i blame lauren, though it's possible that i gave it to her in the first place. anyway, i feel crappy, and no work for me today, which is actually a long story. i'll tell you, but not in print.
the walk for the homeless yesterday turned out wonderfully. amazing weather, great turnout, nearly $300,000 was raised for the new homeless assistance center currently being built. (i saw it, it's freakin huge, obviously there is so much need) i got there early and handed out t-shirts and water bottles. then we (the course monitors) loaded up in the van to be dropped off at various streetcorners along the course. we each had a buddy, and man, my buddy was a badass. thank god, because some of the other people in the van were straight from lame city. anyway, daryl was my partner and we sat on the curb in front of dakota's cracking jokes and eating candy for an hour until we caught sight of the first walkers headed our way. we got into position, choreographed a little "go that way" dance (lucky attendees of julian's party caught a little glimpse of that) and did some awesome course directing. daryl was from the company who sponsored the event so he knew tons of people that walked by, and yelled mocking comments at them as they passed. seriously, could i have had a more perfect partner? hal and dylan strolled by and stopped to pose for a quick pic before rejoining the pack. later, daryl snuck me into the special tent that his company had sponsored and we enjoyed some delicious (and free) nachos and lattes. YEAH! he's gonna email me the next time his company sponsors an event.
see how much fun you guys missed? and ok, while it was definitely an enjoyable afternoon that raised quite a lot of cash, to me it left a little something to be desired. i have a vision for a help the homeless event, and it is drastically different. more personal, totally homegrown, no corporate sponsors, but whatever. i mean, it feels different when people are only there because the boss is watching and they have to do it. i dunno. why doesn't everyone ask me how things should be done before they do them? sheeesh. please don't mistake my sarcasm for arrogance.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
i'm siiiiick
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I'm glad you had fun at your event. But, speaking from experience, it's really hard to have an event of great magnitude without those corporate sponsors. It's kind of what fundraising is all about -- guilting people into giving you money. You should look in to being an event planner for an NGO.
Yea for you're altruism! And I mean that with complete sincerity :) I hope you feel better, and I totally understand why you were a no show. And everything happens for a reason...because a huge bomb dropped at the get together...and now I'm in it big. Could this family get any more dramatic? Anyway...feel much much better!
Drop me a line when you're feeling good.
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