Lou-quacious

This weekend, I'm taking part in the Blogathon, over on my blog. I'm raising money for MDF the Bipolar Organisation and yes, this is a begging post for sponsorship! So, um, please please please please please? Seriously, if you can sponsor me for just a couple of pounds or dollars it would be fantastic - even the smallest amount helps. I've written a bit more about the charity and the whole blogathon process here in my blog.

One of the things I'm planning on blogging about during the 'thon is bipolar disorder, and to try and combat my tendency to ramble on forever, I wanted to decide on some topics to cover in smaller per-post bites. And, I'd also like to ask if anyone has any questions they'd like to ask about bipolar - my experience of it, info in general, impressions gained from the media or fanfic - whatever you want to know. Feel free to ask anything, even if it might be personal. If I'm not comfortable answering then I'll let you know, but I want to try and answer as much as I can. So, here's a handy poll... it'd really help me out if you guys could fill it in (or if you prefer you could fill out the mirrored one on the blog:



Thank yoooou! :-)

PS - Plzzzzzzzz sponsor me, kthxbai!

OK, I am obviously running a little bit late, but it's not the end of the world.  So!  First of all, gimme your addresses so I can send out cards - and yes, even if I really really really should have your addy already, I need it again because my address book is packed who-knows-where and I had a little mishap with transferring my electronic one to my new Palm and only have about three people on that now!  Hence:

[Poll #884482]

And then there's that Holiday Wishlist meme.  I did this the other year, so here we go again!

( The rules )

My Wishes:

1.  The stuff on my Amazon Wishlist, obviously.

2.  Icons.  I've paid for extra icon space, and now I have icon-making block!  So I would love icons that somehow reflect me, and/or my interests.  Or, hey, if you want me to be more specific, then... SGA / McShep / David Hewlett ones would make me squee like an idiotic fangirl.  Ooo, or a wallpaper on similar subjects would also be great.

3.  To be able to work a permanent, full time job without it half killing me.  And therefore to be earning properly again!!  Or even better, to be able to do the self-employed and freelancing thing with the same result.  And then I wouldn't have to sell my car.  And stuff.

4.  A header banner for my LJ (and some help on beating S2 into submission to put it up if you can manage it).  Or hey, why not go the whole hog - a nice shinynew LJ redesign would be fabulous.  Yes, I know that I really ought to be able to do this myself, but I just haven't got my head around it yet.  So... *looks pathetic*
And while I'm on the subject... any LJ-type-things would indeed be appreciated!

5.  Sparkly things!!!  Um.  But really.  Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiny.  Handmade / crafty shinythings are even better.  Non-shiny crafty stuff also.

6.  For a certain couple of people to move over here so we can have a fangirl house-share and terrify the neighbours on a weekly basis with the high pitch of our squealing. ;-)  And when we've done that, we can take over the woooooooooooooooorld!! *melodrama, etc.*

7.  Fictionwise gift certificate(s) to lou[at]freaky.nu .  Mmmmm, ebooks.  They're my addiction: instant, portable, actual published books!!!! (As opposed to fanfic, which I make my own ebooks of, hee!)  It's like CRACK!

8.  Music!  Any mp3s or whatever that you think I might enjoy (and really, that can be anything from 12th to 21st century stuff) or that you want to educate me in *g*.  Something that you really love, that perhaps you think I might not know.

9.  A computer upgrade, again!  And for my broadband to magically get activated in the new flat the same day that I move.  Heh.

10.  Uh.  Peace on Earth and goodwill to all men?  But really, seriously, I do wish for that.  Peace, tolerance, co-operation, and all that, between all people.  Corny, I know.  But wouldn't it be nice?  (In a general sense, obviously - it'd get dead boring without any differences of opinion in the world. *g*  Debate is good.  And after all, where would LJ be without kerfuffles to take part in, or mock?.... ;-) )  But hey, you know what you could do that would help with this one?  Donate to Riverkids or buy something from their shop, or get something from Good Gifts.

My Contact Info:

Drop me a comment or an email to soulstar[at]livejournal.com, or if you're after my postal address and have a post / poll where I can leave it then let me know where :-)
And don't forget to let me know where your wishlist is, if you have one.