Before I forget- stupid stupid stupid Giants.That's to indicate how well rounded I am. And polite. Because compared to what people are going to be saying on sports radio stations tomorrow, I'm being extraordinarily compassionate.
And to continue with this well rounded theme, my tee shirt wardrobe has increased by one. I am now the proud possessor of an extremely handsome 27th World Series Champion NY Yankee tee shirt. I looked at every style available at Modell's before finding the one I really liked (as opposed to willing to settle for in the heat of the moment).
I bet I won't be buying a Giants Super Bowl Champions tee shirt on Feb. 8.
Back to the Bolivian hat. I got an email this evening asking if Scooter and I had done the drawing yet. The answer is no.
I did write out all the email addresses so I can put them in the hat, which I'll do when the This World We Live In ARCs arrive. That could be tomorrow, or Tuesday or a week from now or when the Giants actually win a game again. Okay, that may never happen, but the ARCs pretty much have to, because Harcourt wants to give them away at the NCTE conference and the NCTE conference starts Nov. 19. Which isn't to say I'll get my ARCs before Nov. 19. Just that the ARCs will most likely exist by then.
Stupid Giants.
When the ARCs arrive, I'll blog here and at thirdmoonbook and announce that the ARCs are here and I'll be drawing out the names. Or maybe I'll draw out the names and blog that I've done it (that makes more sense, which is more than can be said for the stupid Giants' stupid play calling).
Either way, and Giants notwithstanding, when I've drawn out the names, I'll email the people whose email addresses I've pulled out, and ask them to send me their mailing addresses. I've already bought the mailing envelopes, and I'm sure Scooter will be a great help when it comes to addressing and packing.
Meantime, if you haven't emailed me to be put in the hat, and you still want to, go ahead and do it. And I remain cautiously optimistic that after I've sent off the first batch of ARCs, I'll locate a few more for you. Although my mother has said she wants one.
At least she doesn't want my beautiful NY Yankees 27th Championship tee shirt!
11 comments:
Ha!!! The Jets did not lose today!
Glen
Hi Glen-
Give 'em a week.
Hoe many emails have you gotten so far?
Good early Monday morning Anonymous-
I've gotten about 130 emails, which is roughly the number of people who responded to the polls saying they were going to ask for an ARC.
I was going to ask how many names you had, but you answered. SO then I wasn't going to comment at all, but I looked at the verification word, and it's flusenses. FLUsenses! How could I pass that up? :)
Aoife
Hi Aoife-
I'd wish you a good Monday morning, but it's Monday afternoon where you are. So have a good one of those.
Flusenses, huh. I haven't been able to get my 98 year old mother a seasonal flu shot yet, so I think everyone has gone out of their flusenses around here!
I am a big Giants fan and am not happy with the 4 strait losses hopefully they can turn it around. But I can look forward to the Colts seson as they are my top team! But come ON! GIANTS
Hi nate04-
Well, you definitely seem to be rooting for the more successful Manning brother this season!
Susan,
I've been a Giants fan since the real L.T. played for them (I've loved Lawrence Taylor since he played for the Tarheels, who are my true passion). I also have deep respect for anyone named Manning, be it Peyton, Eli, or Archie. I do love other NFL teams too, but I guess I'll always have a soft spot for the Giants. At least they played better yesterday -- maybe they'll win soon.
Hi Paige Y.-
It was just the slow motion inevitability of the loss that got to me.
I can take routs, because I can turn away from them, knowing the outcome.
But those drip drip drip defeats drive me crazy!
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