All I Want for Christmas....
Oct. 27th, 2005 10:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lls_mutantI've been seeing the fandom Christmas meme going around, and it's kind of cute, in principle. This is my first Christmas on LJ, which is fun. My wishlist is pretty simple, though: I'd like icons. (I'd particularly like an Accio Bananas! icon, and an icon that has to do with MRFH.) Other than that, I really, really can't think of anything that people could possibly grant. I think as a Christmas present to me I might pay for my account so I can actually USE more than three icons, but that's for me to give to me, because I do something nice for myself every year at Christmas, and this year I can't quite do what I did for myself last year (had my hair professionally colored and highlighted), because I can't take the baby to the salon and I don't want to pay that kind of money when we won't be going out much at Christmas, anyway. BTW- I highly recommend my little tradition of doing something nice for yourself at Christmas to everyone. Yes, it's the season of giving, but so many of us are so hard on ourselves the rest of the year. Take time and appreciate yourself!
My mom wants my Christmas list. I know it seems early, but a.) my mother is Bargin Hunter Extraordinaire and Christmas shops all year, and b.) I have a November birthday, so I combine both lists in one. The problem is that this year I have no idea what I want.
My mom loves long Christmas lists, so she can pick and choose items and there's still some element of surprise. Personally, I totally agree with that philosophy. (Like I said last Christmas rant, it also teaches kids they don't get everything they want.) But this year, I just don't know what I want. Well, I do. I want a healthy, happy baby. But I can't really put that on my Christmas list!
I don't know what size I'll be, so clothing is out (especially since I plan to hop right on WW after the birth.) We got married three years ago, so our kitchen has every concievable gadget that I would actually use. I know a mother needs to make sure she spends time on herself and her marriage, as well. But here's the thing: my hobbies? There's reading, but I have over half a dozen books I haven't read sitting around. (Plus, for some bizarre reason, my mother never gets me books. Why this is, I don't know, since she's always encouraging kids to read. I guess it's because I always read too much!) I love movies, but very few that I want are being released on DVD- it hasn't been a great year for movies. I love wine and would love to get (or get for hubby) a membership to a wine of the month or wine of the quarter type thing, but you can't ship wine to PA. I love cooking, but I have a ton of cookbooks. My other big hobby is writing, but what do you need for writing? Time and a computer, in my case, and as much as one day I'd like a laptop, it's not the kind of thing you put on a Christmas list. I love jewelry, but I know necklace + baby = bad idea. The only cosmetic I wear is perfume, and I'm stocked. I don't really need anything, I don't really want anything. It's a very nice complaint to have, but that's exactly why I hate Christmas lists, sometimes. I don't like asking for a donation made to someplace, either. I don't have pet charities, and I don't like dictating that someone should spend their money that way, y'know? It's one thing to say "in lieu of flowers, the family asks..." but it's another to ask someone to make a donation in my name for Christmas. Although I will probably do that for my grandmother- make a donation to the senior center that my grandfather was instrumental in helping to start.
Fortunately, Mom says she's probably scaling back on Christmas now, with her primary focus for our family being on the baby. Phew! :)
I'm also looking for two betas. I have two pieces for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
sirius_loving just about finished. They're both fairly short (for me), both with slash implications (R/S, naturally), and both well under R. For the one, I really, REALLY would prefer someone who's read Mentors, because it definitely references Mentors heavily. For the other, even though it references my universe, it probably doesn't matter. I should be able to send the pieces out by Saturday. Any takers?
ETA: Found betas. Thanks!!!!
Off to get writing!
My mom wants my Christmas list. I know it seems early, but a.) my mother is Bargin Hunter Extraordinaire and Christmas shops all year, and b.) I have a November birthday, so I combine both lists in one. The problem is that this year I have no idea what I want.
My mom loves long Christmas lists, so she can pick and choose items and there's still some element of surprise. Personally, I totally agree with that philosophy. (Like I said last Christmas rant, it also teaches kids they don't get everything they want.) But this year, I just don't know what I want. Well, I do. I want a healthy, happy baby. But I can't really put that on my Christmas list!
I don't know what size I'll be, so clothing is out (especially since I plan to hop right on WW after the birth.) We got married three years ago, so our kitchen has every concievable gadget that I would actually use. I know a mother needs to make sure she spends time on herself and her marriage, as well. But here's the thing: my hobbies? There's reading, but I have over half a dozen books I haven't read sitting around. (Plus, for some bizarre reason, my mother never gets me books. Why this is, I don't know, since she's always encouraging kids to read. I guess it's because I always read too much!) I love movies, but very few that I want are being released on DVD- it hasn't been a great year for movies. I love wine and would love to get (or get for hubby) a membership to a wine of the month or wine of the quarter type thing, but you can't ship wine to PA. I love cooking, but I have a ton of cookbooks. My other big hobby is writing, but what do you need for writing? Time and a computer, in my case, and as much as one day I'd like a laptop, it's not the kind of thing you put on a Christmas list. I love jewelry, but I know necklace + baby = bad idea. The only cosmetic I wear is perfume, and I'm stocked. I don't really need anything, I don't really want anything. It's a very nice complaint to have, but that's exactly why I hate Christmas lists, sometimes. I don't like asking for a donation made to someplace, either. I don't have pet charities, and I don't like dictating that someone should spend their money that way, y'know? It's one thing to say "in lieu of flowers, the family asks..." but it's another to ask someone to make a donation in my name for Christmas. Although I will probably do that for my grandmother- make a donation to the senior center that my grandfather was instrumental in helping to start.
Fortunately, Mom says she's probably scaling back on Christmas now, with her primary focus for our family being on the baby. Phew! :)
I'm also looking for two betas. I have two pieces for
sirius_loving just about finished. They're both fairly short (for me), both with slash implications (R/S, naturally), and both well under R. For the one, I really, REALLY would prefer someone who's read Mentors, because it definitely references Mentors heavily. For the other, even though it references my universe, it probably doesn't matter. I should be able to send the pieces out by Saturday. Any takers?ETA: Found betas. Thanks!!!!
Off to get writing!
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Erm...mentors
Date: 2005-10-27 04:04 pm (UTC)I've read it, and vaguely remember the outline of it, if that doesn't matter, yeah, I'll give a look over (but you don't use betas, do you?!). If it's really important that I know your universe... well... probably pass it over to someone else. I'm cool either way.
My email addie is jazzypom@yahoo.com
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Date: 2005-10-27 04:21 pm (UTC)Oh, and if you don't mind my saying so, as someone who's had to deal with pregnancy weight loss three times -- don't rush yourself. I found that, with nursing, most of the weight came off rather easily after the first one. The last 10 pounds were quite stubborn. It did get more difficult with the next two, though.
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Date: 2005-10-27 06:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-27 06:29 pm (UTC)Re: Erm...mentors
Date: 2005-10-28 01:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-28 01:16 am (UTC)As far as the weight loss goes- I think once I'm actually back on WW I'll be much happier, just because I know I'm doing something, y'know? Even if the weight comes off slowly- at least I know I'm making an effort. The problem really isn't so much the baby weight as the weight I put on before I got pregnant :P But I'll just feel better when I can see my toes!
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Date: 2005-10-28 01:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-28 01:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-28 02:07 am (UTC)And, actually, I completely understand about extra weight before pregnancy. I had 10 - 15 pounds left to lose from my second pregnancy (got a late start on losing that weight) when I found out I was pregnant with my third. Obviously, he wasn't a planned baby. Lucky for him, he's awfully cute.
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Date: 2005-10-28 02:31 am (UTC)I think it's nice that there isn't anything you want. Probably a bit annoying for family and friends, but it's cool. I always want new things and have stuff I can ask for *mainly cause of my manga obsession-there's always comics I haven't got yet*.
I do hope you get the one thing you do want, a healthy happy baby. :D I can't wait for him to be born! You'll HAVE to post a pic of him! (Well, you don't HAVE to. But I'd love it. And I'm surely not the only one who would)
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Date: 2005-10-28 07:00 am (UTC)Re: no problems
Date: 2005-10-28 11:40 am (UTC)However, betas are required over at
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Date: 2005-10-28 11:45 am (UTC)I normally have books on my list, but I've got about a half-dozen sitting around that I haven't had the chance to read. And hubby joined another book club, and actually ordered some books we both want (neither of us have read The DaVinci Code yet, and there was something else there, too). Plus he's got a bunch of books I've yet to work my way through. We don't really have overlapping tastes much (I like fantasy, he likes serial killers), but every now and then.... he's got Fatherland, which I've wanted to read for years, and I've heard The Kite Runner is excellent.
I'll definitely be posting pics of the baby, although I admit, probably under f-lock, just because enough people check my journal without friending me that I never know who's out there, y'know? Either that or I'll filter it down to people who have me friended and have commented before. But I know we're putting pics of him on our website- it works so well because then my mom can see pics of him all the time. (Hubby made our website when our house was going up, so Mom could keep up with it since she lives 5 hours away. She LOVED it.)
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Date: 2005-10-28 06:39 pm (UTC)Dad says the DaVinci Code sucks, he read it and thought it was a bunch of silly theories which didn't make any sense. My dad being one of the most intelligent people ever, I believe him. >P
I'll probably make some Christmas-y pic and post it around the holidays...
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Date: 2005-11-03 12:05 am (UTC)Um, so I never posted on the FictionAlley Wolfstar threads, but I used to lurk there a lot. And you seemed like one of the nicest shippers there (don't get me wrong, most of you guys seemed really nice too, but...oh hell, how do I say this? Some of you guys were kind of...intimidating.) And one day I read your fic, Mentors, which was completely brilliant and really in character. Then I read Accio Bananas! and thought it was the cutest, funniest OotP-age R/S ever and it totally deserved all the praise and squees it got.
And now, through lurking (I'll never learn), I've found your journal and read your wishlist and felt like doing something nice, however small. I can't buy you paid time, but I made you two (very simplistic) icons.
Absolutely no need to credit. Happy holidays, and best wishes for your little boy!
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Date: 2005-11-08 02:22 am (UTC)I'm sorry it took me so long to reply to this- I've been having email issues and just found your post. (Spamkiller sucks, btw.) But those are fantastic- thank you so much!!! :)
I actually don't want people to buy me paid time, btw. I want something for me to do for me (I like giving myself a little treat at Christmas), and that's the perfect thing for me. I would MUCH rather the icons!!! :)
Thanks again!
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Date: 2005-11-08 03:41 pm (UTC)