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[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm Mia. I'm 17, a Torontonian and this is the first time I'm doing this.

1. My grandmother is really sick so please have your fingers crossed for her. And I mom would really like to go see her so keep your fingers crossed that it all works out and she can go and visit her :)
2. RECS! I would loooove recs for books, music, movies (+ foreign movies with subs), tv shows (UK/US), anime/manga, Asian dramas/variety shows (that have subs) etc. Anything you think is really awesome and feel the need to spread the love, go ahead and rec it to me and I'll totally check it out.
3. This ones related to #2. I would love some home burned dvds/cds of tv shows, movies, anime (dubs only no matter how bad a fan that makes me xD), comics, manga, Asian dramas/variety shows. I have a list of stuff I want to watch/rewatch and downloading takes forever and a lot of space so this would be really really awesome.
4. Used books. Recently, I've been really into YA novels and fantasy/supernatural stuff. I also fell in love with Kazuo Ishiguro and now he's pretty much my favourite author and Never Let Me Go is my favourite book. I own 3 of his books (Never Let Me Go, When We Were Orphans, The Remains of the Day) so any of his other stuff and books by authors with his writing style would be great.
5. Postcards from anywhere.
6. Fanmixes/graphics (icons, wallpapers) of any of my fandoms.
7. Mix. I'm always looking for new stuff to listen to so here's my last.fm though there are a lotof artists I love that aren't on there (this can be on a cd or download).

Happy holidays!

Email me at miacallisto at gmail dot com or pm me for my address.

Thank you!

Comments

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

First, let me suggest you add tags -- makes you easier to find!

Second, let me recommend two TV Shows - both of which i just LOVE:
Hu$tle is a UK show with Robert Vaughn in the lead. It's a group of grifters who only do big jobs and only to the bad guys. The grifters make a score and usually, someone deserving benefits. It's a great deal of fun, well written, and watching them create the con is a hoot. Most easily found through AMC.
Leverage is a US show that has *got* to be based on Hu$tle, but even knowing both, I LOVE this new show with Tim Hutton (just started on TNT a week or two ago). Again, a collection of grifters, but this time the focus is to do the Bad guys out with specific intent to benefit someone deserving. They're willing to do so because the last con they pulled before the group formed as "Leverage Consulting" netted each of them multi-millions. Tim Hutton is a hoot and the other actors are great fun. Again, well written and well performed.

Hope you enjoy them!

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the tags. I went back and added them.

I think I might have seen ads for Hu$tle on CBC. It sounds great and I'll put it on my list.
I'll check out Leverage as well.

Thank you!

[theloriest.livejournal.com]

Of course I will keep your grandmother in my thoughts. Will light a candle for her.

And as for recommendations...

Books:
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Music
I really like folk music, so here are some great recs.

Mike Campbell (http://www.arctic.net/~mooseman) - He's an Alaskan singer-songwriter.

Seamus Kennedy - an Irish singer. Great guy.

Movies

Let the Right One In (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/) is a Swedish movie that I found absolutely breathtaking.

Extra

Track down and watch Joss Whedon's Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog

You won't be sorry. :)

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Happy holidays. And I really hope things with your grandma work out.

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Of course I will keep your grandmother in my thoughts. Will light a candle for her.
Thank you.

I've got the Susannah Clarke book on my shelf and I've been meaning to read it for a while now. It's just the number of pages tend to scare me :P

The new Neil Gaiman book has been on my list ever since it was published.

I LOVE Dr Horrible! It was great!

I'll check out the movie and the other stuff as well.

Thank you :D

[starseed4.livejournal.com]

I would recommend The IT Crowd, if you haven't seen it. It's a UK show my friends and I recently got into and it's hilarious.

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine just recently recced it to me so it's definitely on my list.

[sktrgothchick.livejournal.com]

your grandma will be in my thoughts. I know what it's like. My grandma was in a nursing home after a stroke for 5 yrs.

TV shows i love: House, Heroes. I'm sure it's nothing new and different but I recommend them to EVERYONE hehe.

Some of my favorite animes: Chobits, DN Angel. Hubby likes Bleach, Gundam, Gundam Wing, and Dragon ball, and Dragon Ball Z.

I really hope the best for your Grandma and that you have a wonderful holiday.

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the wishes for my grandma.

I love House! Hugh Laurie is so awesome.
I liked Heroes in its first season but Season 2 was disappointing and I gave up on it this season. Even Kristen Bell couldn't keep me watching :(

I've been meaning to watch Bleach though it seems really long. I've heard about Chobits.

Thank you!

[brucasnaleyfan1.livejournal.com]

3- I can burn the first season of Brothers and Sisters for you if you like, I'm already doing it for other people so it's no trouble, I can burn Bobby and Miss Potter for you too

6- I can make you a fanmix for veronica/logan, buffy/angel

8- I can make you a mix of some of my fave songs

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

That would be beyond awesome! I'll pm you my address xD Also I totally love you!

Link me to your list so I can see if I can do anything for you :D

[brucasnaleyfan1.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

http://community.livejournal.com/holiday_wishes/1244144.html that's my wishlist, if you need my address, feel free to either e-mail me or pm me and I'll send it to you

[kirei-xo-ai.livejournal.com]

Hi sweetie!
I'm glad you have a wishlist...
I can grant you wishes #4, and #8 XD
Email/PM your address.

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Hey!
That'd be great. Thank you!

Link me to your list.

[pandapeepers.livejournal.com]

My best wishes for your Grandmother :)

I have a book rec for you - Lonely Wolf Girl by Martin Millar, great writer with an unusual style that really shines in this book.

I saw someone rec'd Susanna Clark and you said you had it, read it! You wont't notice how many pages are there when you get started, other than an aching wrist from holding it, it's a great book.

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Putting it on my list. Thanks.

I will really soon!

[sariah8.livejournal.com]

I can help you out with # 3. I can do Entourage for you, and really, only having season 1 on the list is a crime. If you want, I can burn all season for you, it's SUCH a great show. Let me know if you'd like more than season 1 and I'll get on it, otherwise, email me your address sariah8 at gmail dot com.

I'm working on my wishlist right now and I'll post it soon, so don't worry about looking for me just yet lol

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

If you can burn all the seasons for me that would be BEYOND BEYOND AWESOME! But if it's too much work for you though then just Season 1 is fine with me :D

Link me to your wishlist once it's done so I can see if I can do anything for you.

[sariah8.livejournal.com]

I can't promise that I can get them to you super-soon, but I will get them to you asap. I can start with season one, and we can keep in touch and I'll send you the others as you finish. deal?

my wishlist is here (http://community.livejournal.com/holiday_wishes/1444909.html)

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Take your time to send them :)

Thank you!

[dakotawitch.livejournal.com]

Happy to send a postcard! Drop me a line at dakotawitch @ gmail dot com with "Holiday Wishes: Postcard" in the subject and your addy in the body.

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

1. I'm sending lots of good thoughts.

2. Books:

Maniac Magee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Magee) by Jerry Spinelli (Young adult book, but good for adults too)
The Eight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eight_(novel)) by Katherine Neville
The Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Source_(novel)) by James A. Michener (Historical fiction)
Microserfs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microserfs) by Douglas Coupland (Humorous fiction about testers at Microsoft)

Tv: Farscape, The Invisible Man, Babylon 5, and Pushing Daisies

Also sent you a PM. :)

[onmyowndick.livejournal.com]

Maniac Magee is one of my favourite books :D
I've been meaning to read Douglas Coupland and now I know where to start.

I am a Pushing Daisies fan (so sad it's been cancelled though) and I've heard a lot about Farscape.

Thanks for the recs and the good wishes. And I got your pm so thank you for the music :)