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Since several people have asked, my birthday is June 22. | Since several people have asked, my birthday is June 22. | ||
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== Seriously Wishful Thinking == | == Seriously Wishful Thinking == | ||
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== Wishful Thinking == | == Wishful Thinking == | ||
| − | * | + | *I just enrolled in fashion design school at MassArt. If you wanted to help me with my tuition in lieu of gifts, well, let me tell you, I might do a dance of joy. |
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*A GPS that speaks in a soothing tone (like Peter Heppner's voice) for when I'm navigating through ass-tastic locations downtown where there are too many one-way streets going the wrong way. | *A GPS that speaks in a soothing tone (like Peter Heppner's voice) for when I'm navigating through ass-tastic locations downtown where there are too many one-way streets going the wrong way. | ||
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| − | + | **[http://www.amazon.com/Zoolander-Special-Collectors-David-Duchovny/dp/B00003CXPJ/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2J49Y96KCR3A5&colid=39EYDF4Y4U5Y7 Zoolander], special <s>education</s> edition :) | |
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*Fo' shizzle - I went to Barnes and Noble on my sanity break, and I found some books, yo: | *Fo' shizzle - I went to Barnes and Noble on my sanity break, and I found some books, yo: | ||
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*<s>5 piece dining set. The one I was thinking of buying is [http://mybobs.com/catalog/set_view.asp?packageid=611&room=dining here], since it matches the latticework on my Bob's Busted Furniture coffee and end-table set. But basically, I'm looking for a reasonable looking dining table where I can host nice dinners.</s> - ''Yay for uber-sales at JC Penney! | *<s>5 piece dining set. The one I was thinking of buying is [http://mybobs.com/catalog/set_view.asp?packageid=611&room=dining here], since it matches the latticework on my Bob's Busted Furniture coffee and end-table set. But basically, I'm looking for a reasonable looking dining table where I can host nice dinners.</s> - ''Yay for uber-sales at JC Penney! | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 6 December 2010
Since several people have asked, my birthday is June 22.
Contents
Seriously Wishful Thinking
- Some direction in life would be pretty freakin' nice right about now.
Wishful Thinking
- I just enrolled in fashion design school at MassArt. If you wanted to help me with my tuition in lieu of gifts, well, let me tell you, I might do a dance of joy.
- Some bass lesson lovin'
Now that you've read all the impossible stuff, here's the do-able stuff
- A GPS that speaks in a soothing tone (like Peter Heppner's voice) for when I'm navigating through ass-tastic locations downtown where there are too many one-way streets going the wrong way.
- DVDs:
- Zoolander, special
educationedition :)
- Zoolander, special
- Fo' shizzle - I went to Barnes and Noble on my sanity break, and I found some books, yo:
- Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch (placeholder to remind me to keep up with release date)
- Asian Faces. Okay, I'm always looking for how-to books and always too cheap to sink the money into buying them. And this one's awesome because it has makeup tips for people like me who can blindfold themselves with dental floss. Plus, I mean, Yoko Ono. Can't lose with this one!
- Pei Mei Cookbook vol. 1.
- 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes.
- The Fug Awards - the gofugyourself.com book about fashion disasters.
- Sexy Music - an ongoing list of CDs I will someday add to my collection (and why yes, you are correct - 2/3 of this list IS German industrial):
- Covenant - Northern Lights
- Covenant - In Transit (Live)
- And One - Bodypop
- And One - Aggressor
- Beborn Beton - The Best of Beborn Beton: Tales From Another World
- Beborn Beton - Nightfall
- Wolfsheim - Find You're Here
- Wolfsheim - Kein Zuruck
- Iris - Disconnect
- Iris - Annie Would I Lie To You
- Iris - Awakening
- Delerium - Chimera
- Depeche Mode - Violator
- Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
- Leaves' Eyes - Vinland Saga
- De/Vision - NOOB
- Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
- Funker Vogt - Navigator
- Within Temptation - The Silent Force
- E Nomine - Das Testament (Special Edition)
- Dreamland - Robert Miles (Yes, it's the Roger album)
- Melotron - Fortschritt
- Melotron - Any CD except Sternenstaub! <3
- Frou Frou - Details
- RuPaul - Champion
- Benny Benassi - The Biz - Hypnotica
When in doubt, I will always appreciate the following consumables
- Southwest Airlines Gift Cards. Southwest just opened up in Logan! Hooray! See you all soon!
- White gas for burnination (available in 1 gallon containers at the hardware store)
- Ultrapure Lamp Oil (also available at the hardware store)
- 1.5" Kevlar wick with PSA backing (available by the foot @flammaaeterna.com)
- Singapore Laksa Paste packets. I can never have enough of this shit, it's so good.
- Gift certificates from Bare Necessities or Bravissimo - it'd be awful nice to have more than 2 well-fitted bras these days. Odd sizes just do not come cheap.
- Anything off the Good Ol' Booze List will do no wrong
The Payloads of Sweet Sweet Lovin' that I've received
Regular bass lessons! (lessons without a set schedule are hard...)
A free-standing duct-tape dressmaker's form made from my measurements.
Cruxshadows - Dreamcypher ("Dear Tom, Happy Valentine's Day XOXO Rogue <3 <3 <3")
VNV Nation - Futureperfect
Some bar-ware, for the bar. I have a sex-ay decanter from Steph, and Tom bought me the world's fanciest bottle opener and a wine fridge. The glassware I have so far is square-themed (the shape, not the video game company), so I'd like to keep with that where possible. Currently MIA (and in vague order of preference) are: champagne flutes, shot glasses, a cocktail pitcher, snifters, a couple silly pretentious-looking cordial glasses for good measure (every self-respecting bar has them), margarita glasses.- Think I've got enough glassware to last me a while! Thanks everyone for helping me accumulate such a fine collection over the years.
The cheapest non-Apple mp3 player I could find. Yes, it's only 2GB. I don't want anything fancy, I don't want video... nothing but just a wee bit of music. Why? Well, I just discovered that Southwest Airlines doesn't equip their planes with any kind of headphone jack, which means I'm always stuck on my flights listening to white noise and I don't want to bust out the laptop just to listen to some music.
JEM - Finally Woken
Melotron - Sternenstaub (LOVE!!! They come so close to touching that same deep love I have for Wolfsheim. Oh, sexy German mensch)
Knitting: Lingerie Style. This book was too interesting to not read.
- Singaporean Cookbook from the Wei-Chuan School. See below about laksa paste and how I can't get enough of it. This book has all kinds of foods that I also can't get enough of. Avocado smoothie... mmmmmmm. Actually, any book from the Wei-Chuan cooking school is pretty awesome. They have a badass dim sum book too. - Thank you George and Cat!!! <3
A frame-able poster-sized print of this image of Tim Gunn superimposed over Iron Man for my workshop. It speaks to me in ways that posters and prints never have before. I love it so much - two of my favorite superheroes, together in an image that I never thought possible.- OMG Thank you Hilary! Now I have an original copy of the comic book!
Wheels on Meals, a quality film about Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung running a roach coach in Spain.- Watched it once and got it out of my system...
Chinese Beginner Level 3 classes at the CCAE- No longer near Boston, alas.
A kickass EE job for Matthew in the Boston area- Thank you RMS, for an even better birthday present... a kickass job for ME! Now THAT is a payload of sweet sweet lovin'.
Worlds of Amano. I love his work. I also like that some of his finer pieces of work are from a series entitled "The Chronicles of Arslan." Heh heh. Arslan.- Thank you Cat and George! I love it so!
Super Pii Pii Brothers for the Wii. Seriously, words cannot describe how much I want this game. I don't even own a Wii and I would buy one just so I could play it and live out my dream of peeing standing up. My favorite part of the description is "spray a cat for extra points."- Damnit. That was an April Fool's joke. What a disappointment. I would have spent money on that game too.
Spiral Light collapsible practice hoop - metallic orange and yellow, size Medium, Dance weight, with added "Mobius" travel feature.
Eventually, a Supernova LED hoop - haven't decided what colors I want yet. I'd like to pick up a few more hooping tricks with the practice hoop first before moving on up to an LED hoop. If nothing else that will help me determine my desired hoop diameter. Or a Fire Hoop with Moonblaze wicks.
Okay, that's it. I guess you can't fight fate. The more I think about it, the more I kind of like the giant cupcake/turd cake pan from Williams-Sonoma. Coordinate, though people! I think that at least 3 people that I pointed that shape out to have been like "oh I'm gonna get that for Kim because she loves baking cakes AND it's also unfortunate-looking turd paraphernalia". Max already seems to be plotting so I feel like I need to beware of putting this thing up on a wishlist since there is a distinct possibility that you all will turn this holiday season into a very Mr. Hanky Christmas.- Now currently a proud co-owner of the poop-cake pan of birthday delight. Thanks Z!
CakeLove. Because I love cake. In that way. And I don't make cakes from boxes (the Krapp is the only exception).- Thank you George and Cat!
South Park: The Movie on DVD.- Thanks Nick!
Dynamite Warrior, a quality Western film in which Muay Thai fighters kick people in the face.- rented! Thank you Netflix.
I have an idea. It's a really good idea. After spending a whole hour doing materials geeking with Ike (who LOVES safety clothes!), I have determined that I need this blanket in order to take over the world. CarbonX is the shit (and I have the opinion of a real-life materials scientist to prove it!). Hell, get me TWO blankets and if I don't need the second one for my GREAT IDEA I'll use it as a spare around the house (Ike has one, and I want to be cool like him too!)- obtained!
Oh man, I really want a pandan cake for my birthday. Or even better, a pandan cream roll. Or for maximum pleasure overload, a pandan kaya cake. I've been CRAVING Singaporean foods lately and I haven't had anything from the Bengawan Solo bakery since my mother sent me that delicious kueh in the freezer box. Which reminds me... I think I'm going to go have some of that now.- Thanks to the Nonya Kueh recipe repository, I had me a pandan cake
A Fire Mop! Hot, people. Like, the hottest janitor in the world, hot. I would totally make myself a nomex janitor suit a la Groundskeeper Willy if I had me a fire mop.- Refocusing my fire performance toy priorities. I think I'll live without a fire mop for now :)
Those $20 or $30 bookshelves from Target are always welcome in my house. I prefer "mahogany" or "black," though I do have one in the "maple" color sitting in my living room, as it was the only one available at the time, so I purchased it even though the color looks like ass. | Hey screw you punk! I have the maple one in my bedroom and I like it! :) -Zahnnie 08:54, 3 August 2007 (EST) | Well, maple totally clashes with that foul blue shag carpet that came installed in my bedroom, so there! :) --Ubernerd 13:12, 3 August 2007 (EST) | Lulz. Shag. -Aurora 14:24, 3 August 2007 (EST)- I think I've got enough storage solutions for now.
This lovely and modestly-priced screen from Hosanyi at the Galleria to finally make my newly re-done bedroom complete! Either black or rosewood colored (rosewood matches the rest of the furniture in my room, but isn't listed all the time on the website so it's one of those things that you need to ask Sam, the nice asian guy who owns the store, if he has any)- Hooray! Thanks to ardonite & vorsaga for facilitating my acquisition of FREE HAND-ME-DOWNS:)
My own atelier and couture line- Hey, it's not much in terms of an atelier, but my bedroom/studio's good enough for now. And my goth/clubwear line will be called the Black Market... website coming soon.
A tasteful CD/DVD tower rack (to organize the explosion of video games and DVDs underneath my TV).- DVDs moved out with the housemate. Hooray, there's no more mess!
MoonBlaze Fire Poi Heads in 1/8" K2, size L, standard swivel option. Or, enough of the 1/8" K2 tape wick to make myself a pair.- An extra-large present to myself... :)
A Tom patch (fixes small known neatness bugs)- Well, I sure patched *that* one, didn't I?
A quality ironing board. I'm not picky about size. I just want to stop using towels laid out on a hardwood floor to iron my clothes and sewing projects.- Hooray for the hippies again! Or, at least their BBB discount certificates which keep getting mis-delivered to my door.
shot glasses- YAY UTTER CHAOS IS AWESOME!
A queen-sized down comforter, either in black, dark blue, or burgundy - cuz two people sharing a twin-size comforter = imminent kickage and turf wars over the blanket.- Hooray for Mom and the big sale going on at Ikea!
An R3 (actually, any Roomba from the 500 series would be awesome). Cockfoster, my Scooba/butler, needs a cute little french maid companion to do a dry run of all the floors before he mops, otherwise he seems to smear everything around in a most unpleasant fashion. As with Cockfoster, I just don't want to pay for a Roomba out of principle, so if someone wants to get me one, they should email me first and I'll get them the super-discount code.- Heh heh... merry christmas iRobot. Thanks for accidentally sending me 2 of everything that I orderd for xmas this year.
Truly Victorian's Tailcoat Pattern- Hooray for Mom!
Truly Victorian's Butterfly Skirt Pattern- Hooray for Mom again!
Truly Victorian's Bell Skirt Pattern- Hooray for Mom one more time!
Truly Victorian's Four-Gore Underskirt Pattern- Hooray! My Mom is my fairy goth-mother!
A kitchen-island prep bar-thing. Something like this.- Somehow, I turned around and left the house for a while and my shit-stacking glass table magically transformed into a kitchen island. I think I might need to just go away on vacation more often, just to see if my bedroom transforms into a design studio when I get back. (P.S. Thanks Tom for giving my kitchen the Queer Eye makeover! ... though seriously, WTF are you doing with so much hidden knowledge of interior decorating? HmmmMMMMmmmmm)
Bar stools to match The Bar- Meh, I changed my mind, you cretins can stand while you raid my liquor stash.
Black Joe Rocket "Trixie" Jacket. Medium.- I think I'm all set on riding gear for now... besides, there's other shit I need more than a new jacket.
Fully-working or refurbished industrial-grade old-school leather-capable Pfaff (the older the better since back in the day they still used metal gears and none of that plastic crap).- Ohhh my god. I just bought the most awesome old-school industrial grade whoop ass dispenser. It's an old old industrial Singer with the motor attached to the table and an actual belt drive train. And it does harness-grade leather *spooge*
3 yards white sandwashed silk charmeuse.- And now it is the world's loveliest, most stain-attracting skirt
A rolling pin. Really, I can live without one, but boy it sure looks ghetto when someone catches you making a pie and you're using a saran-wrapped roll of contact paper left over from your landlord's remodeling kit to press out the dough.- Tom loves me... and his cheap Italian imported goods store in Davis
A nice blender for smoothies and daquiris. Metal gearing, glass pitcher, ice-crushing capabilities. Either red or brushed metal finish if possible to match the other appliances, but I'm not as picky about the appearance as I am about functionality.- I bought a blender with the BBB coupon I stole from those annoying-ass hippies that live in the house next door
A Scooba 5800. Okay yeah, I know it's pathetic, but I just don't want to buy one. 2 years at the company and I'm still holding out for a freebie. I know I get a major discount, but I'm not buying, purely on principle. But if you want to buy me one, I'll send you the discount code, it's like 40% off retail price.- HOORAY FOR ASIAN CHEAPNESS! It only took me 2 years and 3 months to finally get a freebie! Thanks to finally being on the ball with email quick-draw, I now get to participate in a Scooba study where I can keep the toy. And it's a mega-Scooba too!
- Holy crap, I have a bar. It's an antique Chinese carved fold-out bar made out of solid elm, and I got it for, uh, I'd say less than 1/3 of the price that the bar I had posted up here earlier.
This pretty pretty bracelet for my ToV character It qualifies for free shipping, and the discount code is SEPTB- Oh man. Tom got me a huuuuuge piece of amber set in silver vines... that's a piece of bling.
For someone to take me fabric shopping so I can make this outfit for my ToV character- Oh damn, my ToV outfit is h0tt.
A microwave (for those times when I could use an ass-tastic meal of Hot Pockets)- Yeah, the day after thanksgiving, I broke down and bought one because I got so pissed off at the fact that the one that I had just gotten for free and cleaned the shit out of crapped out after only one successful microwaving (a wet paper towel on a plate as a test to see if the bleach smell was gone).
Lamps. Jesus christ, the one thing that my apartment did *not* come with was lights. There are about a million plugs (most of which are wired incorrectly and will blow up fuses, thus blacking out the whole house if you attempt to measure the current with a multi-meter), but no lights. So clearly the solution is lamps and surge protectors.- Yay for Caryatid, Rykilde, Zahnnie and all the other lovely ladies who pooled the cashz0rs for those two lovely lamps that now adorn my bar! Still need some surge protectors but I can probably steal those from work.
"Coffin - The Art of Vampire Hunter D" by Yoshitaka Amano - recently discovered at the Barnes and Noble in Burlington on the gifts table in a nice gift-box set!- Yay for Barnes and Noble gift certificates!
5 piece dining set. The one I was thinking of buying is here, since it matches the latticework on my Bob's Busted Furniture coffee and end-table set. But basically, I'm looking for a reasonable looking dining table where I can host nice dinners.- Yay for uber-sales at JC Penney!
