First, a photo meme stolen from mithen:

Ask me to take a picture of any aspect of my life that you're interested in/curious about - it can be anything from my DVD collection to my favorite pair of shoes. Leave your choice(s) here as a comment, and I will reciprocate by taking the pictures and posting them as an entry. That way you get to know a little bit about my life.

Second, that '10 people who make your day' thing that's been floating around the flist. Just the first ten that came to mind, 'cause all you peeps on my flist are awesome and I love y'all to pieces. *hugs*

 aspire_amita , for putting up with my crap for the past two years and for being the awesomest friend a girl could ask for.
mustangcandi  for her evil enabling ways, and how much fun it is fangirling Colby with her. 
ladygray99 , for drawing me into the wonderful world of N3 fiction in general and Charlie/Colby in particular, and for being my beta/cheerleader/pokie stick wielder for the past year. You rock, hon. 
mia_dcwut_09 , for her awesome videos and her tendency to give me really evil plot bunnies.
mithen , who is hands down one of the best writers of my aquaintance and a gem of a person besides. Get well soon, hon! 
kalalanekent , who asides from being a kick-ass person, is (along with the always-awesome anissa7118 ) one of m favourite Superman het writers of all time. 
nyctophobia76 , who was the first to cause a few chinks in my Charlie/Colby OTP, and I love her for it.
emmademarais , for her wonderful fic, lovely comments, and all-around awesomeness, as a person and as mod of numb3rs100
saavikam77 , utter sweetheart and one of my other favourite Superman het (and slash!) writers. 
and paranoid_woman , who is just awesome all-around. Plus, how can you not love someone who manages to write naked!baking!Colby?

x-posted to wish_list 

Step One

Make a post (public, friends-locked, 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 stories 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 friends list (or friends friends, 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. Some paid time for my account. Because of circumstances IRL, I won't be able to get a paid account till next Juneish, and I miss the perks of one terribly. *is spoiled* Thanks to the generosity of the awesome [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] and another wonderful person who didn't want to make themselves known, I now have MORE than enough paid time to last me until I can get my own. Thank you both so much! *hugs*

2. Fic. Superman/Batman, Charlie/Colby and Don/Colby (or Don/Charlie/Colby) would rock, but what I'm really jonesing for is some good Colby/Megan. Surely I can't be the only one out there that ships them?

3. A Charlie/Colby banner for my Picking Up The Pieces verse. Bonus points if it features the rest of the Numb3rs crew sans Amita.

4. My muses to get their asses in gear again. *bribes them with cookies*

5. Music! I can't recieve CDs owing to the aforementioned RL circumstances, but I'd love a mix or two. Anything but metal and rap is fine- the more diverse, the better. To give you a better idea of my tastes, I love country, pop, soft rock, and old school (Elvis FTW!)

6. An openly gay/bi/trans character on one of my favourite shows. *cough*Numb3rs*cough* Failing that, Amita to GO AWAY.

7. The Backstreet Boys to have a concert somewhere I can actually go see them.

8. A care package to a soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq, or a donation to any cause of your choosing. It doesn't have to be monetary- food, gently used clothing and toys, or your time will all help spread some holiday cheer to people who sorely need it.

9. Peace on Earth and goodwill to all!

*bounces about* Christmas is finally here at Casa Tam- my aunt came to visit today, and brought me goodies! We only had a couple of hours, so we just went to the local mall and wandered about, chatting. It was fun. *wishes her aunt didn't live on the other side of the planet*

Here's what I got, all nice and listy-like.

• Oodles of dark chocolate. From Dove, Hersheys, AND Godiva. OM NOM NOM NOM.
  
• Post-its with funny, wacky things on them, like "I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame you." and "Masquerading as a normal person day after day is exhausting!" My personal fave? This quote from Dubya: "I stand by all the misquotations I may or may not have made." ROFLMAO.
  
• Rs. 2500 (about $50) for me to spend in my favourite bookstore. I bought:

1. Superman: Birthright. I SO wanted Godfall, but no luck, so I bought this instead.
   
2. Batman: The Complete History. Couldn't neglect my baby now, could I?
3. The Creative Calligraphy Sourcebook. *drools at the pretty pictures*

I have about Rs. 600 left, enough for a decent book on feminist theory or some decent calligraphy material. Decisions, decisions! *sighs*

Eh, enough of that. I need to squee about Birthright! Man, if there was ever a book that tore me in two, this was it. I HATE HATE HATE the art. Clark and Lois, especially, make me want to go all stabbity on Yu's ass. *desperately wishes she could commission one of the awesome artists on her flist to redraw the entire book, just so she can actually read the whole thing through without wincing*

But the story! Eee! Mark Waid *gets* Superman, you know? Superpowered alien w00bie and all. (I think he had me at "Please don't let me look ridiculous...") Oh, and proof that "Clark Kent"- at least, the clumsy dork who works at the DP- is NOT the core persona. *dances about* Words cannot express the sheer amount of love I have for this man. Not to mention that ending scene, when Kal gets through to Jor-El and Lara- I had tears in my eyes, and I don't think I've cried over a comic since the Death of Superman.

Oh, and Batman: The Complete History? This thing is like, a geekgasm on wheels. Srsly. There's so much amazing stuff here! The first EVER Batman comic strip, how Batman came into being (he was basically a pastiche of a whole bunch of contemporary heroes), the arrival of Robin, the *gag* Adam West series, B:TAS- it's all here. It was published back in '99, so no Batman Begins goodness (I think my head would explode from the awsome) Seriously, if you ever get the chance, pick it up. There are also Superman and Wonder Woman versions, although I haven't been able to find either yet.

A while back, iulia_linnea came up with the (awesome) idea of a 20 Random Facts Fest , which I adored. Now, Iulia's kindly given me the go-ahead to do something similar with DC, so I present:

The DC Random Facts Fest!

I'm hosting the fest on eljay, but anyone who journals at GreatestJournal, InsaneJournal, JournalFen, and/or InsaneJournal is welcome to participate. If you've got any questions, you're more than welcome to leave a comment here or give me a holler at quirkycirce at gmail dot com.

The idea behind the DC Random Facts fest, like the HP version, to encourage people to write twenty random facts about *any* character in the various DC universes, and also to use facts from other participants' entries as inspiration for fic and art. All three rounds of the Harry Potter Random Facts Fest have been a *huge* success (and loads of fun!), inspiring many incredible works of fic and art- hopefully we'll be able to inspire something similar with the DC version.

Here's how to take part:

0.There's no official sign-up or anything, just let me know where you've posted your entry, along with a link so I can add it to the main post.

1. Write a 20 Random Facts meme entry about any character in the various DC universes — there's no limit on the number of characters you can write, or the number of entries per character, so knock yourself out!

2. Make sure you have the character's name and the universe you're writing in as part of the header, whether comics, movie, animated, DC mainstream, WildStorm, Vertigo, or Smallville. AUs are okay, too, just mark them as such so people don't get any nasty surprises.

3. Post your meme entry unflocked in your journal, and then reply to this post telling me the character{s} about whom you've written), title, and URL, and I'll add it to the entries list. Please provide a link to the fest in your header information- there's a template further down you can use.

Here's a sample header:
Title: 20 Random Facts about [add your character's name]
Author: [info]your_username
Rating: G, PG, PG-13, R, or NC-17
Characters: Other characters, pairing if any.
Warning(s): Add if necessary.
Word Count: Up to you if you want to include it.
Disclaimer: The usual disclaimers are fine.
Author's Note(s): Written for the DC Random Facts Fest.

I'm accepting meme entries from now until 15 December.

Re: fic and art

1. Read the other meme entries; comment on them because feedback is love! When you find a fact that you feel should be turned into a fic or illustration, write or illustrate it! You may submit as many fics and illustrations as you like to the fest, and you should feel free to incorporate multiple facts from any meme entry into your submissions.

2. Post your fact-based fic or art entry UNLOCKED in your journal, and then reply to this post telling me its title and URL. Remember to note in your header information whose meme entry and which fact(s) inspired your fic or art by providing the author's linked user name and linking to his or her entry. Please also provide a link to the fest in your header information.

I'm accepting fic and art entries from 16 December until 31 January.

5. Read the fics and view the illustrations; comment on them because feedback is love!


Other Important Stuff:

1. Please include ratings and any appropriate warnings in your entries' header information.

2. All entries must be under an LJ-cut

3. If a low-rated meme entry inspires you to produce a high-rated fest entry, please check with the author if it's okay before you submit it to the fest.

Note:

Although the Harry Potter Random Facts Fest is being publicly hosted on LiveJournal, you don't have to have an LJ account to participate. You can use Open ID to comment on the fest post (and fest entries posted to journaling sites other than your own), else you can comment anonymously to the fest post if you "sign" your comment and tell me where you primarily journal.

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The DC Random Facts Fest begins now! Participants should submit their meme entries from now until 15 December. Fic writers and artists should submit their fest entries from 16 December until 31 January. I'll post a fully updated master list of all entries in early February.

I can't wait to see what y'all produce for this fest! Please be sure to pimp this *everywhere*, and let's all have unholy amounts of pressure-free, meme-y fun!

DC Random Facts Fest Meme List

Alfred Pennyworth (R, comics, various) by greeneyelove

Barbara Gordon/Batgirl I/Oracle by ladymordecai

Bart Allen/Impulse (PG, comics, Bart/Rose) by milleniumrex

Bart Allen/Impulse (PG-13, comics, Bart/Tim) by shananagin

Booster Gold by [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]

Bruce Wayne/Batman (PG, comics, Bruce/Clark AU) by quirky_circe [LiveJournal]

Bruce Wayne/Batman (PG13, comics, Bruce/Clark) by starsandsea [LiveJournal]

Cassandra Cain/Batgirl II (R, comics, various) by greeneyelove [LiveJournal]

Cassie Sandsmark/Wondergirl (PG13, comics, Cassie/Kara) by milleniumrex [LiveJournal]

Diana/Wonder Woman (PG13, comics, Diana/Steve Trevor) by [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]

Dick Grayson (R, comics (some AU), various) by wachey [LiveJournal]

Dick Grayson (PG13, comics, Bruce/Dick) by bradygirl_12 [LiveJournal]

Dick Grayson (R, Dick/Roy, comics) by pervyficgirl [LiveJournal]

Dinah Lance/Black Canary II (no rating, comics, various) by merfilly [LiveJournal]

Jason Todd/Red Hood (R, comics, various) by saavikam77 [LiveJournal]

Kal-El  (PG, comics, Bruce/Clark AU) by quirky_circe [LiveJournal]

Kal-El/Clark Kent (PG13, Little Secrets 'verse, Clois) by anissa7118 [LiveJournal]

Lois Lane (PG13, Little Secrets 'verse, Clois) by kalalanekent [LiveJournal]

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow I (PG 13, comics, Ollie/Dinah) by merfilly [LiveJournal]

Roy Harper (R, comics, Roy/DCU) by pervyficgirl [LiveJournal]

Roy Harper (R, comics, various) by greeneyelove [LiveJournal]

Slade Wilson (PG13, comics, gen-ish) by ladyoneill [LiveJournal]

Stephanie Brown/Robin IV (R, comics, various) by greeneyelove [LiveJournal]

Tim Drake (PG 13, comics) by eroguro_romance [LiveJournal]

Tim Drake (PG-13, Tim/Kon, AU, comics) by amarin_rose [LiveJournal]