General Interests

Reading (especially sci-fi/fantasy/romance), Board Gaming, Wine, Cooking, Baking, Gardening, Organization

Clothes / Sizes

Dress/Shirt - Small/size 4; Pant - 6; Shoe - 8; Good choices are warm-and-cozy but slim cut winter clothes, anything geeky-but-classy, and items with a medieval or steampunk flair. I love boat and ballet necks, or anything that Audrey Hepburn might wear.

Favorite Colors

Dark Blue, Ocean Blue, Aquamarine, Seafoam Green, Dark Purple, Lavender, Strawberry Pink, Ice Pink, Pomegranate, Cranberry, Silver, Black.

Nerdy-but-useful stuff

Clothes, glassware, art, kitchen towels, gardening gear, etc.: Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Math, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Literature/Books, Space,Sci-Fi, Firefly, Sherlock, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Mad Scientists, Monsters, etc.

Nerdy shirts (otherwise known as work shirts)

Fitted cuts only, size S (4)! See fandoms on my "Nerdy-but-useful" section above. I especially like artistic designs that are secretly nerdy, quotes, or puns.

Cool, unique clothing, jewelry, and accessories

Good ideas of the kind of stuff I lust after available from the below link

Long dangly earrings

I have short hair and like earrings that hang below my hair. Nothing chunky (big is ok as long as it's dainty).

Black Knitted Fantasy Cloak ($163)

Black, Size S

Purple Doc Marten Boots ($125)

Size 8 -- dark purple -- plain, metallic, or snakeskin

Dainty Crystal Earrings ($38)

[Piano Sheet Music] Stillness of the Mind, from a Single Man

[Piano sheet music] Atonement (main theme) by Dario Marianelli

[Piano sheet music] You're So Cool by Hans Zimmer

GV Home Coupe Cocktail Glasses ($45 for 2)

Kloveo Champagne Stopper ($24)

Digital Infrared Thermometer ($35)

Olive Oil Dispenser ($20)

Winco 15x20 Cutting Board ($41)

Purple, White, or Gray

Microplane ($19)

Zyliss Stainless Steel Potato Masher ($19)

William Sonoma Kitchen Towels ($25)

Bright Blue or Pomegranate

[Book] The Flavor Equation ($20)

[Book] The New Wine Rules by Jon Bonne ($11)

Board Games from my wishlist

I love to play board games and have a wishlist of lots of choices with comments via the link.

Christmas Decor

Positives: snowflakes, ice, lights, christmas trees, ornaments, text in cool fonts, modern / art deco styling, classy, shiny/mirrored, metal, glass, lights, bells, red/green/white/silver. AVOID: santa, cutesy, anything 'crafty', woodland critters.

Halloween Decor

Positives: Spooky, Bats, Skulls, Monsters, Spiders, Mad Scientist, Haunted Houses, Puns. AVOID: Cutesy, crafty, bright colored.

Home and Entertaining Decor

Examples: Placemats & Napkins; Glassware, Candles & holders; Cool Decorative items. Colors above, modern or fantastical styling, metal/glass/wood, nothing "cute".

Books / Kindle books / Kindle gift certificates

I am a book junkie, so Kindle versions of books or Amazon gift certificates so I can feed my addiction are always appreciated.