"Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time." ― Doug Coupland Topic(s): Birthday Tags: because, handmade, presents, scary More From Doug Coupland "Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships." "Men won’t read any email from a woman that’s over 200 words long." "Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones and hair." More In Birthday "All I watch is the Food Network. I took a cheesemaking class a few weeks ago, and I told my family and friends to only get me kitchen stuff on my birthday. I’m into every kind of cookbook and anything by Anthony Bourdain. I’d love to own a restaurant if I could find the right chef."― Jesse McCartney "I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis’ birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days."― Otis Blackwell "Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"― John Heywood