Feeling :  accomplishedaccomplished  Listening :  Not Falling Apart - Maroon 5  Reading :  Something Wicked This Way Comes, Bad Childhood - Good Life, Ranma 1/2 #17

Three things in this entry: my Christmas list this year, rules to kick ass by, and a friending meme. :)

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All I Want for Christmas Is This…

  1. Anything listed on my Amazon Books & DVDs wish lists. Mind you, those are 2 separate lists. I’d really try for anything on the Books list first though, I can live without the DVDs for a little bit longer. I’ve gotten back into reading and collecting books, and have filled up my current bookcase to the brim!
  2. Anything with Hello Kitty on it. Not any of the other Sanrio characters because then my whole collection will be thrown off. But siriusly, ANYTHING. If you don’t know how much I adore Hello Kitty, you can fuck right off right now.
  3. Blank journals, any style, shape, size, colour
  4. Christmas cards! If you want my home address, leave me a comment, and I will send you my address. That is, as long as I know who you are. :) If you got one from me last year, you’ll get another one this year. I think instead of sending the standard Xmas cards you buy, I’m going to make mine this year.
  5. Donation to the “I Love Gill So Much I Wanna Send Her to College Scholarship Fund” (default donation is $1.00, but feel free to send what you can, rofl)
  6. Hoodies, size medium or large, depending on who makes them. I prefer the zip-up hoodies as seen in my faux scene default pic on MySpace, rofl.
  7. iTunes / Target gift cards
  8. Paid LJ time, or a permanent account (!). My username is stumble.

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Self-Defense… and then some!

Everyone should learn how to defend themselves, no matter how safe you feel. I saw this on a LJ community I’m in (I forget which one now), and it’s pretty relevant.

1. Strike with the heel of the hand right under the nose, moving arm straight up. If done right, it will break the nose.

2. Strike bridge of nose with heel of the hand, moving arm straight out, pushing forward. This will also break the nose.

3. Grab flesh of ear and pull down toward the ground as hard as you can.

4. Grab any finger and bend backward until it breaks/dislocates, moving attacker’s body off balance toward the ground.

5. Use your elbows as weapons to the face.

6. In general, if you want to strike with maximum impact, aim for eyes, throat and kneecaps.

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Music/TV Multi-Fandom Friending Meme

I’m pretty sure everyone knows how these work. Just fill out the questions, and if you see someone you think you would click with, don’t be afraid to ask to be friended.

Name: Gill
Age: 24

TV
Fandoms: Don’t watch a lot of TV anymore. Watch pretty much anything on the History Channel/History Channel International, and Futurama religiously though.
Favorite Character [s]:
Favorite Pairings [ships]:
Favorite new show:

Music
What/Who You’re Listening to Now: Muse, Mutya Buena, Patrick Wolf
Favorite genre of music (you can list more than one): rock, indie, UK pop, R&B
Favorite band(s)/singer(s): I listen to everything, but I generally try and have songs by these artists as staples on my playlist: The Killers, Siobhan Donaghy, The Academy Is…, M.I.A., All Saints, The Beach Boys, Sugababes, Dizzee Rascal, UB40, The Smiths, Justin Timberlake, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! at the Disco, Cobra Starship, Duran Duran.

Other
Favorite Book[s]?: I read everything. I like “Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “Angels & Demons,” and the Harry Potter series of course.
Journal Type [F/O or Public]: Friends-only, but that’s only for neatness purposes. Every LJ entry is a crosspost from my regular blog.
Anything Else?: I hope I meet some cool people. :)

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.

That’s the best way to make these successful.

?: “Have you made your Christmas list yet?“