My second column is up: "10 by 10: Ten Lessons Learned in Ten Years of Teaching--Part Two" here.

Read, enjoy, ignore, or spread the word.

Veggie Booty contamination: [link]

Hear Ye Hear Ye

Voting is now open for the following proposal:

Do you want to close the Veronica Mars thread, and if so, when?

The discussion for this proposal starts here.

Voting closes Monday, July 2, at 11AM (PST).

VOTE NOW

(questions should be posted in Bureaucracy)

I was extra-industrious, and have written a new Gothic Charm School column: Of Differences of Opinion. And IKEA.

VOTING RESULTS

Question One - Do you want to close the Veronica Mars thread?
Yes – 37 votes (63%)
No – 10 votes (17%)
No preference – 12 votes (20%)
59 votes total

Question Two - If the board votes to close the Veronica Mars thread, when should it close?
Immediately – 18 votes (31%)
One month after the Season 3 DVDs are released – 20 votes (34%)
No preference – 20 votes (34%)
58 votes total

Um.

All y'all good people, with your good hearts? You made me cry and cry last night, with the love and the generosity and the lifeline and the card and the gift basket and the funny and the lifeline and the love. Emily has photographic proof of my sappiness.

On behalf of the entire Zmayhem household, thank you so, so much for making me cry so hard last night. We're so lucky, so blessed to be part of this amazing community. Thank you!

Now I have to go cry some more.

Hola Buffistas!

In an effort to battle Inner Dark Side Monkeys, plus inspiration from a very cool book I just read re: Internet fandom, I'm taking a poke at mine very own creative-type project in the field of, you know...writing and stuff.

No, it's not about the Internet.

It IS about Customer Service. Since I know there are fellow CS reps hereabouts on the board, I'm requesting stories. Anecdotes. Tales From the Trenches.

Any anecdote you feel is notable and worthy of (dimly) possible print someday...whether it be about good CS stories, bad CS stories, good or bad management while you were (or are) working CS...send 'em my way, if you please.

Note that this is primarily about the CS rep point of view. If your story is about good or bad service you've received...well, make that REALLY notable. This is primarily about the reps' POV.

Profile addy is good. Credit and thanks will be given. Eternal gratitude, names shouted from rooftops, etc. etc.

Thanks.

I'm overwhelmed.

For the past couple of days I think I've been in a bit of shock, having realized what I thought for along time was a BIG pipedream.

But then, there was the shock of the graciousness of all my friends here (and yes, I include the Lurkers in Email who sent congrats...no, seriously, there were Lurkers in Email).

I already knew you were all generous. I mean, I wrote that down, right? And Random Acts of Paypal is a love letter to all of the Buffistas.

I just didn't expect the enormous amount of support, and kind emails (which I am just starting to return, sorry!), and lovely stories of purchasing and reading.

I'm still overwhelmed. I'm also grateful, and schmoopy about it all.

You da best.

For those of you who have been following my Podcast B-Movie Bastards some new episodes are up.

For those of you not following my podcast, shame on you. Go take a listen.