 02:41:00 AM
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What does it do?
28/12/2011 02:43:58 AM
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It makes meats n veggies super tender ... faster than average ...
28/12/2011 03:25:38 AM
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That's awesome..
28/12/2011 03:35:41 AM
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The newer ones are much safer, so long as they are cleaned and maintained ...
28/12/2011 03:42:15 AM
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I love mine for brown rice. It cuts cooking time in half. No explosions in 2 years. *NM*
30/12/2011 12:07:20 PM
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The vodka fairy was very good this year.
28/12/2011 02:10:21 PM
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