Yeah, I understand about being a broke grad student. Every dollar counts though -- even a one dollar contribution is significant because it shows that Hillary and other candidates have support from small donors. That's my feeling anyway, after listening to Bernie yammer on about how superior he was because of all his small donors. Then he refused to release his tax returns for 2015 or anything besides the short summary of his 2014 returns, and bought a 600,000 Lake house. Whatever. Anyway, that's not pressure to donate, so please don't take it that way. I wanted to reiterate that the smallest effort counts even if it seems futile. I totally understand not being able to think about even one more thing.
I did forty calls today. It was good, and I'm going to do more over the weekend and on Monday. I got one guy to commit to voting on Tuesday, a few people who said they'd already voted, and one person who wasn't supporting Hillary. And some wrong/disconnected numbers. The rest were voicemail. But Hillary's people are adamant that this process works, and every little bit helps, even if you're just freeing up other volunteers to connect with voters who answer their phones, lol. And it helps to collect data on voter info that's incorrect. The upshot is that it was easier and much less nerve-wracking than I thought it would be (I hate cold calling, always have, I prefer face to face or email/messaging). I'm going to do this again for other elections, now that I've taken the plunge. I should have been doing this long time ago, but hey, it's never too late.
I think the happy/hopeful endings need to fit the fandom. There are some fandoms that are much more suited to happier, fluffier fic, and that can be lovely if done well. It takes a good writer to write cheerful fic that isn't cloying. I feel that THG fandom suffers from an excess of writers who just write sugary stuff that is utterly unsuited to the characters. However, it offers opportunities to writers who like to tackle the kind of fic where characters struggle and work through serious problems and arrive at hopeful places after going through shit. And you've done a great job with that.
I just need to watch the part where she snaps Kilgrave's neck again. SMILE! I love that show for talking about that kind of misogyny, the more subtle stuff that women get hit with all the time. I have always hated being told to smile, I have a resting serious face. :P
Lately I've been on a kick of rewatching old Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series shows. I have always loved the Buffyverse, and even with its flaws it's very cathartic to watch. I love the mixture of drama and humor, often dark humor. I love that the characters develop and work through so much shit.
Well, anyway, hang in there. Take care of yourself. ((hugs))
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I did forty calls today. It was good, and I'm going to do more over the weekend and on Monday. I got one guy to commit to voting on Tuesday, a few people who said they'd already voted, and one person who wasn't supporting Hillary. And some wrong/disconnected numbers. The rest were voicemail. But Hillary's people are adamant that this process works, and every little bit helps, even if you're just freeing up other volunteers to connect with voters who answer their phones, lol. And it helps to collect data on voter info that's incorrect. The upshot is that it was easier and much less nerve-wracking than I thought it would be (I hate cold calling, always have, I prefer face to face or email/messaging). I'm going to do this again for other elections, now that I've taken the plunge. I should have been doing this long time ago, but hey, it's never too late.
I think the happy/hopeful endings need to fit the fandom. There are some fandoms that are much more suited to happier, fluffier fic, and that can be lovely if done well. It takes a good writer to write cheerful fic that isn't cloying. I feel that THG fandom suffers from an excess of writers who just write sugary stuff that is utterly unsuited to the characters. However, it offers opportunities to writers who like to tackle the kind of fic where characters struggle and work through serious problems and arrive at hopeful places after going through shit. And you've done a great job with that.
I just need to watch the part where she snaps Kilgrave's neck again. SMILE! I love that show for talking about that kind of misogyny, the more subtle stuff that women get hit with all the time. I have always hated being told to smile, I have a resting serious face. :P
Lately I've been on a kick of rewatching old Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series shows. I have always loved the Buffyverse, and even with its flaws it's very cathartic to watch. I love the mixture of drama and humor, often dark humor. I love that the characters develop and work through so much shit.
Well, anyway, hang in there. Take care of yourself. ((hugs))