Cheryl Dyson

As you know, SMOOCHFEST CLAIMING IS THIS WEEK!!!  *flails*  Find important information about that HERE!

Next, there is an awesome new community started because of certain real life dramas and the realization that there were many fandom people in need of assistance, from a simple "How the heck do I find an apartment in Los Angeles?" to situations far more dire and terrifying.  There are many charity sites out there, but this is not a site for monetary help, at least not yet.  Mostly we wanted a gathering place for information OF ALL KINDS.  If you can offer help, advice, suggestions, or need help, advice, or suggestions, please check it out.  fandomhelp

And back to a lighter note, if you want to write some drabbles for the Inception fandom, the next round of ae_ldws still has five open spots.  (And a pretty new layout!)  CLICKY TO SIGN UP!

Also, Goodreads has an amazingly huge M/M Romance group (5,000+ members) and they actually have an original fiction FEST TYPE THINGY.  OMG.

I may or may not have signed up.  And arm-wrestled arineat into it.  Everyone poke her and make her get writing.  And if you haven't signed up/joined/started writing WHY NOT?

FOCUS?  WHAT IS THAT?

I spent waaaaay too much time writing a post about infidelity and then posted it to PRIVATE so as not to torture you all.  Why do I do that?

IDEK.

MOVING ON, we will discuss happy things.  Like some of the submissions we have already received for hd_holidays.  YOU GUYS!!!!!  I AM IN A HELL YEAH HOLIDAYS MOOD ALREADY!!!!  We have some incredible stuff coming.  SO AWESOME!!!  *flails*

Also, thank you to everyone who sent me CREEPY ASS HAPPY SPIDERS for Halloween!  XD  I ignored LJ's "limit" and sent out as many as I possibly could in a four-hour span (which was a LOT, seriously) and if you didn't get one it's only because I ran out of time, not because I don't LOVE YOU, because I do.



Speaking of kisses, we need MOAR at the new OPEN FANDOM OPEN PAIRING KISS MEME!!!  Go write some kisses!!!!

Also, NORWESCON is only six months away.  COME SEE ME!!!

I spent all of my writing time last night trying to help my daughter with her Algebra.  This is what I would like to do to ALGEBRA.

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SIGN UPS!  SIGN UPS!  SIGN UPS!  SIGN UPS!



Also, Pottermoreans, clicky:

Claiming for the H/D Relief fest for Japan ends today!  Remember the requirements are minimal and several of our members have offered to pay the V-gift fee if you want to participate but can't for funding reasons.  *GLOMPS EVERYONE*  Also, speaking of glomping, Glompfest has started again, so if you're a lurker/reader/commenter, be sure to PROMPT!  (Remember you can't prompt if you received a gift last time - sorry, we want to give newcomers or those who missed out last time a chance.)  Clicky the banners to go to the comms!

Wow, so many freaking comms and fests and OH NOES OUR POOR FANDOM IS DYING!  *lolling forever and ever*  Yeah, not hardly.  How can we keep up, GEEZ???  We can't, so don't try.  Just pick the things you like most, darlings, and HAVE FUN!  

I am making these banners MINI because there are so freaking many OMG.  Okay, firstly, a comm near and dear to my heart, hd_relief which will be frequently hosting fests and mini-fests for good causes.  Currently they are running a HELP JAPAN fest - participation is simple.  Buy a Help Japan V-gift when you prompt (and prompt as many times as you like) and when claiming time comes the author/artists will also buy a Help Japan V-gfit and write or draw.  The minimum word count is only 500 and the art can be as simple as a sketch.  The purpose is to make it as easy as possible on everyone.  ANYWAY, prompting ends next week and the sky is the limit on prompts (as long as they are H/D so go crazy!)  CLICKY BANNER.


For LOLS, enchanted_jae and I made hd_ina_tree, a comm dedicated to Harry/Draco and WOOD.  XD  If you have any appropriate fics or art relating to our boys and their WOOD (or trees or wands or broom or yanno, that OTHER wood, feel free to post there).  XD


I nearly joined the Harry/Scorpius fest, but the prompt I wanted was snatched up.  OH DARN.  :D  Yeah, like I don't have enough to do with Smoochfest coming up.  ALSO, GLOMPFEST!!!!  All you lurkers and noobs and non-writer/non-artists who didn't participate last time, GET YOUR PROMPTS READY!!!  If you are made of prompting fail, you can always use DYSON'S GUIDE TO PROMPTING!

Also, this fills me with glee:

Also, to all the wonderful artists on my flist, GO READ THESE DRABBLES RIGHT NOW AND DRAW ME SOME DAMN POSTERS, OKAY???  XD XD XD  sksdwrld has written the most adorable scenario and I am ADDICTED.  Go, read, draw!!!

If I missed any pimping, let me know...  I KNOW THERE IS A FUCKTON OF STUFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW OMG.  I love you guys!!!!!

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Happy Friday!  :D

PROMPTING FOR hd_smoochfest  begins in ONE WEEK!!!!  Remember, our theme this year is First Times!  *twirls everyone*

SQUEEING FOREVER!!!  To start I'll just say HIIIIIIII to my new friends!  Although friending me doesn't really gain you anything special, since none of my posts are f-locked anyway BUT WE CAN PRETEND.  I'll try to make an F-LOCKED post someday to remedy that.  XD

Also, feel free to talk to me.  I don't bite unless you ask me to.  RAWR!  I am addicted to Merlot, dark chocolate, cheesecake, and friends.

( Cut to spare you my banners and blather )

ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENING?  hd_smoochfest  starts prompting on February 14th.  ARE WE EXCITED???????