The Hanukkah Haul
I got a bunch of goodies for Hanukkah this year, so thought I’d share for those of ya that might care:
Books:
- The Areas of My Expertise, by John Hodgman; this book is hilarious
- The Google Story, by David Vise and Mark Malseed
- Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
- Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, by Suketu Mehta
- Unuseless Japanese Inventions, by Kenji Kawakami
- Catch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite by Jeffrey Lee
Toys & miscellany:
- Birduzasu, a Neo-Kaiju figure by Tim Biskup
- PSP Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for PSP
- A LED-festooned spinning top with sound (”Laser Tech Top“)
- A bouncing star-shaped rubber thingy with color cycling LEDs inside
- A huge scented candle
Gift to myself:
- Espresso machine (DeLonghi EC701 Espresso Maker–hasn’t gotten the best reviews, but got a great price on it at Bed Bath & Beyond, and used one of their ubiquitous coupons… so far, so good.)
So pretty much, I’d better start taking the train to work more religiously so I can get to reading all this stuff! At least it’s a lot easier to get the brain functioning with a nice café con leche before I head out!