I gave blood today, in honor of SalesBlood 2007. Here’s photographic evidence that I didn’t keel over and die whilst doing it:
(This picture was taken by TheBossMan in the middle of my donation. Look how happy I am!)
TheBossMan thought up SalesBlood two years ago and our company promotes it every year. If you’re into saving lives, you should think about donating, too.
I mean, come on. If a 113 pound, borderline-anemic can do it without so much as a dizzy spell, you can do it, too.
I know you all know about Zappos, but seriously, I have to talk about their amazing customer service.
I placed an order this evening, but entered the wrong expiration date for my credit card. After realizing my mistake, I sent an email to customer service letting them know what happened and asking them what I should do. My email was sent at 7:07. They responded by 7:17, telling me that they had corrected the mistake AND APOLOGIZING FOR THE “DELAY” IN THEIR RESPONSE.
Seriously. Go there. Order something. Shipping is free and you have 365 days to return something.
Jake’s been off doing important things again. Go here to read his account of life in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Seriously, seeing Jake’s work really makes you question what you do with your day.
Jake, thanks again for bringing to light to a part of our world that we know so little about.
I go to Jane’s blog every single day for two reasons: 1. I think she is wonderful and hilarious and I love reading about her life - I will miss working with her for sure… and 2. She has a great blogroll of some amazing knitters. I mean, I didn’t even know who Crazy Aunt Purl was until I spotted the link on Jane’s list.
While Jane doesn’t update as much as I would like her to (ahem…Jane….yes, let’s get on that), I still go there to spend some time browsing around , kind of (and by kind of I mean totally and completely) drooling over the projects her featured bloggers are working on. I love knitting, I just haven’t done it in a while. Nevertheless, I tend to live vicariously through the three fabulous ladies listed below. I also enjoy seeing what they’re up to…even though I don’t know them. At all.
Anyway, take a gander at some of these. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll craft. Enjoy:
1. The aforementioned Crazy Aunt Purl. A displaced Southerner fresh off a divorce and high on her love for public transportation, smoking, and, yes, knitting. She seems like a dear, dear lady and I can relate to her utter (and sometimes crippling) awareness of her own awkwardness.
2. Carrie over at Dogs Steal Yarn. She has a baby. She eats organic food. She hates the heat. She’s a writer. BFF’s FOREVER??!?!?!?!!
3. Stephanie AKA Yarn Harlot. She is the Tom Cruise of the knitting world. Except people like her.
Hope you liked them. Stay tuned for my next shout out when I’ll list my favorite mothers who blog. I bet Ross is SO excited!
