Hi,

I signed a petition to Rep. John Kline (MN-2), The United States House of Representatives, and 2 others which says:

"Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to exceed $1 TRILLION this year. Millions of hardworking, taxpaying, educated Americans are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts, while the economy continues to sputter. Support a REAL economic stimulus and jobs plan. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170)."

Will you sign this petition? Click here:

http://signon.org/sign/support-the-student-loan?source=s.em.cp&r_by=4225084

Thanks!

Congress is currently considering CISPA – the Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act – a bill that purports to protect the United States from “cyber threats” but would in fact create a gaping loophole in all existing privacy laws. If CISPA passes, companies could vacuum up huge swaths of data on everyday Internet users and share it with the government without a court order. I oppose CISPA, and I’m calling on Congress to reject any legislation that:
* Uses dangerously vague language to define the breadth of data that can be shared with the government.
* Hands the reins of America’s cybersecurity defenses to the NSA, an agency with no transparency and little accountability.
* Allows data shared with the government to be used for purposes unrelated to cybersecurity.

Join me in opposing this bill by posting this statement on your own page and using this online form to send a letter to Congress against CISPA:

https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8444


EFF also has a great "Action Center" where you can just input your address and it will automatically generate an email to be sent to your Congress reps. It's minimal work on your part that can have a HUGE impact on what happens to this act.

Just a quick post of a couple icon awards won this month

Won 2nd Place, Favorites Artists Choice @ lovebites20in20

Won Best Pale @ twi20in20

Won Mod's Choice @ twi20in20

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Music: F.S.O.S. by The Exies
Created: March 2012
Summary: This vid was created for blackgoldveins as part of the help_japan project. The original request was for a vid paralleling Chris (Charmed) and John (TSCC) in their relationships with their family, particularly Wyatt and Derek. It is meant to show how they shared the savior role. As blackgoldveins said: "The fate of the world rests on Chris's shoulders but he's not sure of himself: he's uncertain he can do it, he's not sure he's making the right choices when he makes choices, he's wickedly smart like John and able to take a detour around a problem to solve it like John rather than relying on brute strength." The final vid ended up going a little broader and focusing on their overall relationship with their families.
Program: Sony Vegas
Notes: The dimensions of the vid look so weird to me (and probably to you too because everything today is widescreen) but I was forced to make an adjustment to the ratio because TSCC was in widescreen while Charmed was shot in full screen. Since the Charmed footage was already a lower quality, I chose to resize the TSCC clips instead of the Charmed ones.
Source Material: The Sarah Connor Chronicles & Charmed

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Yay Belle!

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Just a quicky TVD wallpaper:

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I'm so in love with Shiri's new online show! Her character has a sort of Zooey Deschanel New Girl vibe at first, but Shiri really shines through, making the character more lovable/relatable and less ridiculously naive. Check out the preview below and then check out all the eps on the same youtube channel (there are 6 so far):