What I want for Christmas.

[angledge]

This post was inspired by theferrett's post on this topic. He pointed out that "what you want" at any given moment is a reflection of "who you are", & thus, old Christmas lists are landmarks in your personal journey.

So what do I want for Christmas this year?

Well, based on chaosvizier's recent string of posts, I definitely want to pre-order a Whisky Advent Calendar for 2016. If chaosvizier also gets one next year, I propose we call each other each night during Advent & try the whiskies together, comparing flavor notes. Hell, I'd get the Gin Advent calendar too, just because.

I want a high-quality, no-stick, muffin pan. Mine are all old & getting hard to clean.

I want a gift certificate for laser hair removal for my legs. I am sick of shaving my legs.

I want a cord of aged firewood, delivered to my house & stacked next to my garage. Fire!

I want two new pairs of Lucky Brand jeans.

Having finally worn out almost all the loot I received over the years from katieledge, I want some new sweaters. I love sweaters & I am finally living in a climate where they are necessary & useful. I would especially like some cardigans or other designs that are good for layering.

I want a lawn mower. But I don't know what kind of lawn mower I want yet. I kind of want to go old-school & get a reel mower, because 1) no engine noise & 2) no exhaust fumes, but I've never actually used one so I don't know what I'd be getting into. I've also considered an electric lawn mower, for basically the same reasons. Our yard is fairly small, but there is a slope in the backyard's lawn that might be tricky. This is a question that can be deferred to Spring.

Comments

[songquake.livejournal.com]

I loved using a reel mower back in my days of being a groundskeeper--it gave my legs a workout that rivaled a treadmill once I knew where the uneven bits of ground were (you have to mow at a brisk and steady pace to get the blades moving correctly). However, if you have grass abutting any sort of wall, you'll definitely also need some sort of edger, since (iirc) the margins are larger with the push mower than the gas kind.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm. Our backyard lawn area has a mulched border all the way around it, so that shouldn't be a problem. But the lawn in the front goes all the way up to a fence. You're saying I'd have to edge that with something else?

[songquake.livejournal.com]

Probably--a weed whacker or hand edger might do though.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

I would totally be in on the plan to have an online Advent Calendar Daily Party next year. We each could get different ones and just go to town. Like I said, there's Rum, Bourbon, Tequila, and Cognac versions, and if you're pulling in huge salaries (which is, like, none of us), there's the Super Pricey Mega-Whisky version for a paltry 999 Pounds.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Yeah, at today's exchange rates, that's $1,515.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Can we, like, actually do this this year?

Should we be ordering the calendars now?