Yo ho-ho.
As you may notice, my family really focused on the kitchen stuff. There were other kitchen things I didn't ask for but also will be helpful. A set of stoneware, multiple wooden spoon sets, some important plastic utensils, knife sharpener, measuring things... basically, my kitchen be STOCKED. I can slow cook, blend, and chop! And I got some fun not on list things as well, like THE OFFICE TRIVIA GAME, or the bright pink Tinkerbell hoodie. Fun times. FUN CONSUMERISM.
Knives - For chopping veggies/meats/fruits, I have one large kitchen knife and its fairly dull. Any big good kitchen knife would work.
A blender - mostly for drinks/smoothies, I know blenders (even good ones) can be hit or miss in terms of life and reliability, so one that comes with a warranty or can be returned to a chain store we have here would be best (meijer, target, best buy, bed bath and beyond, macys, carsons, sears, jc penny)
A medium size crock pot: so I can start making homemade soups and chili.
A good medium size thermos - for transporting hot FOOD. I have a great coffee mug, but I want something to bring soups/chili in
self stable foods - light soups, wheat pastas, jarred tomato-base sauces, cereals (low cal stuff, like kashi, kix, wheat chex... that sort of junk), canned vegtables like peas and creamed corn
THESE AMAZING PAIRS OF SHOES: Aldo's earlie, in red.
http://www.aldoshoes.com/us/women/shoes/sport-fashion/69212829-earlie (Okay, I didn't get these for a present, but since I got the pair below I assumed nobody else in my family would buy me shoes, my sister confirmed, so I finally spent the money on these myself. But by the time I did it they were only 27 bucks (after tax and ship and all), so really, it feels like A PRESENT)
Aldo's Mandie, in fuschia
http://www.aldoshoes.com/us/women/shoes/sport-fashion/69213717-mandie
Aldo's Negotino
http://www.aldoshoes.com/us/women/shoes/sport-fashion/67843889-negotino
All on sale for 35-15 bucks
(i've been eying these for months but never have the money to go for it)
Any pair of gym shoes, any good pair (adidas, nike, new balence) would work - running or cross training, I don't have a real pair of "wear to the gym" gym shoes, and its kept me from getting a gym membership for ages.
I wear a size 8.
any books on economics by michael lewis: I'm most interested in
The Real Price of Everything: Rediscovering the Six Classics of Economics
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Moneyball
Next: The Future Just Happened
The Money Culture
Liars Poker: Rising through the Wreckage on Wall Street
DVDS: The Best of Radiohead - Videos, any and all seasons of "Its Always Sunny in Philidelphia," any and all seasons of "30 rock," and season 1 and 4 of "The Office" (already have 2 and 3).
Earrings! I let my gauged holes shrink to normal size but I don't have any normal size earrings. I like simple, fun things, not necessarily fancy things. Like colorful stars or dangling cats. Hooks that clasp, or have a little rubber backer, are best, posts might still fall out as that the holes are smaller but still have a lot of stretch.
CDS:
Of Montreal Skeletal Lamping
Bloc Party Intimacy
The Mountain Goats Heretic Pride
Yo La Tengo I Am Not Afriad of You and I will Beat Your Ass
Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple
Los Campesinos! We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
The Thermals The Body, The Blood the Machine
The Walkmen You and Me
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
Beck Modern Guilt (any beck for that matter, I have no Beck CDs oddly enough, just stolen MP3s, and I love to own actual discs)
TV On The Radio (any and all albums, I have none on disc and love this band (return to cookie mountain))
The Beatles Revolver, Sgt.Pepper's, Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles ("The White Album"), Abbey Road
Movies: Wall-E
Life Aquatic, Royal Tennenbaums, Broken Flowers (yes, all recent Bill Murray movies, Bill Murray is one of my favorite comedians so anything involving him is sweet)
Wet Hot American Summer
The Baxter
More TV Shows: Stella (there is only one season, much to my dismay)
Giftcards: Jimmy Johns, Starbucks, the Gap
Nothing but love: cause really thats all that matters during the holidays, (that, and the wine).