Poll: Yuletide! Yay!

[thefourthvine]

I am very excited about yuletide, and I've been bouncing around like a crazed thing since I signed up. (This is the Anticipation phase of Yuletide. Yes, there are phases of Yuletide. Yes, I have actually written them down. I know, I know, so pathetic, but it's an important thing to me, okay? I was never that excited about the holidays as a kid, but as an adult, Yuletide makes me absolutely delirious with joy.)

Anyway. I deal with the Anticipation phase (This is actually Anticipation Part One, because sign-ups are still open. When they close, I will start hard-core Anticipation. It is dangerous to come within seven feet of me during that time.) in many ways, but in part by refreshing the requested fandoms list, so that I can admire the shiny numbers climbing ever higher. (Plus, this year, there is a festival of gold and green to admire there. You can even see how many people asked for and volunteered for a given fandom. It is the coolest thing ever!)

But the site went down briefly today. Suddenly, I had no outlet for my Yuletide glee. Hence, this poll.

And if any of you have friends listers who are also doing Yuletide, I'd love it if you'd point 'em over here, 'cause I don't know how many of my own friends listers are. (You all should, though. You get a story! In a tiny fandom of your choosing! And you can write a story that will make someone else's heart sing! And this year there is no qualifying requirement! Go, sign up, and then come back and take the poll!)

Yeah, yeah. 'Tis the season to abuse exclamation marks and the Create Poll function on LJ. Happy holidays!

[Poll #855532]

Comments

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're not quite up to making the committment, which is not a surprise; you've been going through quite a lot of changes (I'm trying to be, you know, vague, since this is not your LJ), and you never know from one week to the next how you'll be feeling or if you'll even be able to get out of the house. So, yeah, might not be the best time to embark on Yuletide.

I will say, though, that there is no perfect time. I was scared to death the first year I volunteered, and in fact had a Secret Pinch-Hitter lined up in case I couldn't write a story. (I am quite sure the mods would frown on Secret Pinch-Hitting, but I had to have some reassurance I wouldn't default in case of a water landing.)

I've *always* wanted to play, but keep missing it.

I don't want to push you to do something you're not ready to, but you still have 4 days to decide if you're ready this year. And if not, there'll always be next year, the Yuletide Mods willing and the internets don't die.