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saintawesome and Jason Mraz for this. And since I don't know Jason Mraz, I can safely say that this is entirely Em's fault. So there.even if the skies get rough
Sailor Moon/The Vampire Diaries (Chiba Mamoru + Damon Salvatore)
summary: "I had to learn what I got, and what I'm not - and who I am" / Mamoru's parents are not exactly what he'd dreamed of. They're better.
warning: implied Salvatore incest and mpreg, complete and utter insanity
( how old is your soul )
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onewarmline. I have no idea what I'll use it for, since I keep having to blow the cobwebs off this journal too, but if you're into that sort of thing, it exists! If you have DW, leave your username in the comments so we can not use them together.
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gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOkay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
Nero, from Star Trek XI, rendered entirely in Illustrator CS5.1 with the Pen tool (and some blend modes, and the Symbol Sprayer). ( Here. )
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so tired
I've started making some of my best digital work available on RedBubble. Postcards, photo prints, posters and even canvas are all available! They've even provided me with a helpful widget. Please give it a look, and if you bought something, it would be totally rad.
Since
nenena pointed out that the widget may not load properly, here's a stable link to the storefront: http://www.redbubble.com/people/swiener/p- Mood:
good
I've been having a lot of fun on Twitter this Giants' season; I've met lots of great new people with whom I've celebrated the wonderfulness of Brandon Belt, and lamented the injuries of ... um, everybody. 2011 has been a lot harder than 2010, but I'm glad to have found them.
Of course, as the man said, every rose has its thorn. One clever fellow got very upset by the amount of fangirl squee that was taking place on photos of Giants players. There's a pretty high volume of it, and some of it goes overboard, so I was fairly content to let it pass.
Oh, but then he said this: ( Here be stupid. )
That didn't go particularly well for him. I rolled up my non-existent sleeves and, as the kids say, "went off." ( To whit... )
Don't make me angry, internet. You won't like me when I'm angry.
auronsgirlThis is why we need marriage equality. Not tomorrow, not six months from now, TODAY.
lavenderfrost at ...WTF.Well, there goes my good mood for the day.
NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good so far, right? Shit like this NEEDS publicity to raise awareness.
Only problem is, they repeated - without refutation or critical commentary - the claims that the girl brought the rape on herself because of the way she was dressed.
Choice Quotes (now behind a cut - apologies for the triggers, the formatting was kept from the OP by LJ - The Management):( Read more... )
THIS IS RAPE CULTURE, PEOPLE.
Now, what's being said and done in this community is bad enough, but the NY Times should be fucking ashamed of themselves right now.
( Here's how to contact NYT: )
NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good so far, right? Shit like this NEEDS publicity to raise awareness.
Only problem is, they repeated - without refutation or critical commentary - the claims that the girl brought the rape on herself because of the way she was dressed.
Choice Quotes (now behind a cut - apologies for the triggers, the formatting was kept from the OP by LJ - The Management):( Read more... )
THIS IS RAPE CULTURE, PEOPLE.
Now, what's being said and done in this community is bad enough, but the NY Times should be fucking ashamed of themselves right now.
( Here's how to contact NYT: )
auronsgirl specifically. I haven't forgotten you, I just want to make you the best thing possible. I probably won't do that in two days, of course, but it's a start.I owe
saintawesome some stuff, too, but since she's still sitting on my birthday present from last year, she can probably wait a little longer. :P No, but seriously, you nice people will have some progress sketches by the end of the week.I also kind of forgot to show everyone what I was up to last semester. The clothed figure and still life painting classes weren't all that exciting, but I took a digital illustration class (which ended up being my only A). I did some work I'm really proud of, so it seems only right that I share it. Thumbnails are above the cut; full images are below.
all you crashqueens and motorbabies
original character/mcr killjoys 'verse
My first project for this class. Assignment: create something you would use to promote yourself.
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spotlight
original; slightly NSFW
photoshop cs5
My final project.
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art is the weapon
my chemical romance/the fabulous killjoys
pencil sketch, photoshop cs5+painter 11
Done as an additional gift for MCR at the NSSN m&g. Getting their likenesses is hard, I don't know how
theopteryx can do it all the time.( Read more... )
graverobber
sailor metal papillon/sailor moon
pencil sketch, photoshop cs5
Done for extra credit.
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