A List

"What do you want for Christmas?" is something I get asked, or think about, as early as October. When I was younger, I was more accustomed to making 'wish lists' so that my family had an idea on what to get me. Also because my liking for a particular book format, special edition DVD, etc...

Then, I got a job (either part time pay-the-tuition or full time, depending on where I was at in life) and bought my own stuff throughout the year. 

Since I have a few readers on here, I will share the answer to that question on here so you have an idea of what Old Man Hawboldt wants this year. And you know, in case Santa reads this blog. 



- gift cards from: Glebe Emporium, Chapters, itunes, Eddie Bauer, Roots, Mountain Equipment Co-Op (MEC), FutureShop and Cineplex. 

- I have some wishlists online made to track what I what would like to buy myself if I win a lottery and was going on a spending spree. 

 Chapters: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/list/manage/wishlist/945881.html?fn=Jeffrey&ln=Hawboldt&city=Ottawa&prov=ON 

Amazon: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/registry/wishlist/334OHARFDHZKQ/ref=cm_wl_search_1

- WII U Pro Controller (Black)

- Seafarers of Catan Expansion 

- Nintendo 3DS XL in black (or, because it's not out yet, enough on a FutureShop card to cover the new New 3DS XL)

- blu-rays:
Castle in the Sky
Sherlock (Season 1) 
Skyfall 

- Books:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J.R.R. Tolkien;
Finn and Hengest by J.R.R. Tolkien;
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman;
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman; 
The Art of The Hobbit;
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck [9780670016907];
Elder Edda [9780140435856]; 
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson [ 9781626862562 ];  
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll [ 9780375761386 ]; 
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy [ 9781607108153 ] 
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain [ 9781607105503 ]

 - Beer:  
Beau's (Lug Tread, Bogwater, Kissmeyer Nordic Pale Ale, Tom Green Milk Stout, Best of Beau's 2014 Mixpack), 
Beyond the Pale 
Whitewater 
Wychwood (Hobgoblin, Bah Humbug) 
Smauel Adams (Old Fezziwig Ale) 
Mill St (winter seasonal pack, or Cobblestone Stout)

- House Arryn, House Lannister or House Tyrell (Game of Thrones) t-shirts [size small]
- long john's
- t-shirts good for 'under shirts' or to go with lounge pants.

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