thinking of christmas

so, i thought of a couple things i'd like for christmas:

- something roughly loaf-sized to serve as a breadbox - i stopped buying bread, which means the plastic bread-bags have stopped coming in. i'm thinking tupperware or something like that, big enough for a 10-inch loaf and maybe something else bready. i haven't bought it myself mostly because i never go to the kind of store that might sell something like that - except Salvation Army, and i haven't seen anything suitable yet.

- a tin whistle and basic beginner's book. i'd like to give it a shot, and i know whistles aren't all that expensive these days.

- a cast-iron skillet. i keep wanting to do recipes that go from the stovetop straight into the oven, and there aren't a lot of dishes in this house that do that.

- maybe a new (to me - i'd prefer refurbished to brand spankin' new because i'm a dirty hippie) iPod - i have to look into whether i can get credit towards a new one for returning my dead one. i looked into getting it refurbished - apparently that would cost $350 .. i only paid $70 for it originally (with my student deal), so i hardly think that's reasonable.

or just money, and i'll buy things myself.