What Are You Wishing for This Christmas?

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The discussion revolves around what individuals are hoping to receive or buy for themselves during the holiday season. Participants share a variety of personal gift ideas, ranging from music CDs, books, and kitchen gadgets to more whimsical wishes like a hippopotamus with two front teeth. Many express a desire for meaningful surprises rather than material items, reflecting on the joy of unexpected gifts and family traditions, particularly the nostalgic memories of holiday cooking. Some participants mention practical items they need, such as socks or kitchen tools, while others humorously discuss their more extravagant or unique wishes. The conversation also touches on the importance of family gatherings during the holidays and the desire for personal connections, with some expressing a longing for companionship. Overall, the thread captures a blend of light-hearted gift ideas, personal reflections, and the significance of holiday experiences.
  • #61
Anything out of imagination.
 
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  • #62
I'm debating whether to buy for myself the new 8gig iPod nano, or a new 30gig iPod video. They both share the same cost. Hmm

EDIT: What am I still doing on PF? It's 1:46am and I have loads of homework left.
 
  • #63
Moonbear said:
There's a longer waiting list for those than for the PS3! If you weren't so fussy, demanding one that's both intelligent AND you can talk to, Santa might be able to scrounge up something for under your tree, but if you're going to ask for the impossible, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed yet again. :rolleyes:

Surely it isn't that impossible and that maybe I can just get bumped up the waiting list
 
  • #64
turbo-1 said:
OK, now I want a time machine and a round-trip ticket to NZ to cover that similarly unsatisfactory gap from my junior year of HS to my sophomore year of college. I've got to come back in time to meet my wife, though. :biggrin:

I'm flattered turbo, I would recommend coming to new zealand for a holiday to anyone it is such a beautiful country!
 
  • #65
rhuthwaite said:
I'm flattered turbo, I would recommend coming to new zealand for a holiday to anyone it is such a beautiful country!
It was a weird time for me. I had girlfriends (one of which was a Miss Maine runner-up) during that period that were attractive and were nice to me, but were no fun to talk to. When I got to college, I sometimes found girlfriends that were as smart as hell and fun to talk to, but we didn't really click. It's a mystery. Maybe my biological and real ages didn't line up...who knows?

Anyway, I would love to travel down-under, but I have a severe sensitivity to the chemicals in fragranced perfumes, colognes, and personal-care products, as well as detergents and fabric softeners (respiratory difficulty, migraines, extreme hypertension, and severe joint pain.) My cousin and his wife spent 5-6 years in the Melbourne area and wanted us to share vacations with them in New Guinea, New Zealand, and Tasmania, and I would dearly have loved for us to join them, except that I would have been taken off the plane in a body bag. Their photographs made me ache to join them.
 
  • #66
turbo-1 said:
It was a weird time for me. I had girlfriends (one of which was a Miss Maine runner-up) during that period that were attractive and were nice to me, but were no fun to talk to. When I got to college, I sometimes found girlfriends that were as smart as hell and fun to talk to, but we didn't really click. It's a mystery. Maybe my biological and real ages didn't line up...who knows?
So what sort of woman did you end up marrying?
I always end up with the real boys boy and it never works out. I don't want to just be there to show off to his mates and clean up after him.

turbo-1 said:
Anyway, I would love to travel down-under, but I have a severe sensitivity to the chemicals in fragranced perfumes, colognes, and personal-care products, as well as detergents and fabric softeners (respiratory difficulty, migraines, extreme hypertension, and severe joint pain.) My cousin and his wife spent 5-6 years in the Melbourne area and wanted us to share vacations with them in New Guinea, New Zealand, and Tasmania, and I would dearly have loved for us to join them, except that I would have been taken off the plane in a body bag. Their photographs made me ache to join them.
Thats a shame! So can't you travel overseas at all? I couldn't imagine my life without traveling Have you always been so sensitive to chemicals?
 
  • #67
rhuthwaite said:
So what sort of woman did you end up marrying?
I always end up with the real boys boy and it never works out. I don't want to just be there to show off to his mates and clean up after him.
I found a nice local girl that shared a lot of my interests. We've been together for 31 years, now. This picture is from 1976.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5481/usqp3.th.jpg
rhuthwaite said:
Thats a shame! So can't you travel overseas at all? I couldn't imagine my life without traveling Have you always been so sensitive to chemicals?
I can't even go into a supermarket, with all the fragranced cosmetics and cleaning supplies they sell. Getting on an airplane with the general public would be suicide. The problem started about ten years ago, when I had to share office space with a woman who doused herself in fragrances every day, and work with other women throughout the day that did likewise. I found a new job, but eventually I needed an assistant, so the boss saddled me with his girlfriend who came to work made up like Barbie every day, and pretty soon I was VERY sick. I couldn't get her to stop wearing fragranced cosmetics and the boss wouldn't make her stop. I tried to hang in there because I needed the job and it paid well (incentives for performance), but that was a stupid thing to do. Now years later, my immune system "turns on me" when I get anywhere near fragrances. BTW, many "unscented" products are loaded with masking fragrances, and those are particularly nasty. Anybody that wonders why children seem to have more asthma and behavioral problems these days ought to look at this list:
http://www.organichealthandbeauty.com/EPA-Fragrance-Study_ep_46-1.html
 
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  • #68
turbo-1 said:
I found a nice local girl that shared a lot of my interests. We've been together for 31 years, now.

Congratulations! That is ages :eek: especially in todays standards where a lot of marriages don't last long at all
 
  • #69
rhuthwaite said:
Congratulations! That is ages :eek: especeally in todays standards where a lot of marriages don't last long at all
We are soul-mates and look forward to all of our time together. If you cannot find a guy that makes you that happy, DON'T SETTLE. Keep your own council, mix, and keep it light. It will happen.

Best regards.
 
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  • #70
One more thing...if your BF/GF (for both men or women) cannot keep your confidences, cannot treat you with special care as a friend, and does not think of YOUR best interests when planning a trip, party, or even a casual get-together, you should ditch them ASAP. Your relationship is only as solid as their need, and that is a pitiful way to live.
 
  • #71
My Christmas wish is for:

- Brazilian base drums, congas
- New clients thru my business
- Brain surgery, a new shunt that works as advertised
- A long long roll in the hay with a hottie
- A trip to a place such as Rio
 
  • #72
I want Jetman wings!