Book Meme ganked from the_redjay

Top 10 Books That Have Stayed With Me (in no particular order):

♥ Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
♥ The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
♥ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
♥ Animal Farm by George Orwell
♥ Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
♥ The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
♥ Misery by Stephen King
♥ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
♥ Bambi by Felix Salten
♥ WE by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Time to pimp out some fundraisers!

Pumpkin Online Aims to Include Everyone, Everywhere

Pumpkin Online is a farming sim MMORPG, currently being developed as the debut project of Pumpkin Interactive. It’s being developed using the Hero Engine, and the basic plot bears strong resemblance to other farming sims like Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing, both of which the developer cites as inspirations. You create a character, select a profession, build your farm (and customize it, both inside and out), craft items, complete quests, and develop friendships and romances with NPCs. The game takes the farming/romance sim and the sword and sorcery MMO, mixes them up, and creates something huge and exciting.

What’s different about Pumpkin Online is the extreme freedom it provides. Monique Blaize, the team leader at Pumpkin Interactive, explains that as an African-American woman, “I’m a double minority in the game industry and I’m hoping to get involved in it.” Being aware of and sensitive to the need for minority representation in media, she has made every effort to make Pumpkin Online as inclusive as it can be.

The cast of NPCs is exceptionally diverse, meaning that there are several minorities among the characters. When creating your character, gender options include non-binary possibilities, and the choice of gender will not restrict any body features or clothing choices. Same-sex relationships are as present as opposite-sex relationships. The bottom line is, Pumpkin Interactive wants everyone to have the chance to play a character that represents themselves – something that the game industry does not always make possible.

I don't usually play MMORPGs, but I'd totally play this one. :D

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Hullabaloo Steampunk animated film

James Lopez, a veteran Disney animator (The Lion King, Pocahontas, Paperman), is currently trying to raise money for his traditionally animated project Hullabaloo. Hullabaloo is a steampunk short film which Lopez is hoping will help save the cause of 2D animation, and possibly lead to a TV series or film. So, if you’re interested in badass steampunk ladies or traditional animation, may I recommend you give a dollar or two.

Saving 2D animation with steampunk and badass ladies? YES PLZ.