SEND MORGAN AWAY STRESS FREE

Hi y'all.
I'm sure I don't have to elaborate on how Buffering has vastly improved my life. Yes, we all love Buffy the Vampire Slayer... But K & J's insight, along with the insight into their wonderfulness provided by the podcast really brought all of us strangers together in the best freakin' way possible. With the introduction of the secret Facebook group, the podcast provided a space among the interwebs that allowed for a feeling of community and friendship among other Scoobies that I haven't had 'til this point in my life. I've had dark days where smiling for work proved to be challenging, and yet coming home to listen to K's rightful hatred of fruit punch mouth lead to heartfelt laughs-out-loud.

With all of this said, I can honestly express that Morgan Gray, and her contributions to the Facebook page with  hilarious mad-libs, covers of our fave songs, and endless encouragement of love and patriarchy smashing, has been a great friend to have. While my anxiety often keeps me from making 'irl' friends, texting with Morgan has kept me laughing for a few weeks straight now. She's about to be off to Australia on a trip that she's been planning for TWO YEARS. And just before she's about to set off on a life changing adventure, it seems like everything that can go wrong, is going wrong. Here's a condensed version...
- Her freakin' ceiling’s caving in (this was v confusing for my SoCal self. so much rain that ceilings cave!)
- She’s got a massive leak under her house, from unpredictable causes
- Her roommate has bailed on her, just before Christmas and Morgan's departure to Aus... After kicking in a door that she refuses to replace so guess who's stuck 'foot'-ing that bill? (i am so sorry for that pun. too soon.)
- The patriarchy, aka her job, has messed with her pay structure
- Her car suddenly broke down and needs serious repairs
- All within the last few weeks.
- I'm gonna stop here, to avoid sharing any more personal details of her life than I need to. Y'all get my drift. 

To see one of our very own Scoobies come down with a case of really terrible Murphy's Law has me feeling helpless without the ability to really help. But it's also got me thinking... That while December, the holidays especially, is a hard time for many of us (myself included), we can band together for Morgan during this stretch. I am sure that she is not thrilled with me for putting up this GoFundMe page, as she's made it abundantly clear that she DESPISES the very idea of asking for help... But I'm willing to ask her for her forgiveness for this deeply personal request later, after I've done everything that I can to help our friend make it through this month so she can go through her overseas journey without having to constantly worry the whole time about the shitstorm that will be waiting for her at home. Even cancelling or postponing this trip is costly, it's like there is no break in here!

I realize that we're two weeks away from Christmas and right into Hannukah (I am so sorry, but I'm ignorant of other holidays that might be happening right about now) but if a large group of us donates a small amount, we can truly contribute to Morgan's ability to just keep fighting. Besides, 'tis the season. Whatever that means. I have Faith in our wonderful family, that we'll be able to show Morgan true acceptance and support. I hope you'll join me in my tiny effort to help one of our class protectors.