The Adnostic

It's that time of year again. The time of year where we stress and fret about what we will give our loved ones and not so loved obligations a gift that will rest on their shelves and collect dust until the day they think you won't notice and throw it in the pile that goes to Goodwill.

I'm almost done with my shopping. I have two more gifts to get and one of them is a birthday gift. I'll be going to Unique LA on Saturday to see what the local independent design community has to offer, and if you're in the area and have the time I suggest you do the same. The line up looks great. Maybe I'll get a chickenpants to match Carly's menagerie.

But for those of you with friends and family who are impossible to find gifts for, I implore you once again, don't waste your money. Donate to a charity they care about in their name. Even if they don't get it, think you're joking, and ask you where the real present is, then maybe they'll learn a lesson and be less hard to buy for in the future or at least get better at pretending they like what you get them. Besides, charities are having a real hard time in this economy and they need our help way more than Aunt Edna needs a new pair of slippers.

I'll be giving my mother a donation to Greyhound Pets of America because she loves greyhounds and there is no way that I will ever give money to a charity endorsed by anyone willing to show their face on Fox News. She was very touched by that for her birthday and I doubt her feelings have changed. Especially since she won't tell me what she wants and she forbids anyone from guessing.

Other suggestions are Oxfam Unwrapped and Changing the Present.

[via PSFK]

Give the gift that says you give a damn.