/wish

Sincerity publicizes all the warts and blemishes of the mind. My wishlist is honest and sometimes embarassing. Many of my wants are contradictory, naive, selfish, immature, etc. But in spite of my discomfort, public /wish lists are sustainable.

This list contains prices for new items, but purchase pre-owned where possible!

Anyway, enjoy the meager dreams of my meat CPU:
charities, connections, lifestyle, books, diy, music, home, art, tech, fashion.

Connections

CGP Grey, Sonja Lang, Woz, Adam Mastroianni, 100Rabbits, NotJustBikes, Gwern, Big Joel, Casey Muratori, dunkey, Jan Misali, Tyler Cowen, Bob & David, Roman Mars, Bret Victor, Bo Burnham, Bartosz Ciechanowski, John Green, Disasterpeace, Avery Truffleman, randy.gg, Ted Chiang, A G Cook, Kate Bush, Gerald J Sussman, Neal Stephenson, Steph Ango, Alan Kay, Jim Jennings, Patrick Collison, Chris Thile, Jamie Loftus, ReviewBruh, Joanna Newsom, Björk, Chris Schafmeister, Hamilton Morris, Craig Newmark

These folks are huge inspirations for me! I'd be ecstatic to receive non-intrusive introductions.

Charities

Books


$13	Lawns into Meadows
$15	The Politics of Design
$15	Valuable Humans in Transit
$20	Slow Gardening
$20	There Is No Antimemetics Division
$23	Teaming with Microbes
$24	The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas
$30	The Science of Gardening
$30	The Science of Cooking
$30	The 99% Invisible City
$30	Take Ivy
$41	~~How to Cook Everything~~
$55	Grid Systems in Graphic Design
$60	Designing Design
$69	Linear Algebra Done Right
$160	Pentagram: Living by Design
$180	Edward Tufte collection
23×$9	キノの旅
$330	The Art of Computer Programming

Check out my bookshop.org registry and consider making your own!

I also accept used textbooks -- any subject, any condition!

DIY


$32	Fat Gold extra-virgin olive oil
>$200	pen plotter
$670	Jointmaker Pro
$1200	Tormek T8 tool sharpener
>$1000	cnc laser cutter
>$1000	cnc router (for woodworking)
?	ceramic pottery kiln
?	textile loom
>$3000	cnc textile cutter
>$4000	Precious Plastic injection workspace
>$5000	Precious Plastic shredder workspace
>$6000	Precious Plastic extrusion workspace

I'm an aspiring tool hoarder! If you have any equipment you're not using, I'd love to give it new life.

Music


$250	Midifighter Twister
$425	Yamaha HS-8 Subwoofer
$500	Midifighter 64
$600	Dirtywave M8 Tracker
$350×2	Yamaha HS-8 (white)

Home


>$50	slackline
$50	Eno Apollo Hammock ties
$125	Lodge cook-it-all
$160	Tushy Spa bidet
~~$190~~	~~Minimeis G4 Shoulder Carrier~~ thanks mom
$81×4	Tiptoe table leg
?	telescope
$300	Eno Supernest Hammock
$320	Deuter Kid Comfort child carrier
$1000	Magis spun
$1000	Sayl office chair
$2000	WaterRower
$5000	Sway chair
$6000	Dutchtub
$8000	Eames chair
?	outdoor sauna

Art


$140	iPhone 4 art
$80×2	custom LEGO botanical garden
>$100	anything from the LEGO botanical collection
?	original art by Alex Garant
?	original art by Andrea Bergen

I collect weird art and knick-knacks! I am always happy to receive curios for my shrine.

When in doubt, give me crude doodles! I love receiving crappy pencil drawings, especially from non-artists.

Fashion


$30	erlenmeyer hat
$35	air bubble suit costume
~~$50~~	~~Crocs~~
$75	void cats knitted sweater
$150	Sankuanz Crocs
$300	Slow Round 21
$300	Slow Round-S 03
$600	floral silk robe
?	Rimowa luggage

I am forever hunting for strange clothes! Feel free to surprise me with pieces that have (1) minimal branding and (2) no screen-printing. I am a particular fan of capes and ponchos.

Tech


$20	Panopad
$40	Hex-o-matic pencil
?	slide rule
?	variable speed cassette player (for audiobooks)
$100	cute iPad stand
$199	Tidbyt
$300	Grado SR325x headphones
$1200	Audeze LCD-X headphones

Lifestyle

to not make Earth worse
to giggle and laugh all day
to have a maximalist workshop with every type of tool and gadget
to give people resources to work on amazing things
to live surrounded by nature
to be surrounded by deep and wonderful minds
to go on big adventures a few times per year
to live in a place where people participate in their community
to go monk-mode for weeks at a time and work on projects
to be involved in public conversations
to have effortless income rather than maximum income
to live a while
to have an outdoor shower and a sauna
to dent my bucket list
to celebrate novelty
no bosses, no masters, and no obligations
to make things
to be surrounded by friends
to share everything I learn
to live in an austere minimalist architectural home
to live in different places for a 3-9 months of each year
to be surrounded by ruses, pranks, projects, ideas, and moonshots
to walk everywhere