I Have Literally Watched This Finale Over And Over Again Several Times and Cannot Get Enough Of It.

Gold tickets are on sale for VanCon 2018

Regarding Hurricane Donations:

I’m going to provide some links to get you started in terms of donation resources that are available at this time for regions affected by the hurricanes that have passed through or will be coming soon. Feel free to add on.

Houston:

Coalition for the Homeless

Houston Food Bank

LGBTQ Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Fund (to help homeless youth, seniors, people living with HIV, hate crime survivors, and those devastated by the storm)

SHAPE- Self-Help for African People through Education (Donations will allow SHAPE to assist with medical prescriptions, make emergency cash contributions, and more)

Flood Relief for Texas Children’s Hospital

Antigua and Barbuda:

Even though the Red Cross is Questionable, Ticketing, an app developed by Antiguans, is collecting donations in-app and all funds received will be donated to the joint efforts of the National Office of Disaster Services and the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross. Download the app on Google Play and the Apple App Store

Habitat for Humanity of Trinidad and Tobago (for Barbuda relief)

Antigua and Barbuda citizen Jessye Romeo is raising funds for Barbuda relief out of London, UK

St. Martin/St. Maarten:

St. Maarten youth living in France raise funds for relief of the island

St. Maarten Relief Fund on Youcaring 

Hurricane Disaster Relief for St. Martin/ St. Maarten on Fundly

The French and Dutch Red Cross organizations are seeking donations at this time for their respective territories  on then island (do research on any organization you are curious/ wary about before donating, as the Red Cross track record isn’t so hot)

Haiti:

Action Against Hunger

Oxfam 

Care.org

Hope for Haiti

Dominican Republic: 

Oxfam 

Outreach 360

Kinship United

Puerto Rico:

Cáritas de Puerto Rico

Americares

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha

US Virgin Islands:

USVI Relief Fund on Gofundme

UNICEF

Florida:

Feeding Florida

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida

Florida Keys Children’s Shelter

United Way of Miami-Dade

This is just a starting list. As said before, please feel free to add on.

I could go for another sneak peak of "Eyes Open." That would absolutely make my day!!!!!!

Reblog if you want a fanfic in your ask.

was this on his late night show or when he took over  the tonight show?

The Promise

A Captain Swan AU 

Killian and Emma, two people longing for love. Come along on their journey of True Love, filled with romance, passion, and challenges as they fight for their Happy Beginning in The Promise.  

Special thanks to @duathadun  @hellomommanerd  @linda8084  @juliakaze

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Chapter 1

Words ~ 5400     Story Rating ~ T++

August 2014

Killian Jones had been born on the right side of the tracks on a night when the stars were in perfect alignment. He lived a life having parents who were overjoyed by his birth because they had given up hope of having a second child, a brother who allowed him to tag along wherever he went, and friends he loved and whom he could depend on whenever needed. He also had a solid head on his shoulders and grew up with such a thirst for all types of knowledge that he kept his mother busy taking him to and from the local library, where he would check out books on everything from ‘How to Grow the Best Orchids’ to ‘Making the Most of a Design’.   Killian wasn’t a one-dimensional child either, for he had inherited his mother’s appreciation for beauty and could describe a painting as easily as he could recite poetry.  From a very young age, he loved visiting all types of museums and asking questions of his parents and, eventually, of his teachers and their answers satisfied him for a time.  But as he grew, while he continued to strive to learn and understand the world around him, he always felt that there was more out there.  A part of him that was always searching for that elusive something that he knew was out there; but what or whom it was, the search continued.

As a young boy, his parents had been inseparable, and their love and affection for each other and for their children was apparent to anyone they were around.  There was a sense of the Jones family against the world and, in a way, it had always been that way, as Katherine’s parents never warmed up to the boy from the wrong side of London, whisking their daughter away from the society where they thought she belonged.  Even after Brennan had made his way as a successful banker throughout Europe, a distance still existed, and for that reason their small family remained isolated, spending their summers together picnicking, boating and playing football, and skiing, skating and visiting museums in the winter.  

Since learning had always come easily to Killian, he had high marks and found his way into the Imperial College London to study engineering at the young age of eighteen.  Moving away from home and into dormitory life, where he met his best mate Robin Locksley, gave him a freedom that he had never known, and much to his mother and father’s consternation, he had ended up on academic probation after the first year.   A stern lecture by his father and the threat of being forced to join his brother in the Royal Navy seemed to be just the motivation he required for not only his status within the program but also his behavior in general.  During his second and third year, his standing improved, earning him top awards.  But then tragedy struck, taking both parents in one fell swoop and he had spiraled down, no longer caring about himself or anyone else, and wishing the person responsible for his parents’ death hadn’t died with them so he could extract his own revenge.  Only well-placed guilt from Liam had pushed him to complete his final year and graduate. 

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Fight for the Future‏:

We only need ONE MORE SENATOR to force a vote to overturn the FCC’s terrible repeal of #NetNeutrality. Text VOTE to 384-387 or go to http://VoteForNetNeutrality.com and pledge to vote against any lawmaker who doesn’t vote to save the Internet, then get texted their voting record in 2018

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Who around is all in for this Rogers storyline to come?

Rogers in HH, and before, with his new found lease on being a good guy and his redemption and his story with his daughter… Wanna know the people about that are all for it, so I can know the places to go to look for the meta and stuff in support of this version of Killian. 🤗

MANCHESTER ARENA EXPLOSION - PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST

If you or anyone you know might be stranded in Manchester after tonight’s explosion, taxies in the centre of the city are offering free rides home

The Holiday Inn are currently looking after dozens of stranded children unable to contact their parents, please call 0161 836 9600

Anyone in need of a room or a lift home, please check the #roomformanchester tag on twitter and other social medias. Various other people are offering rooms online. x x

PLEASE ONLY CONTACT THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IF YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION

Central Manchester is apparently on lockdown so please do not visit the city centre, remain on the outskirts and at a distance from the Arena

PLEASE DO NOT POST/SHARE IMAGES OR VIDEOS OF THE INJURED OR DECEASED VICTIMS OF THE EXPLOSION

CS Storybook Update--8/30

I plan to start collating the book on Friday - just wating on a few more pieces.   

PUBLISHING - Please do not post your stories until the book goes up. Once the book goes up, we ask you to wait 2 weeks to post them on FF/AO3 and tumblr but please link the storybook  OR you can publish at the same time as the book but only publish a couple of paragraphs and link the book for the rest of the story.  Our goal is to get the stories read by as large of a fan base as possible.  

Please check the list below.  If I the title is not bold with a line OR in italics, and you know them, please touch base as we need to know one way or the other if they are in or out.  

Thanks for your participation!   I have received the following.  If the title is bold, with no line, I have the art.  If the title is bold w/ a line, I have rec’d both story and art.  If it is in italics I have heard from the person. 

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Will we finally see a new chapter for Eyes Open? I sure hope so! Am super intrigued to find out what happens after seeing all of the pic-snaps and AUs posted.

Nicole getting more sneak peeks at Eyes Open 😂