Dear Santa,

by Jesse N. Willey

    Dear Santa,

Yet again, I have yet to find alternatives to getting those awesome things that my family either assumes I already have or doesn't think I've been good enough to receive this year. You and I know better. Did I vanquish any major cities this year? No. Did I hack Rupert Murdoch's cellphone? No. I can only think of three bad things I've done all year. One of them had good consequences so I'm not sure that counts.

Anyway, I'd like to ask for the following things.

  1. Seasons Two and Three of The Twilight Zone. Quite possibly the greatest television series ever produced. I especially like the episode you were in, even if it was kind of weird. Some Outer Limits or those missing two per episode discs of the original Star Trek would be cool too.

  2. I want a framed original sketch of Thor picking his nose drawn by Walter Simonson. He's the only living comic book artist who could handle an assignment of such grandeur. Or if you can't convince him to do that, I'd settle for a picture of Wonder Woman cleaning a litter box drawn by George Perez or Batman making waffles by Bill Sienkiewicz.

  3. I want Clark and Lois to get married again. And Peter and MJ.

  4. I want my office to re-institute paid vacation time.

  5. I want more size L lounge pants with cartoon characters on them. Last year's pairs are starting to fall apart. Mainly because if I'm home and we don't have company, that's what I'm wearing. What can I say? I'd rather be comfortable than fashionable.

  6. I want a copy of All-Star Superman- the book and the movie.

  7. Speaking of graphic novels, aside from the stuff on my amazon list I was also kind of interested in Leonard McCoy: Frontier Medic and Star Trek: Assignment Earth. Star Trek stuff for me, I know- it's sort of cliché at this point.

  8. A stocking filled with unopened packs of Marvel Super Squad figures and Minimates would be good too. I could always use map markers for my upcoming Marvel RPG.

  9. Cocoa Krispie treats. They are like Rice Krispie treats only made with Cocoa Krispies.

  10. I want you convince my friends who can afford to do so to send me photos of themselves putting stuff into a local Toys for Tots box. The number of donations is projected to be much smaller this year, even more so than last year-- due to the bad economy. The bad economy means there are more poor and sick children out there who could use the help. Come to think of it, the other nine items on this list I can eventually get myself. So if your elves only have time for one thing, do that one. Those who can help, should. I couldn't accept any Christmas gifts at all if it meant some poor or sick child wouldn't get anything. That's just not right. I'm doing my part but I feel like I could do more. As the great Smootchie once said: You can't save the world but you can at least make a dent.

    Your pal,
    Lil' Jess Willey
    Age 31

 

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