Holiday Wishlist
My holiday wishlist...which covers Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, New Year's, Thanksgiving, and even my birthday. I don't really want anyone to get me anything, I just want it up here so I know what I'm looking for. And maybe I can spam it around to family :)
The rules I follow as of this year, ganked from trollprincess:
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 HIMYM fic") to medium ("I wish for the Incredibles 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 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.
MY WISHLIST -
1. What I really really wanted I already got: a brand-new baby kitten, you've probably seen photos everywhere.
2. Anything from my Amazon.com wish list, especially anything by Neil Gaiman or the Last Man issues that I still need to borrow from Stu because they're so good but I don't want to give them back!!
3. Books or merchandise of webcomics. I read a lot of them that put out special compilations and shirts and suchlike. Here's a few:
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Least I Could Do
Questionable Content
Something Positive
The Devil's Panties
Sabrina Online
4. Clothes, or most especially gift certificates for them. I like Ross and Target because they are cheap and comfy. $20 goes a long way at either one. I also LOVE threadless tees and would wear pretty much anything from that site :) If anyone actually BUYS anything...I usually wear a Large (or XL from threadless) in shirts, and a size 12, 13, or 14 in jeans/pants/etc. Not that I expect anything.
5. Anything put out by Ursula Vernon, whether it's her comic book Digger, or a print of one of her artworks, or her 2007 calendar, or ANYTHING. I loves her.
6. An MP3 player that holds more than 4 gigs. I DON'T want an Ipod.
7. To learn to knit for reals (which Cassie is already, wonderfully, helping me with).
8. Another cat tree for my darlings. I want one that's at least 5 feet tall, with lots of levels and little houses and stuff (but no silly ramps, they don't need those). I like this one, this one, and this one.
9. A new computer. Not that there's anything wrong with this one (I huggle and snuggle it) but it's already obsolete. A laptop with several hundred gigs of HD space, at least a couple gigs of RAM, a bigger screen, and a bunch of pricey extras like a webcam that works would be REALLY nice.
10. To not be in pain anymore. I don't want menstrual cramps (way lessened since IUD insertion but still there), I don't want hip pain, I don't want my leg to fall asleep when I sit down for more than 5 minutes, I don't want headaches and migraines anymore. I just want to go through life without hurting all the time!
EDIT: If you really really want to get me something and are not sure of my address, etc. please e-mail me at orli dot gal at gmail dot com.
The rules I follow as of this year, ganked from trollprincess:
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 HIMYM fic") to medium ("I wish for the Incredibles 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 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.
MY WISHLIST -
1. What I really really wanted I already got: a brand-new baby kitten, you've probably seen photos everywhere.
2. Anything from my Amazon.com wish list, especially anything by Neil Gaiman or the Last Man issues that I still need to borrow from Stu because they're so good but I don't want to give them back!!
3. Books or merchandise of webcomics. I read a lot of them that put out special compilations and shirts and suchlike. Here's a few:
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Least I Could Do
Questionable Content
Something Positive
The Devil's Panties
Sabrina Online
4. Clothes, or most especially gift certificates for them. I like Ross and Target because they are cheap and comfy. $20 goes a long way at either one. I also LOVE threadless tees and would wear pretty much anything from that site :) If anyone actually BUYS anything...I usually wear a Large (or XL from threadless) in shirts, and a size 12, 13, or 14 in jeans/pants/etc. Not that I expect anything.
5. Anything put out by Ursula Vernon, whether it's her comic book Digger, or a print of one of her artworks, or her 2007 calendar, or ANYTHING. I loves her.
6. An MP3 player that holds more than 4 gigs. I DON'T want an Ipod.
7. To learn to knit for reals (which Cassie is already, wonderfully, helping me with).
8. Another cat tree for my darlings. I want one that's at least 5 feet tall, with lots of levels and little houses and stuff (but no silly ramps, they don't need those). I like this one, this one, and this one.
9. A new computer. Not that there's anything wrong with this one (I huggle and snuggle it) but it's already obsolete. A laptop with several hundred gigs of HD space, at least a couple gigs of RAM, a bigger screen, and a bunch of pricey extras like a webcam that works would be REALLY nice.
10. To not be in pain anymore. I don't want menstrual cramps (way lessened since IUD insertion but still there), I don't want hip pain, I don't want my leg to fall asleep when I sit down for more than 5 minutes, I don't want headaches and migraines anymore. I just want to go through life without hurting all the time!
EDIT: If you really really want to get me something and are not sure of my address, etc. please e-mail me at orli dot gal at gmail dot com.