If you celebrated the day, whether religiously or as the secular-cultural juggernaut Christmas has become, I hope you had a good one and a good start so far to 2013.
The boxing days are upon us, and I have been going over the haul o' gifts. And this daunting realization has dawned upon me: I am the worst kind of geek, the one you can't shop for.
My tastes are very exact, my desires of products are very limited, I have most of what I want, and whatever I want, I buy myself.
If no one asks me what I want, and wants to engage in the surprise gift that showcases their thoughtfulness toward me, then they embrace risk. Whether 'tis nobler to risk getting me something I already own, or finding me something that I'd never want. This is the question.
For me, this gift trap often happens with superhero stuff.
This Christmas, I received a movie poster for Marvel's The Avengers. A huge, 24-by-36-inch poster of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and the Gang.
And while it's awesome, and I like it, my next thought was, “I'm 32 and have no desire for this.”
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