I've been doing a bit of Christmas shopping the last couple weeks. Happily, most of it's completed now. There are a couple of gift cards I still need to get for a couple people, and one or two smaller things, but the big stuff is either in hand or on the way. I'm a firm believer in the wonder of e-commerce, and I'd much rather wait in line at the post office or wait for the delivery truck than risk life and limb in a retail store. (Maybe that explains why some of my clothes don't fit so well. But, I digress.)
In the process, I've picked up an item or two for myself. Why do I do holiday shopping for myself? For one, my likes and wants are obscure and close-held, and I can't drop hints to save my life. Aside from that, it makes me feel clumsy when I do. Why ask someone else to do something I can do for myself? The other factor is that some of the things I like are a trifle dear -- not prohibitively expensive, but I feel less guilty when I'm the one paying for them. So here's what Santa is bringing me this year:
:: The movie poster for Four Days in November. I've been wanting this for a long time. My office has needed a movie poster in it, and this is nice and understated. Plus, as you remember, the film is a favorite of mine.
:: The Disney "Tomorrowland" DVD set. Something else I've wanted for a long time (I have some of them recorded long ago on VHS off the Disney Channel, but I couldn't find them if you gave me all day to search), and if you know anything about the history of American space exploration, you know why these are historically significant. It's an interesting glimpse into our memories of what the future would be like, and you watch these and can't help feeling a little cheated that 2010 doesn't look too terribly different from the 1980s and 1990s.
:: And, I've been a good girl, I guess. (Or tried to be, at least.) So I threw caution to the winds and treated myself to the Model Factory Hiro/Barchetta kit of the VJM02. It's pretty in that orange and green, isn't it? Tip of the hat to the always dependable folks at Strada Sports for their wonderful service on that one. (Don't miss the adorable picture at the bottom of that page, by the way.)
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