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2005-01-09
I was all set to surprise my friend with a X-zyLo Ultra flying gyroscope for Christmas this year. But alas, I found out he already had one. Or at least he used to, until a car crashed into his house and ruined it and a few other things (seriously). So he was happy to get another X-zyLo, but he wasn't all that surprised. I did manage to surprise my sister-in-law with this cool human jello hand mold from anatomical.com. But I forgot to give it to her on Christmas. So I think some of the surprise was that she received another gift three days after the fact. Another big winner was Blokus, which I bought for my wife. Easy to learn but challenging to master, Blokus is a strategy game that's very addictive. On the receiving end, I got a huge present from my dad this year: a trip to the Sugar Bowl! A buddy gave him two free tickets to the game, so he sprang for airfare and a hotel room and treated me to two days and nights in the Big Easy. My Hokies lost, but I came out a winner...with 3 for 1 beer specials at Utopia on Bourbon Street.
11:17 PM
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