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Sunday, December 08, 2002

 
4:23 PM: [#] [0]

i had to send my grandmother & parents an xmas list. i hate that. i feel all mercenary. i figure if you really don't know what to get someone, you don't know them very well. and to be honest, i much prefer presents on my birthday.

but this is what i sent them:

general all-purpose anytime gifts:
barrettes/hair jewelry
body shop vanilla products
fountain pens (no ballpoints, no rollerballs)
beads/embellishments
cool paper
anything by or featuring edward gorey
anything off the amazon wishlist
page points/book darts
blank & lined journals

specific this holiday:
subscription to somerset studio
poetry dog tags
thirstballs/plant waterers
pants (16/18, depending. jeans, dockers, courderoy, drawstrings, whatever)
socks (wide range of colors; soft socks=bonus.)

expensive:
a year of flowers or fruit
memory cards
20gb ipod

tastes:
swirls & stars
functional art
warm rich colors & fabrics
details & embellishments
shiny and/or contrasting but not gaudy
delicate but usable
comfortable!
recycled, reused or otherwise green
learning, kits
things w/ stories, things that mean something
things w/ words, things w/ letters, things in different languages
the unexpected. things which are not as they seem
the insides of things (translucent/transparent)

otherwise, it's been very quiet. no work on php yet today: i paid bills, called my parents, tried to catch up on correspondence, and did some art-related stuff. i'll probably do some php before the night is over, however. big fun instructional development meeting tomorrow.