four-minute friday: business meeting
May 8, 2009
Go.
A-hem. Can I have your attention please? It’s time for some Gritty business.
This meeting is officially called to order. All those present, say “Aye!”
- The talk to me page is finally up and running. That’s where you can go if you want to send me an email. But even better, you can also record and send me a video message! How fun is that?! So if you’re feeling creative or just want to say hey, go ‘head and send me some video mail.
- There’s also a new page called the lounge. It’s a video chat room—so all of you with webcams can meet up and talk to each other. I need you guys to check it out and let me know how it works. Maybe we need to organize an inaugural Grit chat!?!
- We’re getting close to 20,000 comments. We celebrated the 10,000th with a giveaway—Brandy won herself some brownies—and I’m thinking we need to do something like that again. The big question is: what should the prize be?! Thoughts? Anyone? Bueller?
Meeting adjourned.
Done.
hmm…don’t really have any ideas for the prize for the 20,000th comment (yikes…20,000?!). I’ll think about it and let you know.
but what i really wanted to say was that i really liked the new seattle pictures up on the grit’s carousel. it makes my heart happy.
my friend tracee has such a good eye! she took so many great pics in seattle that there’ll be another carousel with some new ones in a few weeks.
watching grey’s tonight made me wish i were back on bainbridge…
i was like business meeting oh snap bust out the birthday suit.
the grit is getting popular.
can i get your autograph please…haha just playing.
i loveeeeeeee it but even more so I LOVE YOU.
you know when i’m down to just my socks, it’s time for business. that’s why they call them “business socks”…
hahha bust out the song “taking care of business”
and just run across the slippery floor in just your socks.
well isn’t that a lovely mental picture!
haha it sure is.
you would need some shades to go with that rocking across the slippery floor busting out your song.
oh my, jacer. :-D
and…. I’m here! I’m here! Aye!
I’ll send you a video message from London if I have time, how about that?
I’m all for the inaugural grit-chat. I’d love it so much.
More thoughts, but they flew away… probably somewhere behind the Balfour Declaration, Mamelukes and Ahmed Jazzar (“the Butcher”). Final final….. go!
a video from london!? sweet!
Of course!
And… “the Butcher” wasn’t even on that test… man, I wish he would’ve been. That dude was so BA.
i have no clue what you’re talking about. (ha ha ha!)
I took an exam today. One dude I studied about was called “the Butcher” and he punished people by chopping off fingers and ears and stuff.
sounds like you studied the mob.
@atangie says:
Aye!
And, ay chihuahua!!! Best business meeting I have EVER attended, lady.
I second the motion for an Inaugural Chat session.
I move that I the prize for the 20,000 comment be a ticket to come see that illustrious Alece. In the event that said movement is not approved by the budget committee I withdraw that movement and present an alternative movement that the prize be more brownies.
(you can’t go wrong with brownies!)
i wish all meetings were this fun. (and short!)
budget committee might need to do some serious fundraising to pull off a plane ticket, but wouldn’t that be amazing!?
@atangie says:
We musn’t ever stop dreaming, friend.
Love you!
Good ideas, Lady. I especially like the possibility for video messages.
@coloraturajoy says:
woah. four-minute-friday already geez this week has flown by.
i’m diggin’ the new stuff, as well. way excited about the video stuff’s. way, way excited. i think the give away should be another yummy treat. (and by the way…i have like….a thousand comments. you are as big as x-men to me).
or maybe…umm….i got nothin.
“as big as x-men”… is that a compliment!? :)
Hahaha! :-D
@coloraturajoy says:
sho nuff!
I vote for coffee during all following business meetings.
make mine a grande non-fat, no water, no foam, 180 chai.
kthanks.
@cassgirl says:
Aye!!
Where’s the bagels?
you know what’s sad? i haven’t eaten a bagel in months. and i’m here, where i could be eating bagels! what’s wrong with me!?!?
@atangie says:
If you have been hanging out with Gym a bunch then that would explain it. I have heard he doesn’t really like bagels that much.
he doesn’t like them.
but i do.
hmph. a girl should get her way every now and then…
@cassgirl says:
The New York has fallen off huh?
i think my problem is that i don’t know how to buy bagels outside of NY. if i were home, i’d go to the nearby bagel shop and get ‘em hot and fresh. i refuse to buy bagged lender’s and call it even. i could buy a panera bagel, i guess. otherwise, i wouldn’t even know where to get some.
Kinda like me eating meat or corn anywhere else but home? It just doesn’t work…
i haven’t had a good bagel since july 16, 1999 (the last day i was in ny)………..
@danielleH says:
how cool.
i’ll check out the lounge.
good idea. hope i get 20,000. i love grit.
this read like a dick and jane story. ha!
grit loves you.
@danielleH says:
the lounge is cool…
what do you guys think of a live video chat on saturday night at 9:00 PM EST?
tried it out today—so fun. i’m not sure what to do about the echo, but i think maybe headsets would help!?!?!
Yeah, headphones in general will do it. It’s the same with Skype. :-)
good to know.
Oh. And I wish I could make it. :-( I won’t be home until 11 PM central.
@cassgirl says:
I’ll be around
Let me see what I can Work out.
@atangie says:
EST is my time zone! Yay!
9:00 works for me… must. find. headset. yes.
We are all going to look so cool and techie. What is it that you were calling your patrons? Gritters? Like critters, only with a G?
You could make a cool logo to announce live chat times with a mascot… the ‘gritter critter’. Some kind of endearingly ferocious non-rodent type being. Do you have a favorite creature? Am I getting carried away? Might be the drugs… :-)
See you soon (for real!)
GAH! sadly, i might not be able to make it tonight now… but if some of you still can, please please please do it! and let me know how it works out…
I vote for trying again tonight or something! :-)
Aye! So I’m really looking forward to posting a video with me and Jack and maaaybe I can do a little dancin’ for you, too. I don’t have a webcam, so I’ll have to figure something out. As far as the winner, I’m not sure…it’s Friday afternoon, and I am spent. I’ll keep thinking…
oh you know i want to meet mr. jack. and i would love to see you gettin your groove on!
@danielleH says:
20,000?
We’ll be at Daniel’s softball game Sat night…but otherwise I’d be there. It was fun…even if echoy (how do you spell that?)
20,000 comments? And your own chat room?
You might be too cool for me to get to hang around… :)
So love the vibe you’re creating here!
whatever.
you’re so a blogging guru.
the prize should be you at their local airport. well, assuming it’s someone you know well. haha!
Actually, maybe the prize should be a color print of one of their fave pics on your carousel??
Think I could win again?? That would mean I’d have to step up my blog surfing again and neglect! Shame.
you could totally win it again!
[your idea of a color print of one of the carousel pics is great!]
I meant NOT neglect. sheesh!
Aye!
I suggest a Krispy Kream gift card as the prize!
now i want a donut. dangit!
Me tooooo! Ugh, it’s been ages since I’ve had one!
@atangie says:
Ok, this one is good.
@atangie says:
I had to get the letter written for this meeting. Now it is done and printed and I can feel as though I am prepared.
@atangie says:
I will be meeting with a family that will be hosting a kid who will be with us for a month. He and his sister are coming next week.
@atangie says:
He is 18 and she is 17. I am looking forward to having them here. They will be helping in the orphanage and in the office. I imagine that this will be life changing for them.
@atangie says:
Well, I would love to stick around and play, but I must be going now.
I hope you are well Alece and all the other dear Gritters out there. Still contemplating a mascot for us… hm…
@atangie says:
I am back.
@atangie says:
After my meeting I came back home and changed for the gym.
@atangie says:
(this is kinda like tweeting on the Grit.)
(I am pseudo tweeting… because I have never actually tweeted… don’t even have a twitter account.)
@atangie says:
(Although I do think their little birdie is cute. Oh, you probably don’t because you have bird phobia.)
wait… *i* have bird phobia?!
@atangie says:
Maybe that was someone else… I have been known to invent things about people and get my wires crossed…
roo is afraid of geese…
@atangie says:
What is bird phobia called again?
@atangie says:
Speaking of bird Phobia your sweet Eyore post made me think of Roo.
awwwwww… sweet thinking.
@atangie says:
Ok – So I came home and changed for the gym.
@atangie says:
then DaRonn and I loaded his luggage in the truck.
@atangie says:
We went to get some ice-cream before we headed to the airport.
@atangie says:
I got a Java Latte. Kinda like a Frap with a dollup of ice-cream on the top.
@atangie says:
so then we were off the airport.
@atangie says:
Kiss kiss. Hug hug. Flirt flirt. Bye.
@atangie says:
Took the long way to the gym.
@atangie says:
I love driving.
@atangie says:
Just got this notice:
You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.
Ha!
@atangie says:
Spent some time on the tread mill.
what’s a fear of treadmills called?
cause i’ve got that.
@atangie says:
now I am back home. made some phone calls. sent some emails. chatted on line. watched some you tube. kissed my kid. now I am commenting on the G&G. Obviously speed commenting due to caffeine from my Java Latte and endorphins from the gym. ha!
@atangie says:
I will be slightly embarrassed if the 20,000 th comment has been made already.
@atangie says:
but those feeling of embarrassment are supremely overpowered by how disgusted I know I will be if I haven’t given my very best effort to win that prize.
@atangie says:
though that strong feeling is NOT overpowered by competitiveness. I am perfectly happy for whomever walks away with that prize. :-)
@atangie says:
Oh well, I forgot to mention I am also playing my turns on WordScraper.
@atangie says:
That was supposed to be “Oh yeah” not “Oh well”. My fingers got ahead of my brain.
@atangie says:
I am going to give myself seven more minutes of playing this game.then it will be seven o’clock and I might need to put some food in my children’s mouths.
@atangie says:
I am planning on doing some low key things tonight because I accomplished way too much today.
i hope you enjoyed your low-key night… and after seeing all you accomplished here alone, i can imagine the rest of your day was crazy productive! :)
@atangie says:
Going to shower (I am still stinky from the gym – but my kids don’t care), going to paint, might check out if anyone is hanging out in the lounge, might watch something,…
@atangie says:
Did I tell you I met with the lawyer for the adoption today?
@atangie says:
We were able to turn our request in to the judge. We will hear from her in a couple of days if the judge has approved our request to adopt and given us the proper form to take to social services and move forward with the next step.
@atangie says:
I really need to do a blog about it. I wish I had more answers and that there was a set route we followed to adopt… but it is not so. we just have to go with the flow and do what they tell us to do. I pray our guts out to be sure that we are on the right path with the right people.
you’re handling this whole journey with much grace, friend. seriously.
@atangie says:
Well, my dear, the bell tolls. I was going to write about what I was listening to on my iTouch at the gym… but we will just have to leave that for another e-convo.
It’s been real my friend.
We will be talking soon I am sure.
Love ya!