Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 26, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2007 I never answer when my wife asks what I want from her for Christmas. She asks for me to be specific and I always smile and tell her to just get me what she wants to get me. Socks. How about a book. ETC. ...then she asked me this year and I got thinking. I mean, she tells me exactly what she wants. "This specific digital camera. An Olympus XRTE#$%^." So shouldn't I? Yesterday I bookmarked Front End Audio Avantone Mixcubes and changed the bookmark name to "LISA!!! LEE'S PRESENT RIGHT HERE!!!" Then I showed her and asked her just who the hell would put that there?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tedster Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 So subtle! I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 26, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2007 I should add... I bookmarded the checkout page with the speakers already selected and the "cart" loaded. Easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 HAHAHAH!! That's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 I think that makes good sense. I heard a gal on NPR the other day who said that when her kids were growing up, they were on a tight budget so, when they were old enough (and I think she mentioned grade school age on up) she sat them down and said, Look, there's only so much money for presents this year, here's how much I have to spend, I need you to figure out what you want me to spend your share on, keeping that budget in mind. She said she never heard any whining or "is that all there is" complaints and that the kids always appeared delighted on the big day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I want World Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echoshock Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 I want World PeaceI can't seem to find that in any of my catalogs. Maybe its not available in stores yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 I can't seem to find that in any of my catalogs. Maybe its not available in stores yet. Warren Buffett was trying to arrange a group buy -- but the details have been hard to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 26, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2007 I want World Peace Actually Musician's Friend has that in stock but the shipping will kill ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members G Geezer Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 I want World Peace Can't Resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I should add... I bookmarded the checkout page with the speakers already selected and the "cart" loaded. Easy. Leave nothing to chance. I like that - pretty smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I want World Peace It's gonna be a tough year for the elves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 I want World Peace But if you actually get it...won't that mean that you've achieved total power and world control??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphajerk Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 I want World Peace thats just vaporware. man, ALL i want this year is a big {censored}ing 1080p HDTV LCD flat panel... doubt im getting it, no one wants to buy it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bbach Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 thats just vaporware. man, ALL i want this year is a big {censored}ing 1080p HDTV LCD flat panel... doubt im getting it, no one wants to buy it for me. add a blue ray dvd player to that wish list as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members layla17 Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm still hoping to get the entire collection of James Bond movies on DVD. Do they come in HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 Your wife... is she.... a smart woman? No offense intended by the way, an honest question. Is she intelligent? I want a Willie Parker jersey, a 26" HDTV for the bedroom and Assassin's creed for XBOX360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 28, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted November 28, 2007 Your wife... is she.... a smart woman? No offense intended by the way, an honest question. Is she intelligent? I want a Willie Parker jersey, a 26" HDTV for the bedroom and Assassin's creed for XBOX360. Cute. Yeah, she's very smart. She just doesn't know a thing about recording gear though. So I could ask for a specific item and end up with some very different than I asked for. She calls my studio, "All those wires." As in, "Are you going to be playing with all those wires tonight?" How about your wife? Is she hot? (Note passive aggressive juxtaposition of the inflammatory "is she hot?" and the smiling, winking happy face. I guess though you didn't intend offense, you did offend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seclusion Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 A few years ago my wife said she got something really awesome that she said I'd love. On and on, any way, it ended up being a watch. A nice one at that, but still, a watch! She said I've never seen you with one so I thought you'd love it! The grump that I am, sort of mumbled " there is a reason you've never seen me with a watch"! So now I do the same, a 12 pack of guitars strings, or if I'm lucky maybe a plugin! But ya I also scope out all that for myself so theres no mistake. She does the same with jewlery! I said, you know I know nothing about it. So sales guy could say it's worth $1000 on sale for $200, I wouldn't know the difference between $20 ear ring or a $1000 ear ring! So save the hassle, we'll go together, pick what you like! With 4 kids running around it's a lot easier to just get what you want the first time. Later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Cute. Yeah, she's very smart. She just doesn't know a thing about recording gear though. So I could ask for a specific item and end up with some very different than I asked for. She calls my studio, "All those wires." As in, "Are you going to be playing with all those wires tonight?" How about your wife? Is she hot? (Note passive aggressive juxtaposition of the inflammatory "is she hot?" and the smiling, winking happy face. I guess though you didn't intend offense, you did offend) I mean ... really. I wasn't intending to offend you... but there was really no way to phrase that in a non-inflammatory way, was there? I tried to clarify, but that probably came off as being arrogant or sarcastic. It's just that, IMO, you made her sound kind of stupid, and in the greater reality of the situation, I assumed that she just didn't know much about it. So, thanks for your gracious explanation. And, once again, IMO, my wife is very hot--but then again, I have the pleasure of seeing her naked most every day. To most though, she comes off as "cute." She's like, 5'5", 115 lb., but she has a softer face. Her cheek bones aren't very defined, which makes her cheeks look bigger... so like I said, most people would call her "cute" before they'd say that she was "hot." Plus, she's a middle school teacher, so most of her attire is pretty modest. She most certainly can put on the right outfit, be SUPER SEXY, and turn some heads in the process... but most days, you'd probably think that she's just "cute." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 28, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted November 28, 2007 I'm smiling now for real... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members TimOBrien Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 We always trade lists (I do mine in a spreadsheet with prices going from lowest to highest). Not of just stuff we would like for Christmas, but prefaced by the sentence "This is ALL the stuff I'm keeping my eye on..." That way we can pick and choose with no guilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Some smart vendor should do an online registry for musician holiday gifts, kinda like they do for brides and wedding presents. Then we can all just say "I'm registered at www.musiciansfriend.com " and avoid duplicate gifts and other un-wanted confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 28, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted November 28, 2007 Or... I'm registered at Vintage King! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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