Out of nowhere the other day came formspring, which suddenly a lot of my Twitter friends were doing. It's basically a box where people ask questions and you answer. My first reaction was oh, god, why would someone do that to themselves? Yet some people are asking questions that are at turns silly, fun to answer, and thought-provoking, and it was pointed out to me many times (and many more times in questions I haven't answered because they're repeats) that I am not blogging a lot lately. (The reason for that is directly proportional to the level of busy in my life. Answering a question for a few minutes is a nice distraction whereas fuller blog posts take a lot longer.)
Well... these questions-and-answers sort of make up a blog, so, maybe this can be a replacement for awhile. You can read all the answers at at my formspring page.
Out of nowhere the other day came formspring, which suddenly a lot of my Twitter friends were doing. It's basically a box where people ask questions and you answer. My first reaction was oh, god, why would someone do that to themselves? Yet some people are asking questions that are at turns silly, fun to answer, and thought-provoking, and it was pointed out to me many times (and many more times in questions I haven't answered because they're repeats) that I am not blogging a lot lately. (The reason for that is directly proportional to the level of busy in my life. Answering a question for a few minutes is a nice distraction whereas fuller blog posts take a lot longer.)
Well... these questions-and-answers sort of make up a blog, so, maybe this can be a replacement for awhile.
I am walking in this year's AVON Walk for Breast Cancer, and I need your help! Donations are open at http://www.penbitten.com/melissawalk and I am making it interesting with PRIZES!
These are probably more commonly called sponsorship gifts, but I do not care, I call them prizes (if you've already donated, you are eligible):
ALL ARE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
Levels: $20 donation: Shoutout on PotterCast
(all subsequent levels will include the shoutout on PotterCast)
$30: PotterCast poster plus shoutout on PotterCast $50: Your choice Jingle Spells 1 or 2 $60: Signed/personalized Harry, A History delivered to your house $75: Preview of LC Live Album $100: Preview of LC DVD $150:ONLY ONE AVAILABLE (which is why I made it expensive): Signed ARC (advanced readers copy) of Harry, A History: I thought this wouldn't go, nevermind in under two hours. Thank you, Matt Rebman. $200: Guest spot on PotterCast (an interview or the like)
AND THE GRAND PRIZE...
...for the top two people who donate (and you can donate as many times as you like to assure you are in the top spot, ie, add $10 by $10 by $10 to make sure you beat the other guy who's adding $10 by $10 by $10...I will provide updates here):
Top donor after two weeks: YOUR CHOICE: Either a completely sold out, impossible to get John Green Bobblehead doll OR a piece of the JKR Harry, A History interview JUST FOR YOU, unpublished, emailed to you. That's right. Because I know she'd want me to use it to save the tatas.
Who will win? JKR or John Green? THIS WLL BE INTERESTING!
The SECOND highest donor gets the other prize that the first one didn't pick.
And it is VITAL that you use the above link, as if I make goal, I will be redirecting you to a teammate, WHICH WILL COUNT for prizes. We're trying to get our whole team to goal!
EVERY DOLLAR funds breast cancer awareness and research!
So sorry for the lack of updates here: It's summer tour time and more, and the easiest way to keep in touch with me is by absurdly short and not very informative lines of text on my twitter. Until I come back at the end of this month, here's a widget that will be far more entertaining than stale space here.
