What does Jeff want for Hanukkah? Here are eight gift ideas for the Crocker you know, or similiar, sci-lit-nerd* in your life.
1.) BEAM bot - Pummer Kit from Solarbotics.com - If you're not reading MAKE magazine, you're a sorry-excuse for a geek. Published in the heartland of prog-tech and re-purp material, Northern California, this quarterly tome out nerds all other nerdy publications prior. Motorized coffee bean roaster? Internet controlled home coffee machine? "Rumble Mouse?" You bet. Not to mention every single iPod hack you could possibly dream up.
BEAM robotics is named for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics and Mechanics. Basically, a robot designed for a biological aesthetic, using as few parts as possible, all of which serve more than one fucntion. Most BEAM bots are solar powered and use capacitors to store energy. The Pummer is a simple, neat, night-time activated bot that sits there are Pummms an LED(like Mac computers).
2.) A Smith-Corona Galaxy II typewriter - That's right, kids! It's hip to not correct your mistakes again! Stop writing on your backpack with white pens and put them to good use, actually fixing your fuck-ups. The Smith-Corona Galaxy series is rad and sleek and fits nicely in any writer snob's home.
3.) Disney's Tail Spin Vol. 1 DVD Boxed Set - Here's the pitch: "It's all the characters from the Jungle Book, but set in a neo-utopian, post-war, fantasy world. There are air pirates, cloud surfing Kitsters, and that hilarious orangutan owns a bar. Basically Alice in Wonderland meets Air America." I'm sold.
4.) Some free time.
5.) The Sinners Guide to the Evangelical Right by Robert Lanham - The guy's that brought you the Hipster Handbook, come back at you with this delightful humor book. IF you're not familiar with the hipster handbook, it's one of the few novelty books that I've sat down and actually read front to back(not necessarily in order). This books looks to be a awesome follow-up.
5 1/2.) A Haircut - Actually, you don't need to get me this, I just wanted to remind myself...
6.) Bully for the PS2 - I'm constantly surprised at the way videogames these days are getting better and better and better. Bully seems to be a great example of a game that is complex, yet straight-forward and exciting. YOU GET TO BE A BULLY.
It vaguely reminds me of Ecco the Dolphin for Sega Genesis. How can a game where you're a dolphin trying to save your family from .... aliens? other dolphins? Nazis? Be any fun? I don't know, but Ecco the Dolphin is awesome and I can't imagine how a game where you're a bully, giving wedgies, noogies, and using a slingshot can be anything but righteous.
7.) Magic: The Gathering cards - Did you miss the memo? Magic cards are cool again. No joke. There are guys making $80,000 a year by being sponsered in Magic tournaments. I had to dig through my Star Trek Collectible Card Game and Jihad(the Vampire card game) to find my old Sengir Vampire and Lord of the Pit cards. I'm going to make a name for myself in a big way in the M:TG world in 2007. My Red/Green deck is pretty awesome.
8.) Nice, restaurant/bar-style, shot glasses - you know the ones I'm talking about, right? Thick glass, heavy bottoms, large shots? The kind you slam down after throwing back a shot of wild turkey your "best friend" bought you on your 21st birthday. I can't for the life of me find an online bar supply retailer that has what I'm looking for, so if any of you know where I can find these, by all means, I'll pour the Fernet if you get the glasses.
There you have it, America. That's my gift guide for myself and everyone like me, this Hanukkah. I'm sure you'll find something you like if you enjoy, reading, writing, drinking, building things, and playing video/collectible card games.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
*COINED WORD, BIATCH! S my D, Oxford!
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