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Wow, a Christmas that's actually awesome? I haven't had one of those since 2005. This year, I received the following… Pictured: Case Closed Seasons 1, 2, and 3, 4,000 Microsoft Points, and a 2GB MP3 player. Other things I received: $220 in cash, plaid pajama pants (wearing right now), and an electric shaver. It's cool that I have Seasons 1 through 3 of Case Closed on DVD now. Back in the day, I used to stay up till 5 'o clock in the morning with my cousin, anxiously awaiting Case Closed to show on Adult Swim. Every second of every episode we watched was pure awesome. We always used to guess who the murderer was (if there was a murder involved) which was followed by a surprise ending, mostly due to the motive of the murderer. With my newly acquired Microsoft points, I will buy Braid, Castle Crashers, N+, Portal: Still Alive, and maybe Dreamfall: The Longest Journey if I end up liking the prequel. Also, shocker, I never owned an MP3 player before. I used to listen to a CD player but I mostly listened to music on my computer… Now that I have a MP3 player, pointless internet browsing just because I'm bored and want to listen to music will no longer exist. A huge thanks to my parents and the rest of my relatives for spending their money on me during this crap economic time… I don't know how they did it. Well, besides that, I hope you all have a happy holiday and new year!

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Wow, a Christmas that's actually awesome? I haven't had one of those since 2005. This year, I received the following...   Pictured: Case Closed Seasons 1, 2, and 3, 4,000 Microsoft Points, and a 2GB MP3 player. Other things I received: $220 in cash, plaid pajama pants (wearing right now), and an electric shaver. It's cool that I have Seasons 1 through 3 of Case Closed on DVD now. Back in the day, I used to stay up till 5 'o clock in the morning with my cousin, anxiously awaiting Case Closed to show on Adult Swim. Every second of every episode we watched was pure awesome. We always used to guess who the murderer was (if there was a murder involved) which was followed by a surprise ending, mostly due to the motive of the murderer. With my newly acquired Microsoft points, I will buy Braid, Castle Crashers, N+, Portal: Still Alive, and maybe Dreamfall: The Longest Journey if I end up liking the prequel. Also, shocker, I never owned an MP3 player before. I used to listen to a CD player but I mostly listened to music on my computer... Now that I have a MP3 player, pointless internet browsing just because I'm bored and want to listen to music will no longer exist. A huge thanks to my parents and the rest of my relatives for spending their money on me during this crap economic time... I don't know how they did it. Well, besides that, I hope you all have a happy holiday and new year!