It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas...

[nenya217.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone,
I'm a 22y/o Georgia girl and this is my third year participating in this community.  I love being able to do what I can to make other Christmas wishes come true, and I'm especially looking forward to it this year as this will my first Christmas alone.  Snail mail surprises go a long way towards keeping the Christmas spirit. :-)

Here are my wishes for 2008:

1. Snail mail
There is not enough snail mail in the world.  I would love your Christmas cards, letters, postcards, secrets, doodles, or anything else worthy of being tucked away in an envelope.

2. Gourmet chocolate
I am a huge fan of good chocolate and I will try anything you send!  I have to go easy on milk, though (dairy allergy), so my favorites are dark chocolate or (hard to find but amazingly good) rice milk chocolate.

3.  Mix CDS
I have discovered so many wonderful artists through mix CDs I've received from friends and kind strangers.  My tastes tend to run towards indie rock/folk (Coldplay, Iron & Wine, Vienna Teng, Sarah McLachlan, etc.) but I will listen to anything except for rap/heavy metal.  I also adore Irish music and movie soundtrack-esque instrumentals.

4. Sakura Gelly Roll pens
Gelly Roll pens are my mainstay for writing and journaling; I love the colors and how smoothly they write.  I'd be happy for any but I'd especially love the Dark Stardust pens, which are apparently not sold anywhere within a 100mile radius of my town!

5. Knee socks
I'm an avid mounted games player and, well, we're all a bit obsessed with wearing crazy knee socks to play in.  The more outrageous the colors, the better. :-)

6. Easy knitting patterns
I've just begun learning to knit and would love your favorite beginner friendly patterns - especially for winter hats.

7. Earrings
Stud earrings would be especially lovely as I can't wear dangly earrings on the job; my collection of interesting stud earrings is woefully small!

8. Breyer horses of any kind
This one is a bit of a long shot, but I have never given up my love of Breyer models and still collect them in the extremely rare moments that my finances allow it.  I'd give a good home to Breyer horses of any size and any condition, even battered and broken!

9. Donations to nanowrimo.org
I just finished my first year doing NaNoWriMo and can't say enough good things about the program.  They gladly accept donations of any size and are still short of the amount needed to do it all again next year.

10. Deep breaths!
The holidays can be busy and stressful, but I hope everyone is able to pause for a moment, take a deep breath, look past the consumerism and the crazy calendar, and enjoy all the peace and love of the holiday season. ♥

My email address is nenya217 (at) yahoo.com.
Best wishes to all!

Comments

[julie709.livejournal.com]

I just did the last one. I needed it!

*hugs*

[brucasnaleyfan1.livejournal.com]

I can do 1 and 3 and possibly 4, if I can find them anywhere

I just did 10 too

[nenya217.livejournal.com]

mail AND a CD? You are my hero.

Hooray for deep breaths. :-)

[ameliamichelle.livejournal.com]

I would love to do 1. E-mail me your address at omgamyface@yahoo.com

[ex-hallways.livejournal.com]

i have a pair of gorgeous moonstone stud earrings that i cannot wear that are sterling silver if you'd like them? email me your address : mistress@fragile-eternity.net :D

[rosaleendhu.livejournal.com]

Are you familiar with Knitty (http://www.knitty.com)? They have a great range of knitting patterns. If you hit the patterns archive, everything is listed by item type and labeled with a difficulty level.

*edited to correct a typo. :)

[nenya217.livejournal.com]

Adding to bookmarks! Looks like I'll get a lot of use out of this.

[rhiannontherose.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I can't afford to help, except with #10, but I wanted to recommend something to you. If you should ever find yourself in the position of being able to splurge like crazy on chocolate, order some from Piron Belgian Chocolatier (http://www.belgchocpiron.com/chocolates.html). It's expensive, even moreso if you need it shipped to you, but....so worth it. Best chocolate I've ever had in my life, and I've sampled all I could from around the world. You're talking about a few generations of family tradition in Belgian confectionary experience, passed down, and ending up apprenticed to this new master who ended up in Chicago. Everything is done with imported ingredients that can be -- milk and such are done local and organic -- there's nothing artificial, no chemicals, no preservatives. Chocolates are made on-site several times daily. It's just....soooooooooooo good. We used to live right near the shop, and I swear, you could just walk in and happily eat the air. Oh, how I miss it.

[loudxmouse.livejournal.com]

my fave hat patterns:
http://www.littleturtleknits.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_101&products_id=227

and check out ravelry.com!!! it's free and a great resource for knitters! feel free to add me if you join. I am sweaterpoorly there

[nenya217.livejournal.com]

excellent! Thanks ever so much. :-)

[sparrow-sam.livejournal.com]

i would love to send you snail mail! my email addy is cowgirl.sammy@yahoo.com. i would love yours.

[supadupalove.livejournal.com]

I'd love to send you a CD and a card! Just send your address to me at spamgoddess@gmail.com and I'll get it out ASAP.

BTW, I'm a Georgia girl too!

[fanpire8.livejournal.com]

His!

I sent you an e-mail asking for your address so that I can send you a Christmas card. xD I can also make you a music mix via e-mail, if you'd like. ;)

~ Kate

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

Hey there.

I was going through the lists over at Holiday_Wishes and something you asked for caught my eye.

Could you please email me at smallwaldo at gmail dot com and send me a snail mail address?

(and also, because I'm a huge flake, could you please put your LJ name and/or a link back to your list in the same email so I'm sure to match up the right list with the address. Thanks!)

Waldo. (thefannishwaldo)

[artemis_wandering]

Email your address, name, and LJ name to me at futuresenator_and_1stLady@hotmail.com and I can send you a card!