Excellent going-away gift suggestions...

For my friends, who sometimes need more that obvious hints (and I'm looking at you, Rod), I have supplied a list of potential going-away presents that would elicit joyful responses:

1) a copy of "Where the Wild Things Are" - the book, not the movie. I've wanted a copy for years and years...decades really, and have never received one. I've resisted buying one myself because I'd always hoped I'd get a copy in a more meaningful fashion.

2) A "Vancouver" picture or coffee table book. I am totally going to miss this city. 'nuff said.

3) Gift Cards for The Bay, Mexx, Femme de Carriere, Jacob, Chapters, HMV, RW & Co, Future Shop, Ikea, and Winners. I shop at these places, and I'm going to need to furnish the new apartment, have things to entertain me on those long, cold, Ottawa winter nights, and be on the lookout for professional work attire :)

4) A Bescherelle. Otherwise known as a French Grammar book.

5) A map book of Ottawa-Gatineau.

6) A backpack. The kind to get me around Europe. I'm not going on some self-exploratory journey where I will find a deeper meaning to my life or anything...just going to see some sites and party as a foreigner :)

7) Both albums by The Fratellis...that shit is awesome. period.

8) A map book of Montreal. I'm going to memorize that city!

9) a Plane ticket back to Vancouver for June :) I'll finally get to convocate in front of my dad!

10) A piece of Vancouver!