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i'm very much not good at this.
my sister-in-law asked me the other day what i wanted for christmas, and i realized It Has Begun. so. none of you is my sister-in-law, but some of you have been known to ask me similar questions, which is why i now bring you ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tartanshell's Wish List Meme.
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, or link to this post (it'll be public) 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.
1. i do have an amazon wishlist. details upon request.
2. music. there is some music on the above amazon wishlist, but music it hasn't occurred to me to wish for is also very good. CD is fine; mp3 is also lovely; m4a is also great. at the moment i'm irked that if i want Queen in any sort of complete way from iTunes, i'll have to buy it one song at a time. rar.
3. books. ditto amazon and things it hasn't occurred to me to wish for.
4. DVDs. same again.
5. (stealing this one fromellen_fremedon) art for anything i've written.
6. i'll never turn down paid LJ time or extra icons. (if anyone hears about permanent accounts becoming available again, i hereby raise my hand.)
7. recipes that are simple to follow, difficult to ruin, and ideally use as few dishes/pans/etc. as possible. (i am allergic to mushrooms and mildly lactose-intolerant, and i don't eat lamb or veal or much shellfish, or especially enjoy duck or mutton -- but otherwise anything goes.)
8. (what the hell.) upgrade-ness to Comfy Class (business or first, i'm not picky) on any or all of the transatlantic flights i'll be taking over the next two years.
9. [resists the urge to say "That would be tougher penalties for parole violators, Stan. ... And also, world peace."] more seatbelts!
now would be a good time to stop reading, if you're likely to roll your eyes at me. (or, if you're likely not to enjoy rolling your eyes at me, i suppose.)
i know that is only nine things. nobody can give me #10, which is, i want my friends who are unhappy to be happy instead; i want [nope, still not over it, and doesn't that just suck? -- in fact, failing what i want, i'd settle for getting over it; anyone know where i can find some?]; and i want my aunt and my grandparents back, just for an hour.
i told you you shouldn't have read this far.
tartanshell's Wish List Meme.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, or link to this post (it'll be public) 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.
1. i do have an amazon wishlist. details upon request.
2. music. there is some music on the above amazon wishlist, but music it hasn't occurred to me to wish for is also very good. CD is fine; mp3 is also lovely; m4a is also great. at the moment i'm irked that if i want Queen in any sort of complete way from iTunes, i'll have to buy it one song at a time. rar.
3. books. ditto amazon and things it hasn't occurred to me to wish for.
4. DVDs. same again.
5. (stealing this one from
ellen_fremedon) art for anything i've written.6. i'll never turn down paid LJ time or extra icons. (if anyone hears about permanent accounts becoming available again, i hereby raise my hand.)
7. recipes that are simple to follow, difficult to ruin, and ideally use as few dishes/pans/etc. as possible. (i am allergic to mushrooms and mildly lactose-intolerant, and i don't eat lamb or veal or much shellfish, or especially enjoy duck or mutton -- but otherwise anything goes.)
8. (what the hell.) upgrade-ness to Comfy Class (business or first, i'm not picky) on any or all of the transatlantic flights i'll be taking over the next two years.
9. [resists the urge to say "That would be tougher penalties for parole violators, Stan. ... And also, world peace."] more seatbelts!
now would be a good time to stop reading, if you're likely to roll your eyes at me. (or, if you're likely not to enjoy rolling your eyes at me, i suppose.)
i know that is only nine things. nobody can give me #10, which is, i want my friends who are unhappy to be happy instead; i want [nope, still not over it, and doesn't that just suck? -- in fact, failing what i want, i'd settle for getting over it; anyone know where i can find some?]; and i want my aunt and my grandparents back, just for an hour.
i told you you shouldn't have read this far.
Recipes
But...
Blackberry Couscous
One cup blackberry wine
One cup water
A healthy dose of cayenne pepper and mustard powder
A smaller dose of coriander, cardamom, salt and black pepper
2 cloves of garlic, crushed and chopped
random vegetables - whatever you have floating about will work, or carrots, celery and thinly sliced radishes work quite wonderfully
a lot of couscous
Throw the wine into a pot, and bring to a boil for one minute. Add the water, vegetables and spices, stir, and bring back to a boil for another 2 or 3 minutes. Longer if the vegetables are particularly hard (rutabega or anything of the sort). Add enough couscous to evenly fill the pot with about a half inch of liquid above the couscous. Stir, and then remove from heat, moving the pot from the heat.
Walk away. Come back 5-10 minutes later. Poof, it's done.
I've never believed in hard measurements, as the amounts of spices and vegetables used will vary depending on the audience. 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder could work in place of the cayenne, mustard powder, cardomom and coriander, in a pinch (and poorly stocked kitchen).
Re: Recipes
thanks!
Re: Recipes