Weeks ending

[itsallovernow]

Grey today, and melancholy, although I've solved my Thanksgiving dilemma, and it didn't involve telling anyone to frell off or attempt obscene things with their body parts, so yeah for me. (Although it did provoke some melodrama in my farscapefriday drabble. I had visions of writing D'Argo, or Chiana, or Aeryn. Maybe later).

cretkid's organizing a writeathon this weekend. She seems to think I'll be writing smut:) Amazingly enough, she's probably wrong, as I really do want to finish Blue Eyes. I do, occasionally, write things that don't involve sex. No, really, I do! Anyway, lots of great writers are participating and ck will be linking to them on her LJ, so go check 'em out (or sign up!!). This is a way to encourage each other to write, to plot and think and reason along with color commentary and hopefully a lot of encouragement from each other.

I will probably not be logging in until Sunday because of rehearsal and concert going. Whoo hoo. Damien Rice, and Beck and Gary Jules and Liz Phair!! Haven't been to a concert in ages and ages, and am beyond excited. I so love KCRW.

Awhile ago, someone ( I think it was jeviltwin, but I'm not sure) mentioned a catalogue where one could purchase chickens and pigs and things to be donated to people in need. If anyone knows anything about this, or any other organization that does this kind of thing, I'd love to know more about it.

Every year I want to give donations instead of Christmas gifts and this sounds like the perfect opportunity. I know The Heifer Project is also something I need to investigate. I have too much stuff, the people in my life have too much stuff, and there are too many people out there who not only don't have too much stuff, they're barely surviving. That is far more important than the giving of shiny new DVD's and scented lotion to various material heavy relatives. The only one getting a tangible present this year is the munchkin. Because she's one and a half, and has red curly hair like her auntie, and is beyond adorable and deserves prezzies!

And GIP (from reblog. Excellent use of Bob:)

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[electricland.livejournal.com]

Awhile ago, someone ( I think it was jeviltwin, but I'm not sure) mentioned a catalogue where one could purchase chickens and pigs and things to be donated to people in need. If anyone knows anything about this, or any other organization that does this kind of thing, I'd love to know more about it.

Every year I want to give donations instead of Christmas gifts and this sounds like the perfect opportunity. I know The Heifer Project is also something I need to investigate.

AFAIK these are the same thing. You want Heifer's gift catalog. I gave my dad a flock of chicks (or rather, bought a flock of chicks on his behalf) for his birthday and he was thrilled. You can buy online from their catalogue, and download information to give to the giftee.

I'm so with you on the Stuff. I want to talk to the famille about this soon because in most cases I can't think of anything useful to give, and the same is true of others for me, and this is SO much more important.

But munchkins ABSOLUTELY deserve Real (tangible) Presents.

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

Munchkins need prezzies, even if they want the wrapping paper and ribbon far more than what's inside the box. Unless it's noisy. Noisy is the best:)

Thank you so much for the link!!! I also love telling my mom I'm giving people chickens, because for a long while there, I had her believing that I meant it literally:) As in giving my aunt a chicken:)

[raithen.livejournal.com]

seems to me the World Wildlife Fund does something similar -- you can "give" someone an adopted animal. It is late, or I'd surf for you. But since I know you know how to do that...

Not quite the same as feeding someone, I know, but it DOES help out another worthy cause.

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

Worthy causes of all kinds. As long as it's not plastic and shiny (not that I have bad words for plastic and shiny, but I want to give something substantial this year), and World Wildlife Fund often supports a species that's far more worthy than homo sapien sapiens:)

[fourteenlines.livejournal.com]

Damien Rice AND Beck? Jeeeeaaaaaallloooouuuuuuusss.

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

I'm giddy with anticipation, quite truthfully. I haven't been to a concert in ages for one reason or another:) I've seen Beck in concert, and he's great. And will be acoustic here to make it even better!

[spoonishly.livejournal.com]

On the Damien Rice note, I found this on CNN.Com and thought of you.

Damien Rice article (http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/20/mroom.rice/index.html).

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Thank you. Isn't he adorable:)

[haphazardmethod.livejournal.com]

so jealous about the concert...

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

I'm unbelievably excited. Of course, I'm the geeky girl who bought tickets the day it was announced for fear that it would be sold out, and they're still advertising the hell out of it on KCRW:)