Best. Husband. Ever.
Posted by ARC at 5/11/2008 10:24 AM and is filed under Cool Stuff,Nostalgia,Geek Toys,Family Activities 
Happy Mother's Day, geek moms! Here I thought my husband forgot all about the holiday. Look at what he bought me for our new house!
Awww yeah. It's a professionally restored 1997 X-Files pinball machine! He is having it delivered to the new place next month. This is so much better than gas station flowers!
We both made a wish list for our new house, which naturally contained the most impractical things. This pinball machine topped mine! I really didn't think I would get it for a while, though.
A little fact about Brian and I -- we are both the babies of our families and were spoiled rotten. Therefore, we tend to overdo it on little holidays. It becomes a contest, so I have to one-up him for his birthday in June.
Any suggestions?
Oh, and check out the X-Files pinball game in action below! This is gonna rule:
Awesome!!! That is so cool. I was so happy with the bookstore run I got yesterday. Now I just need to find time to actually read the books!
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LOL! That's what I just told Brian. I mean, the game is awesome, but I'm working all the time. When will I play it.
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You will *make* the time somehow!
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We love you Momma,
Dad, Jason, Lois
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WOW! All I got was Crystal Chronicles for the Game Cube (though there is a rumor going around that we will be getting a Wii as soon as they come in next week.) That is AWESOME!
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That rules! I want a pinball machine in general, but that's a cool choice too.
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Wow, you are the luckiest girl ever!!
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Ok, so if I had known that there was an X-Files pinball machine "out there", it would've been at the top of my Mother's Day list. You are one lucky lady!
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OMG. Coolest gift EVAAARRR! I am SEETHING with jealousy!! I'm the world's biggest X-Phile! I started watching THE DAY the show aired (I was in 3rd grade. Ha.) and I still watch the re-runs on Sci-Fi. This would totally make my nerdy heart sing! What a great hubby!
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Yep, we're big X-Philes, too. In fact, our first road trip together when we were dating was to Roswell. We bonded over alien memorabilia.
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Awwwww! Geek love.
I'm way excited for July 25th!! I saw the first movie on opening night with my best friend from junior high, and we're gonna go see this one together on opening night, too. Can't wait!
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I'm not sure if he likes to mod his car in any way, but even if he's not that into it, here is one worth looking at: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/9eb2/
I can think of so many MP3 clips I could blast at people with this thing. Just think - Frank Costanza screaming "serenity now!!" while you're stuck in traffic.
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Are they still making new pinball machines? I'd love a Battlestar Galactica one (the new series of course!). Although I'm an X-Files fan I'm not as much of one as you are!
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Yes, they still make new pinball machines, but they haven't made one for BG yet! That would be awesome, though.
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For you X-Philes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5HrxAXvQ6A
Man, it's great to see them again but what a lousy trailer.
Brian
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Dammit man, I told you -- it's just a teaser!
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