The northlondonhippy

Archive for December 14th, 2006

Hey, hey and ho, fuck­ing ho! The hippy is here to sort out all your gift-giving dilem­mas. That is, if you’re shop­ping for some­one who is supercool!

I’ve got a few rec­om­men­da­tions for you and there’s still time to order them all online and receive them in time for the big day!

I’ll start with a book that is well worth giv­ing to any­one who appre­ci­ates the vast com­plex­ity of human emotions.

- Post Secret – the book
I’ve cham­pi­oned this blog before and I’m still a big fan. The artist solicited people’s secrets, anony­mously via post­cards. They’re actu­ally quite mov­ing and I’ve been on the brink of tears more than once check­ing out his web­site. The book is a well-put together col­lec­tion of post­cards; some that have been on the site and oth­ers that are brand new. It would look great on anyone’s cof­fee table and I was very happy when it recently became avail­able to pur­chase in here Blighty.
– Post Secret – the web­site
– Post Secret – the book (via Ama­zon UK)

It’s a wor­thy project, which has gen­uinely touched peo­ple, so please buy a copy and sup­port the artist, Frank Warren.

Now for a musi­cal sug­ges­tion, two CD’s that I like very much:: Muse – Black Holes and Rev­e­la­tions and the Killers – Sam’s Town.

Muse has been a favourite of mine for quite a while now and their lat­est album does not dis­ap­point. This is big, anthemic music per­formed with pas­sion. If you like hard rock with an intel­li­gent edge, this is the CD for you!

The Killers sec­ond album is also a win­ner, but I was a big fan of their first, Hot Fuss, so no one should be sur­prised that I dig this one too. It’s got a very tra­di­tional rock and roll feel, but with elec­tronic tex­tures that keep it in the 21st cen­tury. Big in the UK, not so much in the US, which is weird because they’re from Las Vegas. Give it to some­one who just likes good music!
– Muse – Black Holes and Rev­e­la­tions (via Ama­zon UK)
– The Killers – Sam’s Town (via Ama­zon UK)

I’ve selected Ama­zon for the book and the CDs as they’re very reli­able and they can still ship out to the UK before xmas!

My friends at Everyonedoesit.com have a huge selec­tion of gifts for the hippy in all of you. Besides hav­ing one of the largest selec­tions of legal highs avail­able in the UK, they also are one of the best dis­trib­u­tors for all things RooR – this hippy’s favourite glassware.

They recently started stock­ing the clas­sic RooR glass water pipe and I’ve just ordered the three-piece model for myself. It’s com­ing tomor­row! And at only £65, it won’t break the bank either! RooR, quite sim­ply make the best glass­ware in the world, so if you need a gift for some­one who enjoys alter­na­tive smok­ing meth­ods and sub­stances, this is the pipe for them!

EDIT stock quite a big range of RooR good­ies, with some­thing to suit every bud­get, from the mini-steamroller right up to RooR’s col­lab­o­ra­tion pieces with Shiva glass, that do actu­ally cost an arm and a leg, but are gorgeous!

You can also check out EDIT’s exten­sive selec­tion of legal highs, with a flavour and effect to suit almost everyone’s tastes! At the moment, I’m still favour­ing Spice Gold, which costs a bit extra, but has quite a kick. It mixes espe­cially well with weed too!

And finally, EDIT also has a selec­tion of xmas gift boxes, again in sizes to suit everyone’s bud­get. They even do a line from RooR!

I’m a big fan of EDIT and have been for years now. I shop with them, a lot and they are fan­tas­tic. I should also men­tion I’m an affil­i­ate of their’s, which is why you see their adverts on this site. But I wouldn’t give them space on my web­site, if I wasn’t 100% behind what they do!

Ok, now onto the big gift, for that some­one spe­cial. Choose Apple!

I love my Apple toys, I’m typ­ing this on my iMac right now and my new Mac mini is sit­ting under my Sony Bravia. I just sold my iBook, to make room from my next lap­top, either a Mac­Book or a Mac­Book pro, I haven’t decided yet!

The easy choice from Apple is an iPod, though you do need to choose a model. I have to say, even though I don’t own one, I think the 2nd-gen, 8gb black nano is the best one in the line-up. A friend of mine has one and it is pure sex and plays music too! If you hold one in your hands, you’ll want one!
The new iPod shuf­fle is also a lit­tle devil of a music player; as small as a match­box, holds around 240 songs and only costs £55 quid. What’s not to love?

I’ve got a 60gb iPod with video, which has since been replaced by the 80gb ver­sion is also a fan­tas­tic piece of kit, though it’s the most expen­sive one they make. What can I say? I’ve got good taste.

By far, the best thing Apple is sell­ing at the moment is their Mac­Book. Every­one loves them and they’re expected to sell sev­eral hun­dred thou­sand of them in the run up to xmas. You can still order one online and prob­a­bly get it by xmas, or you could just walk into any Apple shop and walk out with one. You do need to pay for it first!

So there you have it, the hippy’s help­ful hol­i­day shop­ping guide! I hope it’s helped some­one out there decide what to get some­one special!

And if you’re shop­ping for this hippy, I’m really hop­ing for a green xmas…so just get me an ounce or two of skunky bud. I’ve been a very good boy all year, you know!