Some good ideas for Charity

Hey guys! Its the Christmas season, and who is ready to give? I think it a great time to give to others, an it is encouraged all through the year! This Christmas, maybe we should give to needy instead of buying some things for ourselves?
This Christmas, I'm giving up expensive Ipod speakers to give to the ALS association. This is very, very close to my heart because they were the people who helped me through my dad's illness, and now the passing. In his memory for the future Christmases in my life, I will give up an amount of money in place of a Christmas gift for myself. If you have lost a family member or a friend in the past, I think you should do the same to honor them, and make sure the find the cure to save other people the pain of losing someone close to them. :)
Another thing I have seen in my mall lately is giving cards to your local VA hospital. Its for disabled veterans who have to stay in the hospital. If you have never been to the VA, the environment is very...depressing. I could not stand it in there the first time I went. I almost cried. Please help these Veterans the most, they cry when they see peoples cards, and I feel as if we don't give the veterans enough respect. So call up your local VA, and ask if you can send a card! Even a few words like "Merry Christmas" or "Thank you for serving our country." would make a Veteran's Christmas.
Hopefully some people take these suggestions to heart, and make someone have a really Merry Christmas.

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

Is it too early for Christmas?

Oh Christmas time. I love you with your crazy sales and me risking my life to go buy an mp3 player for my mom. This year, I want to know what is on your Christmas wish list? I would really like to see all of the different things that other people want! Here's mine:

A Wacom bamboo pen and touch- I am really getting into art especially Photoshop, but it is really hard to draw on a laptop with a mouse. I have been wanting this the most!

Paper Jamz guitar- I'm still a bit of a kid, so of course I want the newest thing that all of the kids have! I know I actually don't need it that much since I already have a real guitar, but I really want to do a cosplay with a guitar soon, so this would be an awesome prop!

Melty Chocolate replica skirt and AP lucky pack JSK replica- These are really my two favorite dresses, and since I'm leaving for classic and Gothic, I think these will be the only two sweet dresses I need. Now I know the controversy over replicas are, and I do feel like I'm kind of cheating in the dream dress department, but maybe one day I'll get a job and pay for the real thing.

So what's on your Christmas List? I really want to know! If you make one you can link to it in the comments section and I'll check it out. Also, If I hit 2000 blog views before New years, I might have a small give away!