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The most interesting part of the average Christmas is What Media You Got. It let's you know a) what people think of you and b) whether or not they've ever heard of Amazon Wishlists. So, to be interesting, here's the media we Thteeds received, starting with the flicks-----
DVD
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Now I have the complete set! And I'm qualified to teach European History!
Help!
- Perhaps the funniest caper film ever. Plus, the Beatles. And George has grass in his bedroom. No, not that kind of grass.
Kiki's Delivery Service
- One of the Big O's faves--right up there with Totoro
.The Muppet Show - Season Two
- I am so excited to watch each and every one of these. Then to watch them again. Plus it has that awesome Weezer video....
Peter Pan
- One of Lady Steed's favorite Disney flicks, and now that the Big O's read the book, they can watch it together.
Singin' in the Rain
- Only the greatest musical ever. And one of the best comedies ever. In a sweet two-disk edition.
Stranger Than Fiction
- Tell me you didn't like it. Honestly. Look me in the eyes when you say that.
The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
- Kinda dumb until the very last moment. I find it interesting that that one most excellent moment is also the only moment the writers overreached Church policy and had Jesus say but one word that he never said in scripture.
They Might Be Giants - Direct from Brooklyn
- Watching these made me wish again that I had found a sponsor for my coulda-been-awesome paper proving that TMBG are the modern inheritors of true Surrealism.
Trigun
- I'm always saying I am willing to like some anime besides Cowboy Bebop
. Now my brother-in-law has taken me up on that. Hope I like it....The Weird Al Show - The Complete Series
- Heh. Heh. Heh heh heh. I've never seen these before.
CD
Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
- Every bit as good as what you've heard. But what's surprising is that the bluegrass queen and the progenitor of metal have made the mellowest album I've heard in quite a while. But it's lovely.
They Got Lost by They Might Be Giants
- There's no such thing as too much They Might Be Giants. Repeat after me: There's no such thing as too much They Might Be Giants.
Looking out the Fishbowl by Eddie from Ohio
- I only ever used Illegal Napster one day, enough to fill two cds. With the purchase, we are almost completely legitimate now. Because of Napster, it's worth noting, I freaking love EFO.
Keeping the Faith (soundtrack)
- Lady Steed and I heard this in a store in Morro Bay on our honeymoon and have remembered it as the greatest soundtrack of all time. Now, it's pretty good but, well, we were on our honeymoon. Still, I'm very glad to have it.
책
The Marketing of Sister B by Linda Hoffman Kimball
- Just wrote a crapload on this for the first five of oh-eight. You'll just have to wait for that. Sorry.
The Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware
- It's taken me a week to get (almost) through the frontispieces. But this is Chris Ware. All the effort put into reading his intricacies is so worth it.
The Complete Peanuts 1963-1966 by Sparky Schulz
- I get chills just thinking: Soon I will read this. Soon. Very soon. Ooh!
Slide Already! by Kit Allen
- Because Lady Steed loves it and really wanted it. That's why.
Counting with Wayne Thiebaud y Susan Goldman Rubin
- (This one too.)
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart
- Perhaps the most awesome popup book ever. DINOSAURS, PEOPLE!
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater
- Penguins for our penguins.
We See
We Work
Guess Who
Go Away, Spot
Something Funny
Away We Go
- See O read. Read, O, read!
Lion
Tiger
Bear
Monkey
- Large S's books have built in rattles. Lucky....
Yikes. That is a lot of media. I didn't get a single item, which is totally weird.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy reading/watching/listening!
Wait, what?
ReplyDeleteThat's the strangest thing that's ever happened to me--on the internet, at least. I clicked a link that clearly said "0 comments," but by the time the site loaded (not much time with my high-speed connection), Miss Hass had posted the first.
Cuh-razy.
Anyway, for Christmas, the only media I got falls under the category of 책: a dictionary of phrase and fable. It's pretty cool and just goes to show that my parents were listening when I said, "Some people collect stamps or shot glasses; I collect dictionaries and appliances" (NOTE: I also got a very nice Foreman grill from--euh--Bojangles, I believe is the appropriate pseudonym for this blog.)
PS Is there any particular reason you chose "책" over "books"?
ReplyDeleteNot that I don't occasionally use my rudimentary French on my blog....
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ReplyDeleteMostly because the other two were ALL CAPS so Books seemed out-of-place.
Excellent haul. You've made me curious - what did Jesus say in Testaments which isn't in the scriptures? (I only saw it once, and I've pretty much forgotten everything about it, except that it seemed expensively produced)
ReplyDeleteI covet much of your media haul. I admit it. Not all of it, but quite a lot.
ReplyDeleteAt least I got my very-pleasant-surprise copy of Meet the Robinsons . . . (they always leave me to buy my own written media; the joys of gift cards)
Great collection from Christmas. I love the comments about the kids' books. You've picked out some great ones.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have to admit I share your jealousy for the built in rattles.
Trigun is not my choice of someone's second anime after Cowboy Bebop, don't get me wrong, it's a decent anime, but probably in bottom five of top ten. The second half of Trigun is better then the first half.
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ReplyDeleteWhat would YOU recommend?
We got Bill & Ted's also. I'm excited to watch it (but have to wade through the neighbor's DVD I borrowed and our current Netflix choice).
ReplyDeletesanta gave me "the dark crystal." apparently santa thinks i don't have enough creepy puppets in my life. i suspect he's right.
ReplyDeleteNaruto.
ReplyDeleteThe only media item I got was the soundtrack to the movie The Mission. At least they used my wishlist, but I realized after listening to it that I wanted it a lot more ten years ago. Oh well.
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