Ho! Ho! Ho! It's going to be a Merry Christmas!

My wife surprised me with a gift to FRAME two pieces of art sent to me by TONMO.com members in years past. In fact, one is Dr. Steve O'Shea's inking octopus, and another is from long-missing member lithographette (veronica). They are not ready in time for Christmas, however... but I will be picking them up later this week... will be sure to share with you when I get them!

In the meantime, here are two other things I got for Christmas (well OK, I picked them up for myself when I came across them while shopping...) Pic 3 is the back of the "Squidy" box.

Happy Holidays everyone!!! I got mine!!!!:mrgreen:

I just moved my post from the Birthday & Holiday thread to this one -- thanks for starting it Carol! Merry Christmas!

That thing is cool.... what exactly is it?

Neat lamp and toys ! Haven't opened up much yet...did get Queen's classic album Jazz(with the poster:grin: ) and Shanlyn received a new wedding band...fun stuff so far, except for I ate waaaaaay too much turkey yesterday, still feel like I'm bloated, like a python after a water buffalo!

No ceph related gifts, but did get a bat cookbook.

I recieved a hunk of a Cretaceous ammonite. Not complete, but a nice section with crystal formation in the chambers. I'll photo it when I return home.

no ceph stuff, but I got a license plate cover with silver dolphins on it!!!!

No ceph-specific gifts this year, but did score a DVD of The Dirty Dozen, among some other great gifts. Lee Marvin rules!

Just wait until you get ours!

Way to go, sorceress! :santa:

i did receive the complete calvin and hobbes, where cephs do occasionally appear - but not as frequently as the far side methinks...

:read:

Oh, Calvin and Hobbes! Such a classic comic strip. Over the christmas break I've been enjoying revisiting those great works! Enjoy!

Cheers!

I love Calvin and Hobbes! He reminds me of Erich when he was a little kid.

Calvin had a doo and a moustache?

Here's one of the two pieces of art that my wife had framed for me as a Christmas gift. The other will be ready on Saturday. This one is the Steve O'Shea painting. WAY too cool for any of us to handle, don't you think?

Super cool !!! The headquarters of Tonmo, decorated with art by leading researchers...

This one is the Steve O'Shea painting. WAY too cool for any of us to handle, don't you think?

:twisted:
And exactly when does Steve find the time to sit down and doodle? Maybe he's been leading us astray with all this "super super busy", "Big news coming out soon", "up to my neck in admin work" business.:mad: I think its time some one just said it::yelling: Steve O'Shea is a lazy, lying scientist and wanna-be artist! :yelling: Now don't we all feel a bit better?
:rolleyes:

Cheers!

PS: Great work, very interesting painting.

This painting was sent by Dr. Steve a couple/few years back... kept it in safe keeping, always lamenting at the cost of picture framing, ever-lingering on my to-do list... my wife dug it up and surprised me by getting it framed, along with another piece preserved with acid-free paper... the latter was donated by a TONMOer from years past with the username of Lithographette... will post a pic of the framed version Saturday when I get it!

Whoa...I want one those lamps...

Do you happen to know where you can get them??

Isn't that lamp just the best? I'll see what I can find out. Think I remember one of the women I work with had seen it in a catalogue. My mother gave it to me! She knows my obsession!!! :smile:

Groovy ceph-stuff for the bathroom counter - pics coming soon! Thanks Mom!

So Tony, where did you get Squiddy? Is it everything they say it is? It looks very cool!

:smile: I've kept it in its box. Someday I will have myself a tall burbon, open the box, and explore it for all its glory. :mrgreen:

I just got - for my birthday - Cephalopods: A World Guide, and Cephalopod Behaviour. SCORE!

:smile: I've kept it in its box. Someday I will have myself a tall burbon, open the box, and explore it for all its glory. :mrgreen:

I may do this later in the week!

For now, here is my 2006 ceph gift for the holidays! I got my rubber Architeuthis!

Now you must take a picture of the squid attacking your cat. If you do not have a cat, you must borrow one. :smile:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/ponto/307276589/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ponto/307276589/)

See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWK64OqJK4E

:lol: as good a use as any!

I was gifted with an orthoceras bowl! This isn't mine, but i found one like it on line.
http://www.paleodirect.com/or1213.htm

I gotta model squid......the arms are attached to the body with springs so they are very mobile. will post a pic soon!

J

Oh man, my sister came over today, and part of my gift was this octopus decal for my guitar!!

You can get your own from this site (http://www.motorcitydecals.com/octopus.htm). I have both! Thanks sis!

I got a squid brain tie (http://cyberoptix.com/squid.php)!

Handsome!

I got a squid brain tie (http://cyberoptix.com/squid.php)!

I was going to get one of those for Erich, but Rebecca didn't think he would wear it.

Rebecca was probably right. I tend to wear really thin 50s-60s-era ties to try to distract the eye to my upper chest and away from my rapidly-expanding middle.

In honour of the big Mola news this year, my mom managed to find these two erasers for my stocking. Amazing! Love that woman.

Cheers!