Shelby died. It was horrible. I sat with her for hours after we found her in the closet. She was wheezing and moaning, it was heartrending.
I need to get my mind off of her.
I love you, Shelby.
Step One
- Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
- If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
- Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
- Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
- If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.
There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
--Books, especially comedic literature, that's my current kick. Seriously, I love getting cast-off books.
--Sushi. That's right. Put it in a gift box and put a bow on it. Mark it from Santa. :P J/k. But I -do- love sushi...
--Pretty much anything art-related. Even a new eraser. I’m specifically interested in tales I’ve heard of chalk pastel pencils. <-- I'm with Susan on this one.
--I also like tea. I like to try all the types of Earl Grey. The flavour varies more than you could possibly imagine.
--Friendship.
--Hot Gimmick stuff. I'm an addict.
--Anything with a soft feel to it, or comfy warm clothing that isn't sweat-stuff.
--Candy canes.
--Yarn.
--Anything you find amusing, I probably will too.
[x] How old? 17
[x] Siblings? 6.
[x] Their ages: From the bottom up: 6, 8, 8, 10, 18, 19.
[x] Female or male: Four sisters, two brothers.
[x] Birthday: June 1st.
[x] Birthplace: Burnaby General, Burnaby BC.
[x] Living in: Victoria. Fairfield, specifically.
[x] Eye color: hazel...Though I usually like to call it something fancier.
[x] Hair color: It -used- to be bright blonde, but I haven't seen it in years. It's not light golden brown.
[x] Righty or Lefty: Right
[x] Zodiac Sign: Gemini.
[x] Innie or Outtie: I have an outie which sunk into my stomach as I grew up.
[x] I daydream about: Going somewhere far away.
[x] Short or tall: As almost all my friends are males, I am short. (It's all about comparisons, people.)
[x] School: Vic High
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[x] The shoes you wore today: White runners for work, then my black heeled penny loafers.
[x] Your height: 5'6"
[x] Your fears: Neglect.
[[-----------------WHAT IS------------------>
[x] Your most overused phrase: I don't talk much anymore.
[x] Your thoughts when you first wake up: Just pretend you didn't hear the alarm, and you can keep on sleeping. They'll never know...
[x] The first feature you notice in the opposite sex: Overall face. And them to me body ratio.
[x] Your best physical feature: I'm pretty content with myself, physically. I know, that's strange. It's taken me years.
[X] Your bedtime: I'm usually in bed by eleven-thirty.
[x] Your most missed memory: That fictional time when everything was right and I was happy. <---I wish that time existed. On top of that, that wonderful blissful first month when I was suddenly in a relationship with the boy I'd been madly in love with for years.
[[-----------------YOU PREFER------------------>
[x] Pepsi or Coke: Pop dehydrates you, rots your teeth, and gnaws at your insides. I don't like drinking it.
[x] McDonald's or Burger King: I gave up on fast food and most meat along time ago.
[x] Single or group dates: The group dates I went on were alot of fun, but I like both.
[x] Cappuccino or Coffee: I don't really drink either anymore, unless I'm working. The caffeine hurts me, and I've been super health-conscious lately.
[x] Tennis shoes or flip flops: Neither.
[x] Sports or mall: The mall, though I have a low attention span for that. I do like to shop, however.
[[-----------------DO YOU------------------>
[x] Smoke: NO
[x] Cuss: More than I'd like.
[x] Take a shower everyday: I am fastidious. Yes.
[x] Have a crush: No. I have a Jono.
[x] Who are they: A Jono.
[x] Do you think you've been in love?: What else will drive you to sticking around when you're experiencing something like being dragged down a nail-strewn road by a rope tied to your left big toe by a racecar? I stuck on for those two years. Of course I'm in love.
[x] Want to go to collegeuniversity: Yes. I love to learn. Here, look, what I memorized:
Era: Epoch:
Pre-Cambrian
Paleozoic Cambrian
Ordovician
Salurnian
Devonian
Mississipian
Pennsylvanian
Permian
Mesozoic Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Cenozoic Paleocene
Eocene
Miocene
Pliocene
Pleistocene
Holocene.
That's from the beginning of time. No, I wasn't copying it out. Yes, I did memorize it in five minutes. Yes, I am a freak. Don't believe me? Ask Kevin. I wrote it out for him in English class from memory.
[x] Want to get married: Yes.
[x] Lie: I...don't know...
[x] Given someone a bath: Yes. It was wonderful, and I surrounded us with Candles.
[x] Cry during a flick: My emotions are screwed up, and I tend to fill with pride or love at random moments during movies and start crying.
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[x] Skinny dip: Yes, if it was warm enough. I don't like getting wet.
[x] Cut your own hair: Ask Willow, who walked in to my bedroom while I was sitting in front of the computer, typing with one hand and haphazardly snipping my hair with the other. My hair was short and black for a long while. I could cut it without screwing it up. I'd do it again, too. I also did it when I was ten.
[x] Stalk anyone: *laughs* A woman at the mall. Vera remembers.
[x] Skipped school: Duh.
[x] Hook up w/ a friend: Jono was my best friend. Is still my best friend. You know what I mean.
[x] Eat shit for a million dollars: No.
[[------------IN THE PAST MONTH DID:/:HAVE YOU-------------->
[x] Go to thea mall: I was there the other day for some reason or another. Natalie.
[x] Eaten sushi: The other day. I want more. I'll have to go buy some tomorrow on my FIRST DAY OFF IN TWO MONTHS.
[x] Been on stage: A couple of times.
[x] Made homemade cookies: No. I should. Maybe tomorrow when my project is finished.
[x] Been in love: Yes. I know it's there. If I only had feelings. It came back, for a while. I knew what was going on, and I could feel and I was happy and sad and lustful and everything but angry...but that passed far too quickly.
[x] Dyed your hair: No.
[x] Stolen anything: Asparagus elastics from work to tie my hair back.
[[--------------HAVE YOU EVER------------------>
[x] Flown on a plane: Yep.
[x] Missed school because it was raining?: Not to my recollection, but I can't remember my past for a reason.
[x] Told a guy/girl that you liked them?: I told Jono over and over, against my better judgement.
[x] Cried during a Movie?: You're rather repetitive.
[x] Ever thought an animated character was hot? Yes. And a puppet on TV, too. *slinks into corner*
[x] Had an imaginary friend: The cast of Peter Pan in miniature when I was young.
[x] Cut your hair: Yes
[x] Had a crush on a teacher?: Twice, in Edmonton.
[x] Played a game that required removal of clothing?: Uggh. That guy was never a part of my life. Shut up.
[x] Been caught doin "sumthin”: Not outright, but in uncomfortable ways, yes. Poor, poor Pat.
[x] Been called a tease: Yes.
[x] Shoplifted: Not once in my life.
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[x] Notice first? Notice second.
[X] Have a BF/GF? Yes.
[x] What are you into? I'm getting sick of this now.
[x] Feelin anyone? ...right...
[x] Ever rejected sumone? Yes. My damn male friends kept falling for me. Except that one time I fell for -him-...
[x] How many people of the opposite sex is in your buddy list on AIM? Lots.
[x] Ever been kissed? Yes
[x] Best eye color: Brown. Jono's.
[x] Best hair color: I'm partial to dark hair, deep brown or Black.
[x] Best height: Bigger than me.
[x] Best first date location: I really don't care. Something that isn't mentioned in a quiz like this. Somethign original.
[x] Best first kiss location: Whereever feels lovely.
[x] Turn ons: Not Available.
[x] Turn offs: Not Available.
[x] Colouring: *Fixes spelling* <---*worships you* I don't see in colour.
[x] Best article of clothing: I like Jono's red shirt. When he's not being vain about it. :P
[[-----------------NUMBER OF----------------->
[x] Number of people I could trust with my life: Two. Kevin and Jono.
[x] Number of computers you have: There are three in this house.
[x] Number of piercings: One in each ear.
[x] Number of tattoos: 0
[x] Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: Too many. You know those hampers for needy children we're doing in school? I used to get those. My mom used to get us into the paper constantly for being a needy family. This is why I'm so fucking proud, and have a hard time with charity.
[x] Number of scars on my body: Many.
[x] Number of things in my past that I regret: I unfortunately do regret things.
[[----------------FAVORITES------------------>
[x] Fav Colour(s): Black and red together.
[x] Summer/Winter: FALL!
[x] Fave Cartoon Character: Shinogu from Hot Gimmick.
[x] Fave Food: I really want a California roll.
[x] Fave Movies: Dirty Dancing
[x] Fave sport: Softball, when playing it.
[x] Word: Licentious.
[x] Ice cream flavor: Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia
[x] Holiday: I don't like holidays.
[x] Furniture: My bed.
[x] Number: I don't have one.
[x] Fast Food: Sushi.
[x] School Subject: First Nations Studies is pretty good.
[x] Animal: Mice...I love animals, period.
[x] Sport to play: Softball.
[x] Sport to watch: I hate watching sports.
[x] Band: Muse, A Perfect Circle
[x] Language: Spanish, Italian
[x] Weekend activity: Sleeping and lying around on the couch with Jono watching movies. Occassionally shopping.
[x] Roller Coaster: They scare me crapless. Though, the one in West Ed is cool.
[x] Stores: Suzy Shier, and eccentric stores.
[[------------------RIGHT NOW------------------>
[x] Wearing: My "tired, lazy, and wanna be warm after-work clothes", consisting of: A giant purple chenille sweater, a velvet skirt.
[x] Thinking about: Wondering if Jono's fallen asleep behind me. Wishing he could stay down here all night.Wanting Sushi.
[x] Listening to: My typing.
[[-------------------FRIENDS AND LIFE------------------ >
[x] Do you ever wish you had another name?: Yes. I don't know what it would be, though.
[x] Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?: Repitition. Say it again, now.
[x] Do you like anyone?:la...la la...la...
[x] Which one of your friends acts the most like you?: Willow is scarily like me. SCARILY.
[x] Are you close to any family member? No. My family fucking me over royally all through my life. I love my siblings, but to be close to them I have to be close to the rest of them, so until they're on their own, I'm afraid I can't have a close relationship with them.
[x] Who do you trust the most?: I don't trust much right now. But Jono.
[x] What's the best feeling in the world?: When I realize who I'm holding and kissing.
[x] Worst Feeling?: When I realize everything that's happened to me.
[x] What time is it now?: 12.01 AM.
[x] Do you love your friends?: No, but I like them.
[[--------------------OTHERS-------------------->
[x] Ever fallen for a friend?: Obviously.
[x] You know anyone that is feeling you right now?: You speak like a gangsta, yo. Fuck off.
[x] Could you live without the computer? Easily.
[x] How many people are on your buddylist: I didn't count.
[x] Like watching sunrises or sunsets: Don't really care about them. I like meteor showers.
[x] What hurts the most? Emotion or Physical?: Emotional. I stopped feeling most physical pain a long time back.
[x] Trust others way too easily?: No.
[x] Is cheerleading a sport?: Who gives a fuck, really?
[x] Last time slept with stuffed animal: Before I left Binky at Willow's.
[x] Houses lived in: At least twenty-four.
[x] Schools gone to: 12.
[x] Age for marriage: Whenever it happens.
[x] What do you eat for breakfast?: Whatever grabs my fancy. Usually healthy.
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[x] I love to____with people? Nothing.
[x] What was the last thing you ate? Chili and rice.
[x] The last person you talked on the phone with? Kevin, when I begged him to take over for me babysitting.
[x] Favorite drink? Cranberry juice.
[x] Do you wear contacts? I cannot see. A bloody thing. I forget this until I borrow someone with a similar prescription's glasses. >.<
[x] Hugs or Kisses? Both
[x] The loudest person you know: That annoying bitch from choir...
[x] Favorite gear: My purse.
[x] Your backyard: Is a jungle with some fish.
[[----------FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND--------->
[x] Thong: Wearing one.
[x] Sandwich: No likee.
[x] Fuck: it.
[x] Purple: rain. Puuurrrple rain, purrrple raaaain...
[x] Love: ?
[x] Elephant: *elephant noise* Oliphaunt
[x] Sugar: Blech.
[x] Harry Potter: glasses
[x] Sex: earlier