It’s come to my attention that I’ll be not only celebrating some holidays soon (not the least of which is my half birthday), but I’ll also be graduating. Now, I wouldn’t want you scratching your head trying to figure out what to get me, so I’ve compiled a wish list to ease the process (if you can’t feel the sarcasm now… well it’s here, I promise). Anyway, if you are so inclined as to get me something for whatever, here’s a list of things that I need, think are awesome and don’t have. I’ll try to come back to this list from time to time and update it with other things that I’ve found. And yes, I realize that half of these things are ridiculously expensive, but a boy can dream can’t he?
UPDATE - Here’s a great sale that has a few items I would love to have. The website is Expercom, and you can trust them. They have the Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme Base Station, and the 24″ Cinema Display all with substantial discounts.
- Alesis DM5 electronic drum set with the Surge cymbal pack - $800 - I love playing drums and acoustic drums are obviously not an option for an apartment. This is the set that I’ve had my heart set on for some time now. There are other, more expensive kits that are better, but this does more than most, and certainly enough for me. Plus, with this I’ll be able to record drums again on my computer!
- Canon Vixia HF11 HD camcorder with 32GB of flash memory - $775-1200 - I’d really like to have a digital camcorder. I don’t have a kid or anything, but I’d love to be able to film things. I could upload videos to the web, and even post stuff on my website so everyone can remember what I look and sound like. Super fun. Ok, for real, I’d be eternally grateful to the person who gets me this camera. I could possibly use it to cover Macworld in January! UPDATE - Amazon just lowered their price for this to about $775. That’s the best price I’ve ever seen for this camera. I’m so tempted to just buy it for myself.
- Apple LED Cinema Display - $899 - This is the brand new top of the line Apple display. It’s the best of the best and is made to work extra nicely with my new MacBook Pro. This thing is sweet and I really could use an external display for my laptop. Increased screen space means increased usability, and that’s a good thing.
- Apple Airport or Apple Time Capsule - $179 or $499 - because I’ll need to have wireless internet in my apartment. The second one (Time Capsule) has a built in 1TB hard drive (that’s a lot of space). I’d rather have the Time Capsule, but I’d be pretty happy with the Airport. Just make sure it has Wireless N (all of the new ones do).
- Apple Airport Express - mostly for it’s ability to connect a remote USB device or power speakers elsewhere in the apartment. I’d prefer to have one of the two above options before this. Again, make sure it has Wireless N (follow the link if you are unsure at Best Buy or something).
- Roomba - $150 - $499 - I’m going to need a vacuum, but you know that I won’t want to actually vacuum. Plus this thing runs all by itself, like when I’m gone! Perfect! I linked to the most expensive one that I could find. I’d prefer an all black one, but I’d settle for an all white or possibly grey.
Garmin nuvi 760 or 265WT - $249.29 - $277.99- Scratch this. Sorry, I beat you to it. I just bought the Garmin nuvi 760.- Neat Receipts for Mac - $160 - scan receipts (or other important documents) and throw them out (recycle). Sounds like a great idea to me. I can keep track of all of my bills and spending in one neat little application on my Mac. This is the only way of doing this on the Mac, and I’m told it works ridiculously well.
- Philips Sonicare FlexCare with Sanitizer - $136.99 - I need a new Sonicare toothbrush and you know me… this is the best. Now, I’m not going to claim that I have a dirty mouth, but a sanitizer would be a nice thing to have. This model also is much smaller than the one I’ve had for some time now.
- All-Ett - $19.95-29.95 - My wallet has lasted for around 2 years now, and I love it, but it’s time. But there’s no way that I could settle for anything less than the same brand of wallet I have now. Seriously, I recommend this wallet to everyone. It’s almost hard to remember that this thing is in your pocket it is so thin. The hardest part is deciding which one to buy. I had the original, which is great. I think since I’m going to be an Actuary, I should get the executive leather one, though it’s still a hard choice between a few other models.
- MacPadd - $24.99 - it’s an aluminum mouse pad for the ultimate Mac setup. Everything else that I own for my Mac is made out of aluminum, so why not have the mouse pad match too?
- LED Menorah - $19.99 - You know you have both a geek and a Jew on your hand when I put this on the list. It’s an electronic menorah that looks like a motherboard. It’s powered by a single 9v battery that also functions as part of the base. It couldn’t get much more nerdtastic.
- Green Laser Pointer 5mW - $17.74 - this is one of my favorite website for random and cheap gadgets. They have quite a few green laser pointers, but this is the only one I like (it’s pen style and takes 2 AAAs) that is in stock. Plus, in the US, we aren’t allowed to have green laser pointers with power higher than 5mW. If you’re getting this for me, you’d better order now, it takes about a month to import stuff from this place.
- Money - because gift cards restrict me to a particular store, and maybe they don’t have the best deal. You wouldn’t want me to waste your gift now would you? Plus living is just a bit more expensive than I thought it was going to be. Furnishing a new apartment from the ground up and not buying junk costs more than I wish it did.