“What giveaway?" Adam asked.
"Uh, the giveaway on my blog." I said sheepishly.
"I’m going to enter your giveaway. If I win, we can keep the money.” said Adam.
“OK,” I said.
I decided to worry about ethics and fine print if Adam actually won. But Adam missed the deadline, so he wasn't able to enter the giveaway. (Because I have rules and ethics.)
I was supposed to do the drawing for the giveaway on Sept. 12. In America, it was still Sept. 11. This was poor planning.
I read 9/11 memorial posts, and also stories about the dead in Iraq and Afghanistan, cultural scapegoating, and the man-made and natural disasters of the last few years, and I was sad. I was consumed with a kind of cultural malaise. I needed to unplug from the Internet for a while. (Am I alone?)
So I postponed the drawing.
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I am grateful for what I have. But on the anniversary of Sept. 11, I couldn’t help becoming depressed about the pointlessness of our human existence. Does this mean that the terrorists have won? Or that Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck have won? I just didn’t feel like doing a drawing for a giveaway. How could I celebrate anything? I am a
(Yawn.) OK, eventually I finished wallowing. I found the will to stop procrastinating. And I needed to bury my 9/11 post.
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Let’s get to the drawing! But, before we do. Uh, Anonymous commenter? (You know who you are.) I had to eliminate you as an entrant to the giveaway. I realize that my rules were a bit vague, but I also reserve the right to change and modify the rules if I want. And anonymous entries to the giveaway are not allowed. My apologies.
Whilst on the subject of rules and ethics, I am a bit concerned that my mother, my cousin, or my sister-in-law might win the giveaway. If one of them wins, will it look like nepotism?
(Spoiler: None of them win.)
And now the winner.
(Drum roll.)
Congratulations to Millie, one of the writers at the excellent Gusty Gourmet blog.*
Winner of the Wellington Road $40 Whitcoulls gift card.
I was so pleased a while ago to discover the Gusty Gourmet blog. Like me, Millie is a transplant to Wellington via Chicago. The Gusty Gourmet is a guide to Wellington’s food scene, with absolutely stunning photos and recounts of culinary adventures. Millie is a lovely person and gifted writer. I count myself lucky to be on her blogroll. Be advised that reading her blog on an empty stomach or when on a diet can be dangerous indeed.
And to everyone else who left congratulations and kind wishes, thank you. I really appreciate your support.
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*Hopefully, I have counted properly, and Millie was commenter number 21. Don't tell me if I managed to mess this up somehow. Also, if I mention having another giveaway, just shoot me. (By this, I mean that I don't think I am cut out for marketing and promotions. Unless you want to pay me, or you want to sponsor a giveaway on my blog, and then I am awesome at it. Ahem.)
7 comments:
Congratulations to Gusty!
And now, Juliryan, you were not alone.
If Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin were to come to our little town and we were offered free dinner and limo for the occasion we would turn it down. It is a sad state of affairs that this is what the country has come to, bottom feeders. Sad.
Congrats to her. Glad you exercised our ethical standards too.
Congratulations to the winner and I'm glad you had so many entrants to your giveaway, quite right to! :-)
CRAP where was I during all of this... UGH
Palin and Beck and terrorists in the same paragraph.
I like it!
Congrats to Gusty. I love her name. Gutsy, but not.
Girlfriend, this whole month has plunged me into the dumper, so I know exactly how you feel. When I see these teabagging assholes with their posters of our president with a Hitler moustache shouting about how they want their country back I want to do serious harm to them. Instead I wrote an explosive post about it this week and think I've pretty much scared away all my readers. I should have just turned the Internet off for a couple of weeks like you did.
Congrats to the winner!
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