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The prototype of this was written as a Christmas wishlist for my family, but this version turned into a comprehensive list of anything I could want, ever. This is here mostly so I can keep track of everything I feel I'm lacking at the moment.
Some of the things this contains might not even exist.
In general:
- my Amazon wishlist (and my much tinier Amazon.co.uk wishlist)
- linen, cotton, wool
- retro
- Slavic
- folk
- autumn colours
- preferably original if in English, Finnish, (Japanese, Chinese, French, Swedish if comic/cartoon/other aimed for younger audiences)
No, thank you:
- pastels
- men are from Mars, women are from Venus
- clothing and jewellery*
(*the exceptions:
- anything from this person
- a black rose signet! Hey, why not?
- non-modern/folkish tunikas, belts, shapeless shirts, pants
- Elizabeth's crazy retro dress
- a winter jacket made by modifying the Final Fantasy white mage look!)
Main list:
- Mauri Kunnas: Koirien kalevala (The Canine Kalevala)
- Tove Jansson: Moomin comic albums, non-Moomin novels
- Alan Moore: Watchmen
- felting tools and materials
- self-made sweets, baked goods
- tall, sturdy leather boots (/supikkaat, lapikkaat), size 39
- celtic art prints (pattern, not sculpture)
- comic books! The rarer, the better. Independently published, anything (also anything by Hyakkei that I might be familiar with)
- rainbow belt
- suspenders (black/brown)
- A CD PLAYER (that plays multiple CDs - are there even any other kind in the market nowadays?)
- acryle paints
- recommendations of non-choir music that has male and female singers and takes advantage of their differing voice ranges
- history/culture/language books, provided they're written well
- sea shell pralines
- swing and lounge jazz
- modern Finnish/Scandinavian folk (I prefer Karelian/Eastern sound, but there are exceptions, like Hedningarna)
- artbooks(/play guides)/ultimanias for Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Vagrant Story, Silent Hill (in general, or SH2 and SH3), Nabari no Ou, Yoshitaka Amano's DAWN artbook
- a cork board
- this vest (white, S)
- THIS POSTER:
Music:
- Ichiko Hashimoto's mood music
- Haylet Westerna
- Tokyo Jihen (I already own Otona/Adult though)
- Shikata Akiko's Navigatoria
- Dizzi's dulci solo album
- any fan arrangement album by Kou Ogata
- Bakuchi Dancer single by DOES
- OSTs for Higurashi no naku koro ni, Ayakashi ~samurai horror tales, Odin Sphere, ICO, Gundam SEED (the third and the fourth ones), Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left
- arrangement albums: Genso Suikoden Celtic Collections, Final Fantasy 4 Celtic moon, this
Random things:
- Dark Horse's Cardcaptor Sakura omnibuses
- This Eva+Natsuhi dakimakura (orz)
- Disney's Mulan and Beauty and the Beast on DVD
- a wall-length print of this painting
- an essay on Digital Devil Saga's usage of Hindu mythology :(
- basically everything from Hark! A Vagrant's web store
- that Hierarchy of Beards poster from Wondermark's web store
Now moving onto decidedly nerdy territory.
Figures:
- Onyx (Odin Sphere) (I WISH)
- Amaterasu (Okami) (I SO DEARLY WISH)
- Maya Amano and Jun Kurosu (Persona 2) (OH HOW I WISH)
- Loki (the version with more clothing+bat wings), Megami Tensei
- Final Fantasy Arts: Phoenix (Final Fantasy IX)
- this Lenneth
- Thor and/or Shiva (gorgeous, gorgeous, just look at them)
- this MegaTen one coin series
Games:
- Suikoden 1+2
- 999: 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors
- Dept Heaven games Knights in the Nightmare and Yggdra Union
- Professor Layton games!
- Last Window: the Secret of Cape West
- Rule of Rose
- Final Fantasy X in Japanese
Fanart/fanfic/doujinshi:
- Fafner in the Azure (anything)
- Team Ico (anything)
- Shiki (pre-canon Natsuno/Tohru/Natsuno, gen)
- Shin Megami Tensei (anything)
-> Persona 2 (also anything! Maya/Jun/Tatsuya is the surprise!OT3)
- Gundam 00 (S2 Louise)
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni (the aunts, Bern/Lambda, Lion/Will, any doujinshi by MilkTea)
- Ookami (anything, sun goddess/moon alien is the forever OTP)
- and many others!
Now for an actual wishlist!
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 Dean 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.
MY LIST:
1. Persona 2 Eternal Punishment for PSP and translated into English, yes please.
2. All the fandom things from that previous list? Still valid.
3. Longer versions of tracks from Persona 2 Innocent Sin's OST, particularly Maya's theme (normal and sad), both of the main theme variations, Ginko's theme (normal and sad), Satomi Tadashi's Hirasaka store music, Kasugayama High dungeon theme, Reminiscence 'Beloved'. Clicking the replay button is so bothersome. :(
4. Tea! Any kind, I'm a tea fiend. But not rooibos, I can't stand the aftertaste.
5. If you encounter anyone being a douche about gender/racial/sexuality/whatever issues, call them out on it. Preferably in a constructive manner and in situations where you aren't put into any danger.
6. Recommendations of good (well-tested) vegetarian recipes are always welcome. I am unable to eat food that's too spicy and can't stand cellery or olives, but anything else goes.
7. Anything from my amazon wishlist.
8. Read/watch/play anything from this list, they're all things that I think more people should know and enjoy. Share your thoughts!
9. Make a Christmas wishlist! I'm in the present-giving mood this year.
10. may I finish my thesis without shaming myself
Some of the things this contains might not even exist.
In general:
- my Amazon wishlist (and my much tinier Amazon.co.uk wishlist)
- linen, cotton, wool
- retro
- Slavic
- folk
- autumn colours
- preferably original if in English, Finnish, (Japanese, Chinese, French, Swedish if comic/cartoon/other aimed for younger audiences)
No, thank you:
- pastels
- men are from Mars, women are from Venus
- clothing and jewellery*
(*the exceptions:
- anything from this person
- a black rose signet! Hey, why not?
- non-modern/folkish tunikas, belts, shapeless shirts, pants
- Elizabeth's crazy retro dress
- a winter jacket made by modifying the Final Fantasy white mage look!)
Main list:
- Mauri Kunnas: Koirien kalevala (The Canine Kalevala)
- Tove Jansson: Moomin comic albums, non-Moomin novels
- Alan Moore: Watchmen
- felting tools and materials
- self-made sweets, baked goods
- tall, sturdy leather boots (/supikkaat, lapikkaat), size 39
- celtic art prints (pattern, not sculpture)
- comic books! The rarer, the better. Independently published, anything (also anything by Hyakkei that I might be familiar with)
- rainbow belt
- suspenders (black/brown)
- A CD PLAYER (that plays multiple CDs - are there even any other kind in the market nowadays?)
- acryle paints
- recommendations of non-choir music that has male and female singers and takes advantage of their differing voice ranges
- history/culture/language books, provided they're written well
- sea shell pralines
- swing and lounge jazz
- modern Finnish/Scandinavian folk (I prefer Karelian/Eastern sound, but there are exceptions, like Hedningarna)
- artbooks(/play guides)/ultimanias for Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Vagrant Story, Silent Hill (in general, or SH2 and SH3), Nabari no Ou, Yoshitaka Amano's DAWN artbook
- a cork board
- this vest (white, S)
- THIS POSTER:
Music:
- Ichiko Hashimoto's mood music
- Haylet Westerna
- Tokyo Jihen (I already own Otona/Adult though)
- Shikata Akiko's Navigatoria
- Dizzi's dulci solo album
- any fan arrangement album by Kou Ogata
- Bakuchi Dancer single by DOES
- OSTs for Higurashi no naku koro ni, Ayakashi ~samurai horror tales, Odin Sphere, ICO, Gundam SEED (the third and the fourth ones), Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left
- arrangement albums: Genso Suikoden Celtic Collections, Final Fantasy 4 Celtic moon, this
Random things:
- Dark Horse's Cardcaptor Sakura omnibuses
- This Eva+Natsuhi dakimakura (orz)
- Disney's Mulan and Beauty and the Beast on DVD
- a wall-length print of this painting
- an essay on Digital Devil Saga's usage of Hindu mythology :(
- basically everything from Hark! A Vagrant's web store
- that Hierarchy of Beards poster from Wondermark's web store
Now moving onto decidedly nerdy territory.
Figures:
- Onyx (Odin Sphere) (I WISH)
- Amaterasu (Okami) (I SO DEARLY WISH)
- Maya Amano and Jun Kurosu (Persona 2) (OH HOW I WISH)
- Loki (the version with more clothing+bat wings), Megami Tensei
- Final Fantasy Arts: Phoenix (Final Fantasy IX)
- this Lenneth
- Thor and/or Shiva (gorgeous, gorgeous, just look at them)
- this MegaTen one coin series
Games:
- Suikoden 1+2
- 999: 9 hours, 9 people, 9 doors
- Dept Heaven games Knights in the Nightmare and Yggdra Union
- Professor Layton games!
- Last Window: the Secret of Cape West
- Rule of Rose
- Final Fantasy X in Japanese
Fanart/fanfic/doujinshi:
- Fafner in the Azure (anything)
- Team Ico (anything)
- Shiki (pre-canon Natsuno/Tohru/Natsuno, gen)
- Shin Megami Tensei (anything)
-> Persona 2 (also anything! Maya/Jun/Tatsuya is the surprise!OT3)
- Gundam 00 (S2 Louise)
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni (the aunts, Bern/Lambda, Lion/Will, any doujinshi by MilkTea)
- Ookami (anything, sun goddess/moon alien is the forever OTP)
- and many others!
Now for an actual wishlist!
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 Dean 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.
MY LIST:
1. Persona 2 Eternal Punishment for PSP and translated into English, yes please.
2. All the fandom things from that previous list? Still valid.
3. Longer versions of tracks from Persona 2 Innocent Sin's OST, particularly Maya's theme (normal and sad), both of the main theme variations, Ginko's theme (normal and sad), Satomi Tadashi's Hirasaka store music, Kasugayama High dungeon theme, Reminiscence 'Beloved'. Clicking the replay button is so bothersome. :(
4. Tea! Any kind, I'm a tea fiend. But not rooibos, I can't stand the aftertaste.
5. If you encounter anyone being a douche about gender/racial/sexuality/whatever issues, call them out on it. Preferably in a constructive manner and in situations where you aren't put into any danger.
6. Recommendations of good (well-tested) vegetarian recipes are always welcome. I am unable to eat food that's too spicy and can't stand cellery or olives, but anything else goes.
7. Anything from my amazon wishlist.
8. Read/watch/play anything from this list, they're all things that I think more people should know and enjoy. Share your thoughts!
9. Make a Christmas wishlist! I'm in the present-giving mood this year.
10. may I finish my thesis without shaming myself
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