Material Things

Updated: 11/12/2009

Be sure to take a look at my basement junk list!

Some time in the past, I had a long paragraph detailing the difference between what I want and what I need.  That philosophical paragraph got deleted somehow, and I don't see myself re-writing all that.  Basically this is a list of things that I'd like to have.  I originally put this together back in 2005/2006 because people always ask me what I want for Christmas/Birthday/Wednesday.  With this, I could simply either point them to my site or print it out for them.  I would just update this whenever a thought popped into my mind.

I am fairly close to giving up on this list.  I've long ago gotten what I need, and I want less each year.  I'm actually in a state where I want to reduce the number of things I own, reversing the influx of household items.  Some days I want to just go through my basement, set aside any photos/momentos, and toss everything else.  The biggest things stopping me is that I have no place to "toss everything" unless I rent a dumpster.

This Christmas, I don't want anything.  If you feel the need to get me something, I have a few useful oddities listed below and a collection of books wishlisted on Amazon below that.  Otherwise, the gift of money (or a gift card) is always useful.  People that know me know I 'm a goofy guy, so goofy gifts are a safe bet as well.

• Stuff on Amazon.com


• Queen sized "Indulgence Luxury Blanket" (from Robin's list)


• Digital Picture Frame


• Shopping Cart (that I can push to the grocery store and back)


• Stainless Steel Pizza Pan (most common one is Norpro's 16" pan)


• Smallville Season8


• Angel Seasons 1-5


• Buffy Seasons 1-5; 7


• Jeans (34×34) Rustler Carpenter pants (and I bought 2 of the Levi's carpenters that look the same and did not like them)


• socks (white or grey boot socks)


• Board games / card games


• "Ginormous" street map of PA, MD, WV, or VA (for hanging on a wall)


• Indoor "welcome mat/rug"


• Parmesan Cheese (grated)


• Clock for living room (night visible)


• Lockable wall-mounted key holder