These are all the things I've thought of that I'd like to get as gifts. The original intent was Christmas gifts, but none of them are specific to Christmas, so I've made it a random gift wish list. If you have reason to give me a gift, here's a few helpful suggestions. Don't feel confined by this list - I like surprises.

[Music] [Books] [Video] [Automotive] [Electronics] [Other]

• Music (CDs or vinyl)
  In case you're not sure, check out the CDs I currently own, and if all else fails, gift certificates are fully appreciated.
  • Pink Floyd
    Note: If you're considering a Pink Floyd CD, get one of these, or consult me first. I already have most of them
    • Shine On (Box Set)
    • The Moon Revisited (Various artists (A Pink Floyd tribute, usually found in the Pink Floyd section))
      
  • Iron Maiden
    Note: If you're considering an Iron Maiden CD, get one of these, or consult me first. I already have most of them
    • Best Of The Beast
    • Brain Damage: Tour Of Europe
    • Dance Of Death
    • Stranger In A Strange Land
    • Trooper
    • Virtual XI
    • X-Factor, The
  • Musicals/Sountracks
    Note: I greatly prefer full versions, as opposed to "highlights", and generally go for the London cast, if there is one
    • Aspects of Love (ALW)
    • Earth Girls Are Easy
    • Jesus Christ Superstar (ALW)
    • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (ALW)
    • Rent
    • Requiem (ALW)
    • Song and Dance (ALW)
    • Starlight Express (ALW)
  • Other
    For the "Your favourite" ones, note that I greatly prefer original albums, as opposed to greatest hits, remixes, or other collections. Live albums are fine though.
    • The Crown Jewels (Queen) (Box Set)
    • Aquarium, Xmas Edition (Aqua)
    • The Hits: Chapter One (Backstreet Boys)
    • Your favourite Bob Rivers album (but especially I Am Santa Claus)
    • Sally's Pigeons (Cyndi Lauper)
    • At Last (Cyndi Lauper)
    • St. Anger (Metallica)
    • Peace Songs (Various)
    • Dark Side Of The Moon (Easy Star All Stars)
    • Girl Versions (Emm Gryner)
    • Party At The Palace (Various)
    • Your favourite ABBA album
    • Your favourite Arrogant Worms album
    • Your favourite Ashley McIsaac album (except "hi how are you today?")
    • Your favourite Billy Bragg album
    • Your favourite Blind Guardian album
    • Your favourite Burton Cummings album (except "Up Close and Alone")
    • Your favourite Enigma album (except MCMXC a.D.)
    • Your favourite Enya album (except Christmas EP and "Enya")
    • Your favourite Eric Clapton album
    • Your favourite Kid Rock album
    • Your favourite Leonard Cohen album
    • Your favourite Loreena McKennit album (except "The Mask and the Mirror"
    • Your favourite Madonna album (except Erotica)
    • Your favourite Michael Jackson album (except "HIStory: Book 1")
    • Your favourite Pogues album
    • Your favourite Queen album (but note the first item in this list)
    • Your favourite Roxette album
    • Your favourite Spice Girls album
    • Your favourite Stan Rogers album
    • Your favourite Rush album
    • Your favourite U2 album (except the "Best of 80-90", and "Achtung Baby")
    • The Jennifer Rush version of "The Power of Love"
    • A recording of "The Green Fields of France" by E. Bogle
    • A recording of "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns
• Books
  If all else fails, Chapters/Indigo gift certificates are fully appreciated
  • Philosophy
    • The Book of Mormon
    • The Douay-Rheims Bible
    • The Hua Hu Ching
    • The King James Bible
    • The Mahabharata
    • The Prophet (Khalil Gibran)
    • The Qu'ran
    • The Tao of Pooh (Benjamin Hoff)
    • The Te of Piglet (Benjamin Hoff)
    • One (Richard Bach)
    • Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay & Christian in America (Mel White)
    • Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
  • Fantasy/Sci-Fi
    • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip Dick)
    • The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (Stephen R. Donaldson) (Trilogy)
    • Dragonlance: Legends (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman)
    • Dragonlance: Chronicles (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman)
    • The Duncton Chronicles (Series - First book is Duncton Wood)
    • The Iluminatus! Trilogy (Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson) (Series - First book is The Eye in the Pyramid. I've seen the series in a single volume though)
    • The Riftwar Saga (Raymond E. Feist) (Series - First book is Magician: Apprentice)
    • The Sword of Truth (Terry Goodkind) (Series - First book is Wizard's First Rule)
    • The Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan) (Series - First book is The Eye of the World)
    • The Eternal Chamipon (Michael Moorcock) (Series)
    • The Physics of Star Trek
    • The Metaphysics of Star Trek
    • The Star Trek Chronology (only the new one (ie. with First Contact) (I have the old one))
  • Other
    • User Friendly (Iliad)
    • The End of Work (Jeremy Rifkin)
    • To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
    • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
    • Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas (Seymour Pappert)
    • Platform for Change (Stafford Beer)
    • The Mythical Man-Month (Frederick Brooks)
    • Can We Be Good Without God? (Robert Buckman)
    • The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps (Marshall T. Savage)
    • Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing (Suyin Han)
    • A Many Splendoured Thing (Suyin Han)
    • In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust) (Series - First book is Swann's Way)
    • Something by Samuel Hollander
    • The Iliad (Homer)
    • The Odyssey (Homer)
    • Metamorphosis (Ovid)
    • Vanity Fair (William Thackeray)
    • Encyclopędia Britannica 2003
      DVD or CD
    • Encyclopędia Britannica 2002
      Home Library Suite or Print Set Suite
    • Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
      CD-ROM, or Print
• Video (DVD preferred)
  In case you're not sure, check out the DVDs I currently own, and if all else fails, gift certificates are fine. In general, if one is available, I prefer the Director's Cut, and the widescreen edition is virtually a must.
  • 12 Monkeys
  • Beetlejuice
  • Ben Hur
  • Bladerunner
  • The Bridge On The River Kwai
  • The Cable Guy
  • Citizen Kane
  • Debbie Does Dallas
  • Deep Throat
  • The Duellists
  • Dune (Director's cut, with voice-over. You will not find this.)
  • E.T.
  • Firestarter
  • The Fifth Element
  • GoldenEye
  • Heavy Metal
  • Heavy Metal 2000
  • Indiana Jones (Box set)
  • La Blue Girl
  • The Life of Brian
  • Mad Love
  • Mars Attacks!
  • The Matrix
  • The Meaning of Life
  • Memento
  • Mystic River
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • O
  • Pam and Tommy Lee tape
  • Pitch Black
  • Platoon
  • Poison Ivy
  • The Quest for the Holy Grail
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The Rules of Attraction
  • Scream (1,2,3)
  • Sick, the Movie
  • Spartacus
  • Spun
  • Star Trek Movies
  • Star Trek (Series - all seasons)
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (Series - all seasons)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Series - all seasons)
  • Star Wars Movies (Box Set)
  • Taboo
  • Terminator (1, I have 2 and 3)
  • Toy Story
  • Tron
  • The Truman Show
  • Unbreakable
  • The Untouchables
  • Waterworld
  • The Wedding Singer
  • The Wizard of Oz (Deluxe Edition)
  • Wrestlemania: The Legacy (Box Set)
  • Wyatt Earp
  • Unforgiven
  • Urotsukidoji
• Automotive
  • Mazda Miata
  • Remote starter
  • 12V vaccuum (to plug in to lighter socket)
  • Your favourite necessary fluid
  • 2 more cylinders
  • 2 more cylinders :-)
• Electronics
  • Dual 2.7GHz PowerMac G5
  • 17" Powerbook G4
  • Mac Mini
  • Hard drive (300G-ish, 10,000 rpm, and SCSI if you can swing it)
  • JAZ drive
  • Your favourite PS2 game
  • Jabra BT800
  • Cordless stereo headphones (like, with a transmitter base that plugs into the headphone jack)
  • Shortwave radio
  • Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra (60GB)
  • Creative Nomad MuVo Micro N200 (1GB)
  • Remote Controlled Car
• Other
  • Large Globe Map
  • Katana (a functional, full tang one - I have a decorative one)
  • Pendragon Knife
  • Jeans - straight cut, 32 waist, 30 leg
  • Kinder Eggs
  • Motorised scooter or Segway
  • Plastic Lawn/Balcony chairs (1 or 2)
  • Dremel accessories
  • Drum set
  • Wine (I prefer reasonably dry whites, and am particularly fond of Chardonnay, but don't let that restrict you)
  • Harmonica
  • A poster from "The 13th Warrior", of the leader-dude, sitting up on the barricade, sword stuck in the ground, dog at his feet, just before he dies
  • Boris Vallejo's Fantasy Calendar
  • Meat cleaver
  • zCube
  • FreeBSD CD
  • OpenBSD CD
  • Debian CD
  • GNU Source Code CD-ROM Set
  • Solaris x86
  • An internet domain (something in a .org would be nice)
  • An IP address range (a /24 will be just fine thanks)

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