For those of you who don't know, help_haiti is a community for people to raise money for Haiti. Anything from fanfic to icons to homemade goodies is being auctioned off, with the proceeds going to the charity of the bidder's choice. You can participate by offering something, and/or bidding on something. Additionally, you can request something specific you'd like in the Requests post. So far, help_haiti has raised over $76,000, and that's discounting both the money that has been pledged, but not yet confirmed, and the filled Requests. That's an amazing achievement, and everyone should go check it out.

I personally bid on several things, and won two of those bids, both for fanvideos. They are both amazing, and I'd like to share them with you here.

( fans of anything Heroes, Firefly, or generally awesome, check out these vids )

Medium: Television
Fandom: Glee
Subject: Artie Abrams
Title: what would jay-z do?
Summary: Songs that can be found on Artie Abrams' iPod. A character study, with a smattering of Tina/Artie.
Notes: Artie is a pimp. Or rather, he thinks he's a pimp, and is really just a total dork. He's optimistic, fairly confident, and a little naive. And just like every other teenager in the universe, has his own insecurities.

Songs are mix of hip-hop, rap, rock, pop, and indie. Artists include: the kooks, savage garden, david bowie.



what would jay-z do? (download)

( the movement you need is on your shoulder. )

Medium: Book
Fandom: The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
Subject: Holden Caulfield
Title: oh, never mind. [ep]
Warnings: Language
Notes: 7 songs, Holden's view of the world around him. Artists include Aesop Rock & Modest Mouse. The hat in the cover art taken from Google Images.



oh, never mind. (download)

( and I've seen through them all, seen through them all, I've seen through most everything )

Medium: Television/Movie
Fandom: Star Trek (really any version, you only require a knowledge of Vulcans)
Subject: PON FARR!
Title: In Case of Pon Farr: Hit It
Warnings: Explicit content (sexual themes, language). Also, crack.
Summary: A guide for Vulcans going through pon farr, and the women (and men) that love them. (Or, more generally, a mostly-ridiculous mix about sex.)



in case of pon farr: hit it (download)

( what a fun, sexy time for you )

Medium: Television
Fandom: Gossip Girl
Subject: Dan/Blair
Title: I Lived in Perhaps
Notes: I'm trying something a little new here; two "disks", one from Blair's POV and one from Dan's. Blair's songs are all Cat Power, and Dan's are all CAKE. 8 tracks each, all available for individual download and in a zip file. So, this mix is basically a character study of Blair and Dan, and my own musings on how their relationship would actually work. Uh, warning for angst and copious amounts of Breakfast at Tiffany references?



i lived in perhaps (download)

( people don't belong to people )

Medium: TV
Fandom: Glee
Subject: General (the kids with a bit of Will)
Title: we are far too young & clever
Warnings: Based off of what we've seen so far (up to ep. 5) but too general to be spoiler-y.




we are far too young & clever (download)

( we are not what you think we are )

Medium: Movie
Fandom: Jennifer's Body
Subject: General (Jennifer)
Title: my better half has bitten me
Warning: Violence, language
Spoilers: Nothing you wouldn't see in the trailer
Notes: Jennifer's Body is what would happen if Mean Girls & Heathers had a love child, and it grew up watching nothing but B-grade horror movies. It's not exactly a great movie- it maybe tries a little too hard, and I'm not entirely sure how much of the cheese was intentional- but it's entertaining as shit, and isn't that all that matters? So I made a fun quick mix, including songs by Peaches, The Kills, and Tegan & Sara. The songs may have additional "layers of meaning" if you've seen the movie, but it's really not necessary. :)



my better half has bitten me (download)

( show your sharp-tipped teeth )

Medium: Book/Movie
Fandom: American Psycho
Subject: Patrick Bateman
Title: easy come, easy go
Warnings: Language, implied violence, and general creepiness.
Notes: Based on both the movie (with Christian Bale), and the book (by Bret Easton Ellis). All quotes used are from the movie. 18 songs under the cut (download them individually at box.net, or in a zip at megaupload). Songs include INXS, Violent Femmes, and Lily Allen. If there are any problems, or you'd like me to reupload something, just let me know!

*slightly relevant note: both INXS songs were mentioned multiple times in the book, as songs being played in clubs. I just couldn't resist using them as bookends, especially "Devil Inside".*



( the world was a mess but his hair was perfect )

Books I've read (starting August, 2009, because I keep forgetting to keep track):

1. Little Brother (finished Aug. 5)
2. American Psycho (finished August 15)
3. The Jane Austen Book Club (finished Aug. 17)
4. In Cold Blood- Truman Capote (finished Aug. 21)
5. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs (finished August 23)
6. The Giver
7. Love is Mix Tape
8. Ishmael

Movies I've watched (starting August, 2009)

1. 500 Days of Summer (August 3)
2. Julie & Julia (August 15)
3. American Psycho (August 16)
4. Bandslam (August 18)
5. The Time Traveler's Wife (August 23)
6. Ponyo (August 27)
7. 9
8. Jennifer's Body
9. Love Happens
10. Matilda
11. Harriet the Spy
12. Jack
13. Annie
14. The Parent Trap
15. The Corpse Bride

From yahtzee63: Every now and then the police arrest somebody suspected of some terrible, violent crime, and as a piece of public relations they'll announce all of the horrible books, movies and/or CDs they found in the suspect's house, as if to prove that the suspect is obviously guilty and horrible and monstrous.

So here is my challenge to you. You can either do this from memory or take a moment to look through your book and music collections, and then answer this question:

Name ten books, CDs and/or movies that you own that the police would cite as evidence against you at their press conference.

1) American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis
2) Pretty Dead Girl OST
3) Mein Kamph- Adolph Hitler
4) The Communist Manifesto
5) Criminal Psychology by Hans Gross
6) Dexter, Season 1
7) Darkly Dreaming of Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay
8) Assassins OBC
9) The Satanic Bible
10) Watchmen, by Alan Moore

The only one of these that I have legitimately freaked myself out with is "The Satanic Bible". I downloaded it as a .pdf because I was curious, and have yet to read a single word. A lot of these are pretty harmless, IMO. Pretty Dead Girl, especially, is clearly humorous and light, but... well, it deals cheerfully with necrophilia and attempted suicide, so....

Medium: Book/Movie
Fandom: Where the Wild Things Are
Subject: General
Title: on a clear day
Notes: I chose songs partly for the lyrics, based on the events of the book by Maurice Sendak, and partly for the tone set by the official movie trailer. 11 individual songs, plus a bonus, under the cut. Includes Arcade Fire, Joanna Newsom, and Belle & Sebastian. If there are any problems, or you'd like me to reupload something, just let me know!



( ...and things we're all too young to know )

Medium. Television
Fandom. The West Wing
Subject. Josh Lyman
Title. the underdog
Summary. Songs that can be found on Josh Lyman's iPod.
Warnings. Potentially offensive language.
Notes. A present for miss_beehive, who originally got me hooked on The West Wing. I tried to choose songs with a more upbeat (though not outright happy or peppy) tone, although some of the lyrics verge on melancholy.

Artists include The Smiths, R.E.M., Paul McCartney, and They Might Be Giants. Click on the music notes to download individual songs, and please let me know if there are any problems, or if you'd like me to reupload something.




( Can I gut it out of me? )

Medium: Musical
Fandom: Rent
Subject: Roger Davis
Title: Season of Scars [EP]
Warning: Spoilers for the musical.

A mix for Roger, in all his introverted, hopeful, damaged glory. A large focus on Roger/April and especially Roger/Mimi, because I think a huge part of Roger's character is how romantic and idealistic he is, and how he almost seems to need romantic love to function. In the musical, we learn about Roger's character through the way he interacts with Mimi.

Download the individual mp3s (available for preview at box.net), or grab the zip. Includes songs by Sunset Rubdown, Rufus Wainwright, and Frightened Rabbit. Let me know if you need me to reupload something.



( Autumn's sweet, we call it fall; I'll make it to the moon if I have to crawl )


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Stolen from spacemonkey_699


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Medium: General
Subject: Revenge
Title: Blood-Red Sunrise
Warnings: Some possibly disturbing content in the song lyrics.
Notes: This mix was done for mixingmusic, Round 5. The theme was "fresh starts", and the prompt was:
It's a brand new day, and the sun is high. All the birds are singin' that you're gonna die. How I hesitated! - Now I wonder why. It's a brand new day. -Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

For this prompt, I tried to pick songs that weren't just about vengeance, but gleeful vengeance. The songs are in a vaguely chronological order, so the ones near the beginning are more tentative, self-loathing ("how I hesitated!"), while the ones near the end are victorious, for lack of a better word ("Now I wonder why. It's a brand new day").



( BLOOD-RED SUNRISE )

Medium: Movies
Fandom: High School Musical
Subject: Ryan/Sharpay
Title: Losing My Religion
Warnings: Incest, the f-word in one of the songs.
Spoilers:: For the first two movies
Notes: I... yeah. I have no explanation for this. 15 songs (mp3s, box.net), including Cobra Starship, Cyndi Lauper, the Spring Awakening OBC, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.



Ms. Evans tells Ryan that 'losing my religion' is an old Southern phrase meaning to be at the end of your rope, or to lose your temper. Sharpay, who tends to take things too literally, insists that it's just losing your faith. When Ryan listens to the R.E.M song, however, he can't help but believe that it simply means falling in love. Sometimes, when it comes to Sharpay, he can't help but think that all three definitions apply.
( And I know there is comfort where we overlap )

Medium: Television
Fandom: Doctor Who
Subject: The Master (Doctor/Master)
Title: Oh! You Pretty Things
Warning: Language, some slightly disturbing themes, and spoilers for Utopia through Last of the Time Lords.
Notes: The best way I can describe this mix is: songs The Master would blast on The Valiant during the year that never was. For The Doctor's benefit, of course. Featuring David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, and The Dresden Dolls.



( The world that you need is wrapped in gold silver sleeves/Left beneath Christmas trees in the snow )

Medium: Television
Fandom: Doctor Who
Subject: Captain Jack Harkness/The Doctor
Title: Every Lightning Rod
Spoilers: All of New Who (none for Torchwood- I haven't seen a single episode).
Notes: For miss_beehive. Happy birthday!

Jack is inspired by the Doctor, betrayed by him, and loved by him. 17 songs from Jack's point of view beneath the cut.



( And every lightning rod/has got to watch the storm cloud come )