Reminder: Help me help Haiti.

Yes, our f-lists are a bit overwhelmed with posts about help_haiti .  And you know what?  THAT'S FUCKING AWESOME.

The auction closes in an hour.  I had wanted to re-pimp this sooner, but I haven't had time.  I've been away at a convention, and yeah, I'm still sick.  But this is still happening.  It's real, it's important, and it can't be ignored.  Yesterday, we were leaving Arisia (sci-fi con) in Boston, and taking a taxi to the airport.  I thought I recognized the driver's accent, so I asked.  And yes, he's originally from Haiti.  So I asked if he'd heard from his family.  He said yes, that he finally got through to them, and yes, most of his family is alive, so that's the good news.  However, two are missing.  Their houses are gone.  Come on, guys - it doesn't get any more real than this.  An ocean of distance is nothing, okay?

So we're doing what we can from here.  I'm writing a fic.  Do you want me to write you a fic?  Your choice of rating, pairings, characters, plot prompts, kinks... anything.  I'm even offering outside of my normal fandoms.  I'll write at least 3,000 words of fic for you (probably more, knowing me).

BID HERE.

And you know what?  I'll write another one, too.  They're gonna need money for a while, so let's do this one for now, but here's my promise to put up my efforts for a second one when the first is done.  GO BID!  Less than an hour to go!

Quick update...

I'm back from Arisia (geek convention in Boston), and I had a blast.  As always.  I love cons.  I love the people, the discussions, the randomness, the geekery, the excitement, the energy, the experience... all of it.  Arisia is an amazing convention, and if anyone feels like traveling for anything smaller than Dragon*Con, then Arisia is the regional convention to attend.  SO. MUCH. FUN.  I absolutely love it every time.

What I don't love is feeling like I've been hit by a steam roller. 

I went into Arisia already feeling a bit under the weather.  Not sick like a cold, but sick like dizzy and fatigued and faintly icky.  Now, I seem to have a very mild head cold on top of already feeling icky.  Feels like I've been kicked in the gut by a horse.  Vision is oddly blurry.  And gods, I just want to lie down.  But I'm at work, and I still have more work to do.

So now, I'm going to go play with radioactive waste.  WOO-freakin'-HOO.  And then I'm going to try to complete another training module for general HAZMAT qualification renewal.  And then I'm going to go home and collapse.  But I can't really collapse... for two reasons.

#1.  I'm going to ANOTHER convention this weekend, and I need to wash, dry, fold, and re-pack all of my costumes.

#2.  It's my wife's birthday, and I am determined to do SOMETHING for it. 

So, in summary:  Arisia was awesome.  I am *ded*.  I will post in detail about Arisia when I am not!*ded*.  Also, happy birthday DeForest Kelley - you are missed.  And Happy Birthday fiona_fawkes  - I love you, hun.