Perhaps "Allyson Beatrice, member of Buffistas.org", so it's clear you're not speaking for the board as a whole?
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'Serenity'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Jon B. - Dec 17, 2007 9:33:34 am PST #9049 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
lisah - Dec 17, 2007 9:46:19 am PST #9050 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Perhaps "Allyson Beatrice, member of Buffistas.org", so it's clear you're not speaking for the board as a whole?
I think this would work (without requiring any voting).
Kevin - Dec 17, 2007 9:49:03 am PST #9051 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
On the day of the Star Trek strike event thingy organised by StarTrek.com, CBS fired the StarTrek.com development team.
Although it's kinda unrelated, as they've binned half their new media staff at least.
Allyson - Dec 17, 2007 10:38:49 am PST #9052 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I got this, editor-shaped people...help?
Dear Writers and Actors,
I’m writing to ask for your help with a fundraiser to benefit Below the Line crew affected by the strike. The Work Stoppage Relief Fund has been established to assist entertainment industry members who are facing financial hardship resulting from the current work stoppage.
I’m asking writers to autograph any scripts they can spare, so that I can give them away as prizes to fans donating to the fund.
Fans can forward me copies of their receipts, and I’ll put their names in to a drawing to win the scripts you donate.
The holiday season is going to be pretty tough for the BTL crew members who are suffering as collateral members of the strike. Both fans and writers have an opportunity to show the Below the Line crew that they are so very important to all of us; without them, all we have is words on a page.
The carpenters, costumers, painters, set designers, makeup artists, et. al. are the skilled artisans who bring your words on the page to life on the screen.
Please consider donating a script to this fundraiser so that we can help ensure a happy holiday season for those BTL, and to thank them for standing with the writers in solidarity.
Scripts can be mailed to me at:
My address
Where I live
In LA
Yours,
Allyson Beatrice
Member, www.buffistas.org
www.allysonbeatrice.com
Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2007 10:45:48 am PST #9053 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I’m asking writers to autograph any scripts they can spare, so that
You can lose that comma.
I’ll put their names in to a drawing
in to -> into
Other than that, it looks good. When you're happy with it, e-mail it to me and I'll pass it along.
Sean K - Dec 17, 2007 10:54:13 am PST #9054 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Allyson, I know I'm fine with you signing as Allyson Beatrice b.org, with or wihout the "member", but with probably saves headaches.
In strike news, I heard the story about Jay and Conan on NPR today, but they said the two would be returning to work without writers, and that they would cross picket lines if they had to.
brenda m - Dec 17, 2007 10:59:41 am PST #9055 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Is there any need to explain "Below the Line" in that first para?
Writerly-types, how do we feel about the "outside negotiations" I've been hearing about, speaking fo the Leno/Conan thing?
Allyson - Dec 17, 2007 11:01:06 am PST #9056 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Not at all, the letter is to the WGA members, and they know what BTL is.
I'll have to explain BTL to fandom a little bit better, but I have a post for that.
Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2007 11:02:21 am PST #9057 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Are you looking for just scripts or anything? I think I can get some signed Sarah Connor Chronicles posters easily enough.
Burrell - Dec 17, 2007 11:05:30 am PST #9058 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
egad, why the hell can't Allyson sign it Allyson Beatrice Buffistas.org?!?! Seriously we're being way beyond pedantic to raise an issue with that. To sign her letter in that way is to identify herself with our organization, it isn't claiming to speak for us as a whole.
Sign it Allyson Beatrice, buffistas.org
Also I think the letter is good as is, my only suggestion is:
The carpenters, costumers, painters, set designers, makeup artists, et. al. are the skilled artisans who bring your words on the page to life on the screen.
I'd cut "on the page" from the sentence as it is used to better effect in the paragraph above it; cutting it here makes both sentences flow better.