As I write this, there are only 42 days until Christmas, and even less time until the holiday season begins. You know, that time of year, where all the kids are exempt from school for 2 or 3 weeks, the time where kids go outside to play in the snow, while their parents are out buying gifts for their kids, writing “Santa” on the “from” part of the label and that time of year, where the sun sets at 4:30 in the afternoon, and you sit by the window, watching the snow fall and pile up high. It’s also getting near the time, where people begin their Christmas lists and Christmas shopping.

This year, I thought I would get an early start. I always leave my shopping to the last minute, when all the good things are gone, and only the left over’s are sitting on the shelves, waiting for me to take them home; this year’s going to be different. I’m starting my shopping early, and my wish list even earlier.

There are a few tech things I’d love to open on Christmas morning. The following is a list of those things.

23” Apple Cinema Display

When I first got my MacBook Pro, the transition from a 15” to a 17” was great. I loved the amount of screen space I gained, and how many windows I could have open at once. As I do more and more design/photo/web work, I tend to have more and more windows open, causing lots of screen clutter. Although I could use spaces to solve this problem, it’s a lot easier to deal with, when I have physical space, rather than virtual space.

EF-S 10-22mm f/2.5-4.5 Wide Lens

I’ll hopefully be picking up a Canon XT/XTi body in late November, which I hope to use for producing jaw-dropping photos. I’ll be picking up a 50mm lens, used for portraits and macro shots, but I need a good, clear and wide lens to use for street and urban photography, which I hope to achieve with this beast of a Lens.

8GB iPhone

Rumors of the iPhone coming to Canada have been circulating the rumor mills for quite some time now, and I’m hoping they are available before Christmas. My parents don’t want me having a cell phone for another half a year or so. So in reality, it’s not really the iPhone itself that I want, but more the ability to have a phone number of my own, that people could call and reach. I’ll take any phone I can get, just as long as I have a phone plan of my own, which I can use to upgrade to an iPhone later. But, getting an iPhone with a plan, would be a major plus.

500GB LaCie Porsche Hard Drive

The space on my 250GB Porsche Hard Drive is slowly decreasing, day-by-day. In no time, I’ll have no space left on it, and I’ll be left with no external back up. Another factor for wanting a second external Hard Drive, is because my current one is formatted at FAT32, and Time Machine used HFS+ formatting, which means I can’t use Time Machine with my current HHD, unless I reformat and lose the current 200GBs worth of data.

Wacom Bamboo Tablet

Seeing as how I’m going into design, I want to be able to do some digital drawings and retouching with a tablet. I’ve seen a few pieces done with tablets, and I really liked the ability and wide range of colors and lines the tablet gave. I’m also working on a thing called a “Personal Project”, which is a solo project, done over the course of a school year. My project is a book of photography and design, so I think having a tablet to use in some of my designs, will aid in improving the outcome of the final product.

Lexmark Wireless Printer

I need a printer, as I don’t currently have one. Because I’m a neat freak when it comes to my desk, I don’t want to have to have the printer sit on it, so having a wireless one will allow me to place it anywhere in my room, and still print from the computer. I’m not really looking for anything spectacular, as I’m probably going to just be printing out school assignments and an occasional photo here and there.

So, that’s a look at the things I want for Christmas. Keep in mind; I’m not asking/expecting to get everything on the list. Getting one or maybe even two will make me more than happy, and keep me busy and productive for the months to come.

What’s on your wish list? What are you doing for the holidays, and what are some of your traditions? I’d love to here some of these things!

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