Holiday gifts ideas that are...er...inspired...

Mark Morford, of SF Gate fame, is at it again with his:

world-famous, wonderfully sporadic, semi-annual non-intuitive completely biased guide to gifts for the juicy and the weird and the delightful and the damned. Warning: Contains references to iPods. And sex. Sometimes in the same item.

There are some great ideas...my personal is probably "They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books" (e.g. "I am the literary event of 2007, or at the very least the most entertaining drunk on my ward. Please visit (Mon-Thurs, 5-7 p.m., bring chocolate, and gin). F, 41. Box no. 4365."). I have several copies for friends and family.

From the, "oh my god, I can't wait to see my sister and her husband open THAT in front of my parents" catagory: The iBuzz. It is the "world's first music-activated sex toy for couples". It has two headphone jacks so you and your love can share the...er...experience, as it were. See video below. I will try to get a picture that includes my sister's and both parents faces in one shot. I am the best older brother a girl could ever want.

Mark has a number of other great ideas. He gives a good plug to Think Geek, the *best* one stop shop for the geek in your life. Also, if you like giving things that grow (and eat), Carnivorous Creations Grow Dome allows you to grow a wee garden of 7 different flesh eating plants. Nothing says Happy Holidays like carnivorous plants (N.B. They have a number of other very cool plant kits...poke about).

For the bookishly inclined, I've posted a short catalogue of fine press and fine binding items that cover pretty much any interest and budget. Have fun.

The following is a promo video for the iBuzz. I'm sorry...I really am...but it is the funniest thing I have seen in years.