Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens

($389, Pictureline, 305 W. 700 South)

I need to replace the portrait lens that I dropped on the sidewalk while running from zombies at this year's Zombie Walk. This is a slight upgrade from what I had, which will better help me capture all the subtleties of Salt Lake's nightlife.

Samson NC900 Noise-Canceling Headphones

($49, Performance Audio, 2456 S. West Temple)

I need something to drown out the sound of Ryan Michael Painter geeking out about video games in the cubicle next to mine.

MacBook Air

($1,799, Apple Store, 10 S. Rio Grande St # B, )

So I can feed the ducks at Fairmont Park while I write my articles.

"Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew

($24.95, King's English, 1511 S. 1500 East)

If I study this over the winter, maybe next year I can have ripe tomatoes earlier than October.

Custom overbust corset

($350, Salt Lake Tightlacer, 333 Pierpont Avenue Suite 1)

Because there's nothing like steel boning under satin with a sweetheart neckline to make a woman feel sexy.