wishing!
taken from hiddenbook...
this totally seems like fun. not so much that i'd get something, just like, the wishing part. like, i love looking online at ads for vacation homes. not that i could at ALL afford one, but then i can imagine what it'd be like to be there, and what it'd do, and what the weather would be like, and what books i'd bring...etc.
Step One
--Make a post (public, friends locked, 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 stories 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 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.
1. being able to pay rent for december
2. improved health in some way, or even just feeling physically better for a short time.
3. to lose some weight, and keep it off, without surgery
4. some organization at home
5. a home for mia the cat, who i just can't afford to keep at all anymore, and her owners have decided they don't want her back (i was meant to have the cat for a couple of months...it's been over two years. i have three other cats already!)
6. lots of cat food and cat litter and a big climby thing for them to play on
7. a new queen size platform bed and mattress.
8. an mp3 player! (Creative Labs Zen MicroPhoto 8GB MP3 Player...on sale for $129.99 at circuit city on black friday! that is still a LOT OF MONEY. criminy. cute, though.)
9. netflix subscription
10. an approval from social security
this totally seems like fun. not so much that i'd get something, just like, the wishing part. like, i love looking online at ads for vacation homes. not that i could at ALL afford one, but then i can imagine what it'd be like to be there, and what it'd do, and what the weather would be like, and what books i'd bring...etc.
Step One
--Make a post (public, friends locked, 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 stories 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 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.
1. being able to pay rent for december
2. improved health in some way, or even just feeling physically better for a short time.
3. to lose some weight, and keep it off, without surgery
4. some organization at home
5. a home for mia the cat, who i just can't afford to keep at all anymore, and her owners have decided they don't want her back (i was meant to have the cat for a couple of months...it's been over two years. i have three other cats already!)
6. lots of cat food and cat litter and a big climby thing for them to play on
7. a new queen size platform bed and mattress.
8. an mp3 player! (Creative Labs Zen MicroPhoto 8GB MP3 Player...on sale for $129.99 at circuit city on black friday! that is still a LOT OF MONEY. criminy. cute, though.)
9. netflix subscription
10. an approval from social security