Birthday Present

Today's my birthday!! I can almost hear you squealing with excitement. Want to give me something? Here are some ideas:

1. Wind up MP3 player

My iPod is junk. It's a hand-me-down from my little sister (I turned down an iTouch in a regrettable moment of eco-righteousness). The font sometimes shows up in Swedish. This one is pretty snazzy. It gives you roughly 40 minutes of listening time for every 1 minute of cranking. And don't laugh; this guy invented the wind-up radio (sort of).

2. Donate your dead phones

Donate your old cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers. They sell the cell phones to a company that recycles them in exchange for phone cards. The phone cards are them distributed to American soldiers stationed all over the world.

3. From ebay: Antique ($700) Civil War US Navy Bicorn Naval Cocked Hat

I would wear that. To school, on a daily basis. Seriously, though, this is pretty much the definition of manly. Like, James Bond standing on a galloping camel hacking down his enemies with a machete with one arm tied behind with back would have nothing on this baby. Mine.