The things that are both essential and ideal for my birthday is a graphics pad, or anything that is related to designing.

You buying mice/mouse/laoshus/hamsters/rats/rodents for me will only make me even busier and maybe neglect them sometimes.

You buying whatever new shoes new bag and other accessories for me = NAH.

.......Another 2nd ideal thing? A 1gb ram computer.

All for the love of design.