Andy’s Christmas List

Not really in any order, and certainly not all-encompassing.

• TIME. This is not a joke at all! Time is definitely the thing I am lacking the most right now.

• PIC setup. This is HUGE, because I am very jealous of Eric’s setup, and it will take me 20.25 hours to get mine working (because it took Eric 20 to get his debugged). I have most of the stuff, but nothing setup. Actually, this could apply to my entire electronics ‘lab’ if a certain somebody was feeling exceptionally generous =).
  
  
• Shed. I know Dad was already talking about this, but really this surpasses just about everything else in the ‘cool’ factor. Speaking of which… I can whip up some snazzy blueprints if wanted =).

• Shop/garage moving. I really need to move out of the shop. I have come to the conclusion that I will be selling off a lot of stuff, but I keep putting that off in lieu of time, so I now have an approaching-Poppop’s-standards list of things to sell and move/rearrange/organize etc. Really, most of these are things I need to do, BUT, if you were willing to be ‘on call’, as open-ended as that is, it would be definitely appreciated.

• Nice Blender. HAS to be able to crush ice. Based on what I was seeing on the Amazon reviews, I think the one linked to is the one to get. Actually, in reviewing the list, this is the only item that I would specifically like the exact one in the link.

• Coffee Grinder

• Cool kitchen knife set … something that I can hang onto for a few years. With or without a block, because I think w/o a block, this is cool. Note: I am not the only one with this request, because the one in the link, and most on Amazon, are out of stock.

• Washer & Dryer. Ha! Bet that’s not something that’s been on my list before ;-). I was going to get one over the Christmas break, but I thought this would be a good item to put on the list. I would actually prefer to not get a new one, because I think the used ones have much more ‘bang for the buck’. I’m not particular in the least… something free to $126.19 on Craigslist is what I was going to look for by myself.

• Dally-proof fence. I am not particular about brand or anything… I would just get the cheapest you can find. They all seem to have mediocre reviews—I think the most important thing is that it works long enough for Dally to get the concept. (probably 10minutes? ;-). Do not get a radio transmitting kind, because it only fits a circular area (eg, the type where you route a wire underground, as in the link, would be preferred).

• Desk. Heavy, awkward, and/or unique. My main criteria is that it is big and solid. Aesthetics are purely optional as long as it is big and solid. Something like Mom’s desk would be great. I would go on Craigslist. If I were shopping for myself I would be looking at $50-100 unless it was REALLY cool or had a special function, etc. The ones in the links were just items that quickly caught my eye for a search of ‘large desk’ in the furniture section of Craigslist. Those are not necessarily items I would personally buy because I think they are a bit spendy. (although a granite one would be pretty cool). I have actually called on a few in the past, but the problem is TIME… it takes times & lots of energy to round up a truck, drive over to a persons house, go through the typical craigslist banter/bargaining, & then load/unload the large, awkward desk.