So, last month I asked the good people at Livejournal why they didn't do a charity VGift every month. I got the reply that they only do it during months where there's a holiday and a charity that coincide. I'm sure they must use some other determining factor as well- like, if they can produce a spiffy looking VGift for that holiday- and their own personal views on the charity, etc. (I've only seen two VGift charities so far and neither seems particularly political, so I somehow think they'd like to leave politics out of it- or at least, I know I would.) However, there are only twelve months and there are literally thousands of worthy charities out there- surely there are twelve that easily fit into the VGift scheme.

I've been trying to gather ideas for months, holidays, and charities for LJ to look over and see if they might implement more charity VGifts. I thought I'd open the floor up to my friends- and as I'm making this post public- any of your friends you'd think would be interested in suggesting ideas. Give me ideas for months, themes, and charities that you'd like to see honored by LJ and VGifts. I'd like to keep politics out of it, but if there's an excellent political charity you'd like to see, it can't hurt to suggest it.

Under the cut, I've filled in the two months that LJ has already done charity VGifts for and the charities. I would make my own humble suggestion that for May, in remembrance of recent events, LJ devote VGift proceeds to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund or another charity pertaining to free speech.

( Months, Holidays, Charities )

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The Sexy Pumpernickel We started carrying this at work. I am stunned.

Because nothing- nothing says sex like pumpernickel bread. 

I want to e-mail the snacks' buyer.  "Dear snacks' buyer, I am curious about something.  What is so damend sexy about pumpernickel bread?  Is it because it's Westphalian?  Maybe it's the whole kernel rye?  Or is it it's lack of preservatives?  I want to know before I spend $1.99- what in this pumpernickel- as opposed to the sunflower bread or the rye with museli- that seems to attract hot, high cheekboned men?  Does it work on all men?  Or is this an exclusively German thing?  Please- enquiring minds want to know!"

In Germany, do they sell especially dark rye next to the thongs and massage oil at Victoria's Secret?  When planning for a romantic evening with your honey, do you normally include pumpernickel amongst your must haves?  Let's see...I've gotten the champagne, the chocolate mousse, the mood lighting, the Barry White, the pumpernickel bread....

This was my amusement all morning.

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Hello all.

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I stopped, the package I was unwrapping dropping to my counter. Standing in my line of sight, but not paying a bit of attention to me, was Twitchy Asian Man, dressed in a pink parka and matching snow boots. I watched in horror as he stuck a pasta twirler down his back, testing its usefulness as a back scratcher. Edna snuck up behind me, her ability to turn any syllable into a hiss startling me more than her sudden appearance.

“Don’t you think we should say something?” she asked and I jumped, marveling at her serpentine speech.

“I suppose so,” I drawled, my eyes never leaving Twitchy Asian Man, who had moved on to a set of salad tongs. “Though, that would mean talking to him.”

I felt Edna nod behind me and start to back away. “True.”

Picking up the forgotten package, I opened it, silently thanking the goddess for dishwashers.

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