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Hint, Hint

by RA

Lucky for me, JG is very good at shopping for me at special occasions. He knows that I don’t like chocolate and that I would much prefer new books over a piece of jewelry, so I rarely need to give JG hints about what I’d like to receive. He takes note of what’s on my Amazon wish list, new releases of albums or books from artists or authors I enjoy, and things I wouldn’t buy for myself.

This year, I encountered something that I couldn’t resist adding to the suggestion box and sent JG a quick e-mail:

Hey there -

I found something I’d like for Valentine’s Day from this article … The Itty Bitty Slim Book Light! You know what they say… nothing says love like an itty bitty book light…

Okay, fine, I just say that.

- RA

I get zero points for subtlety, I know, but lots of points for effectiveness. I’ve learned that gentle hints don’t work on JG; despite his love for Sudoku and Cryptoquotes, he’d prefer not to have to solve the puzzle for the privilege of buying me something. Besides, if JG buys me this book light, I don’t have to turn on my shining beacon of a bedside lamp if I want to read after he’s fallen asleep. This suggestion is also for his benefit, you see.

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Posted in Previous Authors on February 8th, 2007

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4 Responses to “Hint, Hint”

  1. Cyndi L Says:
    February 8th, 2007 at 4:12 pm

    Tell ya what…if JG *does* get you chocolate by mistake, I’ll be willing to take it off your hands. Just this once… LOL!!
    :-)

  2. RA Says:
    February 8th, 2007 at 5:27 pm

    If he accidentally (wink, wink) got me chocolate, I’m sure he’d get dark chocolate so that he could eat it himself!

  3. Tiffany Says:
    February 8th, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    LOL. A book light sounds like a present gift I would want too :)

  4. Definitely RA » Blog Archive » Better late, really Says:
    August 20th, 2007 at 2:23 pm

    [...] a mountain of yummy mussels and JG did a great job with presents this year. Nerd that I am, I had asked for a book light for Valentine’s Day and here it was! In all of its LED glory! Add in a good book about digital [...]

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