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  2. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    QUESTION ABOUT THE GALA SILENT AUCTION:

    For those of you that have been to the Gala in past years, can you comment about what kind of things have been available for bidding in the silent auction section, plus an idea of the range of prices? Thanks!

    In past years, there's been quite a range of items...everything from Golf and vacation packages, to household items, to Avon products, to gift baskets of various types, to gift certificates/cards from local businesses....and of course some Clay-related items. The first year I went (2007) they went quite high and there was nothing that was in my price range (less than $200). Last year, there were more smaller items (at our suggestions and request, I believe); and more Clay-related items. Pictures, jewelry, a rocking chair, gift bags, more local-area gift cards, large travel packages....everything under the sun, really!

    This year, the Project has requested submissions for the Silent Auction~so I think we'll have even more variety, and I believe there will be some very affordable items. I would say count on having to spend at least $100 but there will be items which will go for up to $5000.

    Hope that helps!!

  3. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    We're still #1 on the CITGO Fueling Good September Fan Challenge with 187 votes.... :clap:

    Several of the other very deserving charities have taken a great leap upwards after their notifications yesterday, but we're still firmly in first place. If you are a Facebook member or have been planning on becoming a member, please vote!

    We are still firmly in #3 position at the Christie Cookie Contest. Our gain on the #2 placer has slipped a bit, so if you haven't voted ALL your email addresses yet, or have friends and family that you could ask to vote ALL of theirs....please do! It would mean the difference between $5000 and $1000 for programs at the National Inclusion Project!

    Thanks so much for all you've already done to get them to this position!! :clap: :clap:

  5. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    I've just noticed as I hung around the CITGO site waiting for the announcement....:hysterical:....that even though it's not September anymore, the CITGO contest doesn't end until tomorrow night at 5 PM ET!

    Sorry for the premature ej ummmm......excitement! Although we are handily in first place....if you haven't done so, and have a FB account...please do continue to vote!

    ....and I'll celebrate again tomorrow night :lol:

  6. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    :04:

    We are still #3 but gaining somewhat (300 votes overnight....) on the #2 placer at the Christie Cookie contest. This means the difference between $5000 and $1000 for the National Inclusion Project. So....if you have not yet voted using ALL of your email addresses, or could pass the message to friends who might be able to use ALL of their email addresses, that would be SO cool!

    From what I can see we are the WINNER of the Fueling Good September Fan Challenge, with 185 votes. To my knowledge, nothing has been announced yet....so don't take my word for it! :lol: but we did have the most votes by far at the end of the contest. This should mean a $2500 gas card for the use of the National Inclusion Project.

    Thanks so much for "Using your Voice" everyone!!

  8. Gala 2009 - After Gala Breakfast

    in Misc Events

    Posted

    Please add an additional person coming with me. I have found a member of Clayversity as a travel buddy traveling with me by car from Indiana, ....artz11... who would like to come to brunch with us.

    Thanks..I know you are getting crowded....I appreciate all the work this takes to put together, great job FromClagary.

    Added! See you there! :)

  10. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    My friend YYG posted this at NNHB:

    One Year Ago Tonight

    Every time I wrote the date today, I felt something nagging at me like it was an important date. I couldn't think of anybody's birthday on this day, or anniversary or anything. Then suddenly this afternoon it dawned on me. It was one year ago tonight that I sat here pretty much numb, realizing the People Cover pic was not a fake or a photoshop. My brain did a real flip flop when I first saw the pic posted. I couldn't reconcile the pic of Clay holding Parker with the headline. How could PH or whoever make that cover with Parker when we don't have any pics of him, and hey, I've never seen that pic of Clay, and well....you get the idea.

    I have totally accepted Clay and love him more than ever, but I have to admit that was not a good night for me. It's not that I had never considered he may be gay. Just about anybody with a sense of reality had at least considered the possibility at some point, IMO. But .the longer I was a fan, the less gay he seemed to me. I think my initial reaction was more like that of a mother than anything. I thought of the wife and family he would never have, and how hard life can be for gay men, and how cruel people can be, and my heart ached for him. I didn't WANT that for him. I wanted him to have the wife and the kids and the picket fence. Silly of me to feel that way about someone I really don't know, but I know you all feel the same kinship I do. I can't explain it, but he seems like part of my family.

    Anyhow, I'm glad I figured out why that date seemed important to me. But even more, I'm so glad Clay seems happy and is able to live his life openly and honestly now. I hurt for him everytime I think of all he must have gone through coming to grips with himself and his sexuality, but just like he seems to be living his life and loving it, those feelings have faded for me as well. But this feeling will never change:

    I LOVE CLAY AIKEN!

    This message brought to you by Saps R Us.

    Sitting here thinking of my orginal feelings of denial (I was sure that the People cover was a fake mock up by toadface for several hours), then when it was confirmed... a strange sense of sadness and loss (of a fantasy)... and a period of adjusting what I'd believed for such a long time... sadness for what he must have gone through on his journey to acceptance...some pissiness at some "fans" condemnation...I have a whole stream of thoughts running through my head. Oh and when I found out, I'd just come back from seeing Spamalot and it all seemed kind of surreal.

    If I'm being totally honest, I would say that I wish that he wasn't gay (selfishly for a sort of loss of a fantasy and for HIM for what all he must have gone through) BUT I'm happy that he seems so happy and at peace now.

    Well, call me Saps R Us2 then! LOVED that! Bolded the parts that especially spoke to me.

    And yes, canfly, some of that for sure too.

    Thank you for voting on the Facebook challenge! We are now solidly in #1 with 160 votes. :)

    We only need 107 votes to take over #3 in the Christie Cookie Competition.

    Is there anyone you can ask to help us vote, with ALL of their email addresses? Have you used ALL of yours? :)

    Thanks again everyone, for voting where it really matters!

  15. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    Yayyyy for #4 on the Christie Cookie contest, and doubly yaay for the worry about the emails addressed! Thanks, merrieeee!

    I'm going to repost my post from CV over here as well, in the hope that it might help someone vote for the second National Inclusion Project challenge! A few folks have found the directions helpful over there.

    ................................................................................

    .................................................

    So far, on the National Inclusion Project's second challenge, we have 140 votes....surely there must be more of us on Facebook, or that have been thinking about signing up for Facebook, that could add their "ilike" to this request?

    Here are the steps:

    1) Sign in to Facebook, or sign UP for Facebook

    2) Click HERE and click on "Become a Fan" at the top of the page.

    3) Click HERE and find National Inclusion Project's picture....at the moment, it is at the bottom right of the first page...a group of kids gathered around a table, one little guy in a blue shirt kind of stands out in the pic

    4) Click on the picture.

    5) Under the picture description, click on "Like" (under the grey line).

    Thanks so much for any help with votes to get them a $250 gift card which can be used to help the Project!

    This one is simple....only one vote per user. :)

  16. Job Highs and Woes

    in Personal Chit Chat

    Posted

    No rush--just checking in case you never got it. I can save those resumes differently if you want. Thanks again.

    No, no worries, not your problem...just stupid Google Chrome, and I knew it was. It DL'd one fine, then told me the whole works was virus'd (which I knew was not true) and wouldn't budge. Today...it was fine! *screw loose in Google Chrome*

    Oooh, looks like I'd better get reading the resume writing tips on this thread. It seems as though I have a shot at a promotion to full programmer (wheeee, finally!) but will need to update my poor old resume. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH.

    Eeeeeeeehhhhhhh!!!! Congrats!!

  17. Job Highs and Woes

    in Personal Chit Chat

    Posted

    FromClaygary, I sent you an e-mail. (Only in case you missed it.)

    I got it, thank you! Have been having some problem DL'ing the resumes and have worked every night since then LOL....but should be able to get back to you tomorrow or Thurs. Sorry for the delay!!

    But even if not, I am excited to have some work for Monday! Keeping my fingers crossed :-)

    Me too!! ......and I think you're right about the other job. I've become a little more wary about job descriptions too :)

  18. Gala 2009 - After Gala Breakfast

    in Misc Events

    Posted

    is it too late to add more people? I am not sure what my travelmates are doing..... :)

    I have added you + 3 (correct?) but please do be aware that we are well over our allotment for the private room, so there is every chance that some people will be seated in the main restaurant area for their breakfast. This certainly doesn't preclude visiting back and forth!....and there is no formal "program" involved, just breakfast and friends....so it shouldn't be a big issue.

    Do you need anything Fromclaygary, or is it just order when we get there?

    Canfly, if you have a look at the info in the first post in this thread, all the information is there. They serve a buffet breakfast on Sunday AM; I've made arrangements to have them bill by table (which is a compromise~easier for them than a bill per person, and easier for us than one huge bill). No funds needed in advance.

    Annabear, I've removed you and annabearmom from the list.....SO sorry to hear you're not going to be able to make it! I know you wanted to be there.

  19. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    Well, I just voted 8 times in the cookie poll, using my 5 email addresses and my parents Yahoo! email addresses. :hello: I might be able to remember some more old free addresses that may or may not be defunct. We'll see. Has the cookie poll news been spread to other boards?

    (Now I really want some cookies...)

    Yaaaaayyyy!!!! :)

    ....and me too.....:)

    I wonder if they would deliver some to us at the Gala??? hmmmmm......

  22. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    Eeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh!!!! The National Inclusion Project has moved into the Top 30 on the Christie Cookie Contest! :twinklewhore:

    Christie Cookie contest

    It was also brought to my attention that your OFC membership includes a valid email address...which would be yourusername@clayonline.com.

    If Canadians would like to vote with a genuine US email address....that would be one! :)

    For those of you who have already used the addresses they have....please also use your OFC address!

  24. #54: Clay is like a box of chocolates (with a pickle on the side)

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    From Claygary, I've already voted but it was pointed out to me that only residents of the U.S. are eligible.

    Bummer!!!! :angry22:

    Hmmm, it says city and state are optional so I didn't fill them in. Don't know if it counts Canadian votes or not if you don't specify you are Canadian. ;) But I figure it can't hurt, and it's for a good cause - that type of thing I don't mind voting in. :)

    Yes, Claymatron, I realized that afterward, sorry, I should have realized...but I did the same thing luckiest did and crossed my fingers. :)

    Woo-hoo! to Clay's second-place finish and the VERY nice post about it on Tweeterwall. I think we done good! :twinklewhore:

    And eeeeeeeeeeeeee re the NYC studio!! :twinklewhore:

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