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[flea]

mr. flea, a notoriously last-minute and uninspired gift-giver, is all a-chortle with himself this year, and has been having confidential conversations with veejane, Mother of flea, and his own mother. I have not bought him a gift yet, and am not very inspired. (I bought him two pairs of jeans, but that hardly counts since they are sorely needed.)

What should I get mr. flea for Christmas?
1. Wind chimes for our porch.
2. Gift certificate to the Yoga Spot.
3. iPod stuff (a skin and gift certificate to iTunes).
4. Processor upgrade for the computer. (I hate this idea, and it is more than I want to spend, but he likes this idea and suggested it).
5. Sweater. (He suggested this as well - he wants one like the cotton Banana Republic one he has, which is faintly metrosexual, but in wool. I looked at BR and they have nothing suitable.)
6. Ticky tacky.
7. Suggestions? Comments? Bueller?

Comments

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Lands' End has excellent sweaters; check to see if they have anything approximating the BR cut.

Other than that, I'd take the processor upgrade as being like the shocking pink maxi-coat your 14-year-old wants; you sigh and say "It's your funeral".

[jesseh.livejournal.com]

The iPod stuff sounds like the most fun, the sweater the more 'gift-y' of the stuff he suggested. Is it likely you'll get Christmas cash from others? You could use that for the processor thing.

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

Sweater (no idea about where other than Banana Republic--J Crew? Structure?) and an iPod skin.

[veejane.livejournal.com]

If'n you want, I will go in with you on processor upgrade, as my local Land's End outlet has been uninspiring on the mr. flea clothes front.

And then? We buy him fuzzy purple earmuffs and Starbucks cards!!

(Everybody needs to get one present they totally didn't ask for.)

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

Power tools make nice gifts.

[mightyurchin.livejournal.com]

I vote for the yoga gift certificate - I remember him being quite eloquent on the joys of yoga when he was taking it.

Incidentally, my husband would definitely and heartily second the statement about power tools.