Gift list 020812 (2)

CookingI like to play with food. (stop giggling again – you still know who you are – I’ve gotten better!) I enjoy cooking, and occassionally go to great flourish for myself. But its tough to cook in grand style for one, so I settle for Mac & cheese and ramen. However, I still make hord’ouvres and desserts for work, parties, etc. Also, just because I don’t cook grand often doesnt mean I don’t do it at all.

Cookbooks – themed. I like the Frugal Gourmet and his themed cookbooks. I also like books like “Wraps” – that looked like a good one. There was also one of like “150 fun different drinks” (non-alcoholic). It was just new ways of putting flavors together. I thought it might be fun to try a new blended beverage every week for two years. Things like that. Also, exotic stuff, too. I like East Indian food, Sushi, etc.
cheeze grator – Pampered chef #1275
can opener – Pampered chef #2758
tupperware – always a good idea. I will find some use for it.
Gas grill – I live alone, but might have more friends if I could put meat on the grill. Something with two burners maybe? Otherwise utilitarian. Haven’t done research.
Alcohol – I just received a bottle of DiSarrano Amaretto for my birthday.A thoughtful gift. Similar gifts, including wines and such, would be appreciated.

Recreation

DVD’s

Matrix -(Now waiting for a Matrix/MatrixII/Matrix Revisited box se)t
Sneakers
White Sands
Anything by Pixar
StarTrek, StarWars, James Bond (boxed sets?) ST:TNG is now on DVD
Desert southwest (not country-n-western – see White Sands)
Sci-fi (not horror, but terror okay, along with other types. Not cheesey if modern)
Thriller – action suspense (Enemy of the State, Conspiracy Theory, Pelican Brief)
Anything with an apparently wandering plot, but reveals itself to be cool at the end (Outside Ozona, The Big Lebowski, Into the Night)
Just about any Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Robert Redford, Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Julia Roberts (serious, not silly), Meg Ryan or George Clooney, Will Smith, Sandra Bullock, Michael Douglas (I’m sorry I couldn’t come up with more female leads…I’ll try harder next time)
Lord of the Rings… that should have been obvious… *g*

Other

Movie passes – we have Hollywood theaters here (which suck – I pray for an AMC)
Gift certificates to Barnes & Noble, Sears, Lowes
Food certificates – Chili’s, Bennigans, etc. Just about anything, we’ve got it here or in Major Metro area, if not in College Town.
Books – I like a lot of non-fiction, but prefer to pick that out myself. I am fond of sci-fi short stories, then any sci-fi or fantasy fiction. Donaldson is one of my favorite authors. I have all his paper backs. If you wanted to get a series of hardcover, that would be nice. I also buy myself the Gardner Dubois Year’s Best Science Fiction each year. Beyond that, anything not westerns or romance would be kind. (mystery are nice too). OR just give Barnes & Noble gift certificates!
Picture frames – nothing girly *g* but any type/size
Flowers – fresh flowers (not plants – they die) give me something pretty to come home to. Always welcome
Tools – I don’t have any “power” tools. What I’ve had have been stolen. So either your choice, or just certificates to Sears..or cash.Oh – but Craftsman brand. Or Makita.
Dremel mototool – this is one particular tool I know I can use. The digital control one looks interesting.
Candles/holders – I like candles. Unscented or “manly” scents, larger seem better (less likely for me to knock them over). Holders that are sturdy, and austere – minimum frill.
The latest set of D&D manuals – I always get a hankering for RPGing in the winter
I admit I’ve developed “mattress envy” lately. Mine is an old relic I kept for nostalgia after my father’s passing. But I think its time has passed.
Also, I could use a real refrigerator. I currently have a little apartment model with an icebox I can’t freeze anything in (so I cant buy/prepare/store bulk meat) (nor can I make icecubes which help me to drink water).
2003 Crown Victoria – Police Interceptor P71/750A – darker metallic finishes are fine. No street graphics or two-tone paint. (gotta ask!)

Also, I have a number of other projects running for other people. If you would like to help me give a great gift to another, please let me know.