onlimain

I'm a fan of many shows, but my main 3 (in chronological order) are The Pretender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Fringe. (Avatar by infinite-drag.)

[capillaryspice]

do you ever find yourself in the deep depths of the internet and just wonder

why 

how did i come to this place

i now know things i never even considered were in the realm of knowing.

fucking vagina beer and yogurt, people

this is not something i thought i would learn today

[unbitrium]

fam there are period blood pancakes and yeast infection bread loaves this is the tip of the iceberg

[capillaryspice]

my eyes have been opened to a whole new world today

[onlimain]

[imoved-78938503]

hey uh. i dont usually do things like this but, here we go.

heya, my name is mel ! before you scroll just know that im not asking for money or anything like that, please take a minute to read this.

as some of you know, i was in the hospital for a few days in january. i havent talked about it too much since, heres what happened.

so, i have this super, super rare blood disorder called paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and it effects my life constantly. i cant walk more than a few blocks without feeling weak, winded, sick. i get headaches, im prone to things like blood clotting and leukemia, i have severe anemia, etc. im at the hospital every week receiving the most expensive drug in the world, the only way to put it off and treat it. on top of that, ive gotten ~10 blood transfusions this year and i see more in the future.

my family has put their lives basically entirely on hold to be around for me. as you can imagine, this isnt the ideal situation for us.

now, as i said, im not going to ask for your money or anything. i would feel bad, that’s not what i need at all. there will be an option for that, though, if you cant help/would rather help that way.

here is the important part: the only known cure for PNH is a 10/10 bone marrow match

im white and usually this wouldnt be such a big issue, but i have ashkenazi jew ancestry, and its been a big obstacle in finding a bone marrow match for me. so here is what i ask of you

https://join.bethematch.org/hero4hero

^^^ this link ^^^ this link leads to the service that you can use to see if you can cure me.

for free !!! all free ! they send you a free swabbing kit, and free envelopes for sending the swabs back. they ask you a few questions, but thats all and you dont have to pay any money at all.

even if you cant save my life, maybe you can save someone elses. so please, please, please, reblog this post.

and if you can, see if you can be my match. its the best thing you could do for me and my family right now. thank you so much.

and if for whatever reason, you would rather send me money for comfort things and food at the hospital and for my home life, my paypal is here

https://join.bethematch.org/hero4hero one more time, please.

be the match is only in america !! if you message me, ill help you find your substitute

[leerings]

NOINO ON

[hawaiiansdonotblog]

I weep bcause I think I hardly ever read anything funnier

[oneofthosecrazycatladies]

So I’m on AO3 and I see a lot of people who put “I do not own [insert fandom here]” before their story.

Like, I came on this site to read FAN fiction. This is a FAN fiction site. I’m fully aware that you don’t own the fandom or the characters. That’s why it’s called FAN FICTION.

[adiwriting]

Oh you youngins… How quickly they forget.

Back in the day, before fan fiction was mainstream and even encouraged by creators… This was your “please don’t sue me, I’m poor and just here for a good time” plea.

Cause guess what? That shit used to happen.

[ohbeckoh]

how soon they forget ann rice’s lawyers.

[emma-regina4ever]

What happened with her lawyers.

[racethewind10]

History became legend. Legend became myth….  And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

I worked with one of the women that got contacted by Rice’s lawyers. Scared the hell out of her and she never touched fandom again. The first time I saw a commission post on tumblr for fanart, I was shocked.

[demonicae]

One of the reasons I fell out of love with her writing was her treatment of the fans… (that and the opening chapter of Lasher gave me such heebie-jeebies with the whole underage sex thing I felt unclean just reading it.)

I have zero problem with fanart/fic so long as the creators aren’t making money off of it. It is someone else’s intellectual property and people who create fan related works need to respect that (and a solid 98% of them do.)

The remaining 2% are either easily swayed by being gently prompted to not cash in on someone else’s IP. Or they DGAF… and they are the ones who will eventually land themselves in hot water. Either way: this isn’t much of an excuse to persecute your entire fanbase.

But Anne Rice went off the deep end with this stuff by actively attacking people who were expressing their love for her work and were not profiteering from it.

The Vampire Chronicles was a dangerous fandom to be in back in the day. Most of the works I read/saw were hidden away in the dark recesses of the internet and covered by disclaimers (a lot of them reading like thoroughly researched legal documents.)

And woe betide anyone who was into shipping anyone with ANYONE in that fandom. You were most at risk, it seemed, if your vision of the characters deviated from the creators ‘original intentions.’ (Hypocritical of a woman who made most of her living writing erotica.)

Imagine getting sued over a headcanon…

Put simply: we all lived in fear of her team of highly paid lawyers descending from the heavens and taking us to court over a slashfic less than 500 words long.

[pagerunner-j]

all of this

[fanfichasruinedmylife-deactivat]

Reblogging because I can’t believe there are people out there who don’t know the story behind fan fiction disclaimers. 

[hils79]

Yep I used to have disclaimers on all my Buffy fic back in the day. The Buffy creators were mostly pretty chill about fandom but it’s not like it is now. You did NOT talk about fandom with anyone except other fandom people and bringing it up at cons was a massive no no because of stuff like this.

I think Supernatural (and Misha Collins specifically) was when that wall between fandom and creators started to break down. It’s a relatively new thing.

I remember going to a Merlin panel down in London and a girl sitting next to me asked the cast about slash and I thought she was going to get kicked out!

Fandom history is important.

[cracktheglasses]

Oh, this brings back some not so-awesome ‘90s fandom memories! 

[griesly]

Oh man, let me tell you about the X-Files fandom. Lawyers for FOX sued, threatened, and generally terrified the owners of fan websites on a regular basis. God help you if you wrote or created original art set in their (expansive) universe or worse - dared to write about their characters. Even people who weren’t creating fanworks, just hosting Geocities pages about how much people liked the show would be sent C&D orders or actually fined. When I was first discovering the concept, the first rule of fandom was you do not talk about fandom because the consequences could be devastating.

It was such a strange and uncomfortable experience for me when fans in LOTR and Potter fandoms suddenly started shoving their work in people’s faces speaking publicly about fandom and wanting to engage in dialogue with the creators and actors of the Thing they were into. Fan stuff was supposed to stay online, in archives and list-serves and zines we passed around because it just wasn’t cool to talk about it and it could get you in a boatload of trouble. The freedom we have to create and gather together in a shared space, or actually be acknowledged in any way by people outside the fandom was inconceivable to my fannish, teenaged self. I want fans these days to understand how amazing modern fandom really is, cherish the community, and appreciate what it took to get us here. 

“if you found this by googling yourself, hit back now. this means you, pete wentz”

[tbqtalks]

Oh hey, even more blasts from the past.

I was one of the ones who got a love letter from Anne Rice’s lawyers. Bear in mind that up until that point her publisher had encouraged fanfic and worked with the archive keeper (one of my roommates at the time) to drum up publicity for upcoming books and so on.

I could tell such tales of how much Anne screwed over her fans back then. The tl;dr version is that she and her peeps would use fan projects as free market research and then bring in the lawyers once it was felt Anne could make money off of it herself. (Talismanic Tours being one of the most offensive examples of this.)

But where fanfic is concerned not only did we get nastygrams but one of my friends had Anne’s lawyer trying to fuck up her own privately owned business which had NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING ANNE RELATED. Said friend was a small business owner with health issues who wasn’t exactly rolling in money, so guess how well that went?

On top of that when yours truly tried to speak out about it I discovered that someone in Anne’s camp had been cyber stalking me to the point where they took all the tiny crumbs of personal information I had posted over the course of five years or so and used it to doxx me (before that was even a term and in early enough days of the WWW that this wasn’t an easy task) and post VERY personal information about me on the main fandom message board of the time. Luckily for me the mod was my friend and she took that down post haste, but it was still oodles of fun feeling that violated and why to this day I am very strict about keeping my fandom and personal lives separate online.

Hence why those of us in the fandom at the time who still gave enough of a shit to want to keep writing fic DID keep writing fic, but shoved it so far underground and slapped it with so many disclaimers they could’ve outweighed the word count of War & Peace. It wasn’t just for the purpose of protecting fic but for trying to protect our personal lives as well.

(Also would love to know who @tiger-in-the-flightdeck knew. Life paths crossing after so many years….)

[dubiousculturalartifact]

Lucasfilm also sent cease-and-desist letters to Star Wars fanzines publishing slash.

My favourite bit I read from one included the idea that you weren’t allowed to have any explicit content, of which anything queer, no matter how tame, was included, to “preserve that innocence even Imperial crew members must be imagined to have”.

Yeah. The same Imperial crew members who helped build the Death Star to commit planetary genocide.

(It’s one reason Sinjir Velus, while I still have some issues with him, feels like such a delicious ‘f*** you’.)

Later on, they were apparently persuaded to ‘allow’ fans to write slash, provided in ‘remained within the nebulous bounds of good taste’.

(On a related note, if I wasn’t quite so attached to my URL, I would 100% change it to ‘Nebulous Bounds’, because that’s just downright catchy)

[thepioden]

Anne McCaffrey had this huge long set of rules about how exactly you were allowed to play in her sandbox. Dragonriders of Pern was my first online fandom, and I was big into the Pern RP scene - and just about every fan-Weyr had a copy of these lists of rules McCaffrey wanted enforced. One of which was ‘no porn’ and another was basically ‘it can’t be gay’ (and for a while ‘no fanfiction posted online’? which??? anyway.)

She relaxed a little as time went on, but still. 

[mikkeneko]

Let’s not forget: the reason AO3 is called ‘Archive of our own’  is because it was created in response to some bullshit that assholes were trying to play with fan creators. Basically (if I remember the fiasco correctly) trying to mine fandom creators for content which they could then use to generate ad profit on their shitty websites. When the series creators objected, the fans tried to pull their content, only to find that the website hoster resisted, claiming their content was all his now.

That wasn’t even all that long ago…

[bebopsisyphus]

fandom history class

[snowglory]

Interesting! wow

[i-own-loki]

I remember back in the days having to put a disclaimer on EVERY. SINGLE. ONE of my Twilight fanfic chapters. That’s what everyone did. Even though sometimes it was simply a: I don’t own these characters. I play with them.

It was so strange not doing it on AO3 at the beginning.

[snowballschanceinahandcart]

I still disclaim. Fandom may be more mainstream, but you never know who might get lawyer happy. You can bet I’ll cover my arse best I can at all times.

[athenadark]

Every time I see this post it has another author being anti fanfic, but no one mentioned Marion Zimmer Bradley

now MZB was incredibly pro fanfic and even published her own zine for her universe, but then bad shit happened

she and a fanwriter had the same idea and the fanartist got there first putting it in print

she did approach the fic-author toask about using the idea, offering her acknowledgement and a few dollars for the idea

the bickering that took place after this is almost entirely lost to time, but both the fic and the novel were killed

and the idea that writers won’t accept fic etc comes from this battle 

[edie22]

I had an actor find one of my fics and have a bad reaction on twitter so I started putting “If you found this by googling yourself, please hit backspace now.”

[gean-grey-deactivated20161027]

A very early forum I participated in once got a mass cease and desist letter to all of our accounts or email addresses. It was for a show called Saddle Club, I was ten or eleven.

[best-of-memes]

A Grandmother’s Essentials

[futureblackwakandan-deactivated]

It always baffles me how we all had the same childhood

[ssweet-dispositionn]

Holy SHIT

[oykamu]

“She is no easy task to beat in practice, even as a male,” he said. “I didn’t get broken by her, so I’m happy with that.” He added: “I saw her break a lot of guys in practice. … What I mean is if we’re doing a 3K threshold” — 30 all-out 100 frees — “she’ll just start beating you every single hundred, and slowly but surely you get broken like you do in a long race, like a mile. Your morale goes down pretty quickly when you get broken by a female in practice. I saw a couple of guys have to get yanked out of workout because they got beat by her.” When I asked Ledecky about this, she claimed not to have noticed. “I was probably just concentrating on doing my own work,” she said.

“The Phenom” by Michael Sokolove in the NY Times Magazine (via oykamu)

My other favorite thing about Katie Ledecky is this article that allows her male teamates to monologue at length about how they are left emotionally and physically  “broken” from being so consistently beaten by a little girl.  Followed by her saying that she didn’t even notice the demoralized men she left in her literal wake.

(via galesofnovember)

Get over it, guys. We women have to.

(via son-neko)

[gloomyteens]

i have the sex appeal of a math book

[jiyongs-g-thong-deactivated2017]

excuse you

[attndotcom]

These are the photos of the Louisiana flood the media hasn’t shown you. 

The situation is devastating. 

[thechanelmuse]

It’s been raining every damn day over there. Twelve days of storms…and counting. Two feet of rain in less than 72 hours. They said the water came up so fast…

[onlyblackgirl]

Is the government doing anything? Sending boats in to help? Anything?

[fairylightsandstardust]

I’ve heard mostly about private citizens helping each other or businesses matching donations to the red cross. I don’t know if I haven’t heard about the government helping because me and the fam didn’t need to be rescued or because they are doing the minimum to help

[fairylightsandstardust]

So I know I just reblogged this but I’d just thought I’d let those not in Louisiana know that it’s raining again

[thechanelmuse]

The rain isn’t gonna let up until next Sunday. Plus the high humidity…That shit is insane. 

Here’s a list of organizations that are seeking resources and/or donations:

IN-PERSON DONATIONS

NEW ORLEANS, METAIRIE and KENNER

Second Harvest Food Bank

Accepting: Nonperishable food items such as canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned meat, soups, stews, beans, chili, peanut butter, pasta, rice, breakfast cereal and shelf-stable milk. Cleaning supplies such as bleach, disinfectants, sponges, gloves, trash bags and scrub brushes.

Where to donate: Second Harvest Food Bank at 700 Edwards Ave., Elmwood

When: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies

Where to donate: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, or weekdays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at 411 West Coleman Ave., Hammond

Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office

Accepting: Clean, usable clothing in all sizes. Underwear should be in original packaging. All clothing should be bagged or boxed.

Where to donate: 819 S. Broad St.

When: Normal business hours

Zeus’ Rescues, which is hosting more than 60 animals that have been evacuated from flooded areas.

Accepting: Cat carriers, clay littler, square litter boxes, canned cat  and kitten food.

Where to donate: 4601 Freret Street

When: Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Various New Orleans businesses

Accepting: Blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and pet bedding.

Where to donate: Church Alley Coffee Shop & The Good Shop, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; Dashing Bicycles, 1234 N. Broad St.; Balance Yoga, 120 S. Cortez St.; Solo Espresso, 1301 Poland Ave.; Dirty Coast, 5631 Magazine St. and 2121 Chartres St.; Dancing Grounds, 3705 St. Claude Ave.; Rouler, 601 Baronne St.; The Stacks, inside the Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St.; Buff Beauty Bar, 720 Carondelet St.; Electric Expressions, 2317 Veterans Memorial Blvd., #3

New Orleans restaurants

Accepting: Bulk food items and water to help feed volunteers and those in the shelter at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Also accepting clothing and shoes in various sizes, feminine hygiene products, baby wipes, toiletries, diapers, garbage bags, coloring books and children’s toys. The group is also working with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

Where to donate: Langlois, 1710 Pauger St.; Sylvain, 626 Chartres St.; Meauxbar, 942 N. Rampart St.; Barrel Proof, 1201 Magazine St.; Cavan, 3607 Magazine St.

Treo and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub

Accepting: Nonperishable foods and basic needs items

Where to donate: Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub, 3701 Banks St.

When: Business hours through Wednesday

Junior League of New Orleans

Accepting: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart

Where: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St.

When: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

City of Kenner

Accepting: New and unused toiletries, feminine hygiene products and baby needs like wipes, diapers and formula

Where: 1905 24th St., Kenner

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, through Friday, Aug. 19

Caroline Fayard for US Senate New Orleans Office

Accepting: Nonperishable food items, blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, formula, baby food, baby wipes, cleaning supplies and pet food

Where to donate: 4327 Canal St.

When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday

Crescent City Farmers Market

Accepting: Canned food, water, cleaning supplies and toiletries.

Where to donate: All week at the main office at 200 Broadway St.; Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Uptown Square, 200 Broadway St.; Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Can Building, 3700 Orleans Ave.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Reily Foods, 700 Magazine St.

O'Henry’s and Waitr

Accepting: Canned food, clothing, toiletries, bedding and any other immediate needs items

Where: 8859 Veteran’s Memorial Blvd., Metairie

When: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday, Aug. 17

Magnolia Physical Therapy

Accepting: Nonperishable food items, toiletries and household cleaning supplies

Where: 5606 Jefferson Highway, Harahan; 2372 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans; and 2525 Jena St., New Orleans

QCS Logistics

Accepting: Bottled water, nonperishable food, baby formula, diapers, clothing, sleeping bags, toiletries and batteries

Where: 150James Dr. East, No. 180

When: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Thursday, Aug. 18

Jefferson Parish Parent

Accepting: Books, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, craft and school supplies, baby formula, diapers, baby wipes and unopened bottles of OTC medicines like aspirin and cough syrup. Not accepting clothing donations.

Where: First Look Ultrasound, 4621 W. Napoleon Ave., Ste. 205, Metairie; Flavors Snowballs and Ice Cream, 500 Vintage Dr., Kenner; Monogram Express, 2109 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Laser Tag of Metairie, 6801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Elmwood Self Storage, 1004 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood; 1st Source Servall, 400 Lapalco Blvd., Suite A, Gretna; Phil’s Grill, 3020 Severn Ave., Metairie; Jefferson Auto Service, 901 Shrewsbury Road, New Orleans; Dance Innovation, 7343 Jefferson Highway, Harahan;Atonement Lutheran Church, 6500 Riverside Drive, Metairie; Kindred Studios, 5228 Magazine St., New Orleans; 5 Minute Oil Change, multiple locations across New Orleans metropolitan area

The Social Club Barbershop

Accepting: Water, pet supplies, nonperishable food, diapers and other baby items, clothing in various sizes, blankets, toys, toiletries, cleaning supplies and household items not including furniture.

Where: 3515 Melvil Dewey Drive, #104, Metairie

Triangle Roofing

Accepting: School supplies, pet food and pet treats.

Where: 563 Hickory Ave, Harahan

When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19.

Mattingly Motors

Accepting: Nonperishable food items and water.

Where to donate: 6900 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie

When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday (Aug. 20)

- Ray’s on the Avenue

Accepting: Disposable cameras, sunscreen, toiletries, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies and baby items.

Where to donate: 1139 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans

When: Daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Chalmette Movies

Accepting: Clothing in all sizes

Where to donate: 8700 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette

When: Daily, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Given 2 Give

Accepting: Toiletries, nonperishable food items, clothing, new packages of underwear in all sizes, feminine hygiene products, and baby and children’s needs, including bottles, diapers, formula and wipes.

Where to donate: Uniform Apparel, 1683 North Broad St., New Orleans

When: Through Friday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pagoda Cafe

Accepting: Cleaning supplies, personal care items, baby and childcare items, bedding, toilet paper, nonperishable foods and water.

Where: 1430 N. Dorgenois St., New Orleans

When: Business hours through Saturday, Aug. 19

Cafe Reconcile

Accepting: Cooked meals, which they are delivering three times per week for two weeks to Baton Rouge. Deliver meals in disposable containers. Suggested dishes are chicken, beef, fish, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, rice, gumbo, green beans, mixed vegetables, corn, red beans, black eyed peas, bread and cookies.

Where: 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans

When: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Aug. 26. Drop off items between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The Computer Geeks

Accepting: Non-perishable food items, new blankets and bedding, feminine hygiene products, packaged diapers, baby wipes, baby food and formula, baby supplies, pillows, bath towels, toiletries cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and new pet bedding. No bulk items or furniture.

Where: 4409 Magazine St., New Orleans

When: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19

Crescent City Clouds

Accepting: Dry goods, nonperishable foods, water, towels, new packages of socks and underwear.

Where: 4344 Earhart Blvd. Ste. C, New Orleans

When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays

New Orleans Harley-Davidson

Accepting: Nonperishable items, canned foods, clothing in bags or boxed and other basic needs items. They will be donated to the Red Cross.

Where: 6015 Airline Drive, Metairie

When: Business hours through Aug. 31

- Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe

Accepting: Children’s items including books, clothing, toys, arts and crafts supplies, coloring books and school supplies.

Where: 209 Harrison Ave., Suite C, New Orleans

When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays

Mignon Faget

Accepting: Canned goods, water, nonperishable food items

Where: 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie; 3801 Magazine St., New Orleans; 7350 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge

When: Business hours through Aug. 31.

Alarm Protection Services

Accepting: Books, pillows, diapers, baby wipes, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, formula, craft supplies for kids and school supplies.

Where: 4440 Trenton St., Metairie

When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Realty Point

Accepting: Water, clothing, bedding, toiletries and nonperishable food.

Where: 230 Polk St., New Orleans

When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through Aug. 31

Urban League of New Orleans

Accepting: Cash donations online or the following items in-person: Clothing, new packages of underwear and socks, toiletries, nonperishable food, baby formula, baby food, disinfectant wipes, blankets, towels, wash cloths, pillows, Ziploc bags and baby bottles.

Where: Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 4640 S. Carrollton, New Orleans

Brown Butter

Accepting: Cleaning supplies, toiletries, baby care items and pet supplies.

Where: 231 N. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans

When: Through Tuesday, Aug. 23

NORTH SHORE

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies

Where to donate: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, or weekdays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at 411 West Coleman Ave., Hammond

Various Northshore businesses

Abita Roasting Co., 1011 Village Walk, Covington

Abita Springs Cafe, 22132 Level St., Abita Springs

Ain’t Life Grand Investments, 1950 N. Highway 190, Covington

Mugshots Grill & Bar, 300 River Highlands Blvd., Covington

Glory Bound Gyro Co., 500 River Highlands Blvd., Covington

Friends Coastal Restaurant, 407 St. Tammany St., Madisonville

Honda of Covington

Accepting: Basic flood relief items

Where: Honda of Covington, 100 Holiday Square Blvd., Covington

When: Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Tallow Creek subdivision volunteers

Accepting: Cleaning supplies such as paper towels, brooms, mops, tools, mold masks and gloves plus general use items like socks, flip flops, boxes and toiletries

Where to donate: 755 Solomon Drive and 630 Amy Court in Covington

When: Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Project Blessings St. Tammany

Accepting: Toiletries, cleaning supplies, baby items and gently used blankets

Where to donate: Victory Bible Church’s Faith Outreach Building, 317 W. 30th Ave., Suite B, Covington

When: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Chimes - Covington

Accepting: Water, food, clothing and cleaning supplies

Where to donate: 19130 Rogers Lane, Covington

When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Tammany Oaks Church of Christ

Accepting: Water, food, clothing, baby items, cleaning supplies, school supplies and uniforms.

Where: 3700 Highway 59, Mandeville

South Paws Veterinary Surgical Specialists

Accepting: Pet supplies, which will be donated to the St. Tammany Humane Society and the Tangi Animal Shelter

Where: 2631 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville

The Little Gym

Accepting: Gift cards to home goods stores such as WalMart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s

Where: 51 Park Place Drive, Covington and 442F Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette

When: Business hours through Aug. 19

Cure, Cafe Henri and Cane & Table

Accepting: Cash donations or nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank

Where: 4905 Freret St., 800 Louisa St. or 1113 Decatur St.

BATON ROUGE, LAFAYETTE and OTHER LOCATIONS

United Way of Acadiana

Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies. No clothing donations can be accepted.

Where to donate: United Way of Acadiana, 215 E. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70501

When: Daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Capital Area United Way

Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies. 

Where to donate: 700 Laurel Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802

St. Charles Parish

Accepting: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, tooth brushes, tooth paste, soap, shampoo, deoderant, feminine hygiene products, baby food, baby formula and bottles, diapers, wipes, buckets, mops, cleaning supplies, non-perishable foods, towels and packaged underwear

Where: Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or the Allen Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter

Accepting: Cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food, Dawn detergent, prepaid Visa gift cards. Items will be delivered to the Lamar Dixon Expo Center.

Where: 921 Rue La Cannes Drive, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Baton Rouge River Center, a temporary shelter for evacuees

Accepting: All items must be brand new. They most require pillows, underwear, baby clothes, socks, men’s shoes, blankets and deodorant.

Where: 275 S. River Road, Baton Rouge

Lamar Dixon Expo Center, a temporary shelter that is also housing animals

Accepting: Volunteers, hay, buckets, brooms, cleaning supplies, cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food for dogs, cats and horses. 

Where: 9039 S. St. Landry, Gonzales

ReMax Synergy

Accepting: Water, nonperishable food items, garbage bags, cleaning supplies, wipes and rags. 

Where: 1904 Ormond Boulevard, Destrehan 

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19

Lafourche Parish Animal Shelter

Accepting: Pet supplies and volunteers to assist with the increased number of animals as the shelter accepts those that have been evacuated from flooded areas

Where: 934 Highway 3185, Thibodaux

In & Out Smart Repair Stores

Accepting: Ziploc bags, blankets, pillows, towels, wash cloths, toiletires, water, coffee, tea, nonperishable food, new packages of underwear, gift cards, cleaning materials and tools.

Where: All locations in Thibodaux, Houma, New Iberia, Lafayette, Mandeville and Hammond. See map for details.

Urban League of Greater New Orleans’ Baton Rouge drop-off

Accepting: New packages of underwear, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deoderant, disposable razors, shaving cream and lotion

Where: Star Hill Church, 1400 N. Foster Drive., Baton Rouge OR the James Law Office, 830 Main St., Baton Rouge

Denicola’s Furniture & Upholstery

Accepting: Furniture, especially mattresses, bed-frames, kitchen tables and chairs, dressers, end tables, night stands and lamps.

Where: 2152 N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge.

When: Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until further notice

ONLINE DONATIONS

Red Cross 

Accepting donations via telephone. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or text LAFLOODS to 90999 to donate $10

Companion Animal Alliance, Baton Rouge’s city animal shelter

Needs: Foster homes to house pets temporarily, large bath towels, paper towels, water and food for volunteers and staff. Donations can be made online to assist with these needs by going to the organization’s website, www.CAABR.org.

NOLA Pay It Forward

Accepting: Greater New Orleans Foundation collecting donations to aid neighboring parishes in early relief and rebuilding efforts. Access the site here.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

Accepting: Donations online by going through the United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s website. Checks can also be mailed to: United Way of Southeast Louisiana, ATTN: Flood Relief, 2515 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119

United Way of Acadiana

Accepting: Donations can be made online by going through United Way of Acadiana’s website.

Capital Area United Way

Accepting: Donations can be made online by going to the Capital Area United Way’s website.

Denham Springs Animal Shelter, which was devastated by the floods

Accepting: Donations via a GoFundMe account, which PetCo is matching dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. The shelter also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

Tangi Humane Society, which is privately run and was devastated by the floods

Accepting: Donations via a GoFundMe account. The society also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana

Accepting: Donations, 100 percent of which will be turned over to teachers who have lost classroom materials in the floods. They can be made online through APEL’s website. Teachers can also apply for the financial aid through the same link.

Assess the Need

Accepting: Donations for Livingston Parish schools, 15 of which flooded. Donations can be made online by going to Assess the Need’s website. They can also be emailed to Assess the Need, PO Box 1802, Denham Springs, LA, 70727

Catholic Charities

Accepting: Donations to aid families in immediate and longterm needs. Accepting donations online.

Save the Children’s Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Fund

Accepting: Donations to help protect children and support immediate needs of families affected by flooding. They can be sent online.

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Accepting: Donations for its Louisiana Flood Relief fund. They can be made online.

232-HELP

Accepting: Donations to help purchase emergency medications, medical equipment, appliances and transportation for flood victims in 10 parishes across Acadiana. Donations can be made online.

Foundation for Louisiana

Accepting: Donations for its Strategic Flood Response Fund. They can be made online through Paypal.

SBP

Accepting: Donations to assist in cleaning, gutting and rebuilding homes for those affected by the floods. They can be made online.

Lighthouse Louisiana

Accepting: Donations to clean up its Baton Rouge facility and repair and replace damaged items. They can be made online.

Northshore Weather Relief Fund

Accepting: Donations to help those affected in Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Helena and Tammany parishes. They can be made online.

Foundation EBR

Accepting: Donations to assist with cleaning and resupplying flooded East Baton Rouge Parish schools. They can be made online.

Mail Donations

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies

Where to mail items: United Way of Southeast Louisiana, 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119. Phone: [phone];  United Way of Greater New Orleans, 411 W. Coleman Ave., Hammond, LA 70403. Phone: [phone]

Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter

What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters.

Where to mail items: Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, 1869 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072. Phone: [phone]

Companion Animal Alliance

What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters until transportation is available Wednesday, Aug. 17.

Where to mail items: Companion Animal Alliance, 2680 Progress Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807. Phone: [phone]

Capital Area United Way

What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies.

Where to mail items: Capital Area United Way, 700 Laurel St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Phone: [phone]

Junior League of New Orleans

What they need: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart

Where to mail items: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA 70115. Phone: [phone]

Tangi Humane Society

How to mail items: The society has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.  

Denham Springs Animal Shelter

How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

Louisiana Bobcat Refuge

How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

[jayandcarlos]

I’d also like to add that my school, the Louisiana School for math, science, and the arts, has reopened applications for people who have lost their school in the floods. It’s located in Natchitoches, and we can house about 14 students in each dorms.

I’m on mobile so I can’t edit the link, but this is it: http://www.lsmsa.edu/content.cfm?id=1251

Many of our residents have already lost everything to this flood, so they unserstand how hard this is. It also must seem crazy to apply to a new school at such an odd time, but I can promise we will welcome you and help you up to speed here at LSMSA.

A lot of my family is sitauted in the evacuated areas, and I hope everyone is able to stay safe.

[theslaybymic]

[dunhamsanddreamscapes]

This is my cry for help. And I’m ashamed of it with every ounce of my being.

As many of you from Twitter know I crashed my car last night, fairly violently. I was trying to avoid hitting a rabbit on my way home around 3am and I lost control of the car. It hit a concrete drainage outlet and ripped my car apart, rolling it several times down the embankment. Luckily the roof didn’t cave in and I was wearing my seatbelt or I would most likely not be writing this today. All though incredibly shook up, I survived with only a few bruises and sore limbs. I’m going to be fine physically.

It’s this next part that has me utterly terrified. They’re asking for money I don’t have to tow the car. I’ve exhausted pretty much all my other options and this is completely horrible and mortifying for me and I wouldn’t ask in the first place if it wasn’t a dire situation- but I need help. I know that it’s a lot to ask, some of you don’t even know me besides a username but I’m a person. I’m a prideful person. I’ll admit that. I rely on only myself a lot and if I can’t make something work- it doesn’t. I’m not the type to ask for help when I need it because the guilt that I feel just never goes away… And this is something I’m going to have to live with for the rest of my life.

I’m not asking for help to get a new car so I can go to work. I’m not even asking for help to pay for the citation I was written for damaging county property. I just need help getting my car out of the ditch and to the tow yard.

If anyone can please help me- by either donating to my paypal or even just buying something from my Redbubble shop- anything helps. I’m just scared I’m not gonna make it out of this one.

PayPal.me/subject13fringe Subject13fringe.redbubble.com (If PayPal.me isn’t working my direct email is [email protected])

[onlimain]

[meepface]

i stress about stress before there’s even stress to stress about

[kent-farm]

[micdotcom]

when you break a world record, but a man comes in second (x)

[humanpersonface]

And it’s worth note that Ledecky didn’t just win the 800 freestyle- she obliterated it:

Thats her. And those specks in the distance are her competitors. The second place swimmer was 11 SECONDS behind her. 11 seconds is FOREVER in something like this. Most second place swimmers in most races finish fractions of a second behind the first place swimmer.

Her finishing with none of her competitors in sight. And that yellow line is the previous world record’s pace. Ledecky is more than a full body length ahead.

Which, btw, she did in the 400m freestyle earlier in the games. Seen here:

(The previous world record in this race was held by her, to begin with, btw. As well as the 3 world record times preceding that one.)

So to sum it up: Yeah, Phelps is one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers ever etc etc but him getting silver means jack in the face of the actual-human-avatar-of-Poseidon that is Katie Ledecky. 

[artofthecatt]

oh snap

[moaccyrk]

REBLOG.

FOREVER.

[thepanthercave]

This is an actual Therapist Recommended method for dealing with a runaway “inner critic” and this comic is perfect ❤️

[onlimain]

This was inspired by @bearholdingashark‘s The Revival Job. Once I read it, the urge to make this gifset refused to be ignored. @argylepiratewd graciously allowed me the use of her cover art to announce the story title. Everyone should go read it. Seriously.