Christmas 2005 Wishlist
Posted: Dec 2nd 2005, 5:22 am
OK folks, I held off until it was December... post what you'd like for Christmas, or any other December religious holidays where present-giving is a part of the celebrations!
I'll start:
DVD: CSI Season 2. Yes, I'm behind, yes, I love it! Ahh Grissom, the geek king!
The Moomin books; the originals. I have a few but they are SO tattered (over-reading as a child). I recently looked online and discoved that I have the UK Puffin edition of one, from the 1960s (my parents were obviously big fans of 2nd hand book sales).
products by http://www.greenpeople.co.uk - I don't appear to be allergic to these. Yet.
My article on the Armenian Genocide to be published online so I can show it to everyone I know. Boasting? Yup! I'm seriously proud of it. My normal state of humility (ha!) will return shortly.
My list is short, which leads me to the conclusion that I basically don't want for much, which makes me one lucky person. In fact, I'm conscious that I'm collecting rather too much stuff . That, and the fact that my brother has asked for (and his loving sister has bought him) The Complete Calvin & Hobbes boxset of hardback books, which I know I can borrow, so I don't need to technically own, although I would love my own set.
A new addition to this year's list, which I thought would be cool to discuss. Who knows, someone here might come up with inspiration - maybe we can all help each other out:
Who are you really struggling with on the gift-front this year?
Mr. S was surprisingly easy; normally he represents the biggest trauma for me because he just buys everything that he wants, when he wants it *sigh* and those things he can't buy (like a Porsche) I can't afford either.
This year I'm struggling with:
Both my parents. I cannot buy dad another book. Last year I got him a fish-smoker and he loved it, but that option is obviously exhausted for this year. He likes things like weird kitchen gadgets, and technology, and antique maritime thingys. But I just haven't found the right gift within the price range.
My mother is the biggest problem. Here, I draw a complete blank. She's into odd food-fad diets (! - I refuse to perpetuate this though), new-age hippy life-fulfilment stuff, and she does like to read but I always get her books so I'm not keen on doing that this year. She does also like gardening.
Mr. S's parents: yikes. I'm not even going to try to explain why this is so difficult, but it really is.
I'll start:
DVD: CSI Season 2. Yes, I'm behind, yes, I love it! Ahh Grissom, the geek king!
The Moomin books; the originals. I have a few but they are SO tattered (over-reading as a child). I recently looked online and discoved that I have the UK Puffin edition of one, from the 1960s (my parents were obviously big fans of 2nd hand book sales).
products by http://www.greenpeople.co.uk - I don't appear to be allergic to these. Yet.
My article on the Armenian Genocide to be published online so I can show it to everyone I know. Boasting? Yup! I'm seriously proud of it. My normal state of humility (ha!) will return shortly.
My list is short, which leads me to the conclusion that I basically don't want for much, which makes me one lucky person. In fact, I'm conscious that I'm collecting rather too much stuff . That, and the fact that my brother has asked for (and his loving sister has bought him) The Complete Calvin & Hobbes boxset of hardback books, which I know I can borrow, so I don't need to technically own, although I would love my own set.
A new addition to this year's list, which I thought would be cool to discuss. Who knows, someone here might come up with inspiration - maybe we can all help each other out:
Who are you really struggling with on the gift-front this year?
Mr. S was surprisingly easy; normally he represents the biggest trauma for me because he just buys everything that he wants, when he wants it *sigh* and those things he can't buy (like a Porsche) I can't afford either.
This year I'm struggling with:
Both my parents. I cannot buy dad another book. Last year I got him a fish-smoker and he loved it, but that option is obviously exhausted for this year. He likes things like weird kitchen gadgets, and technology, and antique maritime thingys. But I just haven't found the right gift within the price range.
My mother is the biggest problem. Here, I draw a complete blank. She's into odd food-fad diets (! - I refuse to perpetuate this though), new-age hippy life-fulfilment stuff, and she does like to read but I always get her books so I'm not keen on doing that this year. She does also like gardening.
Mr. S's parents: yikes. I'm not even going to try to explain why this is so difficult, but it really is.