November 15, 2006

As we’d say here around boston, I’m a “winnah” of the New Yorker caption contest. Oh, and for those who are interested in the secret goings-ons behind the scenes in the dog-eat-dog world of New Yorker cartoon captioning contests, I present to you, a run on sent…uhm… my tell all!

Here’s how it all went down:

On the Friday before publication, I received a call from Zack, the non-enthusiastic maybe-intern at the New Yorker. I was at lunch, so he left me a message informing me I had been selected a finalist and that my caption would appear in next week’s issue. He explained that I needed to provide to him my address to confirm I am who I am (or… I was who I was, not sure of tense here.) I returned the call, and he returned the non-enthusiasm.

On Thursday I received my issue of the New Yorker. I was the on back cover along with two equally awesome captions. I had indeed won. I was very happy. I revved up the constituents, and alerted all of you on Monday to vote for me. One of the contestants, Steve, googled me and found my site. He posted a funny comment.

Craziness ensued.

My dad found out he was a lawyer and from California, so being my wine-nut dad, and also far too excited (that’s where I got it from — the excitement — I swear), he bet Steve a bottle of Pinot Noir I would win. No joke, he specifically bet Pinot Noir.

The contest closed on that Sunday. All who voted for me, my dearest thanks!

Then, nothing happened. After that, nothing. for 1 week, nothing. I knew on Monday they had to announce something. Someone had to win, right? I couldn’t sleep on Sunday night — I was too excited. I am a nerd. I forced myself out of bed at 6:30AM (before Hayes!) and went to the bathroom to check the computer. I have a computer in the bathroom. Again, I am a nerd. My dad called about 6:37 to congratulate me. Apparently, he had to be talked out of calling me at 5:45AM by my mother. He is a nerd.

And… well, that’s it. I have yet to receive my signed framed copy of the above, but I’m sure it’s coming.

Pretty cool, huh?

October 30, 2006

It was an exciting weekend all around. A second poop on the potty for Hayes, my sister getting engaged(!) and me finding out that I am a finalist for this weeks’s caption contest at the New Yorker. Yes, I am climbing ever higher on the wrungs to complete yupiness. I understand. But really, this has been a dream of mine since… well, since they started doing it.

Anyway, please head on over to the New Yorker and vote for me! If I win, I get a signed copy of the cartoon (drawn by Harry Bliss) with my caption on it. Please, help make my climb complete. Vote now!

January 20, 2006

Yes, that thing we’ve dreamed of may be the problem. It may be too quiet for Hayes. He is still getting up too early, and my working theory is that now that it’s super quiet ’round these parts, he’s gettin’ ‘nough sleep in 11 hours than he used to need 12 hours to get. That’s right. He sleeps 11 hours. Go ahead and feel bad for me, I’ll give you a second.

Noooow that you’ve got that out of your system, we’ve devised a solution: put him to bed later. I know, I know, we’re brilliant. You can hold your applause.

May 3, 2005

Front page news on Boston.com today: Nothing to watch in the morning? I’m going back to bed! about how the three network morning shows are almost exactly the same. Hhmm… wonder if this guy reads the blog, ‘cause in my Spring Cleaning New Design post on April 13. I wrote:

Retraction: When I wrote Good Morning America in all those post below, I meant the Today Show. In my defense, who does actually know which is which? They’re all parity shows, so it’s easy to mix it up. I bet their producers forget which show they work for too and show up on the wrong set all the time.

To quote Stong Bad, I am so awesome.

April 1, 2005

Well, after much thought, and because of the prodding of some of you, I have decided to accept advertising on this site from blogads. The new advertising will appear in the upper right hand side. As with all advertising, I don’t know what it will be for, but it’s based on the information on the page. Anyway, please feel free to click on the ad(s) as I will make money!

As with everything, I welcome all comments on this new venture. Thanks!

March 7, 2005

More Diapers got picked up the Boston Globe a couple of weekends ago in the inaugural column that is going to cover Boston bloggers. Pretty cool stuff. Anyway, I just found that the article is online, so I figured I’d toot some of my horns (I’ve got a lot of horns, though I am increasingly finding that most of the horns are just sounds coming out of HBomb’s ass) and post the link: Blog Date 2/20 Take Off.