We did band fundraisers, selling Little Ceasar's Pizza at lunch. But any sort of PTA fundraiser would have failed, miserably. Too poor a community. My mom still spends oodles on supplies and she's not in a regular classroom anymore. That I make so much more than her, 11 years out for me, over 20+ for her, is just sad. And I could make even more if I were not in academia, and I don't have a Masters like she does.
Angel: Yeah, I never told anyone about this, but I-I liked your poems. Spike: You like Barry Manilow.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Aug 28, 2008 4:50:24 pm PDT #6018 of 10003
Kathy A - Aug 28, 2008 4:57:20 pm PDT #6019 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
In elementary/middle school, we had CCD fundraisers for church and band sales for (public) school, in which I remember selling citrus fruit and loads and loads of chocolate bars. In (Catholic) high school, the big fundraiser was the annual raffle ticket sale, which they finally in my sophomore year handed over to a very smart nun who came up with incentives that generated enthusiastic selling from us students. Namely, if you sold $20 over the quota of $40, you were able to wear jeans to the two weeks of classes we took at the guys school (while they shut down ours for the humungous fundraiser in which they turned our school into a series of nightclubs). More than that was other rewards, but just the chance of wearing jeans instead of the plaid skirts in front of the boys got just about everyone to sell those $60 of tickets.
brenda m - Aug 28, 2008 4:59:03 pm PDT #6020 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Durbin is introing Obama now. There'll be a short video after, then he'll be on. Say about 5 minutes or so.
Jesse - Aug 28, 2008 5:02:02 pm PDT #6021 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I sold a shitload of candy in high school, but I'm pretty sure it was to pay for my varsity jacket and senior class trip.
sarameg - Aug 28, 2008 5:02:18 pm PDT #6022 of 10003
Oh, I forgot all the take-home tamale, enchilada and taco fundraisers. YUM. Those were mostly off the books, though. Even if they were held in the school cafs. God, I miss those. So damned good.
tommyrot - Aug 28, 2008 5:02:26 pm PDT #6023 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Guess whose Tivo just locked up?
Ah, but I remembered I can bypass it....
Sophia Brooks - Aug 28, 2008 5:04:54 pm PDT #6024 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
For Chorus trips, we had Bowl-a thon. W sold cheese for band, and candy for the school paper. I never really sold much of anything, because I hated it. I believe the whole school sold magazines for yearbook.
Jesse - Aug 28, 2008 5:08:25 pm PDT #6025 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The candy thing was great, because you just carried the box to class, and people would just buy it. I mean, it wasn't like you had to go up to anyone or stand behind a table or whatever.
JenP - Aug 28, 2008 5:09:31 pm PDT #6026 of 10003
Well, I guess I'm going to end up throwing my heart into this after all, since I expect that's where I'll be at the end of the night. I hope We the People doesn't break it come November.
javachik - Aug 28, 2008 5:14:15 pm PDT #6027 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
Java, please give Karen and Buffy my best. I'm SO bummed not to be in California. I'm SO happy for them.
java, I am so, SO thrilled for B&K that I cannot begin to express it. Please be sure to pass my love and my good wishes along to them this weekend.
Suzi and Anne, they're super bummed that you're not here to take part. But I shall definitely give them glee-filled hugs on both your behalves...(behalfs?)