I like the convenience of the permanent absentee voter status in California. It was easy to do and guarantees that no matter what crisis hits at work on Election Day, I don't need to worry about not making it to the polling place because I mailed in my ballot.
Spend a goodly percentage of your work day trying to decipher emails and you will start to distrust every apostrophe and most unusual looking spelling. I work in high tech, and although I don't know if this is a problem in other industries, it is overwhelming where I work - and have worked at the same company for 8 years, so I'm thoroughly corrupted now.
As a work-related aside I have been asked to stop using semi-colons because it confuses people. I was also asked to put many, more commas, into my work, however. I think the person who made the request, feels that, any time he needs to, breathe, there should, be a comma. I think he's asthmatic.
...at first I thought to myself, who's Cao calling a dingy? Then that other voice said, "Who is it that wanders around the AW forums in a sequined Minnie Mouse ears headband?"
Teresa, Patrick, and all the Making Light regulars who have supported, encouraged, and put up with us, thank you so much.
Effusively,
Dawno
uh, "they make great gifts..."
I are two a ritter. *sigh*
New items are up at OhDawno's Ebil Library and Gifts CafePress store. James Macdonald has designed the graphics for almost all of them. Thanks also to Jenna for letting me use the Absolute Write site logo and to Matt Dinniman for the Save & Support Absolute Write logo that you can find on MacAllister's blog.
Total proceeds from all sales go to support Absolute Write. They great gifts for your favorite writer. I'm guessing that a few of you around here know one or two writers...
Thank you again, from the top of my sparkly ears to the bottoms of my argyle socks and Birkenstocks clad feet, for all the support we have gotten here. Making Light has been my second favorite internet hang out since the day Neil Gaiman wrote about the Atlanta Nights sting and linked here. Making Light then pointed me to Absolute Write, where I've had the privilege to interact with the most wonderful community of brilliant, wonderful souls I could ever hope to find.
We'll be back, stronger and better than ever.
Thank you Teresa for all the wonderful support you are offering here. Especially for listing all the efforts in support of Absolute Write.
As for the CafePress store, more stuff to come - I have a whole bunch of sparkly elves working overtime on the graphics for new better stuffs.
I would like to use the 20 Agents list on one (or more) of the products - is there anyone here who can contact Victoria or Ann for me about that permission?
(shouldn't be doing this at work...)
Jon, if they don't kick in about there you might wish they would.
Gabriele, my blog had an average of 15 - 20 regular visitors over the last few months. Last Thursday I had over 300 come by from the link in the main post above.
Already today I've had 84. It's very strange feeling as if there is a real audience out there.
When I start blogging again about Roomba costumes and my current beading project (green beads glasses chain and a complementary green beads badge necklace since I have to wear a badge to work every day) I'm sure the numbers will drop precipitously, and I'm ok with that, right now I feel a bit overwhelmed.
Now that I live in NorCal it's not on the way anymore. There used to be huge McDonald's that looked like an old railway station. Haven't been there in decades - but I was raised at Edwards A.F.B and used to pass the signs on Highway 58 pointing across the miles of empty desert to Barstow.
I should have said "Brawley" (anyone here old enough to remember the Lohman and Barkley morning radio show out of LA?)
Yes, Roger - like that :-) My cafe press store now has lots of cool Atlanta Nights, Yog's Law and I Survived the Absolute Write Shutdown stuff...with more going up today. I hope it's ok to shill it here...http://www.cafepress.com/ohdawnos
I agree that an AW donation set up is the best way to go. Teresa. The little CafePress store was created as a way I could put up an "I Survived" item just for fun and for my fellow AWers.
I thought that some of the AW folk might like to have something tangible to remember this all by in times to come, it was not created to be a fund-raiser. In the spirit of "Blame Dawno for everything since July of 1957" I take full responsibility for the idea, dumb or useless as it may be.
I wouldn't dream of profiting by taking advantage of a crisis so I am donating the proceeds. I'll also have to pay taxes on the sales (which based on the response so far shouldn't be much of a worry) and that's got me thinking I better do some research on what I'll owe and how to file it!
Anyway, the idea took on a bit of a life of its own based on requests. Jim has allowed me to use Atlanta Nights & Yog's Law, Matt Dinniman has allowed use of his "Save AW" graphic. There are more items on the way and in a day or two I'll update with stuff that is printed back and front (Yog's Law, Atlanta Nights) - I have some studying to do.
This is a cautionary tale of sorts. When you decide to do something like this on the spur of the moment you don't really think through the consequences. You end up with a lot of folk who have great ideas and find yourself wondering if you should take a week off from the day job so you can do it right.
Referencing Lori's post above, right now the little CafePress store only has two designs and limited items. In the next day or so I will be adding more designs and items - that I'm really excited about. I won't make a cent off of the sales, btw - it's all going to AW as Lori noted above. I promise, I won't even go to Barstow.
Karen, I posted my vote as a registered user and added that Publisher's Lunch had made mention of the incident on May 25th to add to the 'notability' of the article's subject. Hope it helps.
I decided to subscribe to Publishers Marketplace after I found the bit that was written on May 25th (Google's got it on page 3 or so of a Barbara Bauer search), so that's a good thing no matter what Wikipedia does.
Justified as we are in our outrage against Barbara Bauer, I was reminded this morning that there are 19 other top 20 Worst Agents/agencies out there who are hoping that the intense scrutiny which has fallen upon Babs won't fall upon them. Just because they haven't messed with Absolute Write doesn't mean they should be ignored.
I say, along with Laurie, the writer of the blog, Peregrinas, I'm so sorry to have left you out of the fun.
Please take her advice and post the list on your blog, put the 20 Worst URL under EACH agent/agency name listed and if you're so inclined, use the new Top 20 Worst Agents Technorati tag. Thanks!
It's such a shame, with much more interesting things to talk about (Barbara Bauer), to spend any more time on Mark and his grievances.
This stuff wouldn't even be worthy of NEPAT Overflow time, let's move on.
Normally I would be way too shy to pimp my own blog, especially here at ML because I respect the hosts so much, but I've just put up Dawno's Top Ten "20 Worst Agents List" List and I wanted to share it because I hope you've visted all the sites I mention, they're wonderful.
The outpouring of support for AW means so much to Jenna and the rest of us who work with her on the Mod Squad. Thank you, Patrick and Teresa, for letting us camp out here and the rest of the loyal ML folk for giving us a place to vent.
Another interesting post about the Barbara Bauer buzz went up on the Nielsen BuzzMetrics' Blog Pulse Newswire...way to go Euan!
The Technorati Tag: BarbaraBauer has hit their list of "hot tags" as of 7:50 am Pacific. I am gleeful.
Some AW Bloggers are starting to post about Ms Bauer on their blogs and many are using the Technorati Tag: BarbaraBauer
Maybe if you're blogging about this, you'd like to use it too :-)
another lurker unlurks with nothing particularly interesting to say just to get in on the fun
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