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| Only the last names have been edited out, because I feel my awesomeness would elicit a lot of stalkers. So I have to be careful. |
I went from 13 to to 22 in about an hour and my campaign for attention/entertainment was slowing down. As I walked past my friend and coworker's desk, I saw a note on her cube saying she was participating in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
I decided to add a dash of beneficence to my utter nonsense. I also wanted to give a purpose to probably the least functional/interesting/understood features of any website ever. Seriously, WHAT IS A 'POKE'?!
So, I re-updated my status:
So, people got to 'pokin.' By the next morning, I had 108 'pokes' and happily made my donation for my friend's great cause. Also, it turns out people who aren't even your friend can 'poke' you! Weird/unsettling/awesome!
One of my amazing friends (who is a survivor himself) found it in his heart to not only 'poke' me for my cause, but also made a MATCHING DONATION!
This exercise in attention turned good cause was particularly special, because I reached my goal today which is also my mom's birthday! She battled breast cancer, herself in 2000. And later passed away from bone cancer in 2009. She was an amazing woman, wife, friend, and mother (even though she almost left me in a Wal-Mart).
So, thank you to everyone who 'poked' me and everyone involved with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. I feel like Oprah, but not as obnoxious and with far less influence and fewer financial resources.
If you would like to also donate to my friend Samantha's participation in Susan G. Komen, please click here! Do it. Do it for boobies! For boobies that are big, small, different sizes, and even the ones that have awkward looking nipples... O.o
UPDATE: My friend has already pointed out that in all of my statuses, updates, etc. I spelled Komen 'KomAn." I swear I checked the spelling repeatedly on the website multiple times. I'm too retarded to see it and reproduce it correctly, but luckily not so retarded that I donated to the wrong cause. Apparently, koman.org is some sort of sailing festival website.
PS - It is interesting to find that out of my 600 ish friends I got about 90 'pokes.' (The push over the 100 came from friends of friends who helped with the campaign). So, it appears 5 our of 6 of my friends either hate boobies or have hidden me from their News Feeds LONG AGO. I'm fairly certain it was the latter.
If you would like to also donate to my friend Samantha's participation in Susan G. Komen, please click here! Do it. Do it for boobies! For boobies that are big, small, different sizes, and even the ones that have awkward looking nipples... O.o
UPDATE: My friend has already pointed out that in all of my statuses, updates, etc. I spelled Komen 'KomAn." I swear I checked the spelling repeatedly on the website multiple times. I'm too retarded to see it and reproduce it correctly, but luckily not so retarded that I donated to the wrong cause. Apparently, koman.org is some sort of sailing festival website.
PS - It is interesting to find that out of my 600 ish friends I got about 90 'pokes.' (The push over the 100 came from friends of friends who helped with the campaign). So, it appears 5 our of 6 of my friends either hate boobies or have hidden me from their News Feeds LONG AGO. I'm fairly certain it was the latter.
12 comments:
I'm totally poking you in my head right now.
today is one of the few days that I not only admitted to knowing you publicly...but I'm proud to know you! :)
Great job, great cause! Thank you for bringing awareness.
@The Bloggess - that means almost more than a real life poking.
@Angela - I completely understand. Thank you for reposting for my cause. Your friends made the 100 possible.
@Cameron - you were my very first 'poke' before the cause began. Thanks for getting this ball rolling!
Ha. You are so rad! Using the internetz to save boobs.
Rad.
This blog post isn't shit. About time. But you can still read the full names of the 108 people who poked you on the right. Might wanna fix that. Even when you do something well you manage to screw it up.
What are you a wizard?! I didn't delete them, because there are over 100 and I can't make out the names and they are my friends. I hate you.
Who is the anonymous coward?
My ex-coworker. He is secretly in love with me, so lashes out at me on the Internets. It's pathetic and flattering.
No wizardry required to read the names. Try squinting a bit less though. Oh wait...
BEST. COMMENT. EVER. I fell out of my chair laughing at that one.
Thank you, Anonymous for adding so much hilarity to your hate.
This post nails funny, awesome and inspiring, all at once. It's amazing what one can achieve with a little 'right brain' thinking.
I think I'm gonna be your latest follower. *poke*
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