That Christmas meme
Nov. 23rd, 2008 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyAt this time of year, it's going around. You know what I mean: that Christmas meme. I've seen it on at least three of youse guys LJs, so I know I'm not the only one hoping for a special surprise something.
The Rules
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 Dean/Alastair icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for The Burning Zone on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/flat-screen 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.
Step Two
- Surf around your friends list (or friends of friends, 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 brown, women's size 30 leather jacket you don't want or a 7-11 gift certificate you won't use - or know where you could get someone's dream purebred standard poodle for free - (shelter dogs and rescues are really the way to go), go for 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.
I hope you'll let me know where your wishes are, if you make a list of your own!
My Wishes
1 - Seasons 2 and 3 of Supernatural on DVD
2 - a subscription to Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion
3 - one or more Styrofoam wig/hat stands, used is fine, and/or round hatboxes
4 - a bento box, preferably two-tiered, to pack lunches in
5 -PLEASE teach me to do a proper LJ cut, so I don’t have to use the URL to my journal when I post at a com With a little help from my friends!
6 -a multi-image icon for the question “Who do you want to be today?” (I have a file of images, just ask) Offered by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
adventurat, I just need to get the artwork together
7 - unloved jewelry or funky buttons I can cannibalize for projects
8 - eight hours of your time – come over and help me purge my cluttered house (after the New Year)
9 -AAA (Plus) membership---or Basic, and I’ll upgrade---I'm not asking for a new car, but my old one DOES need a towing plan! Details hand-delivered by one of Santa's elves, Thank you, thank you, thank you!
10 - size 30/32, surprise me (30 on top, 32 on bottom. Polka dots, leopard prints: good. Florals: bad.)
Contact is: vanillafluffy at yahoo dot com. Thanks! Happy holidays!
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 Dean/Alastair icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for The Burning Zone on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/flat-screen 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.
Step Two
- Surf around your friends list (or friends of friends, 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 brown, women's size 30 leather jacket you don't want or a 7-11 gift certificate you won't use - or know where you could get someone's dream purebred standard poodle for free - (shelter dogs and rescues are really the way to go), go for 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.
I hope you'll let me know where your wishes are, if you make a list of your own!
1 - Seasons 2 and 3 of Supernatural on DVD
2 - a subscription to Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion
3 - one or more Styrofoam wig/hat stands, used is fine, and/or round hatboxes
4 - a bento box, preferably two-tiered, to pack lunches in
5 -
6 -
adventurat, I just need to get the artwork together7 - unloved jewelry or funky buttons I can cannibalize for projects
8 - eight hours of your time – come over and help me purge my cluttered house (after the New Year)
9 -
10 - size 30/32, surprise me (30 on top, 32 on bottom. Polka dots, leopard prints: good. Florals: bad.)
Contact is: vanillafluffy at yahoo dot com. Thanks! Happy holidays!
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Date: 2008-11-24 05:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-24 06:38 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-24 07:01 am (UTC)Take out all the weird spaces and it'll look like this:
< a href="http : / /www.lookkitme.com" >place clickie words here!< / a >
That's all there is to it!
(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-24 07:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-24 01:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-25 04:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-25 08:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-26 06:20 am (UTC)*is a Christmas fairy*
Date: 2008-11-24 06:25 am (UTC)[lj-cut] or (if you want it say something other than 'read more') [lj-cut text="clever text"]
And of course to make it end, [/lj-cut]
Also, I will do that multi image icon for you. Just email me the photos and your instructions/wishes!
Awesome is what you are!
Date: 2008-11-24 06:54 am (UTC)Yay, icon! My concept is, clothing as a means of expressing mood and identity. "Who do you want to be today?" is an Oingo Boingo song from the 80s, and it's also the question I ask myself every day when I stand in from of my closet. It may take a couple emails to send all the pix. I want to show each word separately with 2 or 3 images behind each word. And I thank you thank you thank you, because I've wanted this icon for ages!
Re: Awesome is what you are!
Date: 2008-11-24 02:50 pm (UTC)Also, an lj cut is the sort of thing you use to hide long sections of text (on your own lj probably) or photos, so that readers have the option of clicking if they want to read, and your post doesn't (a) fill more than a screenload or (b) slow down their load rate by forcing photos on them. They're particularly wonderful for concealing JUST a photo, or a story spoiler, or whatevs, if more text comes after.
Re: Awesome is what you are!
Date: 2008-11-24 04:40 pm (UTC)Re: Awesome is what you are!
Date: 2008-11-24 07:12 pm (UTC)As before, replace the squares with angle brax, and you're ready to go:
[a href="http://yourlongurl.com"]link text[/a]
Re: Awesome is what you are!
Date: 2008-11-25 04:09 am (UTC)Re: Awesome is what you are!
Date: 2008-11-25 05:16 am (UTC)Re: Awesome is what you are!
Date: 2008-11-25 05:33 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-24 07:48 am (UTC)Don't forget to post your list over at
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Date: 2008-11-24 08:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-11-25 03:51 pm (UTC)Fell free if you'd like to pass word about the comm around. :)