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Thursday, apr. 19, 2007   |   0 comments

Hello hardbodies, are you maybe in the mood to do something nice for someone this grey Thursday? Oh good! Because my friend Megan (not Los Angeles Megan, just so no one’s confused) is in the very middle of kicking and punching and chemo-ing back at colon cancer, and to offset the ridiculous medical bills, her friends have donated a bunch of really good goods and services for a fundraising auction at eBay. There’s some very nice stuff up there, stuff you might even be tempted to bid on even if it weren’t for the best kind of cause, so please take a looksee. But hop to it — just like the Quaid-infested movie film post apocalyptic global warming (official tagline: “This year, a sweater won’t do.”), this auction ends the day after tomorow (Saturday). (NOTE: If you’re interested in bidding on one of the items that are listed as only open for bidding by people who know Megan personally, please email me and I’ll see about getting you on The List.)

In other news, here’s a quick summary of last week’s trip to Los Angeles:

Once I was done with Lottie the great dane puppy (the softest, shiniest dog in the whole wide world, and also the owner of the smallest, sharpest teeth that ever were, LA Megan calls her “Land Shark”), I headed back to the Long Beach airport:

JetBlueman: You do realize you’re twenty-four hours late for your flight?
BlueEvany: Wait, what?
JetBlueman: Your flight was scheduled for yesterday.
BlueEvany: Wow. I’m sorry, I was so sure it was for today. I guess I’ve finally gone crazy.
JetBlueman: [POINTED SILENCE, BUSY TYPING]

And in even other news: Edutopia (contributing edited by friend Chris) just published a short essay of mine, Techno Prisoners, also the Desperate recapping is still going strong, and TED.com (the website behind the annual hot-ticket conference in Monterey) just relaunched with an amazing, razzle-dazzle display of talk archives (a few of which were synopsized and biographied by yours truly). Getting busy getting busy!