last time i mention this, i promise

i should, so i don’t seem to egotistical, throw one little factoid out to start this bitch…

…i honestly don’t expect anybody to buy me shit for Xmas. i really don’t. in truth, i never do.

but that being said, i have been told i’m tough to shop for…so in the event that somebody (friend, relative, countrymen) reading actually IS looking for a gift idea i figured i’d throw, oh let’s say, six of ’em out there. and i’ll even break ’em down like the cheater gift guides in the 5,674,328 holiday catalogs i’ve gotten in the mail in the last few weeks:

UNDER $50.00

the gift of music can go a couple ways: you can always go with iTunes or (even better – amazon) credit…i always have a running list of music i want, so it’s usually spent before i even get the code; also, my iPod cable in the BMW (iSimple) has a short and occasionally needs to be tapped lest it only play through the driver’s side.

the last four carbon pieces of the puzzle…well, unless i go nuts: when i got the bmw a replaced the front, back, and steering wheel emblems with real carbon fiber roundells – but the wheel caps were a bit much, so i used stickers that just MIMICKED carbon fiber. problem is, after a year they’re not doing so well – and a new set, as cheap as i can get ’em and still have ’em look good, clocks in at just under the line here. apparently i need the 70mm, not the more common 68mm, as the fact i need to send back the 68mm’s will attest. yep – my fault for trying to solve this one myself, right? Oh, and the “go nuts” comment is because, honestly, at this point i’d love to replace the hood AND trunk with solid carbon fiber ones and possibly do the grills in factory-matched paint to match the sides of the car…but again, this would run over $1,000.00 easy…

UNDER $100.00

the fancy shmancy headblade (i.e. “the s4”): a tip for you ladies out there – a good cheater gift is to take something we own and love (in case the “headblade”, which is the only razor i’ve ever used to shave my head since 2002) and get the new, improved version (the version i have was christened “the stealth”, and back when i got it you could either get that or the “original”, and that was it – none of the nicer or wheeled versions were around) and while i’m not a fan of the wheels, the metal handle and such is appealing. the price tag? not so much. but if somebody were so inclined…

the (not so) little box of rage: you know when i feel old? when they make 20th anniversary editions of albums i remember playing on my college radio show! this one i played so much it got me on the band’s radar and i got invited to come see their first austin gig, opening for house of pain at the backroom. on the list? i WAS the list! this has a remastered album (i still have the cd), plus second disc that was their original demo that got them signed (i don’t have that) plus two dvds of video and live footage (don’t have that) and the orginal album on vinyl (i have that, too, but i think this is a remastered 180 gram version) – all for only $75 on amazon (hell, it was $99 when it came out!)

OVER $100.00

yeah, you know what time it is: a couple ways on this:

nope, i never got it, and despite little hippy comments from justin or shane i still kinda want it.

or maybe go this way and sell my nixon? the nixon is hella heavy, and this one is all blacked out, bigger, and maybe lighter? i dunno – never seen it in person; but if it turns out to be…

settle up for me…

hit the pawn shop over near our shop on 183 and pay off one of lay-a-ways i was hoping to get going by the end of the year anyway: $350 settles up for my 55″ LCD TV, or $450 gets me a neat little do-dad for my backpack:

i guess with that last one and a ski mask i could go get even MORE money on my own, huh?