Including today, 12 days still remain in the christmas shopping season. I haven't bought any gifts nor do I intend to buy any gifts at this moment. My parents frown on gifts and my younger sister needs a new brain (I've been asking the Wizard of Oz for years...and I hope Santa can check his e-mail from the North Pole).
However, I will gladly accept any gifts bought for me (and will get someone a return gift after christmas) but just in case there were some good Samaritans out there...I'll give you a peek on what is on my Christmas list. The entries are listed in no particular order and of course no one is under any obligation to buy me anything.
1. Girlfriend: Like P. Diddy once sang about "I need a girl" and unlike Kanye I can't support a golddigger (nor would I ever want to). However, I've been single for a year and five months and I don't think I want to test the two-year anniversary. So, I'm single with no dependents (and none on the way either), I'm honest, I have a good heart, I have a sense of humor, I'm faithful and I've worked on my romantic skills. I'm a bit stubborn and like to have my way but I have a soft spot for females that I care about. I can gladly provide references, too.
2. Digital camera: Now that I'm the king of the meet & greet, I need a digital camera to record the many fabulous moments that occur. I don't need anything fancy just something that is durable and lightweight cause I hate carrying heavy things with me. I also need some new headshots of myself so that I can post on my blog.
3. Silver & gold chain: I have this Guess watch that I bought years ago that I wear all the time and I've always wanted a chain to match it. I'm not a big jewerly fan but a silver & gold chain to match the Guess watch would be fanastic.
4. Desktop computer: My Compaq Presario desktop that I bought in 1999 has minutes (correct that seconds to live). I bought if fully-loaded from Circut City and it ran strong for two years. The apparatus started acting up and forced me to buy a Dell laptop in 2001 (and it is still going strong). I need a cd burner and plenty of storage space and I like to match so another Dell (hint...hint) would be cool.
5. DVD player: I already have a Playstation 2 (but Sony has rigged the device to not play certain DVDs and it will not play bootleg CDs or DVDs). I also want to invest in a true DVD collection and can't do that without a DVD player. I'm a big supporter of black movies so I could use a few DVDs to boost my collection. Some of my all-time favorites are Two Can Play that Game, Training Day, Remember the Titans, John Q, the Antoine Fisher Story, Love Jones, Love & Basketball, the Brothers, Deliver Us From Eva, Brown Sugar, Coming to America, Friday, Next Friday, Friday after Next, the Best Man, Out of Time, Beverly Hills Cop I, II and III, Bad Boys I & II and Ray.
6. VCR: I know the world has evolved to DVDs but nothing beats a good VCR and I'm still pissed that someone broke into my apartment in 2000 and took mine. I haven't replaced it since.
7. Chess set: I'm currently 0-2 against my friend Ray in our best-of-five Chess matchup and I think it is because we are using his gothic-looking chest set. I swear the pawns look like the bishops and the rooks look like the Knights. If I had my own set, I could become familiar with the pieces and be comfortable enough to bring the championship back home.
8. PS2 games: I haven't bought a Play Station 2 game in so long. I wanted the latest version of NBA Live from EA Sports and the latest Madden from EA Sports this fall. In the spring, I'll want the latest version of MLB from 989 Sports and I still miss my Scrabble game that was stolen in that 2000 break-in. I like action and adventure games too. I'm still mad that Contra (for my old regular Nintendo peoples) wasn't brought over to Play Station. I still remember the cheat code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b-button, a-button, start). You couldn't defeat the game without it.
9. TiVo: I'm not exactly sure what it actually does but everyone has created this vernacular around "Tivoing something." I never like to be left out the party...so send me one a.s.a.p.
10. Camera phone with color screen: I'm probably one of four people in America that doesn't have one yet but now I think I'm lifting my embargo on the camera phone craze. However, if I get one it has to be a Nokia (they are the only phones that I believe in and they are more durable than the other phones I've seen). Every phone that I have ever owned has been a Nokia and I'm not ready to take my business elsewhere just yet. FYI. I'm a Cingular Wireless customer and I have an upstate New York cell phone number. I don't want to change the number because way too many people in NABJ have it.
11. Digital tape recorder: For anyone that is in the journalism business a tape recorder is a reporter's best friend (especially for people that talk too damn fast when answering questions) and a digital tape recorder is that state-of-art device that I could really use since my current tape recorded is being held together by duck tape. Long story...don't ask. As my boy Darren recently told me, I would need one with a lot of hours.
12. Gift certificates: They are almost as good as cash and it shows that you wanted to make sure I got something what I needed. My favorite stores are Filene's, Macy's, Best Buy, Footaction, Foot Locker and Finish Line.
O.K...since my secret is out...what's on your list this Christmas season.
12 comments:
looooooooooove tivo!! sign me up for one of those, too!! i want diamonds. f a girl. diamonds are jameil's best friend. a superbowl for my panthers (stop hatin). championship for duke basketball. to see my boo. not to have to work anymore 9+ day weeks. isn't 8 days in a row enough? i'm sayin. good recommendations for the next job. to get the hell outta the snow forEVERRRRRRRRR. digital camera. out of my sprint signed-my-life-away contract. laptop. one million dollars *insert dr. evil voice*
please. give it up. vcrs are obsolete. unless you get the dvd combo.
ummmmmm.... reporter. i need you to have a functioning recorder!!! wtf???
You might wanna hold off on the camera phone, if you get a digital camera. I got my camera phone first, took a bunch of pictures, never deleted many of them, but once I got my digital I never used the one on my phone. Incidentally I just bought another camera phone, but it has everything else I want, and it was only $75, $125 off the original price, so I couldn't pass it up. The only thing the camera phone is good for is photo caller id
Oh, and on my christmas, topping it for the 9th year in a row, a Honda Accord Coupe w/manual transmission, this time the LX in graphite pearl. I also need a looooot of money, and suits, for whenever I get my first on-air job. And also, I'd like either personal training sessions, a gym membership, or there's this new type of personal training where you can get a customized dvd, i'd like that also.
I could use a digicam too, but I'm not sure how to shop for one. As far as the rest of my list: A DVD/VCR combo, tickets to a Sixers game, new sneakers, and a decent woman.
1.) A new heart. One that is not broken and ripped apart.
2.) A new car. One that costs a lot of money and doesn't slide on ice.
3.) A trip to Paris. And Milan. This would enable me to keep the money that I saved for Paris and spend it on other things.
4.) A thick pair of Chanel sunglasses. Please?
5.) A new boyfriend. See No. 1 for more details.
I'm with you on 1, 2, and 9-12, add a car, and money to pay off college and grad school, and I'd be set.
digital cam searchers...hit up abesofmaine.com
i highly recommend them
I highly recommend the VCR/DVD combos. I got one two years ago and it's wonderful for those movies you still love on VHS but haven't bought in DVD format yet.
My list?
I need some pants. Like, nice, grown woman work pants. Maybe some tweed. I also want a digital camera (film sucks and is expensive). A set of knives. The ones I have are kind of dull - a no-no for a culinary genius like myself. A silver necklace of some sort - I wear silver now and have nothing to adorn my neck. I also fully support furniture of any sort. Couch, new mattress, a papasan chair, a dresser - any piece will do. Cuz it's hard to be grown and sexy when you watch TV on a twin mattress on your living room floor.
o.k...jameil...good looks on the vcr/dvd combo...Walmart has got them on sale...I'll give you my address. My recorder does function properly it just had some reconstructive surgery.
hahahaha. you'll give me your address. how sweet of you. i still don't want you to HAVE to do reconstructive work on that joint. Lawwwwwd...
it was a freak accident...
I hope you get all those things...I have a nice Christmas list too...you hook me up with one on my list and vice versa?
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