By way of saying, Barb, if I'm recalling right and there is a Buffistas group, if you're a member of it you can just post the cover to that group and we all should be able to see it.

Bev, I am a member of Buffistas group on Flickr and that may well be an end around, but because the cover really is supposed to be somewhat under wraps, it's easier for me to keep control if I have it in my own photostream.

Besides, this is getting me off my slacker ass and adding people to my contact list.

omnis, that library sounds great, and the building looks great - surely better than my university's humanities building, where the library is.

Barb, I actually uttered "oh, GOD" out loud in an awed tone of voice.

Oh YAY! When the time comes, i'm going to be telling my editor about all the happy responses. I think she's going to be really tickled.

I have way too many people in my flickr, fb, and LJ flists, I tell you what. Especially since I check in on fb about twice a month, and flickr less often than that. And I'm too dang lazy to set up filters anywhere.

Um, did I mention the lazy part? Not paring those flists down any time soon. Requires decision-making. Don' wanna.

I'm taking this opportunity to friend more people on flickr. I really thought I had more buffistas friended.

LOVE the cover, Barb!

OMG, Barb, that cover is gorgeous! I would buy that book even if I knew nothing about it, just because of the cover, and I'm not even kidding.

I'm taking this opportunity to friend more people on flickr. I really thought I had more buffistas friended.

Me too!

Barb, I just added you as a flickr contact--would've the other night, but I was reading on the iPhone and it seemed a bit of a hassle. :)

Am now at the library, attempting to figure out just how much of a PITA this whole nonprofit of mine is going to be. We are a mess. And the question becomes, CAN we file for nonprofit status? How much tangle are our finances in? Are we supposed ot have been filing taxes for the past several years and haven't been (which is my fear)?

Meara

I've helped a number of non-profit organizations go through the tax process - it is a bit time consuming for the participants but pretty straightforward. I'd be happy to answer questions you may have (or at least direct you to the right form) - profile addy is good.

Sigh.

You know what's depressing? Coming down off the high of getting married and having a huge party and facing the reality of the debt remaining. We were able to pay for the wedding/reception/honeymoon and only went a few thousand further into debt, which isn't bad, but that was a whole lot of money we weren't able to put towards existing credit cards, which are huge. I hate playing the credit card shuffle game, and yet sometimes I feel like I'll be playing it the rest of my life.

Sorry, brief moment of self-pity. I know we have it really good compared to many--at least we're both employed full time. It's just depressing to not have gotten a raise in five years and feeling like I'm treading water (and sometimes slipping under).