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THE BASICS: write a Christmas/Holiday wish list. It can be any 10 wishes you'd like to have granted, no matter what they are. Possible or seemingly impossible. People look and grant the wishes if they can. It's not about "OMFG PRESENTS", it's about making someone else's holiday a little brighter by giving. Personally, I get more out of giving than receiving sometimes. It's just a good feeling to give.

STEP ONE

** Make a post in your journal. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("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 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 possible 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. In this case, you can always just note someone on dA.

** Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your journal, so that others can join in and participate to spread the holiday joy!

STEP TWO

** Surf around your friend list 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.

NOW LET'S SEE IT!

1. I've never had a subscription. I sort of want to see what all the fuss is about. I'm not big on spending money for web-sites, but everyone raves about it and I guess I'd just like to see what it's like.
[/EDIT] Another materialistic item, I am sorry, but I would totally prefer this to a sub D: [link] I've wanted this bag forever. I got a laptop last year and I don't have a bag for it, and I'm ALWAYS carrying thick novels and notebooks and pens and pencils and make-up and all sorts of other bulky crap in my bag. This back is just perfect.

2. I wish for my house to come together--we recently moved--and for my parents to stop bickering for a little while to at least enjoy it all. They're home owners. It's a great thing, yeah?

3. I love books. Always have and always will. I want to be a writer. There are a bunch of books I really want but can't seem to find or afford. I know it's materialistic, but they are the most basic pleasure of mine in life. I've never had a lot of friends, but I've always had books. I'm a literature whore. Some of the books I can't seem to get--and would take as second hand, whatever, I don't care as long as I get to read them and cherish them--are:
-Let the Right One In: A Novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ebba Segerberg (It's originally in Swedish, and I can't read Swedish, so please xD If you have that, I love you for the thought, but I doubt I could master a language in a few days to read it.) ( is getting this for me, I believe <3)
-German Folklore: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks) by James R. Dow
-Looking For Alaska by John Green
-Elfland (Aetherial Tales) by Freda Warrington

4. Some art. Anything. I've never received much gift art, but I love getting it. I have so many characters--mostly literary--and I would love to see them in paper and ink. If you're interested in drawing them or whatever you wish, you can note me and I can tell you some about them. <3

5. To get back to my old weight. I've had rough times this year including illnesses and medications that have made my gain weight. I want to get back into the grove and return to my old size.

6. To stop bickering with my mother. We're too similar and always bickering over something or other.

7. A pretty necklace. I love jewelry. It's a splash of color in an otherwise somber outfit or something to fiddle with while I work--and I do that a lot. Again, second-hand, vintage, something you made yourself, whatever! <3

8. A wish from my list last year! Tell me about some GOOD BOOKS. I love fantasy and fiction, but don't really like things like the Twilight Books, or the Gossip Girl books, or the Crank(?) series. Gimme a challenge C:

9. SOME WARM AND FUZZY SOCKS. We just moved to a house with ALL hard wood floors so my feet are chilly quite often. I love socks. One of my good friends gave me a pair of Wigwams last year and I adore them. They're so soft and nice. Do you know somewhere to get really good, fuzzy socks? Or could you help me figure out how to knit some of my own? C: Anything will do.

10. To spend more time with my friends. And not always feel like they're avoiding me. That would be really nice.