as some of you know, my birthday is approaching. if you've been contemplating what on earth you could get me and are just out of ideas, i have a few suggestions for you.
-first of all, there's a powerbook, care of apple. we are all aware that my laptop is dying more rapidly than i can handle. chances are good that it not will survive the summer. i can't even turn the damn thing off without wondering if it will even power up again. if you'd like to alleviate my worries, feel free to purchase one of these. it's a small price to pay for my mental well-being.
-secondly, there's u2. now, there are two stipulations to this gift. 1) they're not coming to minnesota until probably the third leg of their "vertigo" tour, so in order to have tickets ready for my birthday, you'll need to get me tickets for a different city. 2) every show announced in the united states is sold out, so your choices are limited to berlin, paris, zurich, milan, rome, oslo, munich, and lisbon. airfare and accommodations are also appreciated.
-third, steve jobs has stolen my heart with this canon zr85 digital video camera. come on. that thing is awesome.
-four - not to make a pattern here, but i heard a rumor that cream is touring, with its original lineup. however, this was told to me by a certain boy from fergus falls who has a tendency to a) not pay full attention to things (the poster making incident yesterday), and b) screw up things like dates and times ("finding neverland," dude). seeing as i am unable to find any information on this at the moment, i'm either going to chalk it up to a miscommunication with glen or the fact that i am in dire need of one of those powerbooks (eric clapton's website is refusing to load).
-five - mos def. enough said.
there. you have five beautiful and perfectly acceptable choices for my birthday gift. however, feel free to improvise. surprises are always welcome.
after much thought, i've decided to add some sort of parameters to the whole "improvisational gift" idea. here are some things you should NOT get me for my birthday:
-this movie, this movie, or this movie.
-anything involving this man.
i can't really think of anything else that will end our friendship if you get me, but i'm really not worried. i know the perfect gift is out there, and i have all the faith in the world that you will find it.