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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.

Up for some friendly competition? If so, I dare you to join crimeland, a challenge comm dedicated to the awesome crime drama Criminal Minds! It could definitely use more members, and who better to compete against than the great people here! (NOTE: PLEASE MENTION ME AS A REFERRAL IF YOU JOIN, SO AWESOME TEAM REID CAN GET POINTS FOR SUCCESSFUL PROMOTION! KTHXBYE!)

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.

As usual, I've been antsy to post more of my work because I join way too many icontests. I have to say that the drab coloring in the first few HIMYM pieces makes me cringe though I do like how I played with shapes to compensate. Those and most of the True Blood icons are really old, so they don't necessarily reflect the coloring that I currently use, and I kinda hate them, but I do like that they show the evolution of my weird work as well as some interesting cropping. Also, I've found in the past that even if I dislike something I've made, someone out there may like it enough to use it, so I'm trying to go with the flow instead of being an absolute control freak and only posting the pieces that I really enjoy.

Feedback and constructive criticism are always welcome, so please share any thoughts you have, positive or negative. Hope y'all enjoy what I've got to share!

NOTE: When you snag something, please credit me and the comm, so people will stop friending me when they're merely searching for my graphics. Many thanks!

BONUS: The first person to correctly identify the song and artist/band whose lyrics I use in this post's title and LJ-cut text will get a shareable icon request! It would be awesome if Google were left out of the equation, but I wouldn't know either way, right? :P Congrats to skydawnjade for guessing "Make Yourself" by Incubus!

[1-4] Alias
[5] Fringe
[6-21] How I Met Your Mother (cast + various episodes)
[22-33] Lost (cast + text-only)
[34] Star Trek
[35-39] Supernatural
[40-88] True Blood (cast + various episodes)
[89-105] Whedonverse (Dollhouse + Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)



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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!

**FINAL EDIT Thu Dec 10 02:15:47 UTC 2009**

So there is the final update... Over the past day we have processed around 11 million jobs out of the 12 million that were in queue at that time. Please bear in mind that over this past day, more jobs for notifications are also created. So while the queue has been dropping, we are still not fully caught up at this point, due to backlog and new jobs. We have roughly 3 million jobs still pending that involve the notification system in some manner. We had hoped we could have fully cleared the queue in a day, but unfortunately we can't clear it too quickly, since we need the rest of the site to operate normally. From our current perspective on the amount of jobs that are left in queue, and how many it has processed thus far, we believe it will take around another 8 - 12 hours to process everything.

And finally some answers to some questions:

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freeskiers
While some of us long to escape the cold, dark stretch of winter for hot tropical beaches, for others, there's nothing quite like whoooooshing down those shimmering sugar alps. If you're fond of freestyle skiing, get ready to slide down the slippery slopes in good company. This passionate, international community shares travel/gear tips, anecdotes, photos, and videos for those who can't get enough of the sweet stuff.

seasonal_icons
Need some extra twinkle to decorate your place? Check out these dazzling holiday-themed icons. If you're an artist, you can post your own creations, provided you abide by the simple rules (which is to say, all cheer and no politicking). Be sure to comment and give credit if you wish to borrow a little spirit (no direct links, please). If you're feeling a touch of humbug this season, this is an instant shot of festivity.

handmade_gifts
High on creativity, but low on cash? You'll find tons of brilliant suggestions for do-it-yourself crafts sure to please everyone on your holiday gift list. Offering detailed instructions, photos, budgets, timelines, and active support, you'll soon turn spare remnants of fabric and time into cherished keepsakes. Be sure to search entries and read user guidelines before you post for help!