Posts Tagged ‘ donations

The ghost of Show lingers on… 17 March 2008 at 10:19 am by Jason 178 views

I was way too wiped out to post last night, but Show is finally over:

Show's over!

Look at it all bein’ packed up. Well, at least the most grueling part of show is over… the behind the scenes work has been happening all day today. I’ll place my bet that we made over $200,000 during show this time… which is a major haul. It’ll be days before we have a final number, but I’ve seen some of the preliminaries and it looks swell. :) So, what kinds of things did we learn during show this time? Well, for one… I love models:

Mmm... models!

Mmmm... Models!

They just make show great! :D I also learned that you should never question anything. What do dancers have to do with a hair show? Couldn’t tell ya, but here they were:

Break it down!

They were a huge hit, but I still have no idea why they were there! I’ll tell ya, the show was completely packed this time, I know I haven’t been to many, but the last few paled in comparison. There were people everywhere, and I was told that most of the special shows ended up being standing room only towards the end. Some action (or inaction) shots:

Show!

Show!

Show!

Now that we have all that out of the way, I did wanna talk a bit about what I could only call “scams” but because of length those will probably be my next couple posts. In short, beware Ion Cleanse and LED Light Therepy, unless you like giving away money. If that is the case, I’ll take as much as you’d like to give!

Finally check out this neat place called St. Baldrick’s… from their site:

St. Baldrick’s is the world’s largest volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research. Thousands of volunteers shave their heads in solidarity of children with cancer, while requesting donations of support from friends and family.

At a St. Baldrick’s event, something amazing happens. People who normally shy away from the very thought of childhood cancer find themselves compelled to support this cause after looking into the face of these brave children who are smiling broadly as their friends and family members proudly display their newly shorn heads.

Volunteers and donors see it can be fun to support a serious cause. Young cancer patients and survivors see how many people care. And researchers see St. Baldrick’s funds helping to find cures!

How awesome is that? As a cancer survivor myself, I think this is truly a great program… so did Scott (on the right), as you can see below:

Baldy!

All in all, it was a great Show, but I don’t think I’ll be fully recovered until this weekend… it’s a rough job, but someone has to do it!



+ Out of work… By Jason 24 March 2006 at 7:43 pm 197 views 9 Comments

Well, it’s official. I’m out of a job. As of this morning, our company was denied money for operating. Nice. It seems the banks just got greedy, and decided they deserved the money more. Cool, maybe they’ll let me stay with them when I can’t pay my rent.

Anyway, this weekend will be spent sending out resumes and trying not to think about what can happen. If you wanna contribute, you can send me a donation (thanks to those that do), but it’s pretty much all I can ask. If you wanna donate, click below:

– THANKS FOR DONATING! WE NOW HAVE ENOUGH FOR OUR BILLS! –

Thanks again. Also, I’ll try to get my new theme and such finished this weekend… not like I can go out anywhere. :( Oh well… sorry to be such a downer… I’ll be happier next post, I promise!



+ Free Stuff Day!!! By Jason 30 December 2005 at 11:16 am 158 views 1 Comment

Whoo!! Today was Cleaning Day at work, and I got a bunch of odd things to bring home. First of all (since I’m sure you don’t work with me), Cleaning Day is the one day each year we can dress casual and essentially spend the day cleaning our work areas. Well, my boss is the third IT manager to be in his office and finally decided to clean it all out and I was handed any software he planned on getting rid of. While most of it was pointless things like Gateway Driver CDs, I did manage to find some interesting CDs that I may just sell off to those of you who like them. A quick example, I have a sealed Windows 98 Disc w/ serial (never used) and a Windows NT 3.51 CD. Yeah, a nice odd mix of stuff, and I just don’t know what to do with it. E-bay? NeoBay? Send a random CD with donations to my Gift Fund? Who knows.

Anyways, I needs to get back to cleaning… feel free to comment with what you think I should do with all of these CDs. :)

Oh, on a side note… for those of you who want to comment, you don’t have to be a member of my blog to do so. Just click where it says “No Comments” (or the number of comments) , then under “Leave a Reply”, just fill out your name, e-mail addy, website (if you want, not required) and your comment. Then click “Submit”. It’s as easy as that! :D



+ Christmastime in Florida is over… By Jason 28 December 2005 at 3:39 pm 182 views No Comments

Well Jessica and I made it back from Florida safe and sound, and are now back home. I hope everyone out there had a great holiday, and if you got presents, I hope you got what you wanted! So, what did Jess and I get? Well so far (we still haven’t exchanged gifts with each other or her family) we got a nice anodized aluminum pot and pan set, a Next Generation George Forman grill, two electric toothbrushes, some candles, some books, a cookie plate, a new toaster, a battery re-charger, and a few other small things.

Yeah, I know we didn’t really get anything fun and exciting, but it was stuff we needed, and I’m quite happy with it (although I wish I had an MP3 player or PDA). If you want to get us something fun and exciting (like a good mp3 player), I don’t mind you donating. :happy:

Click to here to donate

So, what Florida like during Christmas? Well, I think this picture says it all (click it to really see what I mean):


Wow, huh? Know what the amazing part is? This isn’t the only tree like this… we saw plenty of them. :wacko:

All in all we had a great time… of course, we have tons to do at home still, but we’ll work on that over this next week. Also, I took lots of pictures, so I’ll be uploading them to the Photo Gallery this week as well.

Okay, that’s all for now… feel free to comment about your holiday!



+ Hurricane Katrina - Bitch of the Bayou By Jason 31 August 2005 at 2:24 pm 143 views No Comments

The death toll, along with the water in what’s left of New Orleans, is rising fast in the wake of Katrina, and I’d like to ask any of those reading to donate to the cleanup and relief if you have some extra cash. Here are two links you can use:

Donate to the Red Cross
Donate to the Salvation Army

If you choose the Red Cross, make sure to choose “Hurricane Relief” to direct your funds there, and also note they require a minimum donation of $5 USD. Just remember that as you sit here and read this, hundreds are trapped on roofs and in attics, and $5 might just help save a few of them. My thoughts and wishes go out to all the victims, survivors, and families.

On the same note, if you’d like a 1280 x 1024 wall I made of Katrina’s eye (taken by a hurricane chaser), click the little image below.