Seeing that it’s the Friday before Christmas, I’m sure there are a few of you out there that are looking for gifts for the loved ones. I figured I would throw out a few items that I’ve seen over the past few weeks that I thought were top notch gift ideas. Granted, a few of these may be slightly geared towards me, but there are a few out there that I just thought someone would enjoy.
(For some reason I can’t seem to upload photos to the site anymore. I have a feeling that I am over the limit of storage so you’ll have to just click on the links for more information.)
The Dark Knight (2 Disc Edition, if not the Blu-Ray edition!) – Hey, if you haven’t seen the new Batman film, it’s pretty good. Christopher Nolan really did a bang-up job with this film. So why don’t you cozy up next to the fireplace and watch it this holiday season? Plus, don’t skimp out and get the single disc edition…take a look at the documentaries that are included! There are bound to be a few good ones outlining the cool stuntwork they performed (word has it that not many were in the realm of CGI as they new it would be presented in IMAX format and…CGI just isn’t good enough yet to look realistic in that format!). I notice a lot of DVDs are now coming with bonus digital copies. They better not be charging us extra for something we can do on our own on a computer!
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Marvel Chronicles – For $30 you can pick up the history of Marvel Comics! Beauty! It’s a year by year account of what happened in the world of Marvel Comics. I wonder what they’ll say about the period of the late 90s where everything fell apart?
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Pearl Jam Ten Box Set – This is definitely a splurge item for the Pearl Jam fans. For $140 (hopefully it will drop in price by the time it hits store in March!), you can get the super-deluxe box set of the re-release of Ten, their first album. This is the kickoff product for their 20th Anniversary re-release series of albums. This thing has everything…a DVD of their MTV Unplugged concert, a vinyl copy of a concert, a cassette tape of the original demo that Eddie Vedder sent to the band…collectable memorabilia, blah blah blah, read the info if you’re interested. It’s a steep price but it’s a pretty awesome gift! Doesn’t get released until March though!
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Ticketmaster Gift Card – Both Maureen and the Losiers picked this up for me last year for Christmas and I thought it was one of the more original ideas out there for a concert-goer. Who doesn’t want to save a little money on these super expensive concerts nowadays? Case in point – Fleetwood Mac in Ottawa – $150 for Floor, 100L and 200L? No thanks! This gift is super and it’s super customized to the concert going crowd. Word to the wise though…unfortunately, in Ottawa it was kind of hard to use because all events at the Scotiabank Place run outside of Ticketmaster’s jurisdiction. I did get to use it for my Smashing Pumpkins concerts in Toronto though so I was happy to see it put to great use!
Additional RAM for the Computer/Laptop – RAM is dirt cheap nowadays. Seriously. I think I got a 2GB stick of RAM from Futureshop for my Macbook for $30 a few months ago. You can’t go wrong with throwing this into the stocking and speeding up a loved one’s computer. All you need to do is sneak a peek at what the model number of the motherboard is and I’m sure the Internet can help you out from there.
Books about Places you Live – I have always been in search of books concerning Kapuskasing. Vero ended up picking me up a book about the railray which was built up through Northern Ontario which (from the first chapter I’ve read) seems to be an interesting tale. She also found me a neat little booklet on Ottawa that was written back in the 1960s I believe. It’s always nice to know a little history about places you live, or places you wish to live. Seek out a nice book about the area! I’m sure it will be an interesting read. For all the Gaspesians reading this entry, don’t forget to look into acquiring a copy of Nanny Ruth’s book on how life was in the old days of living in Gaspe. It’s quite the interesting read.
No way! Lwaxana Troi! I never knew much about Ms. Barrett-Roddenberry other than she played Deana Troi’s mother in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It wasn’t until I emersed myself in some Star Trek lore that I found out that she provides the computer voice for the Enterprise, she used to play a nurse in the Original Series AND she was married to the creator of all creators, Gene Roddenberry!