Make Me Happy

I think I’ve been a pretty good boy this year…well, other than that one night in Paris with those two women who were students at the Sorbonne. I still can’t look at a jar of honey and keep a straight face. So I’ve been relatively good. But let’s overlook my moral lapses and talk about what presents I want for Christmukkah this year:
Books
Woken Furies because Richard Morgan writes kick-ass noir SF
Ex Machina: The First Hundred Days because who can resist a comic about a civil servant with superpowers?
A Feast for Crows because the first three books in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy got me hooked and it’s required a supreme act of will not to buy this myself
On Beauty because I never got through White Teeth and I feel like I owe Zadie Smith a second chance.
DVDs
Star Wars: Episode III because seeing Anakin Skywalker get his legs sliced off makes up for the previous two films.
War of the Worlds because those alien tripods are way scarier than Tom Cruise.
Sin City: Recut and Extended because it stars Jessica Alba’s navel
MST3K: Volume 5 because it’s got Time Chasers (“Matt, it’s time for you decide if you’re gonna be one of my team players or not”) and A Touch of Satan (“This is where the fish lives.”). None of this will make any sense to you unless you’re a MST fan, so just move along.
Assorted Geek Goodness
Civilization IV because if I’m going to spend all this time in front of the computer, I might as well do something productive.
I’m blogging this T-shirt because I want to put everyone on notice.
Sapien Bookcase because it’s oh-so-mod.
Darth Vader mini-bust because it would just look so cool on my desk.
A Movado watch because you want me to look good, don’t you?
Of course, you should feel free to get creative and stray from this list if you think it’s appropriate. I trust you to exercise good taste in expressing your affection for me through material things.