Administrivia & Donations

Mirrored from the latest entry in Daron's Guitar Chronicles.

Daron here. ctan was gone over the weekend to an alternate universe where Harry Potter is real or something, so Thursday’s post went off into the ether somehow. And I just noticed last Monday’s post actually appeared on Easter Sunday… Don’t ask me how we got that one wrong. I always suck at telling what day of the week it is; thankfully my manager(s) usually figure it out.

Anyway, quick fundraising update: donations are coming in pretty slowly right now, so I don’t think we’re going to make the current goal. A small flurry of tips came in at the start of the campaign, but nothing over the past two weeks. So I am taking it on myself to up the ante a little.

For every $100 raised before May 7th (this Friday), I’ll come out to someone new. We’re currently only $45 from someone right now! Put in a donation of any amount and you get to vote on who I tell next! And how’s this? I’ll do it before the end of May.

Previous poll software didn’t work that well, so just put it in the message section of your donation who. Christian and my father are the next two most obvious targets, but I have a couple of others in mind. Like Martin, Remo’s drummer, and my other roommates. If you have no preference, that’s fine, too.

Find all the donation options spelled out on the Tip Jar page: http://daron.ceciliatan.com/tip-jar

We will return to regular posting tomorrow, barring unforeseen technical problems. (Still trying to figure out what went wrong last Thursday…)

Dirty Deeds

Mirrored from the latest entry in Daron's Guitar Chronicles.

It was when I made one more trip to the men’s room that I overheard something I probably wasn’t meant to. Okay, I know I wasn’t meant to by the people talking, that is.

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New fund drive, help crowdfund my fiction.

So I started a crowdfunding drive over at Daron’s Guitar Chronicles a few weeks back, but I’m going to change the focus a bit starting today and make the participation a little more urgent, perhaps?

For every $100 raised before May 7th (this Friday), Daron will come out to someone new. We’re currently only $45 from someone right now! Put in a donation of any amount and you get to vote on who he tells next! Not only that, he’ll do it before May is out.

Previous poll software on the site didn’t work that well, so just put your choice of who in the message section of your donation at Paypal. Possible choices include: Christian, Digger, Martin (Remo’s drummer), Colin (roadie) & housemates, the media, et al. (Long lost family, perhaps?)

Find all the donation options spelled out on the Tip Jar page: http://daron.ceciliatan.com/tip-jar

You have until Friday! If you have been meaning to donate to Daron’s Guitar Chronicles recently, now’s the time!

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Aeternitas con post #4 (wrapup)

First off, anyone who’s got photos of me from Aeternitas please send them to me or links to where they’re up! (Me having forgotten camera and all…)

The “Magic Is Forever” Ball was terrific fun, as these things usually are. It’s like HP cons are full of people who remember how awful our junior proms were and are determined not to let that happen again. Haha. People dance and sing and generally have a great time. And the costumes! Man, the costumes. Draco LePage cosplayed as Michael Jackson. We had some in full ball gowns, Death Eaters in dress robes, you name it. (Apparently the whole idea for Aeternitas started with Amanda wanting to do a kind of Hogwarts Prom and it grew into a whole conference…)

Here’s me from my blurry cell phone camera, dolled up for the ball and wearing my Magic U tarot-themed hat, made for me by Soiled Doves Mercantile after they read and loved the books! http://lockerz.com/s/97534249 Yes, that’s the Tarot reading Kyle gets his first day at Veritas, all four cards. :-) It was my first time actually *wearing* the hat in public and it was perfect for a magical ball.

While at the ball, I got a “Felix Felicis” cocktail from the hotel bartenders and it turns out the golden color in the potion is from tequila. Man, that thing was strong.

One of the bartenders was a young bald guy who wore a cape most of the weekend and pretended to be Tom Riddle. He apparently changed his Facebook nickname to Dark Lord Bartender so we can all friend him.

James Snape also had his telescope out so that those who wanted to actually see Saturn on Saturnalia could. Seeing Saturn never fails to move me.

After the ball GatewayGirl and I went and hung out at the Snarry Suite for a while, then

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