Holiday present list

[arndis]

For those who do holiday/birthday presents, and need inspiration, here is this year's list. I will probably update once the new semester starts and I have the material lists.

School

• adjustable triangle (drafting supplies)
• pocket-size saw for model-making
• portable mitre box for model-making
• 11x17 inch portfolio
• printer repairs
• some sheets of A2 or 18x24 inch drafting vellum
• tallish jar (5-7 inches) to hold brushes while painting
• contributions to the drafting chair fund
  
• contributions to the laptop for next year fund
  
• contributions to the 11x17 printer fund
  
• gift certificate to Wallacks or Loomis and Toles -- I have to get new supplies at either at least once a month

Miscellaneous

• Kokopelli earrings, to go with Kokopelli pendant (copper disk with brass border and Kokopelli, feels tribal, curvy, detailed, geometric)
• pants -- I need both nice pants for good wear, and some comfy yoga pants for exercise and projects. Size is approximately 18 petite, but I am admittedly hard to fit...
• contributions to the dishwasher fund
• two-drawer vertical filing cabinet

Books and Manga

• The Timeless Way of Building, by Christopher Alexander
  
• A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein
  
• KareKano, vol 2 or higher (aka Kareshi Kanojyo no Jijyo, His and Her Circumstances, His and Her Situation)
• The Chick is in the Mail, edited by Esther Friesner
  
• Time Enough for Love, by Robert A. Heinlein
  
• Glory Road, by Robert A. Heinlein
  
• anything by Charles DeLint except: Greenmantle, Dreams Underfoot, Memory and Dream, Spiritwalk, Into the Green, Wolf Moon, Angel of Darkness
  
• anything by Terry Pratchett, especially Discworld, except for The Truth, Mort, The Last Hero, and Men at Arms.

Music

• amplifier repairs
  
• decent computer speakers (stereo satellites plus subwoofer)
• Brian Adams, Reckless
  
• anything by Tori Amos, but especially Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink.
  
• Arrogant Worms: Live Bait, or Idiot Road
  
• Beethoven's 9th Symphony
  
• anything by Crash Test Dummies, except for God Shuffled His Feet, but especially The Ghosts That Haunt Me
  
• anything by Chris deBurgh except for This Way Up, but especially the Spark to a Flame compilation
  
• Delerium, Semantic Spaces (others are probably interesting too)
  
• anything by Enigma, especially MCMXC A.D., The Cross of Changes, "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi"
  
• anything by Gowan (Lawrence Gowan), but especially Strange Animal, Great Dirty World, Lost Brotherhood, ...but you can call me Larry
  
• Great Big Sea, Up
  
• Emmy Lou Harris, Wrecking Ball
  
• Elton John, Greatest Hits 1976-86
  
• Lion King soundtrack
  
• any Loreena McKennit, especially Elemental, Parallel Dreams, The Mask and Mirror, and Book of Secrets
  
• Madonna, Like a Virgin (newer stuff also, but I don't know which ones)
  
• anything by Richard Marx except for Rush Street, but especially Richard Marx (self-titled album), Flesh and Bone, Paid Vacation, Repeat Offender
  
• Meatloaf, Bat out of Hell (I've got #2)
  
• Men Without Hats, Pop Goes the World
  
• George Michael, Faith
  
• Mae Moore, Bohemix
  
• Moxy Fruvous, "Green Eggs and Ham" (song).
  
• anything by October Project, but especially October Project (self-titled), Falling Further In
  
• The Paperboys, Late as Usual, and possibly newer stuff
  
• anything medium to later by Rush except for the Chronicles compilation, but especially Presto, Roll the Bones, Counterparts, and stuff since then
  
• Sisters of Mercy, First and Last and Always
  
• anything by U2 except for Zooropa, Under a Blood-Red Sky, but especially The Unforgettable Fire, Rattle and Hum
  
• any and all Revolutionary Girl Utena soundtracks (aka Shojo Kakumei Utena, Shoujo Kakumei Utena) (anime)
  
• Suzanne Vega, Institution Green
  
• unknown albums by James Taylor and Simon and Garfunkel -- these are either some kind of best-of collection or a handmade gift mix.
  

DVDs

• Revolutionary Girl Utena up to episode 27 (aka Shojo Kakumei Utena, Shoujo Kakumei Utena)
  
• KareKano, vol 1 or higher (aka Kareshi Kanojyo no Jijyo, His and Her Circumstances, His and Her Situation)
  
• any and all of the Due South series (pilot movie and 3-4 seasons total, apparently distributed in season-length sets)