Worldcon Fundraiser Updatery: A Flash Milestone Perk

I only need to raise $150 more in my Worldcon fundraiser, and then I've got every penny I need to make my stay in London reasonable.  First, I want to thank everyone who has supported me in this endeavor thus far.  You are all amazingly awesome.  There are lots of Milestone Perks waiting to be fulfilled at the moment (some take longer than others because they involve recording stuff).  I'll get those fulfilled this summer (preferably this month, where possible).

Second, I have decided to make things a little...interesting.  Since $150 isn't that much money, and I want to get this done ASAP, I'm running a little last minute Milestone Perk addon:

If my Worldcon fundraiser finishes by Monday, May 27th, Mike Underwood and I will record our special readings of classic works of literature/philosophy as Kermit and Yoda (respectively) LIVE.  We may even stay in character the whole time.  We may even have a conversation as Kermit and Yoda.  We may even do it on video via Google+.  We may even wear homemade costumes.  (By "may" I mean "pretty much going to do it unless we can't for some reason").

Right now, it looks like I'm reading Nietzche's Thus Spake Zarathustra.  I'm not sure what Mike is reading yet, but I did see someone suggest The Candide.  Obviously, these will be excerpt readings, as Nietzche's book is so long that my voicebox would probably explode if I tried to do the whole thing in one go.

So if that's not incentive to donate $10 and convince your friends to do so, too, I don't know what is!

Now get to it.  You've got three-and-a-half days!

Fundraiser Updatery

We're almost one month away from the deadline for my Worldcon fundraiser for The Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour.  And we've got a long way to go before the thing is fully funded.  As of the writing of this post, we're $42 (ha!) $52 (aww) short of the 3rd Milestone and $1700ish from the goal.

And that means I really need your help.  If you're a reader of this blog, please consider donating a little bit to the fundraiser.  Even $5 goes a long way.  There are milestone perks, in case you're looking for more incentive than "I'm moderately amusing on Tuesdays."  Likewise, if you could spread the word, that would be amazing.  Noise is just as important, I'm told.

Now back to regular programming on WISB...

Fundraising for Nice People: Adam Callaway's "Financial Times Bingo" Fundraiser

My good friend, Adam Callaway, has fallen on some pretty rough times this year.  He lost his job and due to a number of factors (the recession hit right as he was graduating from school, he's young, he doesn't make $289,000 a year, etc.), he and his wife don't have much saved up to help them survive the next few months.

In other words, he could really use some help.  I've known Adam for years now.  He's not one to ask for money often, and I know for a fact that he's already applied to at least a dozen jobs since he was let go by his previous employer.  He doesn't want to be where he is (who does?).  But because he's there, he's hoping folks will offer a little financial help.

His goal is to have enough saved to survive through March, assuming he can't get a job before then.  That's about $2,000.  I think we all can help him get there -- no problem.  The good news is that Adam is offering all kinds of perks for donations, including: