Other Impractical Desires
Here are a few other things, of no practical value, that I’d love to get:
- The Peggy programmable light board kit. I’d like to buy a few of these–one to put in the office in Boston to mock the Mooninite thing from last year, one to put in my office for alternative visualization experiments, and one to make into the world’s largest, tackiest belt buckle for Mike Drake.
- A Threat Alert Jesus. Yes, I know it’s a joke, but I still want one. Two actually, one for me, to put on desk in my office, and one for my ex-boss1.
- A black leather Utilikilt. I’m man enough, but I’m not buying one until I can fit into a smaller size. And while I’m buying it, I should get one of the Workman’s models for my best buddy.
- Speaking of clothing, I’d also like a Movies: Ruining The Book Since 1920 shirt, and a The League of Cliche Evil Super-Villains2 one. Not that I would actually wear them, since I pretty much only work the solid colour shirts these days, but I love the idea.
- I’d like a copy of Fluxx, since it sounds like it could be a total riot if you played it with the right people. I’d love to see what would happen if we pulled this out at a poker night, especially one where there had been some drinking.
- I think I’d like one of Michael Swanwick’s bottled stories–but I might be wrong, because the conflict between the need to own and the need to read might actually drive me insane.
- I’d like to get my hands on a bottle of Sam Adams Utopias, just to see. Actually, I’d love to pour it in a plastic cup and drink it at the poker table. Kind of like that time Greg and I drank that bottle of Macallan 25 right out of the bottle–I want to try the drink at least once, but my iconoclastic streak makes me want to use that trial to mock the kind of person who gets very serious about ridiculously expensive liquor.
- Who, while not at all religious, and otherwise an extremely smart man, still thinks voting for Bush twice was a good idea.(back)
- The “Evil” there seems a bit redundant, but I’ll roll with it in the interest of the funny.(back)
Tags: Drake,drinking,fashion,games,things to buy
Kira
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Sharon
February 10th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Played Fluxx, quite fun.
February 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
I think I’d love to play it with people who are creative, and you know, kind of off. Like you.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I was just directed to your website by a co-worker friend coveting your print of Gaiman’s Dangerous Alphabet. How bout them apples?
His latest impractical purchase: Hill House’s lettered American Gods. I know he trusts me because he let me touch it.
Wendy
February 15th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Hiya Wendy!
I am no longer surprised by the six-degrees of separation thing: hell, in Halifax it’s usually only two degrees. Still, it’s always cool when you can pull the old “Oh yeah, I know him” thing when someone points you to a site.
Those Hill House lettereds are pretty damn swanky–so far I’ve resisted buying them myself ($900 makes it pretty resistable, you know?), but I’ve handled one of Neil’s copies of the lettered American Gods, so I know they’re pretty finely produced.