Old FURIOUS nads! by The One True b!X

In less than one month — June 8, the final refund date for hotel cancellations — I need to make the call on whether or not I get to go to San Diego Comic-Con this year. Which means I’m in fundraising mode.

However, this isn’t “give me money”.

Each part of this fundraiser is about contributors getting something in return. (Indeed, only in the first part are they contributors; in the second two parts they are actually customers.) You are, of course, perfectly free to make a contribution without claiming anything in return, but that is neither the premise or nor the expectation.

• Convention Photo Prints

  This is the primary component of this year’s fundraiser, and it functions much like it did last year. For each of various donation levels starting at $30, contributors can receive a print of my Comic-Con photography. While I sell prints of other photos, I do not sell convention photography. My annual SDCC fundraiser is the only way to get ahold of such prints, and the more you donate the more you get in return. Click through for all the details and specifics.

  If by June 7 the overall fundraiser does not result in enough resources to make the trip feasible, all contributions to the above will be refunded in full. (This does not apply to the two parts below.)

  Note: The above process only works for U.S. contributors. If you are outside the U.S. you can donate via PayPal instead.

• Pop Culture T-Shirts

  I have three t-shirts for sale via MySoti: one for fans of the late, lamented television series Terriers, one for fans of Doctor Who (or, more specifically, of late-night host Craig Ferguson’s musical description of it), and one who anyone who appreciates an obscure in-joke about WHEDONesque from the days of the “Help Nathan Buy Firefly” debacle. T-shirts start at $20 each, of which I get about $2.

• Photo Prints of Marian Call

  For a limited time only, and with permission, I am selling prints of my photos of singer-songwriter Marian Call. There are four featured photos, prints of which can be ordered directly through my sales site. 8×12 prints are $25 plus shipping, with other print sizes priced accordingly.

  In addition, through a separate item on that site you can place a special order for a print of any of the other photos of Call that I have in my Flickr photostream. Special orders are limited to 8×12 prints priced at $30 (which includes shipping) and will take longer to ship as they are handled outside the sale site’s fulfillment process.

Alternatively, if you happen to be a certain pop culture wizard who shall remain nameless and you finally think a web and social media presence would be good, you could just hire me to do that and I’d be set for San Diego. Just saying.