The annual Christmas list

What'd I'd really like is for our dog to stop eating the couch. Not sure they had any Black Friday specials on that...So I'm 30 now and honestly I have everything I need. I have just enough sweaters to fit into an awesome new (for us) armoire that Amanda and I refinished. That said, several people have asked me for a christmas list. Here are a few things that make me drool.

Matching fitted dress shirts (button down collar please) and ties or just ties to match the shirts I already own. I'm a size 15.5 34/35

A six to eight inch chopping knife. 

This cell phone case

A tie tack such as this

A sandcast turquoise Belt Buckle such as this

Rolling carry-on Luggage (22 x 16 x 9). Please not black (or at least let it be patterned).

Massages

T-Shirts like this or this or this

Your favorite cds or any of these: The Gossip Music For Men, Muse The Resistance Ceremonials by Florence & The Machine
Striped or argyle socks (I'm a size 10)

Checking it twice?

I've been very nice this year.

I know it's ridiculous for 28 year olds to post a Christmas list but I can't help it. Lists can be efficient. I want stuff. Some of the readers of this blog will get me stuff. Last year, among other awesome gifts, I received Patchouli soap and cutting boards. I am excited about all gifts but if you are looking for suggestions...

1. Good fiction. I've come to accept that no matter how much schoolwork I have, I still read for pleasure throughout the semester. Here are a few of my favorite books (A Cafe on the Nile, A Game of Thrones, Ender's Game, Atlas Shrugged, The Monkey Wrench Gang).
   
2. Pseudo Intellectual Non-fiction. I haven't read much of what's trendy this past year. I enjoyed Guns Germs and Steel, The Tipping Point, Fooled By Randomness.
3. Books by thinkers on the meaning of life. I have been wrestling a lot recently with questions concerning happiness, the meaning of life, and humanity's obligation to one another.
   
   
4. Warm (non turtleneck) sweaters that look old school. I love sweaters made of wool and/or cashmere. The fatter the waistline the better (size medium)
   
5. A subscription to Communication Arts, Spin, or Paste magazines.
   
   
6. Black bomb-proof gaiters like these.
7. Your favorite cds or either of these: The Gossip Music For Men, Muse The Resistance
8. A balaclava

As they say on Ebay, thanks for looking!