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[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Happy Holidays everyone!

You know what I'd really like for Christmas? Renew my faith in humanity. Donate a toy to one of those drives, plant a tree, spend some time at an animal shelter--just do something for whatever your pet cause may be and then come tell me about it. Please?

And the rest of the list

2. Recs: books (Currently looking for good fantasy), music, fic (Potterverse slash, Master & Commander gen, Narnia anything).

3. A prettiful new layout for my journal.

4. Kiss from that someone special underneath the mistletoe.

5. Postcards. I'm trying to cover my very ugly walls with them. The stranger the better-current favorite is of the Corn Palace.

6. SNOW!

7. A copy of A Feast for Crows :)

8. A cute pair of earrings.

9. More LJ friends!

dancingcelt@gmail.com

Comments

[jynxgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm always up for more LJ friends, and every year I donate either toys or time to the homeless/woman's shelter to help with their Christmas festivities. I have for about 4 years now.

[tiggrmish.livejournal.com]

I love where I work because we always have a big donation drive in December - this year we are giving to Toys for Tots, Angel Tree, a local nursing home, a food drive, a hat, mitten and scarf drive, and sending Christmas cards to the troops. That's all just in December - we have a yearly drive for money and supplies for the local SPCA, we have food drive in July, all kinds of stuff.

# 2

[fannishnej.livejournal.com]

Books:
Katherine Kurtz's Deryni series (Historical feeling fantasy), or her Adept series (Modern fantasy).
Avalon by Stephan Lawhead (A modern King Arthur story).

enjoy!

Re: # 2

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

I've been looking for moden takes on Arthurian legends. Thanks so much!

Re: # 2

[fannishnej.livejournal.com]

After you read it, let me know what you think.

[fate-envies-us.livejournal.com]

I friended you! :)

[bastienn.livejournal.com]

#2 - Try to find a book by Johanna Sinisalo. It's called "Troll: A Love Story". A story about a man who falls in love with a troll.

[sheryll.livejournal.com]

I've friended you, have a toy just sitting on my table waiting to be donated and will happily send you a postcard if you email me your address (s_ings@yahoo.com).

Merry Christmas!

[cleodora.livejournal.com]

I'll rec you a good fic community... narniadrabble! :) girlchild is pretty much the only person to have posted so far but she's very good, worth checking out!

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

An entire, active community for Narnia fic--I'm now being attacked by plot bunnies. Many thanks.

Mission accomplished :)

[safadancer.livejournal.com]

Ten trees planted in your name. Send me your snail mail address for receipt of the cards that they mail to show you what you did (I got them sent to me because I didn't have your address). Otherwise, keep breathing good clean air!

mahasinbn@yahoo.com

Re: Mission accomplished :)

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Trees! Have sent you my address and many thanks.

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Have friended you back. And thanks so much for responding to the first wish-- it's really heartening to see that people are sharing the holiday spirit. You'd think college students could skip a few drinks and buy a kid a book for the holidays...

[chickitychina.livejournal.com]

#5. If it's random postcards you want, I think I might have just what you're looking for:) If you send me your address (to leende [at] canada.com), I'll mail it to you.

[poketmouse.livejournal.com]

I shall be an LJ friend if you'd like :) And if you send me your addy I will send you a postcard.

Mail me at Gypsyerica@aol.com

love from Heather
x

[willowraed.livejournal.com]

I'll be going on vacation in January, so if you want a late card - I can send it then. I also friended you (on my other journal). My email is karydwyn71@aol.com

[wonderlandkat.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend and I are doing Operation Santa Claus this year. We recieved two letters written by poor children to "Santa" as to what they wanted for Christmas. We purchase one (actually we're going to do two) of their wishes and send it back to their school. The cover letter from their school said that these would quite possibly be the only Christmas presents they recieve all year. It's both very touching and very sad.

On a happier note, if you want a postcard sent your way, just email me your addy (wonderlandkat@hotmail.com)

[jazzchic23.livejournal.com]

I can send you a postcard if you email your address to crystal@mrpuppy.net

I don't know if you've heard of the site postcardx.net It was a random act of postcard kindness site that ran for a couple years, then it took a nap this summer. But just recently the creator says it is waking up again. I've gotten many neat postcards from the site, even while it was down. =)

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link--shall definitely check it out once things are up and running again.

Your icon is absolutely adorable.

[jazzchic23.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That's my Galileo!

For your wish #1 I will be helping distribute toys for a local charity. It is set up in such a way that the volunteers basically take the parent(s) shopping through a selection of new toys- that way they can pick out something super special. Then we head to the back and add appropriate used toys to the bag. I love doing it!

[wenchamok.livejournal.com]

#2. Have you tried Stephen King's Dark Tower series? Hard to stick in just one category (sci fi, fantasy, horror, adventure). Or for a little more straight up SK fantasy, try "The Eyes of the Dragon."

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

I read (and loved) 'Little Sisters of Eluria' in Legends, but somehow never got around to the series. Thanks for reminding me!

[wenchamok.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[whisperelmwood.livejournal.com]

I write Potterverse Slash - mostly Harry/Draco, though one or two Harry/Severus ^^ If you want to lookit, here's the link:

UnBETA'd: http://www.fanfiction.net/~whisperelmwood

BETA'd: http://www.noiresensus.com/authors/a_whisperelmwood.html

And I would love to send you a postcard ^^
death_stalker66@hotmail.com

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks for links--I love how-they-got-together!fic. Have sent you my snail mail address.

[cgypsy.livejournal.com]

I'll LJ friend you now. :) And for #2 I'm currently reading Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrel and enjoying it a good bit so far. It takes a bit longer to get through than some books with all the notes but it's interesting. ^.^ And for #5 if you'll send your snail mail addy to my eamil at Victoriangirl @ gmail. com I'd be glad to send you a postcard from here, an interesting one if I can. =)

What do you consider cute?

[winterhart]

I make jewelry, and would be more than happy to send you a pair for christmas.

winterhart14@gmail.com

Re: What do you consider cute?

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Really? Thank you so much--all I've been able to find recently are the big chandelier ones which, while pretty, are way too overpowering for ikkle tiny me. Have sent you my snail mail address.

Re: What do you consider cute?

[winterhart]

Take a look over at www.coyotesdencrafts.com if anything catches your eye. I don't have the earrings on their own pages yet...

Re: What do you consider cute?

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Wow--they're all gorgeous. I really love the various drop earrings.

What's pricing going to be like for the barrettes? I really like the style, and since I'm growing my hair out, am keeping in mind places which have pretty hair stuff.

[eringryffin.livejournal.com]

I spent part of today helping set up the "Santa's Village" run by my college, which donates food and toys to seven local service groups. They're also collecting signatures and messages to send to overseas troops. If I have time, I'll be volunteering there again Monday.

Read about it here (http://www.utm.edu/admin/univrel/newsitems3.html). :)

Oh, and I purchased three gifts so far from www.gearthatgives.com, which resulted in the donation of 56 bowls of food to animal shelters nationwide.



If anyone wants an easy thing to do for charitable causes, PLEASE visit

The Animal Rescue Site (http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa/442/wa/gotoSite?destSite=AnimalRescueSite&origin=trstab&wosid=K80000Hi7007i100c1&revisionCode=ON_TRS_ARS_Tab)

The Breast Cancer Site (http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites)

The Child Health Site (http://www.thechildhealthsite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa/442/wa/gotoSite?destSite=ChildHealthSite&origin=arstab&wosid=K80000Hi7007i100c1&revisionCode=ON_ARS_CHS_TAB)

The Hunger Site (http://www.thehungersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa/442/wa/gotoSite?destSite=HungerSite&origin=arsTY&wosid=K80000Hi7007i100c1&revisionCode=ARSthankyoupg_THSlogo)

The Literacy Site (http://www.theliteracysite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa/442/wa/gotoSite?destSite=LiteracySite&origin=thstab&wosid=K80000Hi7007i100c1&revisionCode=ON_THS_LS_TAB)

The Rainforest Site (http://www.therainforestsite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa/442/wa/gotoSite?destSite=RainforestSite&origin=lstab&wosid=K80000Hi7007i100c1&revisionCode=ON_LS_TRS_TAB)

and

Poverty Fighters (http://www.povertyfighters.com/)

each day. All you have to do is click the button, once a day, every day. (If you want to do more, remember that purchasing things from the stores results in further donations! Each of the "The ____ Site" sites has an online store with a wide variety of items.)

[eringryffin.livejournal.com]

I was getting long, so I stopped there, but if it means anything to you, I also volunteer at my local animal shelter (all year long) and have for the past two years.

Oh, and I did donate a can of chili to a food drive. :) ::laughs:: I'm a college student--it was the only canned item I had in my dorm.

[silmarille.livejournal.com]

Hold on...your college has a program that donates to multiple local causes? Why can't I go somewhere with a social conscience?

Anyway, thanks so much for helping to grant my first wish. Happy holidays!

[changewillcome.livejournal.com]

Wish #1
I donated money to a local Children's charity.

Wish #2
Book Rec: The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Music Rec: Nightwish - either their Century Child or Once album

#5
Emailed for your addy to send a postcard

#9
Friended you - I thought your info was very clever. ^_^ Also share some of your interests, eventhough they aren't all listed on my interests list. *sigh* They need to make it so you can add more than just 150...