Let’s Christmas

The time for gathering round the tree is coming soon and I haven’t had any time to think about gifts yet.

Apart from the usual safe purchases I do every year at the Mandarina shop (it’s a pity I can no longer take advantage of a 10% discount for my first online purchase!), I think I’ll try the traditional method of real shopping. It will certainly help relieve the stress of my moving!

Well, before I go shopping, I’ll get ideas for my list on the Web, perhaps by using a personal shopping website. That should shorten my shopping time.

My (hopefully well focused) shopping list:

For friends who are super-anxious or in crisis? A self-shaping chair by Droog Design. It could take my place in helping them to vent.

I’ve found a cute, feathered hair band, which could be cool for a New Year’s Eve party or as a message to a charming friend. At least she won’t have to get dressed up like a Christmas tree…

Operation gifts for sweet-toothed friends: edible manga cars! For ultra-macrobiotic friends: a bathroom-scale-proof gift of low-cal, plush pastries! And they won’t have to stress out over the ingredients.

And for mum? As she’s a real “Emilian” woman, all saucepans and recipes, I’ve found a set of fine bone china dishes. Now, don’t tell her!

I’ll be initiating my friends’ children to technology, obviously in small steps, starting with colorful plush iPods, which should keep them away from mine for awhile. Although, they actually don’t look like they’ll last for very long!

Perfect gifts for fans of old movies and TV series like my brother: original memorabilia such as Robin’s costume or Darth Vader’s mask. I’m keeping my eye on the auctions.

A low-cost, impressive choice: The Cards for everybody! You can choose a background and then create any images or words you want by just popping out the discs.