i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

Uh. Yeah. That's all my enthusiasm for the day.

Okay, so I guess I owe you guys a lot of explanations.

1) Your head mod and layout designer, taistoi , has left LiveJournal for bigger and better things. That's about a third of the reason I've forgotten this comm exists.

2) Another third of the reason is that I have fallen so far out of sporking that I don't even watch this comm anymore. That's not to say I'll abandon my mod duties.

3) OTHER MODS, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE. The last three sporkings have all been approved before I could get to them, so I know someone besides me is running this show, and it sure as hell isn't Ryune. If you're still paying attention, please let me know.

4) BY NO MEANS should you guys take the mods' inactivity of fail as a sign that this comm is dead. It really isn't. You just have a set of failmods. You also have a set of mods who can't do much besides approve sporkings, because Ryune held all the keys to this joint and...yeah.

And you know, it occurs to me that I don't even know half of you anymore, so intros. I'm Auria, and since Ryune's flown the coop, I guess this makes me head mod. Or at least the most active? I don't know. I don't spork anymore, but I do RP a lot. And that's pretty much all you need to know about me. xD


kaos_sparrow , you have privacy settings up that won't let me message you back. Thought I'd let you know.

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

backpacking
Want to embrace your wanderlust on the cheap? If you're tall on adventurous spirit, but short on funds, this community can help you plan a trip to anywhere. Offering plentiful tips on how to travel light, you can post about bargain hotels and hostels if you're into urban exploration or discuss camping gear and mosquito netting for the great outdoors. Hitch your backpack, pitch your tent, and carpe diem!