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.

Music: Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney
Created: December 2009
Summary: Max’s story with an AU ending. Shows how he started off all young and innocent, just wanting to live in peace. But with attacks coming at him from all directions, he quickly learned that sometimes you need to fight back. [AU ending:] When his wife, Liz, is killed by agents, he won’t stop until he gets his revenge on anyone who ever threatened them harm, be it skins or government.
Program: Sony Vegas & WMM
Tech. Notes: The first 30 seconds or so are a segment I made over 2 years ago in WMM. I’d liked how I’d started the project, but for one reason or another never returned to it – until now. It’s pretty obvious (to me at least) where I switched over to Vegas.
Source Material: Roswell (Seasons 1-3) (1999 - 2002) © Twentieth Century Fox; The Tattooist (2007) © Eyeworks Touchdown; Skinwalkers (2006) © Red Moon Films; Shooting Livien (2005) © Velveteen Films; Senseless (2008) © Matador Pictures; D-War (2007) © Younggu-Art Movies

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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.