the older I get, the weirder christmas gets.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

the older I get, the weirder christmas gets. my mother-in-law is into consumerism and I need to pick out some gifts for her to buy me.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

i've already ruined one christmas by asking people to donate to charity instead of giving me stuff, i'm not going to risk ruining another

[chagrins@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva MTG or Pokemon cards you can resell and donate that money yourself to charity. 😎

[shinmera@mastodon.tymoon.eu]

@aeva In general I get the impression that some folks are reaaaally inflexible about traditions.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@shinmera i got away with it for a few years in my extended family's christmas gift exchange

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

i've got too much stuff i don't need more stuff ;_;

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

ok i put a furby on the wishlist. i'm definitely not going to regret this

[bogpunk@chitter.xyz]

@aeva I've got an old one in my basement that periodically comes back to life and says something in the middle of the night and it's really creepy… I should probably either replace the batteries or remove them

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

what are some good midi / modular synth baubles i should ask for? my mother-in-law has expensive tastes

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@bogpunk that's amazing

[jannem@fosstodon.org]

@aeva
I hear Eurorack stuff is both good and spendy. A case and a few modules?

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@jannem i've got a eurorack and i don't know how to find interesting modules for it beyond the three i already have

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@jannem it's kinda a funny story, i got into modular synthesis fully expecting it to be an expensive hobby and it kinda bottomed out when I figured out a good way to hook it up to mollytime

[pupxel@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva ask for a moog ring modulator and you can do robot voices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVuvws1rhQU

[rygorous@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva I feel this in my bones

it's like a stand-off twice every year, once for my birthday and once for Christmas

my main strategy in recent years, which might be useful to you, is this: if I need new clothes/shoes/whatever within a few months of either of these, I don't buy them but ask for them as gifts instead

[jonikorpi@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva Do weird keyboards count? I’ve been drooling after this for months https://dualo.com/en/exquis/

[portaloffreedom@social.linux.pizza]

@aeva a nice drawing tablet?

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@portaloffreedom already got one, but that is a good idea

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@jonikorpi ooo neat

[triplefox@pounced-on.me]

@aeva i have one of these it is good to hack on https://203.io/products/mystrix-pro