Yesterday afternoon I was checking my email minding my own business… as I’m apt to do when I noticed an email with the subject line Pecha Kucha – Invitation to speak. If I weren’t an art geek I would totally think this was some other random spam mail offering to help me enlarge my penis. However, I am an art geek and I know what Pecha Kucha is.
Around these parts it is something that happens every 2-3 months.
Pecha Kucha is a group of people that get together to give presentations (often about a specific topic) in a “20×20″ format. This means each presenter is allowed 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to speak about it. 6 minutes 40 seconds in all. It is a growing worldwide phenomenon with nearly 300 cities participating. It started in Tokyo 7 years ago and the first Tacoma PKN started last June. Check out their website to learn more about it.
I’ve never been to a PKN, but I know about it. I’ve always wanted to go since it is an intriguing concept to me. Well on April 20th I’ll not only be able to watch, but participate (bites nails down to a nub). I was contacted by one of the organizers asking if I would like to be a presenter. They are holding the next PKN on Earth Day and the them is “eARTh.” Andy, the organizer, had read Sprouting Off and thought that I might be interested.
I milled over the idea for most of the afternoon wondering what the heck I would talk for 6 minutes and 40 seconds about and then I agreed to do it. Now I have 3 days to come with a title for my presentation, 2ish weeks to compile 20 slides (my photographs) and a 6 minute and 40 second presentation on said slides. Holy hell.
So I need some help interwebpeoplz. Like I said, the theme is “eARTh.” They contacted me because of Sprouting Off. So I’m thinking something along the lines of the changing food system in America, why I am covering over 1/2 of my lawn with vegetable garden, organic, good food, blah, blah and more blah. To be honest I don’t know. I have no direction here.
Help me out… what should the title of the presentation be? They would like the word Earth to be in the title some how. Give me some ideas.
We have a new game to play. The boy sometimes gets words a little wrong and came up with this one this afternoon. Actually it was Frajerol, but I wasn’t paying attention when I did my little graphic so it’s Flajerol. Anyway, when he said it the trusty husband and I started laughing and thought is sounded like the name of some product or medicine. Then we spent the afternoon coming up with good taglines for it.
We thought we’d make it a game with the internets. Come up with a good tagline for Flajerol and post it in the comments. If you can come up with one better than the trusty husband’s you may receive a valuable prize… or not. Our prize patrol is pretty half-assed around here.
The trusty husband’s tagline is:
“You know… for your cooch.”
I have a once in a lifetime (ok, more doesn’t come around very often) opportunity this summer. The youth director and I are taking 3 teenage girls to China for 16 days. It is a mission trip with chinaconnect. We are partnering with two other Lutheran churches for one large youth event. I’m not sure if it is 30 people total or 30 youth going on this trip. I think it is 30 total. anyway, the goal of the trip is for our American youth to 1)experience different levels of Chinese culture (large city, Beijing, medium city, Xian and rural community, destination unknown) and 2)work alongside Chinese youth doing a servant project. The trip is quite involved, includes tons of travel, yet is quite reasonable in cost. However, the cost is still more than any one of us could shell out in one chunk. Therefore, we are doing a few fundraisers.
So I know this lady who makes great chocolate truffles and caramels so we asked her if she would be willing to organize a fundraiser for this China trip. Actually, she brought it up. She’s crazy like that.
Yes, I am nuts and I’m firing up my chocolate factory for one more go at candy. This time the money raised will help the 5 of us get to China. The total to get all 5 of us to China (including airfare) is $12,500. By the end of the month we will have paid our deposits leaving us with $10,000 to come up with. Now we know it is unlikely that we can fundraise $10,000, but we are going to do our damndest to get as close as possible.
I’m sending out a plea to those of you who love Sweet Hope truffles and caramels. I’m doing a limited selection of truffle flavors and have a few new box sizes this time. I encourage you to check it out and think of your sweetheart. I’m taking orders until January 29. All non-local orders will ship February 9 and local orders will be available for delivery or pick-up on the 11th. Hmmm, that’s just in time for Valentine’s Day. Imagine that.
You aren’t just helping me get to China, but 3 amazing youth too.
Normally I’m not your paranormal romance type. I haven’t seen the movie Twilight. I haven’t ready any of the books. It’s just not my bag. I’m more of the historical fiction, horror or biography kinda gal. I also like a good documentary type book. Earlier this year I was contacted by one of my readers and budding author to create a website. It helped that she’d purchased Sweet Hope chocolates from me (I’m a sucker for anyone who buys my chocolate). She was starting her writing career and needed a website. Her genre… paranormal romance. Wow. Really long story short I created the website (with the help of a local artist) and Rebecca’s writing career took off. Since the launch of her website Rebecca has sold (I think) 3 books and 1 short story.
Yesterday I was very privileged to put a special button on her website. A buy now button. Yesterday, Rebecca Royce’s first book was officially released. I haven’t read the book so I can’t tell you my opinion of it. However, from getting to know her I am only guessing it is a winner. So I’m encouraging everyone go buy “Her Wolf.”
or free cookies and some swag.
I had the chance to check out and review the new Volvo XC60 in Olympia a while ago. Go check it out and tell me what you think.
Hair cut is at 1:00. I’ll post photos when I get home if I can… or maybe I’ll make you wait until tomorrow.
