Birthday Wishes

I'm not much of a birthday wishlist kind of person, and I'm really not even that much of a present person.  But this year, there are some things I would certainly like come the anniversary of my own nativity.  Or, the anniversary of Christ's nativity, if time is an obstacle.

• I want a sweet camera.  I got a happy one right before I went to college, and even though it still takes great pictures, it's a bit outdated.  I want something that I can really mess with and get artsy results.  I enjoy photography, but what I produce with my little camera friend isn't exactly superb quality.
• Music.  I spend gobs of money on albums and songs -- we're talking a few hundred dollars yearly.  I would love a five hundred-jillion-dollar gift card to Amazon, or you can just buy me everything by Edwin McCain, Moncef Genoud, Sean Hayes, Madeleine Peyroux, Norah Jones, Billie Holliday, William Fitzsimmons, Ray LaMontagne, Tyrone Wells, Ella Fitzgerald, Paolo Nutini, Justin Nozuka, Tony Bennett...
• Food.  I love restaurant gift cards, I love being taken out to dinner, I love having things from A Southern Season shipped to me, but if you really love me, you'll start a Trader Joe's franchise in my town.  Then I can get cheap, good food anytime I want.  OOH or money for CookOut.  Yes please.
• You'll clean my apartment.  It's still clean from when Mom came, but I'm happy to accept rainchecks.  :-D
• I like hugs.  I'm a good hugger, and I appreciate good hugs, so you can either give me a whopping squeeze yourself, or, if you live far away or are somewhere on the number line of Autism Spectrum Disorder, you can hire a gorgeous man to give me a hug.  Just please make sure he's legitimate first -- I've got a reputation as a pretty good girl, and I'd hate to ruin it by hugging the wrong kind of man.

That's all I can think of for now, unless you want to throw in an exotic all-expenses-paid vacation.  Thanks for listening.