Wish List

by Austin on March 30, 2009

Can’t go wrong in these categories: books (and other media), clothes, consumables (alchohol), and home-made.

Machines for Light Manufacturing

  • CNC Router
  • Laser Etcher
  • Donut Machine
  • Knitting Machine

Jumbo Items

  • Sony eBook Reader (refurbished for cheaper, supports Google Books) [Link]
  • A Netbook
  • A Bike (el cheapo, mountain-bike style)
  • A Watch with canvas strap, chrome body, and white face – very simple
  • An Eye-Fi Wireless Card (Walmart has for cheap online)

Things I Haven’t Been Able to Find

  • The Clapper (clap on, clap off – the clapper!)
  • A Pillow – substantial, but feathery

Clothes

  • Nice White Oxford Shirt
  • Messenger Bag
  • A Wool Vest
  • Woolen Socks
  • Long Underwears

Consumable1

  • A Pipe (cheap, but not corncob)
  • New Amsterdam Gin
  • Bullit Bourbon
  • The Liquor to make a Sazerac

Art

Games & Toys

  • Dominion (card game)

Books & Media

  • http://www.sellmerch.com/awakemysoul/
  • The Penguin “Red” Classics Boys’ Adventure Library [Link]
    They’re UK books, but all available for cheap used on Amazon. Just search for the ISBNs.
  • Daily News Subscription
  • A Framework for Understanding Poverty [Link]
  • A Pattern Language – Used from Amazon
  • Third Ways
  • Rogue Leaders
  • lala Gift Cards are always appreciated
  • Information Architecture for theĀ WWW
  • Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping
  • Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions
  • The Design of Everyday Things
  • Everything I Want to do is Illegal
  • Everything is Waiting for You by David Whyte
  • The Collapse of Distinction (Business Book)
  • Double Fine Action Comics vol. 1 [Link]
  • Patterns of Home [Link]
  • Tight Fist or Open Hands?
  • Deep Economy [Link]
  • Untamed Hospitality
  • When Helping Hurts
  • Annotated Wind in the Willows [Link]
  • Everything on this list: [Link]
  • Kate Rusby X-Mas Album
  1. See also: A forthcoming list of favorite beverages. []

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