Comments on: Christmas Geek Gifts Ideas 2008

By: Elisa

Elisa — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:13:18 +0000

Great suggestions, but if anyone is looking for a belated gift and these aren’t quite geeky enough, here’s a guide for every budget from hydrogen to platinum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBA_C_mgnk

By: Skeptical Parenting - Suggested Books For A Birthday!

Skeptical Parenting - Suggested Books For A Birthday! — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:03:49 +0000

[...] also has a bunch of ‘geeky gift ideas’ for Christmas, if you were thinking this post was about gifts in general by cool parents. Pretty cool to check [...]

By: Mary Mactavish

Mary Mactavish — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:20:05 +0000

My astronomy teacher had us build cardboard telescopes (http://www.telescope1609.com/) in class, and I immediately put those kits on my Christmas list for some family members. I got another family member both Phil Plait books, and when I mentioned those to my teacher, he said, “Oh, those are good.” I do love having a family — inlaws and all — for whom I can get Bad Astronomy and know they’ll love it.

By: giagia

giagia — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:09:33 +0000

Penny, I developed a water phobia after watching an episode of Simon and Simon in the early 80s. I still will randomly have a panic attack in a deep swimming pool or a lake in which I can't see the bottom (even if I can touch it). Though I can close my eyes in the shower or bath for a few seconds without panicking now. That's progress. ;) So, you can never really tell what is going to bother a kid...

By: Penny

Penny — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:15:56 +0000

I saw ‘The Amityville Horror’ when I was a kid, and I had nightmares of *years* afterward, much to my mom’s disgust, as she hadn’t wanted my dad to take me to see it in the first place.

*LOVED* the luxury chocolates idea, BTW. My husband keeps getting me Chukar cherries (http://www.chukar.com/) whenever he has to go on one of his business trips to the Takoma area, but I’m really fond of Lake Champlaign chocolates, which may be found at any Whole Foods in the area. At the Wednesday Farmer’s Market at my metro stop, there used to be this guy selling the most divine truffles from a local chocolatier in Va, but he doesn’t seem to be in business anymore. :(

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:41:49 +0000

Thanks for the info. Just interested for use on rezpondr you see for an advertising row, i do not know of many good ones that is the reason i asked. i remember using commission junction many years ago but i found their system complicated.

By: giagia

giagia — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:39:53 +0000

Phil, I only ever used them on last year’s Christmas list! It’s really just for Firebox to be honest, then found a couple other places I’ve bought things from were on there, too. They’re fine. I’m not really one to ‘monetise’ my blog so haven’t used anyone else (though I’m registered w Commission Junction cos of Moo)…

By: giagia

giagia — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:38:01 +0000

Almost Witty- my son is 12. We watched Alien a few months ago, because he asked to see it. I thinking it was going to scare the pants off him and give him nightmares, Brian saying, ‘Bah! I saw it when I was 11, he’ll be fine.’… He thought it was good, but not too scary at all. I can never judge what’s going to scare him. He thought ‘Sunshine’ was the scariest movie ever and ‘Sean of the Dead’ was HILARIOUS. I *know* that things like 28 Days Later will terrify him though, so he won’t be seeing that for years… no matter how much he asks me.

By: Philip Campbell

Philip Campbell — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:16:13 +0000

Btw, how do you find affiliatefuture do they pay out well enough? – is this a new thing or have you used them before?

By: almost witty

almost witty — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:15:04 +0000

Somehow I just can’t see Star Wars art on your living room wall. That’d be *too* geeky.

Alien Quadrology – fantastic DVD boxset. Well worth it. 9 DVDs of movie geekdom… although I wonder how old your son is… ;)