I started an online wish list many years ago to help people find ideas for gifts that I'd actually appreciate.  If you do decide to get something for me, please take a look at my essay on buying things used before you head out to the store.  You might also want to check with my wonderful girlfriend to make sure someone else isn't planning the same thing.  Here are some gift ideas, ranging from more expensive to less expensive:

• The Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
• High-quality multicoated camera filters: 55mm neutral density 8
• Frames for some of the paintings that I have
• The Zojirushi NHS-06 rice cooker
• Liquor.  In particular, eau-de-vie (fruit brandy, not artificially fruit-flavored brandy) is nice.
• Effects pedals for my guitar: Mesa Boogie V-Twin, Electroharmonix Big Muff Pi, MXR Blue Box, MXR Distortion II, etc.
• Orchids.  I'll take any orchids I can get, although I'm not to keen on orchids that have very busy-looking flowers.  I've been looking for the species plants (in no particular order) Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, Dendrobium igneum, Dendrobium lancifolium, Dendrobium draconis, Dendrobium suzukii, Cattleya guatemalensis, and Oncidium ampliatum var. majus.  I'm also looking to increase my collection of Dendrobium hybrids and Cattleya-type hybrids.  To get an idea of what I already have, you can check out my orchids page here  Orchids seedlings can be had for $7 or less but require several years before they flower.  A reasonable price for a blooming orchid is about $20, unless it happens to be particularly large or rare.
• Other houseplants, provided they're not cacti.  Gesneriads are a pretty good idea, too, but please no African violets unless they're especially special.  Here are some ideas: Bougainvillea Raspberry Ice, Breynia nivosa var. roseopicta, Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Glory Bower), Epsicia cupreata (Flame violet), Felicia amelloides (Blue Daisy), and Streptocarpus hybrids.  None of these plants should be too expensive
• A heavy-gauge speaker cable with 1/4" plugs to go between my guitar amp and speaker cabinet, about 3' long would be plenty.
• Guitar strings: Ernie Ball Super Slinkies (the ones in the hot pink package)
• Books: I'll read just about anything, and used books aren't expensive. Some topics ideas are plants, orchids, cooking, and electronics.
• A used (not seriously broken, but little leaks are no big deal) aquarium, at least 55 gallons, for conversion into a terrarium for delicate plants.  Please don't spend a ton of money on a new aquarium.

Music CDs (in alphabetical order by artist):

• Anthrax:  Fistful Of Metal, Spreading the Disease, Among the Living, State of Euphoria, Persistence of Time, Sound of White Noise, Stomp 442, Volume 8: The Threat Is Real, We've Come for You All
• Astral Doors:  Astralism
• Danger Danger:  Screw It!, Dawn, Four the Hard Way, The Return of the Great Gildersleeves
• Dragonforce:  Valley of the Damned, Sonic Firestorm, Inhuman Rampage
• Edguy:  Savage Poetry, Mandrake, Hellfire Club
• Helloween:  Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt I, Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt II
• Iron Maiden:  Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Somewhere in Time, No Prayer for the Dying, Fear of the Dark, The X Factor, Virtual XI, Brave New World
• Megadeth:  Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, So Far, So Good... So What!, Rust In Peace, Youthanasia, Risk, The World Needs a Hero, The System Has Failed
• Metallica:  Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, Garage Days Re-Visited, And Justice for All, Garage Inc.
• Poison:  Crack a Smile
• Queensrÿche:  The Warning, Q2K
• Skid Row:  Thickskin
• Smashing Pumpkins:  Pisces Iscariot, Machina: The Machines of God, Adore
• Tesla:  Into the Now
• Twisted Sister:  Under the Blade, You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll, Stay Hungry, Come Out and Play
• Type O Negative:  Life Is Killing Me, World Coming Down, October Rust, Bloody Kisses

Miscellaneous Stuff:

• Loan payments wouldn't hurt my feelings, since I've got four figures worth of college debt and five figures to pay on the car.  A downpayment on a house would make me a happy camper, indeed.
• If you feel the strange desire to get me clothes, make them black or a solid dark color (or have a darned good reason that they're not).  As far as sizes go, for pants, 32x32 is a good place to be.  For shirts, make them XL or larger or the sleeves will probably be too short.