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Johnathan Christmas 2008
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by Johnathan Nightingale 13 years, 8 months ago
Johnathan's Christmas List 2008
(Amy's list is over here)
Books
I've marked in bold the ones I've been most keen to get a copy of, but all of them represent some smart person thinking a lot about a subject that interests me, and would therefore be awesome to have.
- Locks, Safes and Security - 0398070792
- Normal accidents - Perrow
- The universal history of numbers - georges ifrah
- Crows - Candace Savage
- Jonathan Strane & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
- Envisioning Information - Edward Tufte
- Hacking - Jon Erickson
- Propaganda Analysis - Alexander George
- Off the Books - Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
- Chemical Warfare - Secrets almost forgotten - Ketchum
- It must have been something I ate - Jeffrey Steingarten
- Con Ed - Matthew Klein 0446579556
- The Lucifer Effect - Zimbardo
- She's Such a Geek - Newitz, Anders
- Small Pieces Loosely Joined
- Everything is miscellaneous
- Pro javascript techniques - Resig
- The manipulation of human behavior - biderman & zimmer (1961 out of print)
- Diamond Geezers - Hollington 1843171228
- The taste of conquest - michael krondl
- Complications - Gawande
- Monopoly Companion - Philip Orbanes
- Competing for the Future - Hamel, Prahalad
- Bowling Alone - Putnam
- London: The Biography - Ackroyd
- The Botanist and the Vintner - Campbell
- On writing well - William Zinsser
- Mycelium Running - Stamets
- Transportation security - Bragdon
- The 4-hour workweek
- Best of 2600 - Goldstein
- Understanding Exposure - Peterson
- Remix - Lawrence Lessig
- The Clock of the Long Now - Brand
Clothing
- Cuff Links - Cuff Links are intensely personal so I guess maybe I should just buy my own. But I haven't bought my own, so this is more of a desperate attempt to acquire some, ANY cufflinks.
- Dark Socks - I perpetually wear through them and need more. Dark colours so that I can dress them up or down, size 7-10 so that they don't send the heel halfway up my ankle like the 10-13 ones do.
- Dress Shirts - (16 1/2 collar, 36/37 sleeves)
- White, Crew neck, 100% Cotton Undershirts - I could use 3-6 more plain white undershirts. Size L, probably, unless the L looks really small. I'd prefer all cotton though, the cotton-polyester ones tend to pill, and are scratchy.
Miscellany
- Home Brewing Kit - Still very keen to try out making my own beers - a kit to get me started would be awesome.
- Shaving Mug with Lid - Mugs don't typically have lids but a shaving mug should, so that the moisture in the shaving soap doesn't evaporate. I am using a non-lidded mug right now with the predictable less-than-optimal results.
- Bedside Water Jug & Tumbler - The problem with bringing a glass of water to bed is that it gets 8 hours of dust in it by the time you wake up and want a drink. Which is why people have designed things like this, that have a tumbler which also acts as a lid.
- Valet - I don't need a jewellery box - I am not quite that flowery. But I do have Collar Stays, Extra buttons, Tie Pins, and other such tomfoolery that would benefit from some kind of wooden storage mechanism.
- Good Tequila - I've been finding myself interested in Tequila lately, and would love some more bottles to try. I already have Don Julio Blanco and Don Julio Anejo, but if you find any Cabo Wabo, or Patron, or other fun things, I would delight in them (and possibly share).
- A Better Alarm Clock Radio - My current alarm clock radio is fine, but it's annoying to set/change alarms and times. It also just does radio, which means I can't pick what I wake up to like I could if it did mp3s. I haven't done any research here, but if there's a good replacement out there, that would be awesome.
- Camera Accessories - Specifically...
- Dust Bulb - I like the ones that look like rocket ships
- Gorilla Pod - A weird, posable tripod that looks like this. Has to be one that's rated for "SLR" cameras.
- Nikon ML-L3 Remote Control - This is it.
- Flash - Right now I just have the cheapie flash that's built in to the camera, so something like this would be a real improvement.
- Molcajete - It's basically a special kind of mortar & pestle from Mexico, made of porous volcanic rock. It's great for making guacamole. STores like Crate & Barrel probably have them. They look like this.
- Anything else you think I'd enjoy. Christmas surprises are rarely a bad thing.
Johnathan Christmas 2008
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