is again starting up the Holiday Wish List Project, and I thought I'd join. I hope to be able to grant some wishes this year!! For more information see this news article--> [link]

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.

** Also, 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 around your friend list 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.

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1. I wish I had the motivation to write. I love writing, I really do, and I would love to be published some day, but I can't seem to get any motivation to actually do it. The only thing that's getting me through NaNoWriMo is beating ~pix51

2. Fic recommendations would be nice. I like searching for new fics, but I tend to stop in the middle, thinking I'll finish them later. Having people tell me fics are good makes me actually want to finish them. My favorite fandoms are Harry Potter, Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts, and Naruto, although really I'll read pretty much anything ^.^

3. A laptop. I know I'll probably need one for college next year and I really am tired of sharing a computer with my entire family. It would be nice to have one of my own.

4. I would love some Harry Potter junk. T-shirts, scarves, bags, action figures, whatever you can find.. or even make

5. I want to loose weight. I've been trying by eating less and healthier and such... but it doesn't seem to be working. I'm tired of always being "the fat girl," so I'd really like to at least get down to a healthy weight.

6. Getting photoshop for this computer would be awesome! I'm relearning how to use it in Photography and I'd really like to play around with it some more and such, but it's pretty expensive I believe.

7. I really really want a pet snake. My parents won't get me one because the "stink." Pft, our three dogs stink and I'd keep the snake in my room! They're just so cute... I really want one.

8. I would be ecstatic if someone would write a fic for me. There can never be enough Voldemort (Tom Riddle Jr.)/Harry, Fenrir Greyback/Harry, or Gimli/Legolas fics in the world!!

9. I wish I had someone special in my life. I've been getting pretty lonely lately and I don't really know why. I know there's a few people that like me and would go out with me, but I really can't say I like any of them that way. I just want someone I can cuddle with, ya know?

10. Lastly, I want to learn Japanese. I love the language and culture and would love to learn to speak, read, and write Japanese. If anyone knows any good books or websites for teaching yourself Japanese, I would really appreciate it!