Could you folks do me a favor and Like this post?
I’m trying to figure the out a rough formula for total followers versus “active” followers — IE, how many people actually see each post that I make.
Could you please Like this if and when you see it on your dashboard? Just click the heart. Don’t reblog or reply to it (you can send me an Ask if you have questions/comments).
Thanks!
Congress, White House Cut Heating Assistance Just In Time For Winter
huffingtonpost.com…Just in time for the start of winter, Congress and the White House reduced LIHEAP funding by 25 percent. The federal government doled out $4.7 billion for heating assistance in fiscal 2011; the 2012 allotment is $3.5 billion. The cut happened in December as lawmakers scrambled to fund the government before they left town. The result will be less heat for fewer people.
Nearly 9 million households received assistance in 2011, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association, a Washington group that advocates for household energy subsidy programs. The average benefit was $417 per year. Ninety percent of households that received assistance last year had at least one “vulnerable” member, which NEADA describes as a person who is older than 60, younger than 18 or disabled. Households are eligible for the program if their income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty level or 60 percent of their state’s median income.
NEADA director Mark Wolfe said the smaller appropriation would mean assistance for roughly 1 million fewer households. Mostly, the reduction would mean less aid for many of the homes that do get help.
“We’ll really see the problems next month,” Wolfe said. “We’ve never gone into the winter before with heating oils this high.”
A gallon of heating oil currently goes for $3.83, up more than 50 cents from this time last year and the highest price since 1990, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Happy 2nd Birthday, Minimal Movie Posters!
It’s officially been two years since I started this blog up on a whim. I never expected it to be quite this successful, I’m so happy people seem to be enjoying the posters!
For the curious, here is MMP’s very first post, back in the early days… Since then we’ve been featured in an online Cinematheque Francaise exhibition, been credited with starting a meme on knowyourmeme.com, had reblogs aplenty, and helped many artists to sell their pieces online.
So, I’d like to commemorate the occasion with another shoutout to all you faithful followers, and all those who have contributed to the blog: thanks so much!
Oh dear well apparently i reached 17,000 followers last night which I find way too good to be true because I reached 13,000 during the golden globes and wow we should have Awards shows more often!
I’d like to start out by thanking The Academy …for being assholes who never give Leonardo DiCaprio a damn trophy. Yeah I’m never gonna let this go. Second of all, thank you to my 17,007 followers. I appreciate you guys and that’s why I’m gonna tell you guys that you need to seek medical attention because clearly something is wrong with you made the decision to follow me. No seriously I’m worried about your mental states.
I’d photoshop “congrats you did a thing” in comic sans onto an Oscar but I’m running late for class so uh let’s see which of you can make one! BEST ONE WINS.
A HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to my books rec ask. So many fantastic books, I don’t honestly know where to start, but I’m going to read all of them. And I thought this may be helpful to others, so I’ve handily compiled the recs in bullet point form (links go to Amazon).
- The Rookie - by Scott Sigler
- The girl who circumnavigated fairyland in a ship of her own making - by Catherynne Valente
- Anything by Margaret Atwood
- 11/22/63: A Novel - by Stephen King
- The Parasol Protectorate - by Gail Carriger
- Anything by Naomi Novik
- The Passage - by Justin Cronin
- The Historian - by Elizabeth Kostova
- The Secret History - by Donna Tartt
- The Night Circus - by Erin Morgenstern
- The Fault in Our Stars - by John Green
- I am the Messenger - by Markus Zusak (or anything by Markus)
- Catch-22 - by Joseph Heller
- The Rook - by Daniel O’Malley
- The Mockingbirds - by Daisy Whitney
- Anna Dressed in Blood - by Kendare Blake
- The Chaos Walking trilogy - by Patrick Ness
- The Black Jewels trilogy - by Anne Bishop
- Zeroville - by Steve Erickson
- The Alienist - by Caleb Carr
- The Gargoyle - by Andrew Davidson
- One Day - by David Nicholls
- The Divergent series - by Veronica Roth
- Almost Like Being in Love - by Steve Kluger
- Hero - by Perry Moore
- The Legend of Drizzt series - by R.A. Salvatore
- The Joe Ledger series - by Jonathan Maberry
- Angelmaker - by Nick Harkaway
- The Ranger’s Apprentice series - by John Flanagan
- The Game of Thrones series - by George R.R. Martin
- Paper Towns - by John Green
- Looking for Alaska - by John Green
- The ‘The Uglies’ series by Scott Westerfeld
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower - by Stephen Chbosky
- The Mortal Instruments series - by Cassandra Clare
- The House of Night series - by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
- His Dark Materials series - by Philip Pullman
- The Abhorsen trilogy - by Garth Nix
- The Infernal Devices series - by Cassandra Clare
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - by Susanna Clarke
- The Song of Achilles - by Madeline Miller
- Seraphina - by Rachel Hartman
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - by John E. Woods
- The Curse Workers series - by Holly Black
- Liesl & Po - by Lauren Oliver
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - by David Wroblewski
- Boy Toy or The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl - by Barry Lyga
Have already read, but second the recs:
- The Book Thief - by Markus Zusak (loved this book, wept like a baby in parts, but read it straight through in one sitting).
- Good Omens - by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (cannot recommend this enough, if you haven’t read it, read it now. Go on, I’ll wait).
- About a Boy - by Nick Hornby (anything by Nick Hornby is a good bet, but this and High Fidelity are my favourite of his, and the movies of each were surprisingly good and also worth a watch).
- Bossypants - by Tina Fey (a really amusing rad, though not as biographical as I thought/hoped).
- The Count of Monte Cristo - by Alexandre Dumas (OMG, you get serious bonus points for reccing this, this was my favourite book growing up. LOVE it!)
- Ready Player One - by Ernest Cline (really original and easy to read, filled with trivia and reads like a movie).
- Slaughterhouse Five - by Kurt Vonnegut (read this, you won’t regret it).
- Anything by Tamora Pierce (oh my childhood, thought since I’m still reading these that might not apply anymore).
- The Great Gatsby - by F. Scott Fitzgerald (I feel like I get more from this book with every re-read).
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - by Michael Chabon (I cannot recommend this book enough).
- Graceling - by Kristin Cashore
Let me know if the links are wrong, you have e versions etc). And I apologise for taking up dash space. Feel free to leave other recs in the comments, I’ll add them as well.
Updated: [3] last update: October 14
Also, all updates are added to the bottom of the respective lists. OK?
Happy 1st Birthday, "Ask-Caramel-Questions"!~
Today is February 18th, the anniversary of the day that I created this crazy little blog. Since that day, I have gained over a thousand followers, fans and friends that have become so precious to me over time. Each and every one of you have made me improve as a person and an artist as the blog went on and on. Thank you all very much!
And now, may I present my very first post, with only 2 notes.
Wow, this is almost painful to look at. Those black legs, though…Ughh…Gross…
*ahem* And now, the more improved and stylized version after a full year of drawing for this blog!
Yay! We’ve come so far, Caramel and I!
I look forward to several more years of drawing for all of you lovely people and ponies!~
TL;DR: THANKS FOR A WHOLE YEAR OF CARAMEL! LOVE YOU GUYS!
-Caramod~
