astolat:

Guys, if you haven’t already read about how much it costs to run the AO3, please do, and then please donate. 

Ultimately, the archive can only survive if we want it enough to pay for it with our donations. That’s the flip side of having a service that isn’t dependent on making advertisers or venture capitalists or even grant-funders happy, that isn’t going to mine and sell your personal data, and that isn’t going to charge you up front to use it.

If you love the archive, please support it!

astolat:

OTW Membership Drive
October 13-17, 2012

Probably if you’re reading this, you’ve at least heard of the AO3 — read stories on it, maybe posted — but you may not realize that it’s 100% donor-supported, that we are and always will be ad-free (except for our donation drive banner ;), and that we’re never going to try to find some way to make a profit off the content. 

The AO3 is funded by the OTW, the Organization for Transformative Works, which makes possible the archive and a ton of other projects that also would be too big for any one fan to accomplish alone — including Fanlore, Transformative Works And Cultures, Open Doors and the Fannish Culture Preservation Project, and our legal advocacy.

So if you use or value these — please support if you can! $10 is all you need to donate to become a member and show your support, and there is shiny shiny swag at higher levels. :D 

Speaking of which, CHECK OUT THE AWESOME SWAG! Kudos water bottle! *makes grabby hands*

(PS: You do still have to wait in the AO3 queue for an invite though — sorry! For privacy reasons we keep all financial/RL information completely separate from our services.)

Donate Here

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the-mamishka:

Welcome, Sherlockians!
The Sherlock Seattle Convention website is now available!

http://www.sherlock-seattle.org

The Sherlock Seattle Convention is a celebration of all things Sherlock and as such will be featuring many interesting and informative panels, fun and entertaining events, as well as a screening of all three episodes of BBC’s Sherlock - Season 2!

Check out the website to pre-register for the convention (hint, hint, everyone who wants to come to the convention needs to pre-register - there will be no at-the-door registrations) and discover of what kinds of panels, guests and special events you can expect to find there!

We look forward to meeting you in person! Cheers!

Why yes, I’m going to this, with two of my best friends/fandom lunatics. It’s going to be FUN. (Even if I’m the StuntWatson to one of them, and the StuntLestrad to the other.)

bandom-tfln:

(435): When did we convert life to cartoon?

Listen closely: you can hear the RealHusband and the StuntHusband chortling with glee at the idea of this. 

pipsqueaky:

renatamille:

                           Farscape+Game of Thrones = Rygel XVI

“I am Rygel the XVI, Dominar to over 600 billion subjects. I don’t need to speak to you!”

And still a much, much better king than Joffrey.

abundantlyqueer:

steven-moffat:

AU: Sherlock and John meet James Bond at Buckingham Palace at the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games

“Oh, here’s trouble,” Bond says as he comes striding into the reception room.

“I’m perfectly happy to leave,” Sherlock says. “In fact, I’d have been perfectly happy not to come at all.”

“Not you, sonny,” Bond says, his scowl turning to a crooked smirk as he walks straight past Sherlock. “John Watson, you bloody devil. Who let you in here?”

Dear fandom, I love you. LOVE.

One: yes, these are things a lot of my friends (on tumblr or not) say, and yes, I’ve said some of them, too.

Two: I want her hair color. With black tips and bangs. But yes, that’s the color I want. (If you listen closely, you can hear the RealHusband muttering, “Oh good G-d, put the hair chemicals down.”)

(Source: ofpotterandwho)