27
November

The Wishlist Meme

STEP ONE

Make a post to your LJ (or journal/blog). 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.

STEP TWO

Surf around your friends list or other sites (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. A paypal donation.
2. Personalised Icons of Kate Winslet, Alyson Hannigan, or anything else from my livejournal interests.
3. Anything from my Amazon wishlist.
4. Anything from my Alloy wishlist.
5. Christmas Cards through the mail.
6. Books
7. Clothes (XL tops / 2XL Jeans/Skirts)
8. a teddy bear or some other stuffed animal
9. CDs (can be mixed)
10. Surprises.

CONTACT INFO

Email: comments@fuzzypinkslippers.com
Paypal Donations: webmaster@fuzzypinkslippers.com
LiveJournal: http://livejournal.com/users/princess_loser
If you want to send anything which needs to be mailed to me (Christmas Cards, a stuffed animal, etc.) please email me so that I can email the address to you!

Everyone should really participate in this meme because it sounds like LOTS of fun!

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26
November

Slippers and Sneakers

Thanksgiving went pretty well, especially with the help of 2 Klonopin. I was still a bit on edge. I can’t help it that I’m a nervous person, even around my own family. I didn’t overeat at lunch. I did get sick after dinner…not from overeating, but from eating the wrong thing (a small piece of lemon meringue pie). Apparently, the sugar and I didn’t get along well.

My mom and I went shopping earlier today. We’d thought about going to the early bird sales, but we both kind of slept through them. I got a pair of fuzzy pink slippers for me to take with me to A&M when I’m staying up there next semester. They were only like $3.88 at Wal-Mart, which I thought was a really good deal. I also got a pair of sneakers ($21) at Shoe Carnival because my mom couldn’t bare the thought of me wearing my Birkenstock-style sandals (from Wal-Mart) during winter. Of course, I also had to get socks, which I didn’t really like having to do. I hate wearing socks and I hate wearing sneakers.

You know what sucks about Thanksgiving weekend? TV schedules get all screwed up. Right now, I’ve got on a Law & Order marathon because that appears to be one of the only “okay” things on. I don’t really even like Law & Order, but its better than Fear Factor or whatever else is on.

Sophia, I know that doctors are often right, but I don’t think mine is right this time. I’m still having my auditory hallucinations and I haven’t had an Adderall since Monday. I had them before I started Adderall, too, so I know that Adderall isn’t the only reason that I had hallucinations.

Lola, I know what you mean about being afraid to ask for things online. I used to be afraid to ask them, because I was afraid people would look down on me. Now, I figure that the people who are going to look down on me are probably people I don’t want to have as friends or visitors.

Plugs: Alx, Anneli, Jo, Lola, Sophia

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22
November

Partial Responsibility

I went to see the new psychiatrist today. It took him forever to get to me. Apparently, he schedules two people at a time and whoever gets there first gets to see him first. Well, I got there at about 12:50 and he didn’t see me until 1:30. My appointment was at 1. I had a class at 2, so I was not happy. The appointment, other than that, went okay, I guess. He wants me to come off my Adderall. He thinks it could be responsible for part of the hallucinations that I’ve had. I don’t think it has much to do with them, but he’s the doctor. I guess if I’m still having them or they’ve gotten worse after I go off the Adderall that he’ll nix that idea. He’ll probably keep me off the Adderall if I can survive school without it. I haven’t gone to class in so long without being on it, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it.

I still have a cold. I woke myself up this morning coughing. Not a very pleasant way to wake up. I have a feeling that this cold is going to stay with me through Thanksgiving. I hope I don’t get my family sick on Thursday. That would really suck.

Lex, I think a person can ask for a present, if they want to. That doesn’t mean you should expect one, but you can always ask.

Plugs: Alx, Jo, Lex

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17
November

Explanation

Okay, I have a feeling I put people off by the last post. I kind of figured it would, but it was just something that I had to do.

So, why am I basically begging for presents from people online?
As many of you know, my dad only has a part-time job, which makes money tight around here. That means Christmas will be quite small this year. I know I should just be happy to spend time with my family, but as many of you also know, my depression/psych issues have gotten worse lately. I need some bit of joy on Christmas. Actually, I need it everyday, but I’ll settle just for Christmas. Knowing people care enough to send me something or think about me or whatever will help me to get that level of joy. That probably sounds pathetic, but I don’t know…when I get depressed, I get materialistic. I know the stuff won’t make my depression go away, but just getting things seems to dull the ache for a little while.

So, why did I offer advertising in return for presents?
I wanted to give something back. I don’t want people to just get nothing. I wish I had the ability to give presents to all of my friends online. I would love to buy them something, but I can’t. All I can do is offer something I can afford…advertising.

Do I expect to get anything?
No. I know that people don’t like to buy things for people they don’t know. I also know that people have other things they want to spend their money on. I know that its is completely unrealistic to expect even 1 thing of lip gloss from my wishlist.

So, if I know I’m not going to get anything, why do I still ask?
It never really hurts to ask. Yeah, I may put some people off, but who knows? It might pay off.

So, would I be doing this if I had money this year?
Probably not. I don’t think I would even be spending money on myself. I would probably adopt an angel from the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree. (An angel is a child who comes from a needy family and who won’t be getting Christmas presents, so you go out and buy a child’s entire Christmas.) I’ve done this before and it gives me joy. I just don’t have the money to do it this year, and I didn’t have the money to do it last year either. It’s amazing how wonderful it makes you feel, even when you’re depressed. It allows me to be materialistic, but for another person.

So, does this explain the last post?
I hope so.

Plugs: Jenna, Kristin, Lola

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16
November

The “I Want Pressies” Post

I’ve decided that if you buy me a Christmas present from either my Alloy or Amazon.com, I will advertise your site for up to a year. I will refuse to advertise any sites which break any international laws and/or contain pornography, hate, or anything else of an offensive nature. I doubt I will receive any presents from doing this, but I thought I’d give it a shot. I don’t really want anything big…DVDs, CDs, a teddy bear, peppermint tea, clothes.

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15
November

15 Years Later

It’s kind of funny that I’m sick today. Exactly 15 years ago today, I was sick. I was sick with about the same kind of problem…some kind of cold-like illness. How do I know? Well, I remember being at home sick when a tornado came through a mile away from my home. I remember “pretty music” (the sirens going off). I remember eating macaroni and cheese as a part of a “picnic” that my mom set up in the hall. I remember being stuck in the hall with my mom for hours with no power and not knowing what had happened. We didn’t know exactly what happened until my father got home several hours later. When he came home, he brought a battery-operated black and white tv. We got to watch the news reports all curled up on my parents’ bed. I can remember that stuff most days. Everytime it gets stormy, I remember the fears I had that day. I feel those same fears everytime it gets stormy. I’m still afraid of storms. I’m also afraid of the dark. I know both of those may be childish fears, but that doesn’t matter to me. To me, they’re legitimate fears.

Anyways…as for my sickness. I feel like crap. I’ve been coughing quite a bit since Friday night. In fact, I coughed so much last night that I dreamed that I was coughing. Eventually, my coughing woke me up and my mom and I had to go hunt down some 2-year old cough syrup in the kitchen. I took a spoonful and headed back to bed. Luckily, I was able to get back to sleep. I think my coughing must’ve died down because I don’t remember dreaming any more about the coughing.

I went to school today. I didn’t feel like going, but I knew I had to go. I got my registration information straightened out so that I could register for classes for next term. My classes will be:

Mondays/Wednesdays:
10:00-10:50 – Personal & Communal Health
11:00-12:00 – Camping Outdoor Education
Tuesdays/Thursdays:
8:00-9:20 – General Biology 2
9:30-10:50 – Intro to Social Work
11:00-12:20 – World Lit II
Wednesdays:
2:00-4:00 – Biology Lab

Yep, this next semester, I’ll only have classes 4 days a week. No Saturday classes! Woohoo. The only sucky part is that on Monday and Wednesday nights, I’ll have to stay at school in a dorm room. That’ll be a little difficult for me, but I guess it’ll be good for me at the same time. It really worries me when I think about it, so I try not to think about it.

Oh, I didn’t want to sign up for Camping, but it was the only thing that fit into my schedule. Personally, I have no interest in Camping, but I figured I could take it and hopefully get a good grade in it.

Plugs: Aurora, Sarah

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13
November

Yuckiness

I feel awful. Absolutely awful. At about 10 pm last night, I started coughing. I was fine before that, but somehow, I got really sick really fast last night. Now, I’m still coughing, my throat hurts, and I think I may have a fever. I don’t feel like being on the computer right now. I don’t even feel like sitting up or being awake. After I check my e-mail, I may just turn the computer off and go take a nap or something. Ugh…I just feel like crap.

I got my paper back in World Literature on Thursday. I got a 90 on it. She took 10 points off for it being too short. If I had just written about two-thirds of a page more, I could’ve gotten a 100. Of course, that would’ve been quite surprising, since I thought the paper sucked. I just didn’t do a good job on it.

My appointment with the therapist was okay, I guess. I kind of freaked her out with my problems. Typically people who have some of my symptoms end up with the more comprehensive therapists instead of the normal ones. She was also a bit upset that the symptoms I told her about weren’t in my intake interview. Hey…I tried to tell the intern about them…its not my fault they either didn’t hear me or didn’t think what I was saying was important enough to include. Anyways…the therapist told me to tell my psychiatrist about my symptoms, which I was planning on doing already. Heh. After I tell him, I may end up going to the comprehensive part of the MHC.

Plugs: Alx, Angela, Aurora, David, Dustan, Hellen, Lexa, Scott

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