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[cleolinda]

Y'all, Christina is in trouble again. That is to say, the Phantom/15M fundraiser we did over December helped, but--I knew it was never going to help enough. And now things are really, really bad.

I'm asking y'all to help again. As before, I'm only asking for a dollar from each of y'all. If you can give more, God bless you. If you can't give at all--can't afford it, don't have the means to transfer money--God bless you all the same. This isn't about guilting anyone into giving. I just want to put this out there and say, if you can help, if you want to help, please--please do this now, because--I'm scared for Christina. This has to happen.

Here's what I'm going to do. My book deadline is coming up soon. I'm setting a fundraising deadline to come in after that--let's say April 15. Did you like "Phantom of the Opera in Fifteen Minutes"? Because I will give you another one. If you raise whatever amount of money--whatever we end up setting as a goal--I will parody any movie in theatrical release, as decided by y'all. (Exception: comedies. Can't do comedies, for reasons that ought to be obvious. This is the reason I don't think I'll ever be able to do Lemony Snicket after all. No Hitchhiker's Guide, sorry.) And we will actually keep a stricter tally this time, because if y'all can raise twice that first goal? I will do a second movie. And it can be any movie that is not a comedy ever made, ever, in the history of ever. Y'all can vote whatever torture on me that you want. I am serious.

So this is a preliminary post. What I want to know is, who's interested in helping out this time? What movies are y'all interested in? Please refer to Greg's Previews through May, particularly April and May. Think hard, y'all. Sin City. Kingdom of Heaven. Star Wars. I will do anything y'all vote for. And you remember how POTO/15M turned out. Please help me out with this--it meant so much last time. I only wish it could fix everything.



ETA: So, again: I'm putting out a call for everyone who wants to help out to chip in a dollar. Feel free to give more if you can, and don't worry if you can't give any, but before you scroll on down to the next entry on your friends list, ask yourself--a dollar's easy, right? And before you say, "Oh, a dollar won't do anything," think about this: 2400+ have me on their friends list. There are 10,249 people who are current members of the m15m community. There's some overlap, and not everyone will--or can--give. But if 5000 people give one dollar, that's $5000 more than Christina and her family have today, and it may save her life. Please, y'all.

No one can see the answers but me, and I am seriously not looking at the names. I am not keeping a list of donors and checking it twice against my friends list, so don't stress if you can't give. And please enter the number as 1.00, or whatever--that's easier to tally in Excel than "one dollar." The purpose of the tally is to find out how much "Fifteen Minutes" punishment you get to inflict on me (she said with a wink).

Damn polls. Sorry. Go here to log your donation.

Comments

[junebugged.livejournal.com]

I don't have much, but will give what I can. Just say when.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

I think you're awesome for using your popularity for the forces of good.

I seem to be doing a lot of nice things this March, so let's make a month of it. I can totally give a dollar, except I don't know how or where. I can't find a proper link.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, there will be plenty of linkage once I get a proper entry up.

[malhablada.livejournal.com]

"I will do a second movie. And it can be any movie that is not a comedy ever made, ever, in the history of ever."

Dude, you are SO going to be reviewing Debbie Does Dallas.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

If you can get 2000 people to agree to vote for it, I will do it.

[ruination.livejournal.com]

I'll try to give some! I just got paid! I can't wait till the book comes out!

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

I'm in. Just Paypalled a tenner, wish it could be more.

(If you get to the point of taking nominations for another M15, I hear Constantine's a hoot.)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

God bless. In fact, I really wish I'd had time to do Constantine before now.

*hand up*

[kelly-yoyo.livejournal.com]

Will give money for funny.

[vladimirsever.livejournal.com]

I'm just donating because Christina is good people, and you're my kitty. It's about a human life, after all. I don't need more enticement than that.

Donated using the Amazon donor system. And I hope Christina stays around for a long, long time, so we can all laugh at Cleo's magnificent funny!

:x

[theatre-angel.livejournal.com]

I'd love to donate, but I don't know where or how.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

4christina.org is her site, but I'll be putting up the links and the "how much did you give" form in the next entry.

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

Friended you awhile ago mainly for your 'Lost' recaps --ended up sticking around b/c I found your sense of humor hilarious.

Anywho -- just wanted to say I'll be donating whatever I can on Tuesday, when I get paid... Might not be much but every little bit counts, right?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Thank you so much. : )

[auralan.livejournal.com]

Count me in. Just let me know where to donate when the time comes.

[steel-lace.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see 'Gone With the Wind' in 15minutes. Will look for some way to give money.

[koritsimou.livejournal.com]

*is broke*

Wish I could donate more than a fiver. Wish I had a forum in which to pimp. I'll say a little prayer tonight.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Just posting a link to the entry in your journal could help--I totally understand. And thanks. : )

[museofswearing.livejournal.com]

Am getting paid on Wednesday. Will donate then (sorry for the delay, but I have to eat too. meep.) And it's been said by others before me, but - this just makes me respect you even more. Well done.

And I'll push for Minority Report, just 'cause it's so good and yet so, so ridiculous. :D

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Because I am mathy, I care about these things:

The PayPal fee (and the Amazon.com honor system fee) is 2.9% + 0.30 for each transaction. That means that if you donate a dollar, only 0.67 actually makes it. To ensure that Christina gets a dollar, you have to give $1.34. It doesn't seem like a lot, but when you're comparing 5000 people giving a dollar to $5000, it's not accurate: after PayPal fees, it's $3350. Which is still a lot, but still. PayPal fees are a way of life, and it's normally up to the recipient to eat those costs for the convenience, but this is a charity dealie. So I don't know how you want to philosophically log the donations (probably raw donation, as I doubt everyone wants to do the math), but in any case, here's a helpful conversion list.

$1.00 -> $1.34
$2.00 -> $2.37
$3.00 -> $3.40
$4.00 -> $4.43
$5.00 -> $5.46
$10.00 -> $10.60
$15.00 -> $15.75
$20.00 -> $20.90
$25.00 -> $26.06
$50.00 -> $51.80
$100.00 -> $103.30

For Christina to get X, you must donate (X + 0.30)/0.971. It seems anal, but the whole idea behind this is that a lot of little donations equals a lot. But a lot of little fees also equals a lot.

[luna-k.livejournal.com]

Gah! I didn't even think about the PayPal fees. Thanks for pointing that out.

[redmapletree.livejournal.com]

>_< I can't give her money, my parents wouldn't let me send anything to anyone over the internet. All I can do is send her good wishes. :/ I'm really sorry.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I totally understand--we ran into this last time, too, which is why I keep going on about not feeling bad or anything. Good thoughts mean so much to Christina, too. : )

[swordofthejedi.livejournal.com]

part of me wants to stay do star wars, but i think kingdom of heaven would be nice :-)

[papervolcano]

I couldn't do anything last time, as I was having enough trouble feeding myself, and £10 isn't much compared to the scale of things, but every little helps, and this is such an important thing.

I'll never understand the US health system.

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

Nobody does. There was a report on TV a few weeks ago that cited catastrophic illness as the leading cause of bankruptcy in the US. Get sick and you're ruined. It's madness.

[takarakanashi.livejournal.com]

Because you're scared, I'm scared. I gave. I didn't get to last time, but I did this time. Not only does this gift go out to her, but my prayers as well... and if she needs more, just ask... I'll give whatever I can to help.

[luna-k.livejournal.com]

Echoing the plea for Gone With the Wind in 15 Minutes. But more than anything, I'm still pissed about CC getting her replaced laptop in 4 hours, so I gave another $5 to Christina this go-round.

Okay, okay, I'm giving because I care about fellow fans, not to be a snot about spoiled BNF's. Um, mostly.

[museofswearing.livejournal.com]

It only took four hours?!?!

[darkviola.livejournal.com]

I seriously, seriously wish I could. Damn being Canadian and underage. Damn you to hell.

[suitcasegnome.livejournal.com]

I second that.

[lady-elina.livejournal.com]

I'm overseas and don't have a credit card, but I'd really like to donate, so I'll see if boyfriend will lend me a helping hand (or more accurately, a helping Visa). Tomorrow night, latest.

It's a really cool thing you're doing here.

[ambiguousreason.livejournal.com]

I just donated. And I will beg, plead, and bribe people to get a Star Wars III in 15 Minutes.

[anavidfan.livejournal.com]

My father is currently battling cancer, and fortunately we're able to afford treatments. It's scary enough watching someone go through it or going through it yourself, much less having to worry about being able to afford the vast array of expenses that come with it. I'm a little on the short side right now, but I will donate what I can hopefully in the following week. I posted this here as not to take up space where in the post where people are supposed to log their donations, but wanted to at least show my intent to give.

You're an amazing person, bringing joy through your talents and your generosity.

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

I am in... I know how it is to face this... And I vote for Sin City!

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

Can you do Sin City? It comes out April 1.