This is not a picture that would inspire a lot of confidence in papal decrees were I a Catholic worshipper. This poor man is just in a pathetic state- do they have to serve until death?
It’s Official- You Hate Me
After examining the donations that have been ‘flowing’ in, I have determined I have no career in blogging. Rats.
*** Update ***
The Balloon Juice Laptop fiasco fund is now up to 5 donations for a total of $57.25 and one (1) offer to pay me not to blog ever again. Let’s keep those donations rolling!
Laptop Fund Update
Sadly, it appears that donations to the laptop fund have slowed down from the recent burst, and we are still stuck at 1 donor having donated a total of $0.25.
Should you be cash poor and still wish to donate to this worthy cause, yet are not a member of paypal, you can proceed to the paypal page, and simply by signing up a new account and using the email address [email protected] as your referrer, and you will have then given me a $5.00 bonus for signing up a new paypal member.
Never mind- they ended that on 26 September 2003. Looks like you will have to give the old fashioned way. C’mon faithful readers- I know you have it in you!
*** UPDATE ***
We now have two donations for a total of $30.25, giving us an average donation of $15.00. Couple more of those and we are home free! The second donation’s size threw the bank of phone operators for a serious loop. THanks!
Laptop Fund Update
The donations are pouring in for the Balloon Juice Laptop Fund. I just got this confirmation email:
Dear John Cole,
This email confirms that you have received a Payment for $0.25 USD from
Dxxxx Mxxxxx ([email protected])View the details of this transaction online at:
https://www.paypal.com/us/vst/id=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That means that 1 donor has now contributed $.25. Who said Republicans don’t believe in charity cases? As a good Republican, I can confirm that this is indeed going to my favorite charity.
Only 4,000 more donations of this amount and I will have a laptop so that I can work from the comfort of my couch, rather than having to sit at the computer desk using this beat up old computer (which, much like Atrios, has had cat induced wine spills into the keyboard). Hell- I might even be able to blog from the road with a laptop.
Thanks to our first donor. Remember, if you want to donate, you can use paypal or Amazon, and since it is obvious the complexities of Paypal are kicking your asses, I have even updated my Amazon wishlist with several brand new laptops of my choosing that you can purchase them for me with several easy clicks! Just to save you the trouble!
Feel free to link to this fund drive on your own website- help me spread the word for this needy charity!
Laptop Fund
We are twenty minutes into the Balloon Juice laptop fund, and already we are up to $ 0.00. Congrats Balloon Juice readers! I knew you wouldn’t let me down.
Looks like my new laptop is going to be just like my old laptop.
Hey- I Need A Laptop TOO!
Atrios asks the Atriettes for donations to buy him a new laptop, and within a couple of hours he is up to 1300. What gives- I thought they were all dying in the Bush economy?
At any rate, I could sure use a laptop. You can donate via Amazon or paypal- hell, donations happen so infrequently I can’t even remember where they are on this site. Ok- They are way down to the right.
Don’t let me down, loyal readers!
Knowing my readers, I will have enough for a six-pack by next week.
Meyers-Briggs
ESTP – “Promotor”. Action! When present, things begin to happen. Fiercely competitive. Entrepreneur. Often uses shock effect to get attention. Negotiator par excellence. 13% of the total population.
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