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]

(Side note: my hat icon joins me in saluting the excellent hats in your icon.)

Reason? aLL teh kewl kidz R there!

That aspect kind of terrifies me, actually - I mean, hanging with the cool kids is scary. But I would feel insanely left out if I didn't do Yuletide, all writhing in envy as other people got their assignments and started their OMG Yuletide posts. I would probably whine and stuff, and it wouldn't be pretty. Better just to hang out with the scary cool kids and hope they don't notice me.

*sidles over to the other end of the gym*

[watergal.livejournal.com]

That aspect kind of terrifies me, actually

Oh, me too! I live in dread of getting a recipient of whom I am in awe and knowing from word one that nothing I write could possibly be close to good enough.

But stay home and babysit and not even go? Uh, no.

P.S. From my side of the gym, you are one of the cool kids! :)

(my only other hat icon, but it seems to fit well)

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

(And here is my crown icon. The parade of iconified headgear continues!)

Oh, me too! I live in dread of getting a recipient of whom I am in awe and knowing from word one that nothing I write could possibly be close to good enough.

Oh my god yes so much.

The first year we did it, makesmewannadie got daegaer. In one of the fandoms daegaer is famous for, no less. I was so so so glad not to be her. (To her credit, MMWD was not fussed, and wrote a great story. But - OMG! Daegaer! In Hitchhiker's Guide! I was all faint with horror on MMWD's behalf.)

And I remember last year, right after assignments went out, one of the people on my friends list posting with just the words, "Oh, Lord, I am not worthy."

*shivers*

But stay home and babysit and not even go? Uh, no.

Precisely!

From my side of the gym, you are one of the cool kids!

Thank you! Although, um. Given that earlier today, while answering comments on another post, I got so over-excited that I dropped a piece of celery dipped in ranch dressing into my bra, I'm not sure I can qualify as even on the same continent as cool. But I am more than willing to fake it.

*preens, or whatever it is that cool people do*