1:39 p.m. - 2004-12-06
Wish List
Today's D-land "everybody's doing it, so I'll just hop right on the bandwagon" entry (recently seen on Beth and Heather's pages):
Step One
Make a post to your diary. 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 Solstice 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.
Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your diary, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
Surf around your buddy list (or your buddy's buddies, 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 list:
1. Pair of size 18 Venezia (from Lane Bryant) stretch classic jeans, the plain stonewashed blue color.
2. Big easy chair with ottoman, neutral color.
3. New featherbed (full/double size.)
4. All of the Sex & the City DVD sets.
5. 1-year membership to Weight Watchers.
6. The Nautica "Cambridge" shower curtain.
7. Three kitty beds.
8. Square coffee table.
9. Laptop computer.
10. My student loans paid off.
On the remote chance that someone wants to fulfill my Christmas wishes, please feel free to click on the e-mail link.
Love,
The Grinch, a/k/a GoingLoopy.
