{"id":706,"date":"2004-06-15T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-16T07:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2014.willolovesyou.com\/wp\/dev\/?p=706"},"modified":"2004-06-15T23:37:00","modified_gmt":"2004-06-16T07:37:00","slug":"easy-to-shop-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2014.willolovesyou.com\/wp\/2004\/06\/easy-to-shop-for\/","title":{"rendered":"easy to shop for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Talking to Rick about the frustration of buying the *perfect gift* for Dad we both agreed that conversely, theres a plethora of gifts you can buy for either one of us! :) But of course it&#8217;s easier said than done &#8211; especially if it&#8217;s someone you care about and want to make them squeal with delight that you got them the best. gift. ever. <\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s a small wishlist I would write if my birthday just <em>happen<\/em> to be around the corner. You know &#8211; just in case you&#8217;re curious: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gift certificate to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ambiancesf.com\/\">Ambiance<\/a>. I love this store and don&#8217;t shop there nearly enough. :) <\/li>\n<li>Dido for my favorite (albeit kinda pricey) jewelry store: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galleryofjewels.com\/\">Gallery of Jewels<\/a> (wow, do I need to offer to redo their site or what? eeks &#8211; maybe they&#8217;ll do a trade with me! :) So if you know me, you&#8217;ll know I&#8217;m a jewelry nut. And lately I&#8217;m finding somehow with all my great peices &#8211; I need MORE!<\/li>\n<li>Actually, there&#8217;s some really cute jewelry on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/subcat\/subcat.jhtml?catId=3&#038;subCatId=10001&#038;pageId=10001\">this site<\/a> too.<\/li>\n<li>Fantastic, creative, fun sites!! I love most anything off of these great sites: <a href=\"http:\/\/Wishingfish.com\">Wishingfish.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\">Uncommon Goods<\/a> (seriously I wish I had a $1000 to spend on this site!), <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.store.yahoo.com\/coolestshop\/index.html\">Coolest Shop<\/a>,  and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crackersandhoney.com\/myshop\/\">Crackers &#038; Honey<\/a>. All of these and a few more are on <a href=\"\/links\/\">my links page<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Resubscribe me to my favorite mags: <a href=\"http:\/\/giantrobot.com\">Giant Robot<\/a>, <strike><a href=\"http:\/\/howdesign.com\">HOW mag<\/a><\/strike> (I just renewed myself for 2 years), <a href=\"http:\/\/bust.com\">BUST<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m getting an iPod!! woohooo!! So I need a ton of accessories. I&#8217;ve added a few to my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/o\/registry\/1SGX7UZX4ZIRN\">Amazon wishlist<\/a>, but a gift certificate to the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/\">Apple Store<\/a> would never go to waste with how many little things I want.<\/li>\n<li>New Cell Phone. Mine is ANCIENT. I know I&#8217;m prolly never gonna get this from someone, but hey, it&#8217;s *my* wishlist! :) <\/li>\n<li>Music, Books and more. Yes, I&#8217;ve updated my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/o\/registry\/1SGX7UZX4ZIRN\">Amazon Wishlist<\/a>. But really it&#8217;s rather limiting when there&#8217;s so many other great sites out there with super cute things! However, props to Amazon for starting a serious wishlist craze. It&#8217;s obviously the easiest too for strangers who might not have a certain someone&#8217;s address. (hey! I dont have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dooce.com\">dooce&#8217;s<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queserasera.org\/\">sarah b&#8217;s<\/a> and I&#8217;d send them gifts if I could!) Granted most sites now will email gift certificates, which is a good way to go about it. Anyway, CD&#8217;s seem to come to me quite easily, but I always love getting new music &#8211; and if giving music brings you joy &#8211; who am I to argue? I will tell you there&#8217;s a few other things on there that aren&#8217;t CD&#8217;S that would bring me just *as much* joy :)  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hech hemm&#8230; please note that these are also probably applicable to your favorite girlfriend, mother, sister, etc. I&#8217;m here to help! <\/p>\n<p>Along time ago I wrote <a href=\"\/ya\/wishlist.html\">a rant about wishlists<\/a>, and how I wish they were more popular. I&#8217;m not trying to be greedy here at all. I just honestly want to curb some of the sensless purchases in this world and save the closets full of hidden and disliked gifts from years past. I mean, I definitely support the creative creators of products in the world and buying what&#8217;s being sold is how our world goes round&#8230; but giving is just as special with a heartfelt hug, fresh baked cookies or a crafty mixed tape or hand painted rock. <\/p>\n<p>Either way, I&#8217;m looking forward to celebrating my birthday this weekend with my awesome friends, Rick and my bro&#8230; and I even will take in a little art at the <a href=\"http:\/\/soex.org\/\">Monster Drawing Rally<\/a> (which I&#8217;m SOOOO excited about) and enjoy a few celebratory glasses of wine. 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