Confessions of a One-Track Mind

It's that time again, and things are even tighter than last year. In keeping with wish_list, here's what I'm hoping to attract from The Universe/my friends/kind strangers. Some are things I'm in need of, others are luxuries that are simply beyond my means.


Reusable shopping bags -- I don't care what store or company they're from. I like bringing my own bag to the store, but eventually the handles break or they come apart at the seams. It would be nice to have a few spares in reserve.

There are so many things I need around the house---a decent flashlight, a grounded extension cord or three, new trash cans, light bulbs---a Home Depot gift card would be great.

An electric heating pad. The bigger the better. For those days when I feel my age or to warm the foot of my bed on a cold winter's night.

Something from my varied and eccentric Amazon wish list (especially season 2 of Justified). It's under my "vanillafluffy at yahoo dot com" email addy.

Lush "New" solid shampoo: http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products/hair/solid-shampoos/new I've experimented, and this is definitely my favorite Lush shampoo. It smells fabulous, and lasts for ages as long as it doesn't sit in a puddle of water and melt (she says from bitter experience).

Anything with Tinkerbell, but not for me. My friend (who I refer to as "the little sister my mama never gave me") is going through a really rotten break-up, and she's into all things Tink---I'd love to be able to cheer her up with your help.

Cards, good wishes and surprises are always delightful.


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This afternoon, J treated me to a performance of "The Wizard of Oz" at the local playhouse. It was absolutely spendous! The 12-year old who played Dorothy was brilliant---what a set of pipes!---the rest of the cast was also very, very good, and I was completely amazed by the projected backdrops and the f/x. It was a sold-out show, and with good reason! Wow. Definitely the highlight of my week!

I'm on the fence about doing yuletide. I haven't done much writing since LAST Yuletide, but I teld to write well to prompts. OTOH, The Kia Hamstas didn't get picked up as a nomination, and I don't know what else I want to read THAT much. I'll have to scan the list again....

I probably will do wish_list. Hey, there's nothing wrong with giving The Universe a heads-up!

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Hello, and Season's Greetings, O Yuletide Author!

Welcome to the letter where I babble about my four chosen fandoms and reassure you that your labors will be appreciated.

First of all, Secondhand Lions. Forgive my typo in the AO3 request --- I have *NO* problem at all with "as told to Walter"! Although to be perfectly honest, what I really want are the travels of Young Hub, because Christian Kane swordfighting in tight pants?! If you produce something in this vein, I will spend Christmas morning swooning with delight. (I like Garth, too, but I'm honest about shallow I am.) I've wondered how they got all that gold back to Texas from Sheikistan. (I'm pretty sure they never actually named the kingdom.) Maybe there were pirates? There's a forty-year gap between the post-WWI era and Walter's boyhood reminiscences---that's plenty of room for adventures.

"The Flight of the Doves" by Walter Macken, is one of my favorite childhood books. (It was made into a VERY bad musical in the '70s--- PLEASE ignore that.) I'm curious about Finn and Derval's new life in Ireland. After the hoohah settles down, what happens? How do they get along with the local kids? Looking back years later, how much does Derval remember? Do they ever meet up with Moses again? (I loved Moses, even though his dad Powder was a jerk.) Maybe the tinkers camp on Granny's land? Does the money change their lives? Anything true to the tone of the book would be lovely.

I am an obsessive What Not to Wear junkie. An actual plot beyond the format of the show would be fabulous. I see Stacy and Clinton as Nick and Nora Charles-types (The Thin Man movie series, if you're unfamiliar with the reference). They've got the banter down to an art, why not solve a crime or two on the side? Something glamorous with high fashion and paparazzi? (Or, I'll volunteer to be the fashion victim---okay, so *some* of my skirts are a bit too long. And a few of my pants might be a little on the short side. And I don't own a single pair of pointy-toed shoes. So what? My hats are fabulous! There are plenty of pix in my LJ for reference, if you go that route. I've even got a "clothes" tag.)

Finally, "Justified" --- I would LOVE something inspired by this picture:

I want some jailhouse cock, namely, Prison!Boyd making somebody his bitch. Bonus points if there's a shower scene. Not necessarily non-con---Boyd's powers of persuasion are awesome---and it doesn't have to be blood-curdlingly explicit, either. (You may have noticed, this is my only request for anything adult.) If that squicks you, Boyd fast-talking will do, EXCEPT for the white supremacist schtick---him preachifying is fine, as long as he's clearly got an agenda of his own.

The ideas I've suggested are just to spark your creativity in case you're experiencing that sensation of "OMG, what have I gotten myself into?!", which I'm probably going through myself right about now. Really, you loved one (or more!) of these fandoms enough to offer it, so we've already got that in common.

On the whole, I like happy endings, not tragedies, action movies with car chases, explosions, fight scenes, and repartee. I cry at Hallmark commercials, and I tend to respect canon and characters being in character.

Happy writing, and have a Cool Yule!

Vanillafluffy


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( From the annual LJ Christmas meme, the Wish List )
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1. I'd really love a vid set to Blue Oyster Cult's "Veteran of the Psychic Wars", featuring Sam Winchester. Really, it's the perfect song for him, especially these days! In particular, I'd like to see the "Mystery Spot" robo!Sam, hunting, off-the-reservation Sam in "I Know What You Did Last Summer", Sam detoxing in "When the Levee Breaks", and there's a line about "sliding into Hell" that's right out of "Swan Song". Everything from brooding-with-visions!Sam to soul-free!Sam…. I'm not usually a Sam!girl, but this song just nails Sam!angst for me.

2. A bar of Lush shampoo: Ultimate shine would be nice, or maybe some of The Blonde. Kerttu, you are too good to me!

3. Cubis 2, the full-scale extended version, because I can pretty much do the tester in my sleep. Heartfelt thanks to karaokegal!

4. Zuma 2, because I’ve cracked Zuma 1, up to and including Space.

5. The perfect wide-leg, dark wash jeans…size? IDK, 28/30, I’d have to try them on….

6. It's that time of year. My LJ subscription is fixing to lapse, and I wish some nice person would renew it for me. And if they wanted to renew my icons and maybe upgrade me to the mega-mondo-super-duper icon package, that would be really awesome, too. You can never have too many icons!

7. A box of Russell Stover’s Molasses Chews, or maybe some Kookaburra Australian Black Licorice. I think pwcorgigirl has fulfilled this one...the box is awaiting 12/25.

8. A new(er) refrigerator. (I know, I know--it’s pie-in-the-sky. But maybe The Universe is listening.)

9. I can think of so many things…that’s the thing about being unemployed and on an *extremely* fixed income---there’s no shortage of shortages! Because I’m trying to scale back on “stuff”, I tried to request things that either wouldn’t take up space, are consumable, or would be used daily. That said, surprises that fall into any of those three categories are wonderful!

10. However, there is one none-of-the-above thing I REALLY want: The Season One DVDs for “Justified”. Which aren’t actually coming out til January 25th. Sure would make for a Happy New Year, though!

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At long last, I've taken care of something that's bothered me; I've written up my last wishes, and today after church I got it witnessed and notarized.

It's worried me, because if I die without a will, the State of florida could take everything---and the State of Florida doesn't need it.

I made multiple copies and had them all signed and notarized so that there will be copies for the people most concerned with it---AI, GK and Mb---and I'll make sure that they all get copies.

That way, if I get hit by a bus, keel over from a heart attack or am lost in the Bermuda Triangle, matters can proceed with a minimum of fuss.

A couple of months ago, Red said she'd never seen anyone so excited about turning 50. I said it was because I was hoping I'd finally feel grown-up. I didn't expect to feel quite *this* grown-up.

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( From the annual LJ Christmas meme, the Wish List )
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This year, I’m out of work and things are tighter than they’ve ever been. What I *really* wish is that I could get my act together and not feel so pathetic all the time...and a few other things you can't buy at the mall. (But a little prayer, positive thinking, good mojo wouldn't hurt.)

Meanwhile, as per LJ tradition, I wish

1. For my mom to have a safe and happy visit with her mom in Oklahoma.

2. That all my loved ones and their loved ones and I overcome our health difficulties.

3. That the assistance I'm giving my friend in her fledgling business will turn into a real job.

4. Someone would renew my paid LJ and icons---they expire in less than two weeks. Or my AAA membership. Or buy me a BJ’s membership.

5. Someone would make me an LJ layout of my very own (I can supply the art.).

6. I could get this fabulous belt from Torrid, size 4.

7. I could get a haircut, for crying out loud, because my hair has reached that impossible, in-between length and I never seem to have $20 to spare.

8. I had a better car, or could afford massive intervention on the one I have. (20 year-old Honda with +250K miles on it)

9. I could get copies of The Accidental Husband and/or Ten-Inch Hero on DVD. I don’t care if they’re new, used, factory or bootleg as long as they play in my DVD player or computer.

10. I had a gift card or two or three to help me through some of those rough weeks. Especially WalMart, Aldi’s, or 7-11.


Please PM me if you need my contact info. Happy holidays, y’all!

ETA Thanks, Anonymous, for the LJ reload. Also to kerry_louise for offering a copy of the long-awaited The Accidental Husband, w00t! valderman74 is going to help with a haircut, yay!

The belt went on sale, 50% off. I Santa'ed myself!

Four days of Mandatory Overtime so far at The Job That Ate My Brain...my body knows I've already had a 40 hour week---I actually slept for seven hours last night. (My recent average has been more like 5-6.) Yesterday was abyssmal. We're out of everything, or so it seems, and everyone who's already placed an order wants to know where it is, or wants a credit.

On the plus side, I'm navigating multiple programs with a faculty that I wouldn't have thought possible a week or so ago. It's gotten to where I've started looking up items in warehouse inventory BEFORE I place the order, because otherwise, they'll just get an e-mail notice saying the order has cancelled because it's out of stock. If the link in the main program is messed up, I can go into the backup for the tracking number to find out when the shipper claims they delivered the order. (Sending something? Ask the sender to put "signature required" on it, so it won't just get dumped on the doorstep for your neighbors to pilfer.)

On the other hand, I did have one heart-warming example of how nice people can be: a lady called me and said she'd gotten someone else's order. (Naturally, I thought she meant the warehouse got the order wrong, and my heart sank at the thought of more transactions.) No, her order was there in the box, and so was someone else's. AND the shipping address ON the mailing label, so I was able to pull up the other person's info and note the account. The gal who received it, as I was talking to her, was pulling off her postage label and getting ready to put our label on it and send it to the correct recipient and joking that she'd better get her presents wrapped, since she wouldn't have the box to hide it in. She was a very classy lady, and I hope she has a terrific Christmas. Honesty should be rewarded.

According to her, one of the items in both orders was the same style shirt in a different color/size, so apparently, someone at the warehouse got distracted while pulling items and threw it all in the same box. (Good think the paperwork got in there, and that it went to someone with a sense of principle.) I can safely say that, as stressful as my job is, I'm really glad that I'm not working in one of our warehouses. I don't know---or care---how much they're making, it can't be enough. I know how many orders we're placing; they must be completely swamped. Heck, they've probably gotten to the point where they're laughing hysterically and saying, "It's all sold out---can we go home?"

All *I* want for Christmas is...well, let's just say it's one of a kind and isn't available in stores. It doesn't have to be gift-wrapped---in fact, completely naked would be preferable!---doesn't need batteries, and the only accessories required are a jumbo box of condoms and a squeeze bottle of chocolate sauce.

Okay, I'm smiling now. Time to go get ready for work.