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rose_griffes) wrote2008-12-04 10:21 pm
rose_griffes) wrote2008-12-04 10:21 pm
Christmas list meme thingy
I started that Christmas wish list thing a while ago. Haven't had time to think about it lately so I'm just going to do a quick revision of what I already wrote and post it. Too bad if I think of something I want more later!
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 (fic, icons, etc.) 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, 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. [Note: Your home address is not required!]
- Make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ.
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 guarantees with this project, 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: (not in any particular order)
1. A fanvid about the Sixes done to the song 'Arlington' by The Wailin' Jennys. Caprica, Gina, Natalie.
I lied; this is number one for a reason. But everything else really is in no particular order. *g*
2. Also, a fanvid with Vienna Teng's song 'My Medea.' Kara/Leoben would work for this... or just Kara... or Kara/Lee... or Boomer... or almost any of the messed-up people on Battlestar Galactica.
3. A list ofbooks novels you've loved and the reasons why. Yes, I'd love to find new stuff to read in your list, but it would also be fun to chat about any of the ones I've already read, too. (I'm a bit partial to fantasy and mystery novels, but I'm definitely not exclusive. *g*)
4. Idiot-proof, easy recipes for bread pudding (with sauce! preferably not containing alcohol because then I'd have to buy some just for the recipe) or any other decadent, secretly easy starchy desserts. Oh, same thing with cheesecake! I made my first cheesecake the other day and didn't mess it up, so I'm feeling a bit more adventurous.
5. DVD-ish commentary on any fic of mine. Or just give me a detailed comment on what worked/what didn't...
*adds the 'so vain' tag to this post*
6. Pushing Daisies meta. Or good PD fic, including crossover fics. Actually I think I'd prefer crossover fics, just because the (very small amount of) regular fic is a bit too sappy-sweet, generally speaking.
7. Icons: I have a tragic lack of icons relating to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and LotR and Firefly. Point me to some or make some just for me... funny icons are better than regular, but I like all kinds.
8. Italy or France picspam, with photos taken by real people, not professionals. Unless you happen to be a professional photographer. I really like pictures with people in them and pictures of things that aren't as well-known as, say, the Eiffel Tower. Picspam of other places would also be awesome, especially if you could tell me some anecdotes about your visit there.
9. BSG fanfiction! Er... huh, it's really hard to think of what I shoulddemand ask for. You guys know what I like! Gen! Some het, no NC-17 stuff... Crackfic is particularly awesome, but I don't have a lot of patience for really long crackfic.
Leoben in crackfic!
10. My own Captain Carrot (Ironfoundersson). Failing that, I'll take Helo. If you can obtain either of these commodities, I'll give you an address and pay for shipping. :D
There's NO GUILT attached to this list. I had fun making it; if you enjoy trying one of the things on my list, great. If not, that's okay, too.
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 (fic, icons, etc.) 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, 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. [Note: Your home address is not required!]
- Make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ.
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 guarantees with this project, 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: (not in any particular order)
1. A fanvid about the Sixes done to the song 'Arlington' by The Wailin' Jennys. Caprica, Gina, Natalie.
I lied; this is number one for a reason. But everything else really is in no particular order. *g*
2. Also, a fanvid with Vienna Teng's song 'My Medea.' Kara/Leoben would work for this... or just Kara... or Kara/Lee... or Boomer... or almost any of the messed-up people on Battlestar Galactica.
3. A list of
4. Idiot-proof, easy recipes for bread pudding (with sauce! preferably not containing alcohol because then I'd have to buy some just for the recipe) or any other decadent, secretly easy starchy desserts. Oh, same thing with cheesecake! I made my first cheesecake the other day and didn't mess it up, so I'm feeling a bit more adventurous.
5. DVD-ish commentary on any fic of mine. Or just give me a detailed comment on what worked/what didn't...
*adds the 'so vain' tag to this post*
6. Pushing Daisies meta. Or good PD fic, including crossover fics. Actually I think I'd prefer crossover fics, just because the (very small amount of) regular fic is a bit too sappy-sweet, generally speaking.
7. Icons: I have a tragic lack of icons relating to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and LotR and Firefly. Point me to some or make some just for me... funny icons are better than regular, but I like all kinds.
8. Italy or France picspam, with photos taken by real people, not professionals. Unless you happen to be a professional photographer. I really like pictures with people in them and pictures of things that aren't as well-known as, say, the Eiffel Tower. Picspam of other places would also be awesome, especially if you could tell me some anecdotes about your visit there.
9. BSG fanfiction! Er... huh, it's really hard to think of what I should
Leoben in crackfic!
10. My own Captain Carrot (Ironfoundersson). Failing that, I'll take Helo. If you can obtain either of these commodities, I'll give you an address and pay for shipping. :D
There's NO GUILT attached to this list. I had fun making it; if you enjoy trying one of the things on my list, great. If not, that's okay, too.
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BUT FIRST, I must rec:
For novels, I will rec (briefly as possible) my two favorite finds of 2008 which happen to be fantasy/sci fi and mystery respectively:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It's a YA novel about a tough, scrappy heroine--think a younger, less bitter Starbuck maybe?--in a post-apocolyptic dystopia--hints of BSG with its twelve colonies and a thirteenth that was extinguished--who must kill other teens in a competition of survival that's filmed as a reality show. I loved the heroine and the world-building is fantastic and there's a love triangle and politics/civil rights angle--and the only bad thing is that this is only the first in a trilogy and the next one won't be out till next fall.
Also, the mystery author Tana French, whom I just discovered this year, even though she won the Edgar last year with her debut In the Woods, is great. Both In the Woods and the sort-of sequel The Likeness (same characters but totally stand-alone plots) blew me away with their rich, atmospheric voice, vivid characterization, and a bit of unreliable narration, which I always enjoy.
The first book revolves around Rob, a cop whose best friends were abducted when he was a child in an alarming incident he can't fully remember. He's investigating a new murder case with ties to that old one.
Rob's partner, Cassie, is the heroine of the second book, which involves a woman who could be her doppelganger and is using an old police alias she used, and who gets killed, and Cassie has to drop into the woman's life to get to the bottom of the crime. (Somewhat reminiscent of Donna Tartt's The Secret History)
I talk a little bit more about why I loved both these books here on my LJ.
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I loved Alpaca One For You. It's adorable.
I've heard a lot about The Hunger Game. I'll look into it soon!
Never heard of Tana French, but I'm always on the lookout for new mystery novelists... I seem to like to read a bunch by the same author in spurts. Yay, books! THANK YOU!