These is not really a question. I am a regular over on the Brian Michael Bendis webboard.
Gail Simone (writer of Birds of Prey at DC comics) posted this today:
http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=84580
As you can read in the link, Lea Thompson's house burned down. The Bendis Board is rallying behind Gail and Lea to help out and is trying to get the word out to help Lea.
We are starting an Ebay auction to raise some money to help her. The deatails are in:
http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=84582
So if you can mention it on your blog it could be a big help.
Thank you!
Roberto Accinelli
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Hi Neil,
I was scanning my Live Journal friend's page and came across an entry from Lea Hernandez:
http://divalea.livejournal.com/
There was a house fire and they lost almost everything to fire, water and smoke damage--including most of their beloved pets. Since Lea is a comic book artist, I was wondering if you might consider posting this to let folks know. They need everything. She has posted her Paypal address for donations, which is divalea@gmail.com
Thanks in advance,
A longtime fan,
Cathy
That's horrible. I'm happy to post it and to encourage anyone reading this to help if they can. Lea's a good person, and needs to get back to her drawing board. Probably right now, she needs a drawing board, too.
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The saga of Fred the cat continues. He's actually looking very well and happy right now, on two kinds of liquid medicine that need to be squirted down his throat twice a day. Now that he's actually digesting (and most importantly, eliminating) food he's got his appetite back -- he's put on weight, his coat looks good, he looks happy, and is becoming a master of pretending to make you think he's swallowed the medicines before drooling them out all over your shirt.
This is a photo of Fred just before he started putting on weight and cheering up.
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