Originally posted by a_phoenixdragon at Help with Household Bills (GoFundMe Post)
My family and I are really short on funds this month - and while my new job finally starts tomorrow (after a two-three week wait for scheduled training), I will not be getting paid until the 22nd. That is quite a long way away - and our savings are pretty much depleted. I have enough ( Read more... )

Originally posted by a_phoenixdragon at Made that post....
For help with paying off the Jeep and funding her repairs before winter hits. You can find the link to that post here:

GoFundMe

and the link to the Facebook post is here:

GoFundMe Facebook PostIf you are able, please spread the word. But even if you are not, thank you for listening. That in itself helps ( Read more... )

Originally posted by a_phoenixdragon at *Takes a deep breath*
It might be too little, too late, but I went ahead and made a GoFundMe page *cringes* and we're still freaking out because the language of the...'notice' is like someone is going to kick our door down any minute and haul us out by our hair ( Read more... )

Originally posted by zubeneschamali at PSA
There's a discussion going on on Tumblr about Goodreads and about how various pieces of fic are ending up on there without the permission of the original authors. One of mine is there, and I don't want it to be. I don't want any more of mine to be there, either. There are some reasons outlined here and here and ( Read more... )

Originally posted by a_phoenixdragon at Tarot Readings for Sale
Once more, for any and all who may be interested, I'm offering Tarot readings at a price that is slightly higher than a street vendor but way less than your average 1-800 number or Tarot.com reading. This would help get me out of a bind - and maybe make you feel a touch better about the future ahead ( ( Read more... )

I know I've got several Texan flisties, so hopefully this can spread the signal a little wider...

Originally posted by rilestar at Fandom Shout-Out
Originally posted by nimnod at Fandom Shout-Out
In the heyday of fandom, people used to do things like this and fandom always found a solution; it was a real force for social good. So, here I am, trusting to the ( Read more... )

Originally posted by rilestar at Here's how it's done.

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Many of you will have read about the foul displays of sexism in Australia this week, especially with respect to our female Prime Minister. It's been a thoroughly appalling, disheartening week for women. A new scandal has broken out in the Australian Army, too - thoroughly deplorable behaviour is being ( Read more... )