If you can't afford it, then you can't afford it. I say the fund-raising burden is on conference organizers.
I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
dcp - Sep 08, 2009 4:09:21 pm PDT #22336 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Laga - Sep 08, 2009 4:32:03 pm PDT #22337 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
D just told me he left work about 5 minutes before Anthony Hopkins came in to dine last night.
Vortex - Sep 08, 2009 4:46:48 pm PDT #22338 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's not unethical, but if it makes you uncomfortable, don't do it. You could give their names to the conference organizers and suggest that the organization solicit the donation.
erin_obscure - Sep 08, 2009 5:01:39 pm PDT #22339 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Ugh, my heart just won't stop racing full tilt boogie today. I haven't even had caffeine! It's like my heart is gonna jump right up my throat. I've tried my biofeedback and some relaxing yoga poses...i fear sleep is waaaay out of reach tonight. Oh yeah, and waiting for the news that house offer #3 has been outbid. *sigh* I'm hating trying to buy a home in this market. It actually really sucks for low-end buyers big time.
sj - Sep 08, 2009 5:04:05 pm PDT #22340 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{erin}}} Tons of calm~ma. Days like that suck.
erin_obscure - Sep 08, 2009 5:05:11 pm PDT #22341 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
And did i mention 4 hours of straight police dispatch simulation? A good 3 hours of traffic pursuits, foot pursuits, perimeters, and prioritizing an in-progress shooting and stabbing about 5 miles apart simul with occasional "lulls" of just routine traffic stops and status updates. Good times! Yeah, i'm wound up more than 40 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of weights can really calm down.
erin_obscure - Sep 08, 2009 5:06:28 pm PDT #22342 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Thanks. I just wish it didn't feel so out of my control. These bodies can be annoying sometimes. I do not want to admit an anxiety issue on top of everything else even tho i know perfectly well this is text book anxiety symptoms.
sarameg - Sep 08, 2009 5:13:33 pm PDT #22343 of 30000
erin, from the day I went out to look at the first house (and second one I saw being the one I am in now) until moving day ( a frighteningly scant 10 weeks) my back CRAWLED. Like, literally. I could feel the skin moving against my clothes. I was a vibrating wreck. I lost 10 lbs between offer and closing, probably nervous energy alone, and that was under a month. It's stressful and anxiety making.
-t - Sep 08, 2009 5:15:29 pm PDT #22344 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{erin}}
Hil R. - Sep 08, 2009 5:31:31 pm PDT #22345 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
{{{erin}}}