A different kind of Christmas list

I think I've made my feelings on the Kindle very well known, and I was talking to Marek the other day, and I said to him, "I think a Kindle would be the worst present someone could give to me."  He pointed out that it wouldn't be such a terrible present (and then tried to convince me that I'd end up using it and loving it), but I qualified it for him: I think it'd be the worst present because I would think that whoever gave me that present really didn't know me at all.

I think that good gift-giving is an art.  I tend to be kind of boring, but I try.  I put a lot of thought into what I'm getting, and try to make sure it's something that the person would like.  I do have some standard gifts though.  Every year I give my father an Ansel Adams calendar.  Every year I give my brother the Guinness Book of World Records.  EVERY YEAR.  I gave my mom some forks one year as a present, wrapped up inside of a brownie box...that was pretty unexpected (and it was a good present, but too much of a story to get into here).

Anyway, so here's the top items on my "Do You Even Know Me?" Christmas list.

1. A Kindle.  I have no interest in one of these at all.  My Dad once said that being surrounded by books "comforts" me, and I can't disagree.

2.  An iPhone.  No thank you!  I like my BlackBerry a lot.  My friends seem to have taken the tactic of harassing me until I give in, but it's not going to happen.

I will give a special "thanks" of sorts to Marek and Airport Chris, who are the veritable leaders of this movement.  They never miss an opportunity to tell me how much my BlackBerry sucks/how much better the iPhone is.  I truly admire their commitment to the cause.




Tied for 3rd.  I'm not really sure which one I'd rather have least, but the only way this gift could be worse is if it were pink and sparkly.

Other things that make the shortlist would be make-up and anything Hello Kitty.

And there you have it.