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I haven't been passing the Black March posts on, either on my tumblr or here, because something about it bothered me. My first thought was for independant book shops, and for the tiny cinemas that survive by showing indie films, and how the big chains etc. have the resources to survive March where these smaller companies simply don't. The recession has already emptied their pockets, this could kill them, and that only makes us even more dependant on the sodding mega-chains and uber-corporations that think they can throw their weight around like this already. But I didn't exactly have any better suggestions on how to balance sending a message against 'think of the little guy'.

Then a post came across my tumblr dash that coalesced those feelings a bit, so basically that's what I'm going to be doing this March instead of a full boycott. Go straight to the independents (my main worry about how do-able this is is the shells that the big companies set up to look like smaller, indie brands and get people's money anyway, but this is the internet, and if there's anywhere that info will be available it's on here.) Buy small press books through independent book shops (I know I'm lucky to still have one, but I think that puts even more on me to make the effort), see independent films, buy self-published music.

Call me optimistic, but I do think this message can be sent without screwing over the people who've already said "FUCK YOU, I DO WHAT I WANT!" to Hollywood and the big corporate forces, and I don't want those independant producers and distributers to be fighting on two fronts for the duration of March.

I know I haven't been around much recently, and that's likely to get worse before it gets better. I'm only really responding to links or what I come across in short intervals (Richard's asleep at the moment so I have a bit longer to post.)

Hope everyone's okay, and having a significantly better time than I am.

There's a nasty computer virus on the rounds and I appear to have picked it up. It looks almost exactly like an automatic windows update, which is how I fell for it. I figured if I gave y'all a heads up then anyone using windows would know to watch out for it.

Might be offline for a while, my netbook is currently a paperweight and my pain levels aren't good enough for extended periods at a desk so unless something works out soon internet browsing will need to be done from my phone, which gives me a killer headache. I am unamused by this bullshit. >:(

Hope you're all having a better day. ♥

Okay, so Richard's just informed me (literally on the way to the airport) that although the place we're staying at is advertised as having internet access someone who's been before told him that it's intermittent at best and ridiculously slow. So if you don't hear from me for a couple of weeks you know why. I guess it means I'll get some serious novel reading done. XD

I think I've got everything; I keep having those quiet little panicky moments wondering if I left the gas on, or whether I've got my med certifications, or my chargers. With any luck I'll spend most of the journey asleep.

Hope everyone has a good time, take care of yourselves, and I'll talk to you when I talk to you. ♥

These things always seem to happen when I'm exhausted and/or can't think straight (though, to be fair, that's pretty often these days.)

Some people may have heard about the new racefail in SPN fandom; maybe because they're in that specific fandom, maybe because they're in the more aware parts of fandom at large.

( links under cut )

Okay, so the rant that this was in has been deleted, but it pissed me off:

"I mean, if someone can cope with a parent dying of Alzheimers, but some bad reviews on FF.net are the ones that tip them over..well..someone clearly doesn't have their priorities right." (eternalwings)

Yeah, grief is so fucking logical.

I would have posted to FFRR, but since I managed to hold it together until we ran out of toothpaste the morning after the funeral I'm not really up to dealing with the inevitable "well she did have her priorities wrong!" idiots, and I know I can guarantee at least one.  (p.s. it was sixteen years ago, condolences not needed, I'm just really, really pissed at the 'get your priorities right!' and already on shaky ground mood-wise.)


Don't get me wrong, the rant itself was a hot mess, it was just the stupidity of that comment that floored me. 

I'm just experimenting with this automatic cross-posting thing. :D

I'm trying to think of what communities I want to start too; I've set up an RP one for when there are more people here, mayby a rec comm?  I meant to do that on LJ last year.  Then again that would involve a lot more reading time than I have nowadays.