March 2007
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Your Space Monkey Thanks You
Posted by Kevin Powe on 20 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Shave For A Cure
$2572.87
That’s how much you guys rock. That’s how much we raised. Scratch that – how much you raised with your incredible generosity. Thank you so much! I can’t express how awesome you all are.
I’ll talk with more eloquence soon (heavy work schedule has taken its toll) but in the meantime… I’d also like to thank the following people/companies, in no particular order:
Gwyn for taking most excellent photos of the shave!
Jackie for taking most excellent photos and video of the waxing!
And the following dear friends for promoting my shave over livejournal: artbroken, bunnitos, drjon, greenglowgrrl, missedangel, and anyone I might have missed. Especially anyone I’ve missed.
Now, I’m still in the process of editing the video from the waxing, and I’ll have shiny new photos from the razor shave tomorrow night, but in the meantime, I do have photos from the shave and waxing up at flickr, as the first part of your pound of flesh:
I spent some time putting descriptions to photos, mostly because I love the sound of my own voice. Let me know what you think.
Showing Tonight: Shorn of the Deed
Posted by Kevin Powe on 16 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Shave For A Cure
This is it, peoples – 6:30 PM, Pig and Whistle at Riverside. The shave.
Come on down, and I’ll stand you a pint in proud Saint Patrick’s Day tradition. $1 from every drink goes to the Leukemia Foundation, so you’re drinking for a good cause. I’m planning to get thoroughly philanthropic by the end of the night.
On a side note, I’m still looking for someone trustworthy enough to apply a razor to my head… if I don’t get takers, I’m going to have to try and shave my head in the mirror, which doesn’t seem like that good an idea.
Have a great Saint Pattie’s day!
Also: keep an eye peeled for updates and extensive amounts of media detailing what your money has got you… you guys are the best!
Second Wind Time!
Posted by Kevin Powe on 12 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Shave For A Cure
Ladies and gentlemen, if you felt something peculiar over the weekend, a sensation you couldn’t quite place, it may well have been the gentle caress of a challenging gauntlet.
We are now at $1,038. There has been some very generous anonymous donation over the weekend. Thank you so much to EVERYONE who has donated up to now – I’ve been overwhelmed with the kindness of both friends and strangers.
Now, what this means to our bold plans is that the beard is now TOAST. I will be shaving my facial mo-jo off, baybee! Off! I also require the services of someone bold enough to take a razor to my head. No, not like that.
What it also means is that we are a scant distance, a small sprint from our Holy Grail – the chest waxing. If you hadn’t donated because you wanted to see it happen but thought it was too far away, NOW IS THE TIME! We’re so close to inflicting grievous bodily harm on my person that I can taste it.
See that face? It’s smug. Smug and secure in its hirsuteness. Wouldn’t you like to wipe all trace of smugness from that smug mug, along with, well, every goddamned hair they can find? Don’t you hunger for the screams? The whimpering?
If you’re not feeling sadistic, then at least try. For the kids. Work with me here.
This is home stretch. I’ve booked the appointment with the waxer. The strips are at the ready. All we need is that last spurt of donation. $1500 means that you will have been instrumental in providing:
or
Neither of those are anything to sneeze at. And we’re close. We’ve got a sprint left in there yet, because I’m still to hit up the awesome company I work for. And I’ll be hitting them hard and fast, Terry Tate style. After the example you kind people have set so far, they’ve got some work to match.
Every little bit counts. We’re at the brink – help drag me over the edge, and bring this bad boy home. Make sure I’m spending next weekend recuperating.