gifts 2013

As per usual, received some science fiction and astronomy themed gifts.

Sis gave me the first two graphic stories from the Firefly-Serenity series. Cool!


Just can't get enough...

Mom gave me snowshoes. Light-weight aluminium. Claws. Polyethylene decking. Not strictly astro-related but they'll help me get to distant observatories in the Great White North.


Teeny tiny alkaline batteries. LR44 and LR1130. Ten each! w00t! (It's the little things.) The LR44 are used in my red LED pens and the Celestron MicroGuide reticule eyepiece (among other things). The LR1130 are required in my blue and green LED pens. The Kick Me Not LED tripod leg illuminators require BOTH types. Yeh! Perfect timing...

Received a mini-calendar for The Big Bang Theory show. Appears to have quotes from the show.

A DVD. Yes! Season 5 from Third Rock From The Sun.

Some other items... Alpaca Insoles from Ziraldo Alpacas. Freaky creatures... To keep my hooves warm in the winter. A decorative metal star. A black Maxell Qubehub with 5 ports. Very compact. Will be handy when trying to drive lots of USB devices off John Kim Chi or John Phil. And hand-made infinity scarf, in Dr Who colours, from Mom.

The coolest gift was the book The End of Night by Paul Bogard. From sis. A very late addition to my Amazon wish list. Thanks!