hah, i was thinking of doing the same thing but with a sheild as well :p
but i didn't know if it would stick with Mike's rules since he said it has to be an everyday item.... although to me a sword is an everyday item cuz its what i play with every day 
that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K"
Computer skills I should have:
Objective C, C#, Java, MEL. Python, C++, XML, JavaScript, XSLT, HTML, SQL, CSS, FXScript, Clips, SOAR, ActionScript, OpenGL, DirectX
Maya, XSI, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Motion, Illustrator, Flash, Swift3D