I saw this in 's latest journal entry, and I thought I'd give it a go!

[This is originally from --> [link] <-- the brainchild of ]...

THE BASICS: write a Christmas/Holiday wish list. It can be any 10 wishes you'd like to have granted, no matter what they are. Possible or seemingly impossible. People look and grant the wishes if they can. It's not about "OMFG PRESENTS", it's about making someone else's holiday a little brighter by giving. Personally, I get more out of giving than receiving sometimes. It's just a good feeling to give.

STEP ONE

** Make a post in your journal. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("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.

** If you wish for real possible things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you. In this case, you can always just note someone on dA for the sake of privacy.

** Make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your journal, so that others can join in and participate to spread the holiday joy!


STEP TWO

** Surf this forum ( [link] ) and browse the lists. 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. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

** 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.

Ok...so, here goes...

Starting with the easier stuff

1. For more people to visit the online fragrance magazine that I am co-editor of, PerfumeCritic.com --> [link]

2. (Something I'm seeing on a lot of wishlists...) Art of my main OC - her name is Mia, she's only new, so I haven't really introduced too much of her to dA...but I will give info about her out to people who'd like to know the particulars. EDIT: Here is the reference sheet for Mia --> [link]

3. More friends...both in real life & on dA. Real life-wise, I've had a hard year, and I've felt a little (ok, a LOT) insecure about myself...don't really wanna go into detail, but, I'm doin' my best to keep my head above water.

dA-wise, I would LOVE to have more watchers/friends/people adding my work to their favourites. I know I haven't got a lot of stuff in my gallery, but I'm slowly learning what I can & can't do, art-wise.

Ok, getting a bit harder now...

4. Something from my dA wishlist ([link]) OR something from Mizzdraconia ([link]) OR a fella plushie ([link]) OR a Pirate Bunny plushie ([link]) OR a Precious Miseries' StiTcheS plushie ([link]) OR any kind of cute plushie/stuffed animal (I collect 'em! But only the ones with personality! LOL)

5. Necklaces - particularly silver and/or music-related, and especially if they're rock music-related...to give you an idea of some styles I like: [link] , [link] , [link] , [link] , [link] , [link] -- they're just a couple of ideas of styles

Harder than the last couple...

6. A 3-4 day per week job! Heck...I'll even take a 1 or 2 day a week job! I just need a part-time job!!!!!

Now for the extremely hard and/or practically impossible ones:

7. To eventually get to the US to finally meet my best friend for the first time in person...or, if he doesn't wanna meet in the US, somewhere we both wanna go, like Rome, Milan, Tokyo...

8. A date with Jared Padalecki...a girl can dream, right?!? Ok, I'll settle for getting to meet him & Jensen...but that's it! LOL

9. To sing up front of Queen or INXS...even if it's just for one song!!

And now for something that is possible, but only with help from very generous people...

10. For the kids in the Widhya Asih Orphanages in Bali to have a blessed Christmas...man, I hope they get spoilt, get great clothes, school supplies, toys & food! (For more info, go to --> [link])

For more info on any of my 'wishes' or to grant one of 'em...please send me a note here on dA or at gloomy_liv AT yahoo DOT com DOT au

I think that's about it

Til next time...

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I was fortunate enough to be given a gift by - a customised fairy created by her...wow! I love it!! Thanks so much, Carol! If you wanna see it, the link is --> [link]

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