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Christmas list

As a follow-up to the previous post (if you haven't read it yet, don't feel to bad), I feel that it is most likely time for my annual posting of the Christmas Fantasy List.

A Christmas Fantasy List is not a wish list. It is simply those things that, if we lived in ToddWorld, would being under the Christmas tree.

This is mostly a resource for my family. But anyone is welcome to chip in.


Computer Games
Fallout 3
Spore
Bioshock

Video Games (Wii)
Star Wars Lightsaber Duel
Mario Kart
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
MySims Kingdom
Rock Band Special Edition (the whole band)
Iron Chef America
Star Wars The Force Unleashed

Computer supplies
320GB-1TB portable hard drive
Laptop/Desktop Computer memory 1GB -2GB


Books
Feasting On Asphalt
Bobby Flay’s Grill It
Grill It by Steve Raichlin
The Year of Living Biblically
Wesley Study Bible
Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney


Cooking
Digital scale
KitchenAid stand mixer slicer/shredder
Pizza stone

Movies/DVD
Incredible Hulk (just released movie)
Quincy

Magazine subscriptions
National Geographic
Food Network magazine
Popular Photography
PC Gamer

Music equipment
Guitar strap (fancy)
Tuner (digital)
Gibson Robot Guitar
Still holding out hope for bagpipes (cause now I have a place to play them)

Practical (boring) stuff
Banded collar shirts
Winter Under Armour shirts


Gift cards
Cokesbury
Best Buy
Guitar Center
Hastings
Wal-Mart

Music
Jeremy Camp – Speaking Louder Than Before
Jeremy Camp – Beyond Measure
Third Day – anything
ZZ Top, Def Leppard, The Who, ELO - greatest hits collections


Transportation
A brake job for my '97 Taurus
A new stereo system for my '97 Taurus
A Honda Element
Segway X-2

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Mark said…
I nearly forgot... I'll need to get mine posted soon!
8:08 AM
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