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Get ready
September 29, 2008 – 3:53 PM | 2 Comments
Get ready

…to vote with your wallet.   AWESOMELY.

To donate a prize, suggest a project, or ask a question, email me: bunting at tomatonation dot com.   We kick off October 1, so watch this space for …

Awesome ’08
September 18, 2008 – 11:00 AM | 41 Comments

The contest approacheth; we kick off October 1.
If you would like to donate a prize, please email me at bunting at tomatonation dot com.
If you would like to suggest a project for the challenge, ditto …

Charitable giving for the holidays
November 30, 2007 – 12:55 AM | 3 Comments

Robert T. emailed me earlier today with a link to Changing The Present, a site that serves as a sort of clearinghouse for worthy causes — you can browse all sorts of non-profits that support …

TN Fall Contest: Gift Certificates
November 12, 2007 – 7:09 PM | 26 Comments

Note: ALL donors to the contest received gift certificates for $100 from Donors Choose to apply to the projects of your choice. If you didn’t receive one, you should have, so please check your junk …

30 Rockmato
November 6, 2007 – 1:59 PM | 46 Comments

The TWoP site director asked me to do a little write-up for TWoP of my adventures on Friday — presumably in exchange for disrupting the office — and you can read it here. When you’ve …

TN Fall Contest: Prizing Notification Phase
November 6, 2007 – 1:33 PM | No Comment

Emails have begun to go out notifying winners of their eligibility. We did have some issues earlier with my email going into spam filters and whatnot, so keep an eye out.

TN Fall Contest: The Wrap-Up
November 5, 2007 – 4:42 PM | 9 Comments

Kudos for you guys from Jerry Yang’s blog, the Six Apart blog, and Federated Media. Well done, folks.

Tomato Dance: The Video
November 5, 2007 – 12:21 AM | 74 Comments

Woo hoo!
Super-thanks to my bro for cutting the footage so fast. Super-non-thanks to my chins for…being myriad, and to myself for not wearing makeup in the morning. Man is that hat unflattering.
The dance itself is …

Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines
November 4, 2007 – 5:04 PM | 4 Comments
Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines

…Aw.
Logistical updates: 1) Prizing is still on hold; I’m waiting for word about a couple more prizes before I start picking the winners.   You can find the updated prize list by clicking on the …

Sadie The Fire Safety Tomato Says: “Drink!”
November 2, 2007 – 5:54 PM | 12 Comments

Loki Lounge. 5th Ave. and 2nd St. in the BK. Mr. S and the Couch Baron attending. Tomato costume now festooned with cat hair. Your chance to appear in a video montage. Juuuuust sayin’.
“Enough with …