Secret Gift Exchange

To help people out with gift-giving ideas, you should fill out a wish list with suggestions for the types of items that might make a good gift for you. It might also be useful to leave the email address of a close friend or a significant other who can provide some tips as well.

You can use the "Add Item" button to add new items to your wish list. The "View Purchases" button allows you to see what gifts have already been acquired for a specific person. From that page, you can also record gifts that you have gotten for that person. This should help people avoid getting duplicate gifts. Feel free to point other friends to your wish list here, so they can update a common list. Make sure not to peek at the gifts that others have gotten for you!

Current List of Participants and Their Wish Lists

Alvin Chen's Wish List
alchemy@ucla.edu

lava booties
gifts from the heart
fun board, card, or party games (especially Ra or Age of Steam; check out my BoardGameGeek profile for my current collection, as well as suggestions on top-rated games (rankings on the lower left); I recommend Fair Play Games, Time Well Spent, Game Surplus, and Boulder Games for discounted online purchases in the U.S. (including some out-of-print)
non-sports/non-racing Xbox games; maybe a good group game
good books, especially sci-fi, fantasy, and/or gay-themed
fun computer games (maybe Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines)
DVDs - my Amazon.com wish list has some random movies; no lowbrow comedies; maybe Good Eats from the Food Network; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Spider-Man 2, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (maybe... I haven't seen it before), Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2
gourmet/exotic ingredients, condiments, etc.; no more bread dipping oils!
useful kitchen appliances/servingware, though we have most items
see my Wish List on Amazon.com (use alchemy@ucla.edu) for some random gift ideas; you can also email Mark for some tips or to find out what we already have

Amanda Lam's Wish List
amandala@usc.edu

Of course as always I'd love anything homemade with love :)
Any new great books you have heard about
Jewelry especially cool dangly earrings
Gift certificates to cafes (esp. Coffee Bean) always appreciated

Mark Hopkins's Wish List
mhopkins@cs.ucla.edu

I usually like it when people buy me something that they like (for instance, a favorite book, CD, strange food) since it exposes me to something that I may not otherwise have been exposed to and also gives me further insight into the inner workings of the giftgiver's mind.
Big-ticket items that I might find a use for: iPod, an 88-key high-quality electronic keyboard.
Small-ticket items that I might find a use for: a nice tea pot (not kettle), items on my Amazon wish list (look under mhopkins@ucla.edu).
Gift certificates to nice clothing stores are also useful, since this is how I acquire most of my clothes

Jezabel's Wish List
modrnlove@yahoo.com

thank you cards, cd organizer
body lotion and or soap
sweater for CHUB CHUB
kitty cat nail cutter
cute buttond
gum
healthy cooking cook book
Someone that can be of help is my sister Sarita sluggaru@hotmail.com
CDs to burn photos
Music- any band that you might find BRILLIANT
Hair rubberbands that are sturdy
GRE study book
Accessories for digital camera
Any cool DVDs
Supermarket gift certificates
Home made CDs
Sewing Materials- ribbons, beautiful cloths, sturdy cloths, iron on patches

Jeremy Hansen's Wish List
jeremy@methanesea.com

anything by bukowski
corkscrew
cd or dvd gift cert
cheap cigars
blank DVD's
toys of Michi

Hussein Chebli's Wish List
hachebli@yahoo.com

Something by Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) - maybe a DVD set of some of his episodes
I have a sweet tooth so anything that's sweet but low in fat
A bottle of port or dessert wine
The new book by Tommy Hamill: "Escape In Iraq: The Thomas Hamill Story" since I was there when it happened, I'm interested in hearing his side of the story
Anything useful for a ski trip - we'll be going on a ski trip after visiting San Jose (beginner skier though)

Valerie Chen's Wish List
meyvhrin@hotmail.com

Amazon.com gift certificates are awesome!
Salad spinner
Your favorite olive oil
Vanilla beans
Anything from my amazon.com wishlist
Pie weights
Carry-on-sized luggage with wheels
Cake stand with cover
Redworms (eisenia foetida) - e.g. http://mypeoplepc.com/members/arbra/trshop/id3.html

Gary Chen's Wish List
standtrue@yahoo.com

The best book you've read in the past ten years
A nice tie (you can find decent ones at Marshall's for a fairly low price)
Something cool that I can hang in my office
Something cool that I can wear on my wrist
Something cool that I can wear on my neck
A blackjack (also known as a sap)
Something interesting from a faraway land

lillie chen's Wish List
lillie@metreo.com

les oliviers pasta bowls from williams sonoma
morgan flatware serving set from williams sonoma
sex and the city - season six, part 2 DVD
abercrombie & fitch gift card
handmade candies from your favorite chocolaterie
coffee beans from peet's
a bottle of red wine (prefer cabernet sauvignon)
cocktail shaker and bar tools

Jeff Giliam's Wish List
jdgiliam1@netzero.com

gift certificates to any book store
gift certificates to a computer/electronics store (e.g., Fry's Electronics)
gift certificates to the Teaching Company (www.teach12.com)

Nick Ingwersen's Wish List
ningwers@ucla.edu

DVDs: Cowboy Bebop, Arrested Development, Fawlty Towers, Spirited Away, or any other ones you think I'd enjoy!
Video Games: Any new X-Box or Computer game (except for Halo 2 and The Sims 2), X-Box Live
Music CDs: I'll basically take anything that isn't hip-hop or country.
Good boardgames (here's my boardgamegeek.com profile)
Basically anything cool

Debbie Lam's Wish List
debbeh@aol.com

Cookbooks with pictures (I already have a lot though, so you can check with Ori to see if I have it already: orimel@aol.com)
Gift certificates to Banana Republic, Macy's or Ann Taylor
Gift certificates to home stores like Crate and Barrel or Pottery Barn
You can also check out my wish list on Amazon.com (debbeh@aol.com)

Sabrina's Wish List
sabrinasong29@hotmail.com

drinking cups
toaster oven
anything
knitting yarn
chocolate raspberry hot cocoa mix
crossword puzzles

Marvin's Wish List
mogurt@ucla.edu

Box of peppercorns
Hair Clipper Set (I am gonna attempt to cut my own hair =P )
Pizza Stone, Quarry Tiles, OR 6 baking tiles (.21 each at Home Depot)
Some sort of pulse or heartrate thingee (for working out)
ITalk (search on NewEgg.com)
Stuff on my Amazon Wishlist (marvy@csua.berkeley.edu)
Folding Table (34" x 34")
Oven Thermometer

Jeff Lee's Wish List
jeff_r_lee@agilent.com

fry's gift certificate
compUSA gift certificate
supergo gift certificate
microcenter gift certficate

aimei chiu giliam's Wish List
aimeicgiliam@excite.com

decorating books (set of three) from pottery barn sold at book stores and costco
a GOOD chinese, thai, or dim sum cookbook with english

Stephanie's Wish List
stephaki@usc.edu

XBox Controllers

Ori Melamud's Wish List
orimel@aol.com

gift certificate at best buy
good sci-fi or adventure book
socks
crisp untraceable twenty dollar bills

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