One of the good things about the Bender graduating is getting art supplies.

I've just been gifted:
Brand new bottle of Higgins ink in black (last I checked, it was $4 a bottle)
Set of three Itoya fine-point markers in .1, .3, and .5 mm
Various pencils of varying hardness, etc.
Brand spankin' new X-Acto knife

Very cool.

And now, I'm going to fall over from exhaustion.

I'm going to stop being art-geeky for the moment. (why didn't I think of that one for the pin-up calendar?)

Oh, before I forget. I shot some great pictures for the pinup calendar...but my camera is developing an odd blind spot in the middle that is fixed by having a person prop it with their finger. Argh. So much for shooting things all by myself.

Blargh.

Sleep.

Instructions

Step One

- Make a post (public, friendslocked, 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.

- If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), 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.

- 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. 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.

( Everybody! All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth... )

If you'd like to get a hold of me, email me at cowtownchick AT hotmail DOT com.