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My 2007 Christmas List Tuesday, December 4, 2007

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Posted 04 December 2007 - 06:02 PM

My 2007 Christmas List

It has become something of an annual tradition to display my Christmas wish list here for the world to see. It's always satisfying to put all of my wish list into one central place so I can look at it and blush with embarrassment. I hope it has the same effect on you.

Please note that the list is presented in no particular order except that I want Super Mario Galaxy the most.

Super Mario Galaxy
I've been waiting for this for over 11 years. The true sequel to Super Mario 64 is finally here and I can't wait to play it. Thankfully I have a Wii (that's the hard part) and getting the game for Christmas should be a strong possibility. "So long, Big Bowser!"

Norelco Turbo Vacuum Beard and Moustache Trimmer
Living in a highly advanced society gives you certain needless frills that can make you feel ashamed of your privilege. There is little else that embodies this fact better than a beard trimmer that simultaneously trims and vacuums up your beard trimmings. Amazing.

Xbox 360 Console (with 20GB Hard Drive & HDMI)
Strangely I want to get this mostly to play Viva Pinata. Halo 3 is alright too, I guess.

Topeak JoeBlow Max II Floor Bike Pump
After purchasing a crappy pump in Cape Cod a few years back it died. Since I don't have a receipt nor a desire to return to the horribly yuppified little pretend-quaint shop I bought it from I'm just going to have to get a new one. By the way, Shop on Cape Cod, way to charge me like $60 for a crappy pump! Never buy anything on Cape Cod unless it has either the word 'saltwater' or 'taffy' on it.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) (2007)
Mario games. Harry Potter movies. Just add in some Pokemon cards and this will be my best Christmas ever!

Flight of the Conchords - The Complete First Season
I've seen every episode of this show about four times each as well as watching some of the individual songs probably closer to a dozen times. The fact that I still feel the need to get the DVDs is a testament to how amazing this show truly is.

Relaxed Cotton-Blend Herringbone Chino (They're Pants)
Every so often it's nice to get some clothes and not have to pay for them. To me buying clothes is about as satisfying as eating a pound of meringue after fasting for a week.

Carnival Games
It looks like it's a game designed for three-year-olds. That sounds perfect! I hope barker on the over with the glorious moustache is a playable character.

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
It looks a little more interesting that that version I see everyone playing on the subway on their Nintendo DS's. That game just looks like you have to practice your multipliation tables. I'm not going to get fooled into thinking that is a game.

Mario Party 8
Another game for toddlers! Somehow the Wii games I am most interested in are minigames because with old age my attention span has seemed to narrow to the point where playing anything that takes longer than 5-6 minutes makes me instantly lose interest.

Entry Level Dell Notebook
My current laptop is a Sony PCG-R505EL that was kindly donated to me by a friend after my old laptop died. It gets me through the rough times but it's becoming more unusable. The sad part is that it's mostly because of the keyboard. The speed/performance of the machine is actually fine, even though it's about seven years old. The keyboard, however, is a problem. It's missing two keys (one of them being a SHIFT key) and it has problems with other keys sticking or barely working. Luckily these keys are the rarely used C and SPACEBAR keys.

Swiss Army Men's Cavalry Leather Watch #24531
The $5.00 watch I bought from a man on the street a few years ago is still holding up quite well. However, I've reached a point in my life where I'm thinking that having a better watch may be nice. If I wear this with my new pants I may even resemble and adult.

TomTom ONE 3rd Edition Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator
This is one of those technologies that once you get a taste of it there is no turning back. After renting a car last summer that had one of these it has been torture driving a car without one ever since. Spending five minutes lost in New Jersey is enough to make me want to plop down the $200 to invest in one of these. I'd pay up to $1000 to never have to go to New Jersey again. For any reason.

MIU 12-Inch Walnut-Finish Wood Peppermill with Stainless-Steel Gear
My old peppermill is nearing the end of its useful life and since I am apparently Frazier Crane I am unable to use ground pepper. That would be far too plebian for my tastes.

Philips DVP5960 DVD Player with HDMI, 1080i Upscaling, DivX Ultra, USB direct
This will upconvert my movies to my nice new TV. I'm actually more interested in it because of the HDMI hookups since I'm running short on standard A/V plugs. Plus the DVD player in the bedroom is just not up to par so now I could upgrade that one. Who can survive with a subpar bedroom DVD player?

Energizer e2 Charger for AA & AAA Rechargeable Batteries with Car and Home Adapter & 4 AA Batteries
My old rechargeable batteries, after seven long years of use, only hold a charge for about twelve minutes. That's barely enough to finish ten games of Wii Sports bowling!
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Posted 04 December 2007 - 08:36 PM

I can remember when the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard and couple of He-man figures would brighten up your eyes on Christmas morning. Time marches on I guess.
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Posted 04 December 2007 - 08:59 PM

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Posted 05 December 2007 - 01:40 AM

QUOTE (Chefelf @ Dec 4 2007, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Posted 05 December 2007 - 04:04 AM

I'm rather hesitant about how useful satnav systems actually are. I've only been in a car piloted by them twice, and they've been decidedly dicey both times. One didn't want to tell us how to get where we were going, and spent fifty miles telling us to go back to a roundabout back in the town we'd just left. The other was better, but only told us we needed to take an exit on a roundabout as we were passing it, and spent the rest of the time spinning so fast you couldn 't read it anyway.

I do know what went wrong both times, and it wasn't hard to fix, but I was the passenger both times, and when I'm driving I don't know if I'll have me being there to fix it while I'm driving.

Oh yeah, I need to tell people what I want for Christmas, don't I?
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Posted 05 December 2007 - 08:38 AM

I love the british lady in my mini...err... the sat nav system in my mini. I use it a lot especially when I hit traffic on the way to work, it can tell me new ways to go. But I too would pay money to never have to go to New Jersey again though. (I had to spend a month there once.. for work.. it wasn't fun.)
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Posted 05 December 2007 - 10:28 AM

I know a guy that is totally in love with his GPS navigation system in his car. He completely and utterly depends on it. He thinks it tells him the absolute best way to go, no matter what, and thinks it even takes into consideration traffic and things. So this one time he and my dad were riding to this place that was pretty much a straight shot a few miles down relatively traffic-free Road X. However, because his beloved GPS navigation system told him to, he made a huge circle on the trafficky roads Y, Z, and Bob - and ultimately made the trip take about four times longer than it normally would have. My dad told him there was a better way he knew of that they could take to get back, but the guy got all uppity, like he had been personally insulted, and proceeded to take the same way back.

Then once he came to our house, and to leave, he spent about ten minutes of completely unnecessary driving around our neighborhood before getting out to the main road. We know this because he bragged about the great route his navigation system told him about.

So I don't really see how it's all that different from getting bad directions from a gas station attendant. tongue.gif (But I can see how it would be wonderfully useful in a place like NYC or New Jersey.)
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Posted 05 December 2007 - 06:20 PM

Some systems can actually take into account the traffic.. if you have the service.. and it works in the area you are in.. But I just use it as a suggestion or when I'm going somewhere I don't know. If I know a better way I go that way. (In fact I'll start arguing with the British Lady... but she still loves me.. I know it!)

So yeah, useful, but I don't feel like I have to have it on. (But then again I get lost a lot.. sometimes on purpose.. and is nice to have a guide back home.)
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Posted 05 December 2007 - 06:44 PM

QUOTE (Cemetery guy @ Dec 4 2007, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I can remember when the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard and couple of He-man figures would brighten up your eyes on Christmas morning. Time marches on I guess.


I still wouldn't mind either of those gifts, actually.

As for GPS devices, I'm not sure how they are in Europe but I've had great luck with them here. I only really used them in the Washington D.C./Virginia area but it was FLAWLESS. Of course, I only use them in an area that I didn't know.

The only arguments I've heard against GPS is that you can figure out a quicker way to get there if you know the area. Why the hell would you use GPS if you knew the area?
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Posted 05 December 2007 - 07:39 PM

Because some people are technologically dependent morons?
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Posted 17 December 2007 - 07:05 PM

Haha, I want Big Brain Academy : Wii Degree too! I love little party games like that. Did you ever try out the game Smarty Pants for the Wii? I heard it was the same kind of formula but it was a board game. I asked for that one too. smile.gif
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Posted 18 December 2007 - 10:35 PM

I haven't tried Smarty Pants but I played Big Brain academy for about 30 minutes and it's a lot of fun! I'm hoping I can play it with some other players to really get the high scores growing and make it more competitive!
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