ubi caritas (et amor)

Hey guys,

IFOPA - the International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association -- is holding a raffle to raise money for FOP research and programs/services for the FOP community.

FOP isn't a very common disorder, and so it doesn't get a lot of attention; but for those who have it, the research is extremely important, given how crippling the condition is / can be. If you want to know more about FOP, the post here covers, er, what it's like for one person, at least. http://ifopa.org has more information as well.

Tickets for the raffle run $5 each, or $25 for a group of 7 tickets. You are also more than welcome to donate more, or donate separately without being part of the raffle. Prizes and a better description of the raffle can be found here. Tickets can be purchased online, or by phone (number on same page), or by contacting ysobel

There will be four winners of the raffle, which will conclude at the beginning of November. But there will also be a more important winner: IFOPA, and the FOP community.

If you can spare it, please consider purchasing a ticket (or more than one). And please feel free to boost the signal!

ah, I missed the whine

Am more or less set up for not-school -- still haven't figured out which language I'm doing, but I stole repurposed some math books from my roommates. (I have math books for reference. Two of them are calculus, one is differential equations, and one is ... I forget what, but still not basic math. Though there was some amusement over the fact that I consider "basic math" to mean algebra and geometry and suchlike, rather than, you know, basic math.)

I went ahead and started with the beginning algebra books -- stuff I know I know, except that I've maybe gone rusty on the terms even if I know the concepts. I am not writing out the exercises yet, because I don't need that much practice to know that 5 > 3 or that 5/25 can be reduced to 1/5.

Part of my brain is amused that I am going through this. I want to, because there are gaps in my memory, but it's like, I don't know, going back over "c-a-t spells cat".

The majority of my brain, however, is currently flailing about going "omg why are you DOING THIS TO YOURSELF" and "HEAD HURTS GO AWAY NOW" (it lies; I have not absorbed enough information to warrant head-hurtiness) and suchlike. "Wouldn't you rather spend your afternoon playing WoW, or knitting?"

Yeah. I kinda would.

But I'm not going to.