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Simply because I forget the answer to the question whenever it gets close to being pertinent, here is a list of things I want or need for birthday, holidays, etc.  This is a partial list so that I don’t forget and so that people can figure things out without having to ask me a week or two before the occasion. 

Start here (I recommend sorting by priority): My Amazon.com Wish List

Then, here’s an actual list of specifics not on Amazon:

Gift Certificates:

  • *Lane Bryant
  • *Barnes and Noble
  • *Ultraviolet Cafe
  • *Spectrum Theater
  • *Any shoe store
  • *Amazon.com
  • *EB Games/Gamestop
  • *Staples
  • *Any kind of pampering (massage, spa, etc)

Things that are always welcome:

  • *Bath stuff (bath salts, oils, fizzy things; bath pillows; lotions/splashes for afterward, etc)
  • *STICKERS!  Hell yeah.  (I have a binder with 6 rings.  The stickers that fit there are *always* perfect.)
  • *Magazine subscriptions
  • ~Wired (already subscribe)
  • ~Scientific American (already subscribe)
  • ~Heavy Metal
  • ~Mental Floss (already subscribe)
  • ~Scientific American Mind (not the same as Scientific American)
  • ~Newsweek (already subscribe)

Household stuff:

  • *Set of skillets (non-stick, several sizes)
  • *Set of saucepans
  • *Bedding (sheet sets - Full size)
  • *Bedding (blanket – Full/Queen)
  • *Online Communitites Poster
  • Cloth tablecloth with cloth napkins – hunter green
  • Tools:

    • *Small stepladder (not a step stool)

    Misc.

    • Roller skates (like these).  Street skates, men’s size 7.
    • A LONG Cat 5 (computer internet connection) cable – at least 30′

    Things no one is going to actually buy for me:

    • *Laptop (since I’m listing it, and not expecting anyone to get it – Alienware.  Heh.)
    • *Wii
    • *A sturdy dining room/kitchen table and 6 matching chairs.