No, it’s not really my birthday, but I just did a bit of birthday shopping. The man friend gave me a gift certificate so I could knock down my wish list on Amazon. Want to see what I got? Sure you do!
Like I’m really going to resist adding this to my DVD collection?
Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot. I haven’t read any of her others books and thought I should start somewhere.
How Not to Write: An Office Primer for the Gramatically Perplexed
The Personal Organizing Workbook
Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality by Pauline W. Chen
Thanks man friend 
I’m already having a difficult time deciding which one I’m going to read first!
Tell me, what’s on your wish list?
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There are a ton of books that came out for the summer that I still haven’t read. I’d also love to have the box set of NCIS. That would be pretty sweet.
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The entire box set of both House and the Office. I’m a TV junkie
As for books.. well.. I have about 32 on my wish list. Sigh. I need a higher paying job..
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Since my birthday is next month, my wish list is rapidly growing! As usual, books, books, books and shoes, shoes, shoes.
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I am dying for a Vespa, even though we are getting dangerously close to bad scooter weather. It might have to wait for spring.
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Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Sarah McLachlan. It was one of my favorites back in the day, and I’ve been craving it lately. Can’t find my copy.
Sweaters. Fall sweaters. Sweaters from Victoria Secret. Sweaters from JCPenneys. More sweaters.
I need a good drugstore splurge- hair stuff, waxing stuff (I want to try it), nail polish.
Don’t really have time for books right now.
Working all day and then working from home. If I did have any time, I’d need to be using it to learn some Algebra before January.
You can’t buy it on Amazon, but I would give an eye tooth for a pedicure. At the Grove Park Inn.
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ooo let me know how that How Not to Write book is; I need to know how not to write =)
my wish list? vacation. anywhere.
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My wish list – the Adventures of Pete and Pete on DVD – and maybe Hey Dude and Salute Your Shorts
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Oh, I have no idea! But your list has gotten me wondering what I should add to it. Definitely RockBand 2.
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i love meg cabot!!
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I love that movie! I’m wanting the book Travels by Michael Chrichton, it looks like a pretty interesting book on his personal adventures and travel.
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My Wish List:
Season Four of The Office
Eclipse and Breaking Dawn
and while I’m at it, Extras and the last Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants book
but mostly one of the new iPod nanos.
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A nice pair of boots so I don’t freeze all winter, stationary, and groceries. It sounds silly but I spend far too much on food and would love the opportunity to get some fancy chocolate without feeling guilty
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Wow those are awesome gifts. Way to go Jenn’s man friend!
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You will love Meg Cabot! I have the book by Pauline Chen too, it was fantastic. My wish list is a new couch for my new apartment and new LOL magnetz for my new fridge. I think that about covers it.
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way to go, man friend!! my current wishlist is an ipod. i’m pretty sure i’m one like nine people under 30 who don’t own one yet.
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Augusten Burrough’s newest book. Love him.
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I would start with How not to write, it sounds pretty interesting, but beware! I’m a big nerd.
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I have an Amazon Wishlist but I haven’t added to it in a little while. It’s full of lovely shiny books i want though
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The Alchemist, Julie & Julia – my year of cooking dangerously, and When You are Engulfed in Flames are all on my bookshelf and have been recently given to me…I need to start reading again.
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my wish list has a a bajillion things on it….but really what i want right now is some work pants
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Those gifts are so awesome Jen.
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I’m dying to finish off my Seinfeld DVD collection. And I’m a total book junkie – even when there’s not a list I walk away with 10 books!
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Wow, MF is superawesome.
I am not allowed to have a wish list.
I’m in time out.
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GOOD CHOICES!
I just bought the SATC series and movie (it was on sale), LOVE LOVE Meg Cabot, and read Final Exam the sumer before starting med school.
ENJOY!
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The Six Feet Under box set!
Though your SATC movie does make me want the entire show…
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My wishlist includes a puppy…always!
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Sex and the city tops my list.
okokok…not really. Right now I am obsessed with getting my “vintage” collection done.
I have to get all my fav old books. to kill a mockingbird, catcher in the rye, gatsby, p & p, etc.
they are selling them for like $8.00 and up…so my plan is to buy 100 of my favs by the end of the year next year.
just to have them, ya know?
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i just bought SATC for myself too
but as for other things on my wishlist…a wii. i want one so bad it’s ridiculous. ridiculous i say.
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I can’t wait to buy SATC!
The Queen of Babble books are really good. But you should start with the first one, Queen of Babble before reading the second one which is the Big City.
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Meg Cabot.. where do I know that name? I swear I’ve read something by her before..
My Amazon wishlist is full of Canon lenses, electronic toys, video games, and Looney Tunes DVDs. And some books.
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I just saw the SATC movie for the first time this weekend and loved it, so much more than I thought I would.
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The box set of Seinfeld – the complete season.
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Oh, good stuff you got there! My Amazon wish list is only about a page long, but it has some Tolkien books on there, a Kindle, a litter robot and a bluetooth mouse for my MacBook, with a few other random books for good measure.
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Nice choices! I was thinking of starting to read Meg Cabot as well. She has a great blog and that was convincing enough.
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Wow – that’s a lot of stuff to knock off your wish list. I think there are going to be a lot of people adding your man friend to their wish lists.
I think I might see about the How Not to Write book – that looks interesting.
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I’m now adding the Personal Organizing Workbook!
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I could use any books right about now. It’s been forever since I’ve gotten the chance to read one. Let me know if any of you have any good recommendations!
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I want a new hat. Don’t ask me why, but today I want a hat.
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There are so many books its ridiculous but first I have to finish the growing number of books on my bookshelf.
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ooooh, such good choices.
i, uhm, want them all.
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and i’m back.
i love your blog, jenn! i am STILL catching up from being gone a whole bunch in september.
i am a book whore. i really dig nonfiction (old lady face) and have a TON of books on my wishlist. i’d also really like the SATC movie on dvd.
new books on my list: “Escape” by Carolyn Jessop — long story short, she took her 7 kids and escaped the FLDS church. Yikes. Would be scary, but I bet the book is tres interesting.
“Bumping into Geniuses” by Danny Goldberg — he was a record exec for a long time and that’s a profession that’s always fascinated me.
“The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts” by Tom Farley Jr. — BFF loves Chris and I have always found him fascinating, so I think we’re both going to be reading this one soon. Chris was so hilarious and it’s just so sad he couldn’t get his demons under control.
He was a very comedically talented young man.
Last but certainly not least (just might buy this one myself): “Never Suck A Dead Man’s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI” by Dana Kollmann — she used to be a CSI. And yes, the title is something she ran across once. Gross. But fascinatingly so.
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Umm, awesome. The man friend sounds really nice, and all your purchases sound/look interesting.
As for my wish list, I have TOO many things on it…
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Very useful! Thx
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Good work guy!
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