I drew a map of Canada with your face sketched on it twice
kd Lang makes me feel Christmasy, don't ask me why. Aside from angsty Canadian lesbian love songs, what else brings on that warm glowing holiday cheer? Why, spiked eggnog Christmas memes, of course!
Because I have nothing better to do at work when there are no customers.
Step One
Make a post (public, f'locked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf-to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not-it's your call.
There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
Rosie's List
1. Um, this one was granted before I posted the list. :D And now I can't write about it *because* it was granted, and I'm sure that makes sense in some parallel universe....
2. Anything at all from this website, or anything in general that's fair trade. Or, even better, donations and such. Like this or this. They need it much more than I do!
3. Some good slash recs in the following pairings: Hermione/Ginny, Eowyn/Arwen, Janeway/Roslin, Roslin/anyone really, Sirius/Remus.
4. Music! Someone's taste, whatever it is, I'll listen to anything...except waily twangy country, I honestly couldn't care less if your girlfriend stole your pickup truck and ran over your hound dog.
5. This sweater A nice jacket, maybe a black trenchcoat, because I've lost mine.
6. Being able to find good Christmas presents for the (gah!) fourteen people on my immediate list (five siblings, two parents, a sister-in-law, four cousins, an aunt, and an uncle). I already have the best present in the world for my older sister--email or comment and I'll tell you, because she reads this journal--and I bought a 1962 'Silver Beatles' poster advert for my dad (who heard them when he was fourteen and they still *were* the Silver Beatles, promoting themselves in Germany by singing 'Si liebe dich, ya, ya, ya', and he wandered into my aunt's room with the transistor radio and said "This is going to be the next great band"). More inexpensive ideas like this, please....
7. Brandy chocolates. (Specifically, the inch-long banana-shaped ones in the flat boxes with the forty languages on the back that go on sale in bulk at the Real Canadian Wholesale Club around this time of year. You know what I'm talking about, sensualmonkey, nenya_kanadka, elvenriver, crazilyinsane, coldestcaress. Good times.)
8. A massage (from someone either impartial and thus unembarrassing, or hot and interested). I'm always giving other people massages--I've got the hands of God, apparently, something about all those hours at the computer/piano/gates of Hell as a child--but I can't recall ever getting one of my own. Ever. *tear*
9. My brothers. (Considering I haven't seen them in TWO YEARS. x_x)
10. Hair peace Bed peace World peace. Not asking for much, am I?
Aside--I just realised that six of eight people in my family are on ellejay. prophetpeter, chara_sketches, nenya_kanadka, elvenriver, sensualmonkey, and me. Plus mrsbell, my sister-in-law. And the other two are eleven and nine years old. We're a right old family of dorks.
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Rosie
2. Torres
3. That Gay Canadian Chick
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOU:
1. Odd
2. Inept
3. Sensitive
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My eyes
2. My fashion sense
3. My mad piano skillz
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My clumsiness
2. My shallowness
3. My emo
THREE THINGS YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH:
1. My soapbox
2. The Beatles
3. Hot straight girls
THREE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND:
1. The supposed sexiness of high heels
2. Militant patriotism
3. Hot straight girls
THREE THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU:
1. Losing at Nibbles
2. Sleepiness
3. Hot straight girls
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Being alone
2. Being trapped
3. Hot straight girls
THREE FUNNIEST WORDS YOU CAN THINK OF:
1. Badger
2. Mushroom
3. Snake
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Opera metal
2. Political satire
3. Your mom
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS:
1. Airwalk
2. Sugi
3. The Unemployed Philosophers' Guild
THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO:
1. Play 'Alla Turca' decently on the piano
2. Make my self-esteem listen to reason *poke*
3. Hot straight girls
THREE FAVORITE CLOTHING ITEMS:
1. 'Let It Be' T-shirt
2. Gypsy skirt (I've made peace with my girly side)
3. Trippy necktie
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Ranting
THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE:
1. A high school diploma
2. The right to vote
3. Dreadlocks
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Psychology
2. Graphic design
3. Music therapy
THREE FAVORITE ITEMS (YOU OWN):
1. Glasses
2. Ancient battered CD player
3. One wristband
THREE CLUBS YOU'D JOIN:
1. The Kathryn Janeway Temple
2. Give Peace A Chance
3. Hot Straight Girl Addicts Anonymous
THREE THINGS YOU JUST DID TODAY:
1. Had an actual conversation with someone shiny without making an idiot of myself
2. Wore a red ribbon
3. Bought a suit for the winter formal
THREE INSIDE JOKES:
1. Bloomers!
2. Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp.
3. I've been to Laurel's basement...it's dark, and she has a piano.
THREE THINGS TO NEVER DO:
1. Loudly sing "Blue Orchid" to break an uncomfortable silence.
2. Shout obscenities at my English teacher.
3. Hot straight girls.
THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER:
1. The fifth of November.
2. The eighth of December.
3. Tiredness and sleep are connected and you function better when you GO TO BED BEFORE TWO AM. *headdesk*
On your current playlist, hit shuffle and pick the first twenty songs on the list (no matter how cheesy or embarrassing), and write down a line of the song. Try to avoid putting the song title in the line. Then have your friends comment and see if they know the songs!
Whoever gets it correct first, place the title & artist along with the person's name who guessed it in the entry. And no cheating searching the lyrics online!
1. My church is not of silver and gold // Its glory lies beyond judgment of souls // The commandments are of consolation and warmth
2. Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower // Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna // Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe (morielfeanorwen got I Am The Walrus by The Beatles)
3. My MySpace page is all totally pimped out // Got people beggin' for my top eight spaces // Yo, I know pi to a thousand places (elvenriver got White And Nerdy by Weird Al Yankovic)
4. Homophobes in the high command // Waiting for the rapture like it's Disneyland (nenya_kanadka got Man of God by Eliza Gilkyson)
5. 'Cause I'm gonna guess they won't be prepared // for thousand Fahrenheit hot metal lights behind your eyes
6. This here music mash up the nation // This here music cause a sensation
7. Oh how I wish for soothing rain // All I wish is to dream again (nenya_kanadka got Nemo by Nightwish
8. What happened to the dream of a girl president? // She's dancing in the video, next to 50 Cent (karaotter got Stupid Girls by Pink--leave me alone, I have my occasional pop indulgence)
9. And this house just ain't no home // Anytime she goes away (ramblin_rosie got Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers)
10. I want to go back to // Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all
11. You're so ambitious for a juvenile // But if you're so smart, tell me, why are you still so afraid?
12. Demolition woman, can I be your man? // Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light // Television lover, baby, go all night (cass_the got Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard)
13. The dawn is breaking, it's early morn // The taxi's waiting, he's blowing his horn (ramblin_rosie got Leaving On A Jet Plane, elvenriver got John Denver)
14. We need to form a full assault // It's Canada's fault! (ramblin_rosie got Blame Canada from South Park)
15. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind // It's gonna be a bright sunshiny day (ramblin_rosie got I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash)
16. I know you keep a journal and every page is rippled // From the tears that you cry, ain't no meaning to your scribble (queen_of_ocd got Atmosphere by TobyMac)
17. I saw him dancing there by the record machine // I knew he must have been about seventeen (elvenriver got I Love Rock&Roll by Joan Jett)
18. Johnny wishes he was famous // Spends his time alone in the basement // With Lennon and Cobain and a guitar and a stereo (elvenriver got Innocent by Our Lady Peace)
19. When you talk about destruction // Don't you know that you can count me out
20. You don't know what we can see // Why don't you tell your dreams to me // Fantasy will set you free (ramblin_rosie got Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf)
And, just for good measure, although I'm sure we've all seen it already--
Also:
I am, I am, I am Canadian
And we don't believe in violence--except on hockey night
Where's your beaver?
An old rivalry
Ottawa, we have a problem
Because I have nothing better to do at work when there are no customers.
Step One
Make a post (public, f'locked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf-to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not-it's your call.
There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
Rosie's List
1. Um, this one was granted before I posted the list. :D And now I can't write about it *because* it was granted, and I'm sure that makes sense in some parallel universe....
2. Anything at all from this website, or anything in general that's fair trade. Or, even better, donations and such. Like this or this. They need it much more than I do!
3. Some good slash recs in the following pairings: Hermione/Ginny, Eowyn/Arwen, Janeway/Roslin, Roslin/anyone really, Sirius/Remus.
4. Music! Someone's taste, whatever it is, I'll listen to anything...except waily twangy country, I honestly couldn't care less if your girlfriend stole your pickup truck and ran over your hound dog.
5. This sweater A nice jacket, maybe a black trenchcoat, because I've lost mine.
6. Being able to find good Christmas presents for the (gah!) fourteen people on my immediate list (five siblings, two parents, a sister-in-law, four cousins, an aunt, and an uncle). I already have the best present in the world for my older sister--email or comment and I'll tell you, because she reads this journal--and I bought a 1962 'Silver Beatles' poster advert for my dad (who heard them when he was fourteen and they still *were* the Silver Beatles, promoting themselves in Germany by singing 'Si liebe dich, ya, ya, ya', and he wandered into my aunt's room with the transistor radio and said "This is going to be the next great band"). More inexpensive ideas like this, please....
7. Brandy chocolates. (Specifically, the inch-long banana-shaped ones in the flat boxes with the forty languages on the back that go on sale in bulk at the Real Canadian Wholesale Club around this time of year. You know what I'm talking about, sensualmonkey, nenya_kanadka, elvenriver, crazilyinsane, coldestcaress. Good times.)
8. A massage (from someone either impartial and thus unembarrassing, or hot and interested). I'm always giving other people massages--I've got the hands of God, apparently, something about all those hours at the computer/piano/gates of Hell as a child--but I can't recall ever getting one of my own. Ever. *tear*
9. My brothers. (Considering I haven't seen them in TWO YEARS. x_x)
10. Hair peace Bed peace World peace. Not asking for much, am I?
Aside--I just realised that six of eight people in my family are on ellejay. prophetpeter, chara_sketches, nenya_kanadka, elvenriver, sensualmonkey, and me. Plus mrsbell, my sister-in-law. And the other two are eleven and nine years old. We're a right old family of dorks.
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Rosie
2. Torres
3. That Gay Canadian Chick
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOU:
1. Odd
2. Inept
3. Sensitive
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My eyes
2. My fashion sense
3. My mad piano skillz
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My clumsiness
2. My shallowness
3. My emo
THREE THINGS YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH:
1. My soapbox
2. The Beatles
3. Hot straight girls
THREE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND:
1. The supposed sexiness of high heels
2. Militant patriotism
3. Hot straight girls
THREE THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU:
1. Losing at Nibbles
2. Sleepiness
3. Hot straight girls
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Being alone
2. Being trapped
3. Hot straight girls
THREE FUNNIEST WORDS YOU CAN THINK OF:
1. Badger
2. Mushroom
3. Snake
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Opera metal
2. Political satire
3. Your mom
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS:
1. Airwalk
2. Sugi
3. The Unemployed Philosophers' Guild
THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO:
1. Play 'Alla Turca' decently on the piano
2. Make my self-esteem listen to reason *poke*
3. Hot straight girls
THREE FAVORITE CLOTHING ITEMS:
1. 'Let It Be' T-shirt
2. Gypsy skirt (I've made peace with my girly side)
3. Trippy necktie
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Ranting
THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE:
1. A high school diploma
2. The right to vote
3. Dreadlocks
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Psychology
2. Graphic design
3. Music therapy
THREE FAVORITE ITEMS (YOU OWN):
1. Glasses
2. Ancient battered CD player
3. One wristband
THREE CLUBS YOU'D JOIN:
1. The Kathryn Janeway Temple
2. Give Peace A Chance
3. Hot Straight Girl Addicts Anonymous
THREE THINGS YOU JUST DID TODAY:
1. Had an actual conversation with someone shiny without making an idiot of myself
2. Wore a red ribbon
3. Bought a suit for the winter formal
THREE INSIDE JOKES:
1. Bloomers!
2. Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp.
3. I've been to Laurel's basement...it's dark, and she has a piano.
THREE THINGS TO NEVER DO:
1. Loudly sing "Blue Orchid" to break an uncomfortable silence.
2. Shout obscenities at my English teacher.
3. Hot straight girls.
THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER:
1. The fifth of November.
2. The eighth of December.
3. Tiredness and sleep are connected and you function better when you GO TO BED BEFORE TWO AM. *headdesk*
On your current playlist, hit shuffle and pick the first twenty songs on the list (no matter how cheesy or embarrassing), and write down a line of the song. Try to avoid putting the song title in the line. Then have your friends comment and see if they know the songs!
Whoever gets it correct first, place the title & artist along with the person's name who guessed it in the entry. And no cheating searching the lyrics online!
1. My church is not of silver and gold // Its glory lies beyond judgment of souls // The commandments are of consolation and warmth
2. Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower // Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna // Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe (morielfeanorwen got I Am The Walrus by The Beatles)
3. My MySpace page is all totally pimped out // Got people beggin' for my top eight spaces // Yo, I know pi to a thousand places (elvenriver got White And Nerdy by Weird Al Yankovic)
4. Homophobes in the high command // Waiting for the rapture like it's Disneyland (nenya_kanadka got Man of God by Eliza Gilkyson)
5. 'Cause I'm gonna guess they won't be prepared // for thousand Fahrenheit hot metal lights behind your eyes
6. This here music mash up the nation // This here music cause a sensation
7. Oh how I wish for soothing rain // All I wish is to dream again (nenya_kanadka got Nemo by Nightwish
8. What happened to the dream of a girl president? // She's dancing in the video, next to 50 Cent (karaotter got Stupid Girls by Pink--leave me alone, I have my occasional pop indulgence)
9. And this house just ain't no home // Anytime she goes away (ramblin_rosie got Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers)
10. I want to go back to // Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all
11. You're so ambitious for a juvenile // But if you're so smart, tell me, why are you still so afraid?
12. Demolition woman, can I be your man? // Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light // Television lover, baby, go all night (cass_the got Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard)
13. The dawn is breaking, it's early morn // The taxi's waiting, he's blowing his horn (ramblin_rosie got Leaving On A Jet Plane, elvenriver got John Denver)
14. We need to form a full assault // It's Canada's fault! (ramblin_rosie got Blame Canada from South Park)
15. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind // It's gonna be a bright sunshiny day (ramblin_rosie got I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash)
16. I know you keep a journal and every page is rippled // From the tears that you cry, ain't no meaning to your scribble (queen_of_ocd got Atmosphere by TobyMac)
17. I saw him dancing there by the record machine // I knew he must have been about seventeen (elvenriver got I Love Rock&Roll by Joan Jett)
18. Johnny wishes he was famous // Spends his time alone in the basement // With Lennon and Cobain and a guitar and a stereo (elvenriver got Innocent by Our Lady Peace)
19. When you talk about destruction // Don't you know that you can count me out
20. You don't know what we can see // Why don't you tell your dreams to me // Fantasy will set you free (ramblin_rosie got Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf)
And, just for good measure, although I'm sure we've all seen it already--
Also:
I am, I am, I am Canadian
And we don't believe in violence--except on hockey night
Where's your beaver?
An old rivalry
Ottawa, we have a problem