Christmas Wishlist

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Great site, have enjoyed reading lists, hopefully will be able to grant a wish or two. Decided to join in, so here's mine.

My Wish List

1. A Brazil ( the Terry Gilliam film, not the country) icon.

2. To get first novel published.

3. To be told about a cool and unusual website.

4. To be debt-free.

5. To be told which fiction or non-fiction book must be read.

6. To get a bigger flat.

7. Feedback. On my journal are a few BtVS fan-fics, all of which are Gilescentric. If that is something you might like to check out then please do so and leave a comment. Doesn't have to be complimentary, honesty is preferred.

8. Links to nature web-cams, especially ocean-cams.

9. A Gene Kelly (ideally in a dance pose) icon.

10. For anyone who doesn't find Christmas the happiest time of the year to go to www.samaritans.org or www.befrienders.org. Whatever you're going through, they'll go through it with you.

Comments

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

For #3, if you're into original vamp fiction, this is a great site. :)

For #5: Everything I've read by Neil Gaiman thus far has been very good.

And good luck for your novel! *grins*

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Thanks for granting me a wish. Original vamp fic sounds cool, shall go and check it out.

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

*grins* No problem; Matt is a great writer!

[akonadi.livejournal.com]

3. By far my favorite website of all time is http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ . PostSecret is an art project where people are invited to send in their most private secrets on a postcard (annonymously, of course) Some of these are posted. It's incredibly humbling.

5. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold. Fiction. Amazing.

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

What an awesome site, thank you for granting me a wish and alerting me to something so compelling.

My humble offering

[glamourcorpse.livejournal.com]

http://www.gerbomatic.com/ (Found Object sculptor, wild stuff)
http://www.ishkur.com/music/# (All about Techno with little music clips. I am not a techo fan, but the samples and webpage writters commentary amused me and kept me amused for about 2 hours. Much to the chagrin of the roomie.)
http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu/home.html (I'm too dumb for this one,(It's one of those solve a mystery/puzzle things) but one can poke around the museum as well so I really enjoyed that.)

Great Offering

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Thanks for granting me a wish and sending such great links. Loving the puzzle.

Re: Great Offering

[glamourcorpse.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked! :)

[skellorg.livejournal.com]

Just passing through, surfing LJ on a Friday afternoon and stumbled across this. Good luck with your novel; wish I could grant that one for you. Here are some icons, though. :)

Awesome!

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the great icons - so cool of you to take the time and grant a wish. Very kind and much appreciated - am stoked!

[joyitude.livejournal.com]

Non-fiction - If you haven't read Anne Frank's diary at any point in your life, that's a pretty interesting book.
Fiction - The Secret Life Of Bees was a great book, as was The DaVinci Code, and...hm. That's all I can really think of off of the top of my head.

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Thanks for wish granting - have been to Anne Franks's house, brought the diary there and have yet to read it. You've prompted me into giving it a go. Totally agree about The DaVinci code - it was addictive.

[afteriwake.livejournal.com]

When I get more time I'll check your LJ and feedback on your fics. Trust me, I know how important that can be.

[afteriwake.livejournal.com]

Oh! Book rec: David Eddings' The Losers. Makes you think, that book does.

And http://rumandmonkey.com/ is a fun site.

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Top site reccomendation thank you. The Losers sounds cool, I'll check it out.

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Thank you - feedback does rock, doesn't it? You obviously write too, can I return the favour? If so please send me a link.

[afteriwake.livejournal.com]

Sure. I run my own archive, Written By The Evil Hand. It's at http://www.sand-in-my-shoes.com/ragna/wbteh

[heatherlayne-n.livejournal.com]

Neat Links:

55 Word Stories (http://toothdemon.net/55words/latest.html)
Cute knitted hats (http://www.fishfishknits.com/main.php)
Really neat idea (http://www.bookcrossing.com/home)
Cool customized clothes (http://www.neighborhoodies.com/catalog/)

[ex-shitsu-to509.livejournal.com]

Thanks for granting a wish and sending the links. I thought Book Crossing was particularly wonderful.