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... I miss the SPN community and just the general fandom community that used to exist here.

I know we moved to Tumblr and then we moved to Reddit or wherever else we ended up, but I miss this community. Having everyone in one place and all of your journals pop up in my feed and new episodes and people being excited and discussing them and... what has the internet turned into? I miss obsessively reloading my friends page waiting for you to all post or for someone to reply to a comment.

It all feels so impersonal and disconnected and spread out now. Like... we have fandom communities but they are just sort of collectives of random people pretending to be connected. IDK what I am trying to say here.

I am so thankful for those of you I am connected on Facebook with so I know what you are up to... but I miss this. How do we regain this? I just so, so miss this community.

Arwyn and I are currently rewatching Supernatural from the beginning.  I couldn't find my box set of season one so I ordered a used copy from Goodwill for $8.99 and it just arrived.  The music choices for season one on streaming are just... they are honestly painful to listen to.  Arwyn got to a point where he threatened to stop watching any more with me if I did not stop complaining about the music non-stop. But, like, season one is just Sammy and Dean.  So the Impala and the music sort of play the role of additional characters more than they even do in other seasons.  The pseudo-emo bullshit music they chose to insert is such a weird and offensive series of choices.

We are now rewatching the whole season again so Arwyn can experience it how it is meant to be and I am working very hard not to go "see! see! see how much better it is with that song?!!!!" every other second.

I am so excited to especially show Arwyn Faith with the Don't Fear the Reaper sequence.  That was one of the most painful thing I have watched in years. IDK what song they stuck in there but it is a travesty.  Yeah, so, that is all.  Going to make an attempt to, for at least now, pour my endlessly fangirl heart out here.  I just need somewhere to gush.

I truly do miss all of you.

Ok, so I was on vacation and I thought I would have internet... and then I didn't... so this is late, but last Wednesday my Big Bang author - fairygrrl45 - posted her story - To Feel You Underneath My Skin - and you can see my attempt at watercolor, after not picking up a brush for over a year - here.

I have more to add to that... but it might have to wait a day or two due to my brain being scrambled at the moment.

Ciao!

Grabbed from ames1010

Give me a number from under the cut and I'll answer in the comments

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... Do I sign up to do art for spn_j2_bigbang or not?

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... watching Grimm?

Random Acts has set up a LJ account which they are documenting the project on.  It can be seen here if anyone is interested.   It's pretty cool!

They are also updating on Twitter and on Facebook.

Originally donations for the project were only being collected through June 20th, but they are still about $30,000 short, so it has been extended until June 30th.

If you are in a position to be able to donate, please do.  Even a $5 donation will help. I can take cash, check, or PayPal and apply it if that helps.  You can donate here through my team page or PM me.

This is an amazing project.  If you have not checked it out yet, please do.  I recommend watching the video here for an overview.

Here is the plan for the final community center:
It's meant to double as a community center and an orphanage.  Someone donated solar panels.  It's going to be amazing!!  I have so much love for the Random Acts team.  ♥

... and I would very much appreciate it if you could comment with a link to your favorite work of fanfic ever.

Doesn't matter what the subject is/what type it is/what it is about. 

My original idea to write about the craft of it has turned into me writing about my personal relationship with it... based mostly on seeing the other pieces for the summer issue which all seem to follow that trend. 

However, I am looking for a variety of quotes and, honestly, I find my own reading habits narrow on just a few fandoms.

Thanks!

Hey Everyone! Just opened my e-mail to find an e-mail from Misha with an update on the Hope to Haiti project. I thought some of you might be interested, so I am copying it in here.  (I already e-mailed it to those of you who have donated.)

Here it is:

Thank you for your awesome gift to Random Acts’ Hope to Haiti Project. Without your generosity, we wouldn’t be able to accomplish anything.

As you know, we’re going to Haiti in June to put some of the funds raised to excellent use. Haiti was ravaged by an earthquake in January, 2010, and has struggled to move toward recovery. Many of the people living in the hardest hit regions still exist in subpar conditions due to the destruction of infrastructure, death toll from the quake and lack of progress to rebuild. With your aid and shared commitment to help us support them, in June, 2011, we’re traveling back to the Haiti orphanages we assist. I’ll be there with Matt Cohen and some of the Random Acts staff along with those industrious, amazing supporters who’ve raised $5,000 or more. We’re going to be filming, tweeting and taking pictures while we’re there building a community center to house and feed some of Haiti’s homeless and hungry children. Keep your eyes on the Random Acts website and twitter account for updates. Matt and I will probably tweet a little too.

Another portion of your donations will go to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan through a donation to Shelterbox. The condition in Japan is still dire with thousands still missing, the nuclear situation still lethal and hundreds of thousands left homeless. Your kindness will help provide safe havens for people who have nothing left.

The remainder will be used for our core mission: conquering the world one random act of kindness at a time. I believe that one genuine act of kindness between two people can create a ripple effect that can flow outward and touch many, many other people. And today, we all need to feel that, create that and be a part of that on a regular basis. This is the type of action that can be mind-changing and, yes, world-changing. Random Acts will continue to support a variety of these projects from around the world that are submitted to us by people just like you. These projects are designed to have a lasting impact on a diverse group of deserving groups and individuals.

We’ll keep you updated on our progress through our Random Acts website, so stay tuned.

Thank You,

Misha Collins

If anyone wishes to donate to help this wonderful project, Liz and I taking donations for it here.  You can also learn more on the Random Acts website.