solas

the brain is the best organ according to the brain

Hat.

Dostojevski is so fucking good! ah.

Currently reading The Wheel of Time series for the first time - currently in the prologue of Book 10 - Crossroads of Twilight.
 
First new series I started reading in a long, long time. Tried to get @WentzKneeFan036but I don't know if he even got through 75 pages of the first book. 

I've read all the Dune books by Frank Herbert. I highly suggest reading all the Dune books written by him.

I finished Dune last week in time to see the movie. Loved the film, can’t believe it stopped when it did. Has anyone continued with the series, and would you recommend it? I’ve heard mixed things about the next book, I don’t know if I’m ready to see Paul continue down that path. 

I'm just glad to see that your local library is being used.

Manchester United has a pretty nice graphic design team/person for social media.

Sig'ish format. That is incredibly good 

@solas !

Yeah I'm along this "I'd rather eat a plate of nuggets than a plate of fries thing." Your take on pickles is fucked up though.

I’d happily make a sig for someone if that’s an auction people would be interested in. Or maybe we could do a big collab sig with a couple GFX people?

a collab sounds like something ppl would pay good cash for. Get some of the best gfx artists and the winner will be getting a one of a kind sig

I’d happily make a sig for someone if that’s an auction people would be interested in. Or maybe we could do a big collab sig with a couple GFX people?

hey sorry I'm late guys just wanted to post my new submission for the champions banner

hey sorry I'm late guys just wanted to post my new submission for the champions banner

I’d happily make a sig for someone if that’s an auction people would be interested in. Or maybe we could do a big collab sig with a couple GFX people?

I’d happily make a sig for someone if that’s an auction people would be interested in. Or maybe we could do a big collab sig with a couple GFX people?

Charity Idea : These past 2 weeks hasn't been easy for anyone in B.C Canada. We got hit with a major rainfall causing floods and mudslides on our main highways that connect to Vancouver B.C as well as the City of Merrit getting completely flooded. Today I bring to you The Red Cross Foundation. They will support the affected people in and around the area of B.C, helping them with basic needs like food, shelter, clothing. This one hits close to home so every donation that is made to this Foundation I will donate $1.
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-canadian-red-cross-society/campaign/british-columbia-floods-extreme-weather-appeal/

I’d happily make a sig for someone if that’s an auction people would be interested in. Or maybe we could do a big collab sig with a couple GFX people?

Charity suggestion:
EcoTrust Canada
 
“EcoTrust Canada works to establish ecologically sustainable communities (especially First Nations), renewable forests and forest practises, and protect fisheries. EcoTrust also funds community development and housing projects.”

Wow, it's December already. Wild eh?
 
For those that are new here, Christmas is a special time at the VHL. There's lots of fun games and uncapped opportunities floating around, but what really makes it special are the good deeds we do for others. 
 
Last year, our VHL Holiday Bonanza was a biggie. My favourite part of that was the Charity Auction, and that's going to start right now. Take a look at last year's sub-forum to get an idea of what that's all about. Essentially, members offer up whatever they can or want to offer to others, and the rest of us bet real world money (okay, just Canadian dollars, but still). The highest bid at the end of the week, wins! 
 
In this thread, please post your suggestions for both charities to donate to and things you're willing to auction off.
 
Charities:
- Broader is better. We're a highly diverse community, and so donating to the Oshawa SPCA is less meaningful to everyone than an organization that's Canada or US wide.

- Timeliness is nice. There's a lot of shit happening in the world right this second, so something relevant to this day and time is meaningful.

- Geography doesn't (really) matter. Last year, we aimed for one charity in Canada and another in the US. Share whatever you think we should donate to, regardless of where it is.

- There's no bad ideas in brainstorming, but the staff team will have the final say on which we choose.
 
Auction items:
- We had an awesomely creative auction last year, check out the subforum for ideas for this year. It's okay to repeat things.

- Staff will have the final say on which volunteered items make it to the auction. We will not select things like muting poor @Dil for the rest of his life. Could you imagine if he didn't take that like a champ and disappeared forever? I wouldn't blame him.

- As always, everything must be SFW.
 
Donations:
- When you bid on an auction item, you are agreeing to pay that amount in full.
 
- You can donate to the League (which will forward it onto our chosen charity) OR you can donate to a charity of your choosing, and post the receipt as proof.
 
- @Beketov had a great idea: one place that's very in need around this time of year is the blood banks. If you donate blood, you will get up to $10 in donation credit. 
 
Other Holiday events:
Last year was wild, there was so much going on. Big ups to our man @Quik for putting that together. 
 
One highlight last year was the Marbles, Trivia, and Fundraising Twitch Stream run by our very own streammaster@Esso2264 . He's generously agreed to donate his time again for an evening of good fun and fundraising. We'll finalize details closer to the date, but we're planning around the weekend of December 18/19.
 
Once we get the items for the charity auction sorted, we'll set fundraising goals and share the corresponding rewards for hitting each goal. 
 
So, happy holidays! I know we're smack-dab in the middle of Hanukkah, Christmas is right around the corner, Winter Solstice is coming up, it's an exciting time. This month, more than ever, we need something to celebrate.
 
edit: yeah, y’know what? This is worth a @Members tag.