Free Money! Ding ding ding ding ding!

As a thank you for directing their totally awesome LAST SHOW EVER (which, incidentally, will not be the last show ever - we'll be doing another performance some time in March, hopefully, when the band gets back together), Grandma and the F*ck Yous gave me an Amazon Gift Card, and I am FREAKING OUT.

Seriously. I'm overwhelmed! Because I'm sad to say this is probably the first gift card I've ever received, other than that Applebee's one from last year. So I don't know what to do! I can't be reasonable and put this money toward food and rent, I have to spend it on something I actually want.

Like I said previously, a good gift is something you'd like but would never buy yourself. And like that friggin' lucky kid in the candy store, suddenly Uncle God is telling me, "Kirk, you can have WHATEVER YOU WANT from Amazon. So enjoy! Go nuts!" But Amazon sells every single thing on the planet. I think they even have FrankenBerry Cereal, which I no longer enjoy since they messed with the recipe.

So, yes, very overwhelmed. I thought about getting a Doctor Who boxed set, but do I really need a DVD? I'm so weird about buying DVDs. I never watch the few I own. What about a toy Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver (which, I say with all seriousness, could come in handy)? Or a Doctor Who Fob Watch (I didn't even know they made those! But then I just read the horrible reviews and took it off my newly constructed Wish List)? Ooh, what about music from Doctor Who? That would come in handy when we finally get this Cakey/Doctor Who project off the ground.

Do I want to get several small things (I could get the first six collections of Sandman Mystery Theatre... but I've never read it, so what if I hate it?), or should I go big or go home (and buy, say, the entire series of Red Dwarf, which I need, since my collection was taped about 18 years ago off PBS and I don't own a VCR)?

Overwhelmed! I've gotten some suggestions and am hoping for more (please suggest stuff!) - Sarah's brobro recommended some Dune books, but I'm wary of buying books I haven't read - that's what the liberry is for, and Julie suggested this piece of amazing work, but I don't know. She also suggested gadgets, but what gadget do I need other than that Sonic Screwdriver (which I am TOTALLY buying).

And yet, the thing I need most is not on Amazon: A good, discounted calendar of something I like. I desperately need a calendar, it's how I plan my busy and dangerous life, and I haven't found a suitable one for 2009 yet.

My January is in a tizzy because I don't know when I'm workshopping my Disney Zombies game again or taking that katana workshop. And tonight I'm seeing Gypsy! I totally forgot about that. See? I need a calendar! Last night I went to Borders to find one, but their 50% off wares were shoddy, at best. I'm hoping to have better luck later today at the other Border and the Barnes & Noble.

In the meantime, I'll continue freaking out over this free funny money. It's fun!