Tessa's 2010 Christmas List

* a good, sturdy stapler that can handle several pages

* Post-it highlighters: esp green and pink

* mix CDs

* essays / readings by Viktor Frankl on his theories of tragic optimism and resilience

* a BCA tracker avalanche beacon for going off-piste

* Gift Certificates: Itunes, Amazon, Paypal, Trader Joe's, Marshalls, Ross, Patagonia, Starbucks, gas stations

* Tanya Davis albums: (or digital download of albums): "Clocks and Hearts Keep Going", "Make a List" and "Gorgeous Morning" (http://sandbarmusic.com/index.php/tanya-davis-onesheet.html)

* Contributions toward my laptop fund that I want to purchase from a Best Buy store because they have a two year warranty you can buy to go with it. I am dying without a real, full laptop to use for school. I really miss my pretty little Macbook Pro (13" basic model). I had my other laptop for nine years and nothing ever happened to it. I finally upgraded when I transferred and then an accident happened last summer and it broke L. The Apple store as well as an independent repairman said it was just as expensive to fix as to replace. So incredibly disappointing and has made writing papers a nightmare. I am saving up for a new Mac. I miss it.

* happy studying

* pure, natural bubble bath in calming scents like lavender

* help learning how to make a power-point presentation

*National Don't Look in the Mirror Day to save the world from supermodel homogeneity

*Lovey the Lavender Lamb