***UPDATED with wife/kid ideas below…
Get stuff for my kid, add my name to the card, and I’d be more than satisfied!
What, you want actual Maebius-related ideas? well, alright….
I’m a purveyor of all things tea-related, as many know. Any sort of tea is good. I have a plethora of strainers and such so loose-tea is always welcome, and less packaging than pre-bagged ones. The differenter the better!
For those alcohol-friendly folks, I am championing the cause of single-malt Scotch in the world. Nay, I daresay I become unto a true connoisseur of Scotch. I’ve tried the old Spayside-region standbys like The Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, and kin, but have heard rather interesting things about Islay Isle scotches, particularly Laphroaig ,or the somewhat rarer Lowlands. A gift of Scotch is one to be shared, as well, which adds a special treat to any such gifts I receive. /wink
Also, anything Dr Horrible inspired would net you Muse-points from this blog. As a fellow Nathan, and occasional Corporate Tool, a t-shirt would be wondrous, though the DVD is also a happy-making thing.
World of Warcraft game-cards are always welcome. I plan on having an account there until the servers die, or the internet is taken from me. Plus, gift-cards can be re-gifted to folks I know in-game affected negatively by the economy, yet derive more than just “entertainment value” from the community on-line.
Of course, any sort of random strange and unique stuff would find a place in my home (or as pants), as some of you folks know. I like surprises, and if it comes from someone I know (even virtually), or Local to the area, so much the better!
Heck, this year, a hand-painted card with watercolours or crayons on a scrap of junk-mail envelope would make me happy. I don’t need “stuff” as much as I enjoy surprises.
This year, I have also felt a rather huge pull to be more charitable, perhaps as some esoteric spiritual buffering of the consumer-driven economy lately. As such, I think (hopefully without ‘selfish selflessness‘) that I would love to support these types of things in leu of proper gifts. I personally know some folks who have recently gotten put out on the street or otherwise very much in need of outside support, and it’s hard knowing that while we help as we can, it is not feasible to take them into our own home or finance their grocery/medical bills. Knowing this, I am drawn to help official charities be supported so those established organizations can do what they do better than our small household could ourselves.
http://www.foundationhoc.org/CF/HTML/TheaBowmanHouse.html
http://www.stevens-swan.org/
http:/www.childsplaycharity.org/index.php
http://www.kidsoneida.org/kids-oneida-home.cfm
Blessed Holidays to you all!
UPDATE: Ok, here’s a random wishlist for the rest of the family…. I’ve included two or three things that are already sent by Santa (and others) just so you can see what sorts of things were in mind by these two…
Sprogling: (as mentioned by him)
- small sand-timer like comes in board games. (30 Seconds = for brushing teeth the appropriate time)
- stuffed boxer dog (santa already has)
- Boom Blox (Wii game)
- Topple board game. (or Jenga, anything tactile like that)
http://www.etoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/3373679/ctid/17?ci_sku=197853&ci_src=14110944
- Drumsticks (already gotten)
- 100 trees (to plant in the backyard and build a fort in)
- Any kind of Craft things. (he loves paints, and pipe-cleaners)
- Paintable figures or stuff. (we have the dragons below, but he wants “a hundred million hundred thousand hundred of them because they are so cool and can defeat anything!”)
http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/Toys-games/Paint-Your-Own-Bowls/e/31412642007/?cds2Pid=17921
http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/Toys-games/Dragons-Paint-and-Play-Set/e/9780641760648/?cds2Pid=17921
Mrs Maebius
- UGGs style boots (sheepskin lined boots, size womans 9, short, not knee length)
- Tales of Beedle the Bard (harry potter book)
- Heavy thick comfy socks. (be creative)
- Set of drill bits (different sizes, since we only have 2 bits right now for our drill. “Thick” or “pilot hole”)
- This ring-holder necklace. http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/whatonearth/Item_Heart-Shaped-Hinged-Ring-Pendant_CB0672_ps_srm.html
- Fleecy warm blanket (amish blanket, that gamer-sleeved blanket, etc)
- White-noise generator for sound sleeping (without running the dryer or a fan.)
- The grabber tool to get canning jars out of a water bath without burning yourself.
