Wish List

Introduction

This is my wish list as of August 10, 2009. I do not expect to get everything on it, nor do I intend to make anyone feel guilty for not getting me everything, or anything, on it. (I guess that's rather obvious now that this list has surpassed one hundred items...) It is simply a list of things I would like to have.

The items on this list have generally been prioritized. I would rather have the items closer to the top of each subsection, as opposed to the ones on the bottom. However, I would rather have the ones on the bottom as opposed to none at all.

I have been asked why I have such a large wish list in a "Aren't you being greedy?" sort of way. My answer to this is that if I put a huge selection down, then someone has a good chance of running across something I'd like. Plus, this way, I have a very wide price range; everything from a simple quarter to several hundred thousand dollars worth of real estate.

You can find the most recent version of this Wish List online at www.cwholemaniii.com/wish_list.shtml

Table of Contents

• TOP
• Introduction
• General Items
• Books
• Gadgets/Electronics
• Gear
• Tools
• Art
• Software
• Magazine Subscriptions
• Movies
• Music
• Movies
  
• Commemorative Quarters
• Consumables
• Big Ticket Items

General Items {TOP}

• Interesting gaming dice. Everything from d2 to d100 would be great. But I "need" more d20's, which are 20 sided dice. (www.gmdice.com has a lovely selection if you don't know what they are. But DON'T buy them there. They have horrible costomer service.)
• Books - See below.
• Anything from the Saddleback Leather Company (In order of preference, their "Messenger Bag", "Briefcase", "Satchel" and "Backpack", followed by anything else they make.)
• A full-sized tripod (40"+) with handle for rotation.
• A wooden bow. Recurve, 40-45 lb. draw, natural colors.
• Real "battle ready" swords/daggers.
• Any other Medieval style weapon. (Poll arms, battle axes, shields, etc)
• Armor (chainmail or plate) of the sort used in Europe from the 5th to the 16th centuries.
• Cool boxes, barrels, chests and other neat containers
• Chocolate candy.
• Money/Gift Certificates.*
• A water proofing case for my camera, for using it under water. (A Powershot Digital Elph.)

(*NOTE: The location of this in my list depends on how much of it there is...)

Books {TOP}

Technical/How-to/Misc.

• "Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century" (By Brian R. Price)
• "The Book of the Crossbow" (By Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey)
• "The Complete Tightwad Gazette" (By 'The Frugal Zealot' A.K.A. Amy Dacyczyn)
• "Boston's Gun Bible" (By Boston T. Party)
• "The Encyclopedia of Country Living" (By Carla Emery)
• "Building With Stone" (By Charles McRaven)
• "The Complete Metalsmith" (By Tim McCreight.)
• "Metal Casting" (By C.W. Ammen)
• "The Languages of Tolkien's Middle Earth" (By Ruth S. Noel)
  

Political

• "The Art of War" (BySun Tzu)
• "The Theory and Practice of Hell" (By Eugene Kogan)
• "The Looming Tower" (By Lawrence Wright)
• "Democracy in America" (By Alexis de Tocqueville)
• "More Guns Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-control Laws" (By John R. Lott Jr.)
• "General Laws of California" 1850-1864 Vol. II (By Theodore H. Hittell)

Stand Alone Fiction

• "Robinson Crusoe" Unabridged. (By Daniel Defoe)
• "1984" (By George Orwell)
• "Animal Farm" (By George Orwell)
• "The Silmarillion" (By J.R.R Tolkien)
• "On the Far Side of the Mountain" (By Jean Craighead George)
• "Cascade Point and Other Stories" (By Timothy Zahn)
• "The Green and the Gray" (By Timothy Zahn)
• "The Icarus Hunt" (By Timothy Zahn)Ê
• "Mistborn" (By Brandon Sanderson)

Fiction Series

• A nice* set of "The Chronicles of Narnia" (By C.S.Lewis) Singly or as a set:
  1. "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"
  2. "Prince Caspian"
  3. "Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
  4. "The Silver Chair"
  5. "The Horse and his Boy"
  6. "The Magician's Nephew"
  7. "The Last Battle"
• "The Conquerors Trilogy" (By Timothy Zahn)
  1. "Conquerors' Pride"
  2. "Conquerors' Heritage"
  3. "Conquerors' Legacy"
• "The Dragonback Series" (By Timothy Zahn)
  1. "Dragon and Thief"
  2. "Dragon and Soldier"
  3. "Dragon and Slave"
  4. "Dragon and Herdsmen"
  5. "Dragon and Judge"
  6. "Dragon and Liberator"
• The "Anne of Green Gables" Series (By Lucy Maud Montgomery)
  1. "Anne of Green Gables"
  2. "Anne of Avonlea"
  3. "Anne of the Island"
  4. "Anne of Windy Poplars"
  5. "Anne of Windy Willows"
  6. "Anne's House of Dreams"
  7. "Anne of Ingleside"
  8. "Rainbow Valley"
  9. "Rilla of Ingleside"
• The "Little House" Series (By Laura Ingalls Wilder )
  
  1. "Little House in the Big Woods"
  2. "Little House on the Prairie"
  3. "Farmer Boy"
  4. "On the Banks Of Plum Creek"
  5. "By The Shores Of Silver Lake"
  6. "The Long Winter"
  7. "Little Town on the Prairie"
  8. "These Happy Golden Years"
  9. "The First Four Years"
• The "Inheritance Cycle" Formerly Trilogy (By Christopher Paolini)
  
  1. Book III: "Brisingr"
  2. Book IV "?" ["Empire," perhaps?]
• "The History of Middle-earth" Series. Volumes 1-12 (Compiled and edited by Christopher Tolkien.)
• Anything on this page. (Tolkien and Middle-earth) [www.elvish.org/resources.html]

Gaming

• "Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Master's Guide" Version 3.5 or 4 (By 'Wizards of the Coast')
• "Dungeons & Dragons: Players Handbook" Version 3.5 or 4 (By 'Wizards of the Coast)
• "Dungeons & Dragons: Monster Manual" Version 3.5 or 4 (By Wizards of the Coast)

Comics

• "Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness" By Howard Tayler
• "Schlock Mercenary: The Teraport Wars" By Howard Tayler
• "Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management" By Howard Tayler
• "Schlock Mercenary: The Blackness Between" By Howard Tayler
• "Schlock Mercenary: The Scrapyard of Insufferable Arrogance" By Howard Tayler

Authors

• J.R.R Tolkien
• C.S. Lewis
• Timothy Zahn
• Brandon Sanderson
• Robert A. Heinlein
• Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Howard Tayler

Genres

• Blacksmithing
• Metal Working
• Casting
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy
• Medieval
• Castles

(* NOTE: Nice means leather bound with gold leaf, etc. Click here for example.)

Gadgets/Electronics {TOP}

• A SheevaPlug (A computer in a wall wort) [Link]
• A TV Guardian. [TVGuardian.com]
• A "FinePix REAL 3D W1" (3D camera) and "FinePix REAL 3D V1" (3D Viewer)
• Canon EOS Rebel XS (Digital camera)
• Any of Canon's SLRs. The EOS D line. (More cameras.)
• A Canon NB-5L camera battery.
• A 2GB Eye-Fi SD card [www.eye.fi]
• An LCD-4300U mini screen (LCD and USB sweetness.)
• High speed 16, 32 or 64 GB MicroSD cards.
• An Optimus Maximus keyboard.
• A stand alone keypad (Number pad only). Something like this.
• A roll-up keyboard.
• A Fit-PC2 (Value or Linux) www.fit-pc2.com/
• A Nice set of headphones. (The Bose "QuietComfort 3" is a good example)
• A Kindle 2.
• Other electronic "toys" (iPhones with pre-paid subscriptions, Sunglasses/MP3 Player/Cameras, etc.)

Gear {TOP}

• An Advantage Arms L.E. 17-22 conversion kit.
• A solid, high quality compass.
• "Operator¨ "CQB" Tactical Gloves."
• A "Voltaic Systems Solar Daypack" [www.ReadyMadeResources.com]
• A Snugpak Merlin Sleeping Bag
• Modular Backpack. (MOLLE)
• "Tactical" webgear.

Tools {TOP}

Power Tools

• Table Saw.
• Trip hammer.
• Metal cutting chop saw.
• Hand held grinder.
• Hand held power cutter.
• Other grinders.
• Anything else useful.

Non-powered Tools

• Large, slightly mobile forge.
• Cross Pien Hammers.
• Crucibles. (Made of graphite, ceramic or, lest preferable, steel.)
• Furnace (Capable of withstanding temperatures of 3500° F.)
• Gas forge.
• Big anvil. (250 lb. or more)
• Anything else useful.

Art {TOP}

• Modeling Clay. 1 cubic foot+.
• Sketch books (Medium: ~8x10. Large: bigger.)
• "Stylist" drawing pens. Lots of black. But other colors as well. (Y&C make some good ones.)
• Dipping Calligraphy Pens
• Calligraphy ink in cool colors. Jars or tubes, but jars are best.
• Fixative (Spray on).
• Pencils: 4B.
• Kneadable Erasers
• Blocks of pewter, lead, aluminum, silver, steel and iron.

Software {TOP}

• "OS X Snow Leopard" (Yep, the whole Operating System) Abvibalbe September 2009.
• "Adobe Photoshop CS3" (For OS X) [It costs $650, so it's fairly low on my list. I'd rather have a bunch of other stuff than this, but if you happen to have an extra copy laying around...]
• "MacSpeech Dictate"

Magazine Subscriptions {TOP}

• National Defense Magazine
• Guns and Ammo
• Astronomy
• The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
• Renaissance
• Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Music {TOP}

Artists

• Hayley Westenra
• Cara Dillon
• Mediæval Bæbes
  
• GiveWay
• Celtic Woman
  
• The Wissmann Family
• The Tolkien Ensemble
  
• ERA
• Nova Era
  
• Enya
• Blackmore's Night
• Beethoven
• Bach

Genres

• Celtic
• Olde English
• Classical
• Gregorian Chant
• Pier Gynt

Hayley Westenra

• "Pure"
• "Odyssey: Special Limited Edition" (Or just the regular edition.)
• "Treasure"
• "My Gift To You"
• "Hayley"

Cara Dillon

• "Cara Dillon"
• "After the Morning"
• "Hill Of Thieves"
• "If I Prove False"

The Wissmann Family

• "Let The Rocks Cry Out"
• "What God Has Joined Together"
• "Going Home"
• "I Am Your Shield"
• "A Savior"
• "Heritage of Life"
  

Miscellaneous Artists

• "Celtic Spirit" # 1-4 by miscellaneous
• "Chant Music For Paradise" By the Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz
  
• "Rhythms" from the "Celtic Music Collection" By Boann's Clann
• "Scheherazade Capriccio Espagnol" By Rimsky Korsakov

GiveWay

• "Inspired - Give Way"
• "Full Steam Ahead"

Brobdingnagian Bards

• "A Celtic Renaissance Wedding"
• "Memories of Middle Earth"
• "Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales"
• "A Faire To Remember"

Sound Tracks

• "The Chronicles of Narnia"(Any of them.)
• "Harry Potter" (Any of them.)
• "The Two Towers"
• "The Return of the King"

Movies {TOP}

DVD's prefered. No Blu-Ray please, unless it comes with a player... Also, note that the movie section is low on my list for a reason.

Movies

• "Serenity" (2005)
• "I, Robot" (2004)
• "UHF" (1989)
  
• "Stargate" (1994)
• "The Incredibles" (2004)

TV Series

• "Firefly" The only season. (2002)
  
• "Corner Gas" All 4 seasons.
  
• "Stargate SG-1" - All 10 seasons. (1997-2007)
• "Stargate Atlantis" All 5 seasons. (2003-2008)
• "Pushing Daisies" Seasons 1 and 2.

Consumables {TOP}

• Coke/Coal
• Money
• Ammo

Big Ticket Items {TOP}

• A plot of land. (The bigger the better, but just about any size will do.)
• A Venture Q100 (This is a car/motorcycle/vehicle/thing) [www.FlyTheRoad.com ]
• An MD4-200 microdrone (A "camera holder" ;-) ) with GPS and a Pdcvc470 [www.microdrones.com]
• A "Desktop Factory 3D Printer" 125ci (Under $5,000!) [www.DesktopFactory.com]
• A "Fab@Home" (A paltry $2,500!) [http://fabathome.org/]
• Precious Materials (please note that when these are purchased in small quantities, they can actually be quite affordable):
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Platinum
  • Rhodium
  • Diamonds
  • Rubies
  • Gems
  • Pearls
  • Etc, etc, etc.