Using the Internet as my Personal Shopper
Feb. 7th, 2011 05:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Josh's birthday is in one week. He will give me no hints as to what he would like as a gift. (Actually, he says "you got me a TV" which I did, but that's not his birthday gift.)
Any thoughts on cool things out in the universe that he would appreciate?
If you don't know him well, he:
- is a Knight and is interested in Medieval things and generally anything involving swords
- enjoys the fiction of George R R Martin and Katherine Kurtz
- enjoys RPGs, and is involved in a White Wolf/Werewolf LARP right now
- just got a new blue ray player
- doesn't play video games
- is the primary cook in our house
Suggestions?
Any thoughts on cool things out in the universe that he would appreciate?
If you don't know him well, he:
- is a Knight and is interested in Medieval things and generally anything involving swords
- enjoys the fiction of George R R Martin and Katherine Kurtz
- enjoys RPGs, and is involved in a White Wolf/Werewolf LARP right now
- just got a new blue ray player
- doesn't play video games
- is the primary cook in our house
Suggestions?
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Date: 2011-02-07 11:14 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-02-08 12:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-08 01:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-07 11:58 pm (UTC)Does he have white wolf specific dice?
Does he own the new Robin Hood on blue ray?
If he reads alot is a nook or kindle something he might like?
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-09 07:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-11 01:49 am (UTC)But the LARP doesn't use dice at all.
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Date: 2011-02-08 12:34 am (UTC)Or is there some particular recipe he makes that would be a lot easier with some great kitchen toy?
Does he keep his knives sharp? Would a sharpener help?
(Just brainstorming)
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Date: 2011-02-08 02:25 am (UTC)I haven't tried it, but there is an RPG based on George Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series.
If he doesn't have them yet, the Dreamsongs collection of Martin's short fiction (2 volumes) might be a good choice.
Again, this one isn't something I've tried, but there is an RPG based on Kurtz Deryni books.
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-08 12:41 pm (UTC)http://www.amazon.com/Last-Duel-Scandal-Combat-Medieval/dp/0767914171/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297168461&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Chivalry-Geoffroi-Charny-Translation/dp/0812233484/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297168683&sr=1-4
http://www.amazon.com/Polearms-Paulus-Hector-David-Knight/dp/1581606443/ref=sr_1_4_28
http://www.amazon.com/Codex-Wallerstein-Fifteenth-Longsword-Wrestling/dp/1581605854/ref=sr_1_4_28_3
http://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Combat-Fifteenth-Century-Swordfighting-Close-Quarter/dp/1853674184/ref=sr_1_4_28_3_5
http://www.amazon.com/Fencing-Renaissance-Treatise-Camillo-Agrippa/dp/1599101297/ref=sr_1_4_28_3_5_20
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Date: 2011-02-08 01:10 pm (UTC)Things like:
A trip (museum?)
A cooking class (if that's his bent)
A break from something he dislikes or a chance to do something he really enjoys.
Just a different spin.
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-08 05:36 pm (UTC)Also, Since he is the primary cook...perhaps taking HIM on a Date to a nice restaurant you both want to try would be a good idea. I am sure someone would watch MonkeyButt ;)
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Date: 2011-02-09 05:23 pm (UTC)