I saw this on
nevergivingaway's journal and it looks like a really neat idea. (I -love- sending surprise gifts!)
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. [Note: Your home address is not required!]
- 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.
1. Denise Interchangable Knitting Needles (the pink kit).
2. Super soft yummy sock yarn
3. Cookie A sock patterns
4. Handknit mittens or gloves
5. A Vera Bradley purse
6. A gift certificate (or anything, really) from Things Remembered
7. New dice (esp. Crystal Caste's Dwarven Metal in 12mm, brushed steel)
8. House, MD Season Three on DVD
9. Christmas Movies on DVD (I don't have many)
10. Tickets to Spamalot at TPAC
I'm not comfortable about posting my address online, but if you want to contact me for an address, my e-mail is jodyullery@comcast.net.