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Dear Santa
Dec. 10th, 2009 03:16 pmShould there be people reading who feel the need to give me stuff to celebrate whatever name they give to the mid-winter festival (and since this feeds through to Facebook, there may be more than are on my LJ FL): please don't.
I still have a pile of books and gadgets left from last Christmas that I haven't found time to enjoy. Quite possibly some from the Xmas before, too. I've been saying for a few years now that what I really like about Xmas is having a few days off to simply relax and enjoy some hobbies - and this year, I got it! I got made redundant! Whee! Still, even with all that free time, I have far more Stuff than I can find a use for even if I stay unemployed for most of the coming year (which is not the plan).
What I'd suggest is picking some suitable charity. Nothing religion-based, please, and nothing that gives money to children as if they're somehow more important than adults. Cuteness is not a measure of how deserving a cause is. Some of these "send a cow" type schemes look good, though I haven't been through and investigated in detail. Breadline Africa sponsors small, practical projects that make communities better able to help themselves.
I still have a pile of books and gadgets left from last Christmas that I haven't found time to enjoy. Quite possibly some from the Xmas before, too. I've been saying for a few years now that what I really like about Xmas is having a few days off to simply relax and enjoy some hobbies - and this year, I got it! I got made redundant! Whee! Still, even with all that free time, I have far more Stuff than I can find a use for even if I stay unemployed for most of the coming year (which is not the plan).
What I'd suggest is picking some suitable charity. Nothing religion-based, please, and nothing that gives money to children as if they're somehow more important than adults. Cuteness is not a measure of how deserving a cause is. Some of these "send a cow" type schemes look good, though I haven't been through and investigated in detail. Breadline Africa sponsors small, practical projects that make communities better able to help themselves.