Digital Camera Lenses:
I have the Canon EOS 5d, and require the EF lenses.  EF-S is not compatible.
In general I go for the "L" professional lenses, high quality glass makes a
large difference .


Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens (http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/CA40515/)
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM Lens (http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/CA40609/)
Sigma Macro 70mm f2.8 EX DG (http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/SM2027/)


Fancy computer stuff:
Gdium netbook computer (portable mips64)
eee pc notebook computer (ultra-portable i386)



Adorama 32" 5-in-1 Collapsible Disc Reflector, Translucent, White, Black, Silver, Gold.


(maybe) Lowepro Nova 5 AW Bag (Black)
Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW Backpack



DVDs (Widescreen *ONLY*):
(Region 1 is preferred, but I should be able to play Region 2 discs)

Animaniacs
Powerpuff Girls
south park (season 3)


Dirty Harry
Dr. NO
Fight Club
Heathers
Hudson Hawk
(**) A Nightmare Before Christmas (Is this impossible to buy?!?)
(*) Se7en
Slap Shot
Star Wars Trilogy (original theatrical release)



(Music that I actually listen to is at http://last.fm/user/phessler/ for additional ideas)

Popular:
(*) Aquabats
(*) Beastie Boys (Ill Communication, License to Ill, Check Your Head, Hello Nasty)
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Genesis
Nine Inch Nails (Halos 1-13,15-17)
(*) The Offspring (all)
(*) Matisyahu
(*) Paul Simon
The Pixies (all)
Iggy Pop
Queen
Radiators
Radiohead (Already have _O.K. Computer_)
(*) Rancid
Social Distortion
(*) They Might Be Giants (all)
(*) Tool (Already have _AEnima_ & _undertow_)
The Vandals


Metal:
Air
Carcass - Heartwork [Sweden]
Failure
In Flames [Sweden]
Opeth [Sweden]
(*) Passenger - Passenger [Sweden]
(*) Su ta gar - Jo ta ke (has 'Geroaren hazi heziak') [Spain]


Blues:
Aretha Franklin
Cat Powers
John Lee Hooker
Ray Charles
"Chicago Blues"

Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Live at the Wetlands (Possibly the greatest live album ever)
Old Crow Medicine Show

From '2006 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival' in Golden Gate Park:
Elvis Costello
Jerry Douglas & Best Kept Secret
North Mississippi Allstars


Authors:
(*) T. H. White



Books:

(**********) The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
	ISBN: 0740748475 (October 2005)

Get Fuzzy collections

Algorithms in C, Parts 1-5 (Bundle): Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching, and Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition)
	ISBN: 0201756080

Mastering Algorithms with C
	ISBN: 1565924533

Code Reading: The Open Source Perspective
	ISBN: 0201799405

Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition
	ISBN: 0262032937

BSD Sockets Programming From A Multi-Language Perspective
	ISBN: 1584502681

(*) UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1, Second Edition: Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI
	ISBN: 013490012X

(*) Defense and Detection Against Internet Worms
	ISBN: 1580535372



(*) is stuff I really want
(**) is stuff I really really want