Christmas Wish Meme 2005 (jacked from leggyslove)
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 fun ("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 possible things, 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 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. Once a wish has been granted, it will be crossed off my list.
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.
MY LIST
(1) Anything from Teh Amazonian Wishlist.
(2) Sanji
(3) Spay or neuter your pets, and make sure they have tags.
(4) Starbursts. :)
(5) A floor-length, fitted black leather jacket.
(6) When you go out for food or drinks this holiday season, imagine this: you're trying to get through school to make something of yourself while handling a full-time food service job, and all you live off of for income is the [possible] generosity of others. Nothing crazy, just give a little bit extra if it is within your power. Your waiter/waitress/bartender will appreciate it.
(7) Marlboro Ultra-Lights (always a fantastic thing to have)
(8) Black high-heeled ankle boots.
(9) Do something life-affirming. Do something you've always wanted to do but never got around to. Tell someone something you've always wanted to say but never did. Anything from bungee jumping to karaoke, "I love you" to "You have nice eyes".
(10) If you wouldn't mind, wish me luck. I'm at a bit of a crossroads in my life right now, and I could use all the well-wishes I can get. :o)
- 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 fun ("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 possible things, 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 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. Once a wish has been granted, it will be crossed off my list.
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.
MY LIST
(1) Anything from Teh Amazonian Wishlist.
(2) Sanji
(3) Spay or neuter your pets, and make sure they have tags.
(4) Starbursts. :)
(5) A floor-length, fitted black leather jacket.
(6) When you go out for food or drinks this holiday season, imagine this: you're trying to get through school to make something of yourself while handling a full-time food service job, and all you live off of for income is the [possible] generosity of others. Nothing crazy, just give a little bit extra if it is within your power. Your waiter/waitress/bartender will appreciate it.
(7) Marlboro Ultra-Lights (always a fantastic thing to have)
(8) Black high-heeled ankle boots.
(9) Do something life-affirming. Do something you've always wanted to do but never got around to. Tell someone something you've always wanted to say but never did. Anything from bungee jumping to karaoke, "I love you" to "You have nice eyes".
(10) If you wouldn't mind, wish me luck. I'm at a bit of a crossroads in my life right now, and I could use all the well-wishes I can get. :o)