help_haiti and other thank yous and links

*I'm sure you've all seen links to the help_haiti charity auction, but, well, seeing multiple links on my f-list was what prompted me to go ahead and make a donation to Doctors Without Borders, so I figure extra linking is a good thing. The tragedy is so huge and overwhelming but it's heartening to see people in fandom doing what they can to help in all kinds of different ways. There are separate posts at the comm for different kinds of goods and services and fanworks as well as these links to relief organizations.

*Hobbit fandom, also so generous and supportive! I feel wrapped up in blankets and love after posting that ficlet the other night.

*westmoon, I forgot to thank you for your card that came while I was traveling. isis, the pedometer came in the mail today! I think I might try it out outside tomorrow. Thank you both!

*festivids went live yesterday with a ton of great fanvids for small fandoms. I'm not doing recs because I've just been watching based on the fandoms and everything I've watched so far has been awesome, plus I never know what to say about vids anyway, so just go check out the masterlist and have fun. Yay, vids.

*kinkelot is the new community for kinky Merlin fic and art about all characters and pairings. The first challenge, spanking, started today and will run through the middle of February. ( more on kinkelot, a Merlin/Morgana scenario, and kinkme_merlin )