Did you know...
...that TiaRachel's first diary EVER on Daily Kos was a Daily Show/Colbert Report chat thread? I know, crazy, right? All the way back on July 3, 2006!
Here is an excerpt:
sob Tonight and tomorrow, Comedy Central (in its infinite wisdom) is giving us a Chappelle's Show marathon. Which is fine, in and of itself, but it's not Jon and Stephen.
And yet, I post. I volunteered to take over this spoiler thread from the hard-working Skubwa (Mondays and Tuesdays; dklancer will be covering Wednesday & Thursday) for the summer. And since this is my first diary, I thought I'd make my mistakes with a teeny-tiny audience (if that).
http://www.dailykos.com/...
LoL
Following that auspicious diary, TiaRachel posted more than a thousand TDS/TCR chat threads! She was already two years into her seven year run when I joined Daily Kos. I have since enjoyed hundreds of nights of Jon and Stephen under her care. Her posts were, hands down, the best (if not the only) place to share the humor and insightful political commentary on Comedy Central as it was being aired. I remember frequently commenting, simply, "LoL", in response to some joke that Jon had just delivered, and it would get, like, 57 recs! :) It felt like home.
After giving us so much, TiaRachel now needs our help. She suffers from fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, autism-related anxiety and depression, and has now lost her worker's compensation. Talk about adding insult to injury! She is way behind on many bills, including phone, car insurance and electricity (although electric, I heard, was just turned back on, thanks to the Kosack Aid Brigade™).
Our goal is to raise $7,000, an amount that would put TiaRachel back on her feet. We have thus far raised $3,400, which means we only need $3,600 more to reach the magic number. Please give if you can! If you can't, that's okay - even just an encouraging word in the comments would be appreciated. Or better yet, if you have any leads for employment for TiaRachel - preferably writing, coding or activism gigs she could mostly do from home - that would be divine. Thanks, everybody! Xoxo
Please Help TiaRachel
If you've never used PayPal to send money to anyone, it is really simple.
- Go to PayPal.com. You do not have to have an account to send money.
- Click Send Money to Family and Friends.
- Enter TiaRachel's email address (which is tiarachelgordon@gmail.com) and amount you are sending. The sender's name is visible to the recipient
- If you'd rather send a check in the mail, you can Kosmail TiaRachel to get her mailing address.
Diary Schedule - All Times Are Eastern
Friday, Nov 14th: So. Um. I need some help. by TiaRachel. This was the plea for help posted by Tia. We are trying to raise $7,000.00 to allow Tia a stable financial future. Please help her as much as possible.
Saturday, Nov 15th: There, but for the Grace.... An Appeal for Help, with a Match by Dallasdoc.
Sunday, Nov 16th: Aji for TiaRachel: When There Aren't Enough Spoons In the World: Helping a Friend Dig Out by Aji (posted on her behalf by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse).
Monday, Nov 17th: We Are Family...We Take Care of Our Own by JoanMar.
Tuesday, Nov 18th: Kossack Caring: Empathy for TiaRachel by side pocket.
Wednesday, Nov 19th: 9:00 pm by ericlewis0.
Thursday, Nov 20th: 5:30 pm by bobswern.
Saturday, Nov 22nd: 1:00 pm by tmservo433.
Please tip/rec these diaries and republish to your Daily Kos Groups. Link to your Facebook pages. Tweet to your friends. Many thanks on behalf of the entire fundraising team.
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p.s. Big props to Dallasdoc, Aji, PatriotDailyNewsClearinghouse, JoanMar, side pocket, bobswern, tmservo433 and especially to JekyllnHyde for orchestrating this drive.