BLS for good

i'm happy to report that many of your classmates have already stepped up and made some very generous pledges for Africare. we're off to a pretty good start so far. more on that later.

it has taken me a lot of time to plan this whole thing, and i'm looking forward to getting back into my normal blogging routine. in the weeks ahead, i'll periodically be putting out some updates and reminders about how our project is progressing, but aside from that, it'll be back to the normal bullshit.

it does seem though that there are some odds and ends to take care of, and now's the time to do it. someone asked on the message board whether there would be a deadline for the fundraising goal. i'm sorry i forgot to include this in yesterday's FAQ.

the answer is yes. i'm going to say that we've got to reach $1,500 by midnight of the day of our final exam, which i believe will be con law on friday the 13th.

some of you also raised the idea of a "coming out" party of sorts to celebrate our work for Africare, and ostensibly to celebrate menlovian & menlove.

i'll think about it. while i'm not thrilled about the idea of being the center of attention at a party, i can see how it might be a more exciting conclusion to menlovian than just a final (though hopefully extremely rewarding) final blog entry.

the only problem with this is that - as i've mentioned before - so many of the final revelations that will be made when we reach our goal - whether these revelations be made by blog or at a fiesta - will surely cause numerous clitorides to sprout up all over your body. this is dangerous enough if you're home alone reading the final blog on your computer, because as the clitorides grow, they will surely rub against one another.

now just imagine if this started happening in a crowded bar, and my clitorides started rubbing against your clitorides, and his clitorides pressed up against her clitorides...

the whole room would be likely to explode in an unfathomable wave of orgasmic, orgiastic delight like something out of a careena collins movie.

so the bottom line is that i'll consider it. if you guys have more brainstorms about how we could pull this off, or make it as fun and memorable as possible, and also make it more about the group, and less about me, let me know either on the message board or via email. thank you also to those of you who have already posted and emailed in support of this idea.

but perhaps we're actually putting the carriage in front of the horse here. to paraphrase from an episode of 'friends' that i saw this week,

joey: all right, rach. the big question is, "will we raise enough money?" all right? because if we don't raise enough money, this is all a moo point.

rachel: huh. a moo point?

joey: yeah, it's like a cow's opinion. it just doesn't matter. it's moo.

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oh, those crazy friends. but you get the point.

before i go, i just want to thank the uber-generous folks who have contributed so far. maybe someday i'll get to thank you personally, but for now, know that i'm amazed by your kindness.

i've set up the following website where we can keep track of how much progress we make toward our goal. i'll be updating it every day or two as the pledges (hopefully) continue to come in. the website is called BLS for Good, and you can check it out now at blsforgood.blogspot.com.

three days until break! hasta...

-menlove