“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.
Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.
Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.
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We’re at 98 percent, and I’d love to stay up and hit refresh until we get to the end, but I just can’t; I simply must get some sleep. If by some chance you polish these off while I’m in the land of Nod, not to worry — the next phase is ready to go and I’ll deploy it tomorrow when I get up.
Sleep the sleep of the just, gentle readers.
I’ve (re-)discovered a few things over the course of the recent Days Of Rage. Some of them are great!
I found it while researching a murder (…this is a sentence I have more frequent use for than most), the true story of a neighborhood legend from my childhood. I grew up in a leafy, …
I can’t help it: SQUEEE! I think I shall donate again.
…aaand done. Did that feel awesome? Why yes: yes, it did.
it’s just ticked over to 99%
100%!
It’s at 99%!
Sars and everyone – you are amazing.
2:28 AM EDT. 100%.
100%
As of 11:30pm on the West Coast, you’ve hit 100 percent. Congratulations!
The counter is at $35,001! Awesome! I’m currently signing up and making what small contribution I can make as a starving student. :)
Woo to the Hoo… WE DID IT! Before midnight (Pacific) on Day Two, more than $35,000 from 527 donors, funding 50 projects that affect 3,240 students.
I’ve never been prouder to be associated with so many people I don’t “know.” Y’all truly rock.
100%! I just refreshed! You guys are awesome, and I’ll meet you next week when I get paid.
Looks like its at 100% now, and then some.
Congratulations to Sars and to all who donated, you’ve inspired me to donate too!
100%!!! Awesome to the max.
Over 100 percent! That is awesome! I’m so happy to have been even a small fraction of a percent of that. Great job, everyone! And thanks Sars for sacrificing time, sleep, and a little dignity, to bring us all together for a great cause. It’s always great to start the day warm and fuzzy.
100% !! Wheeee!!!
We are so full of awesome I’m practically choking on it.
$35,139. Tomato Nation reader RULE!!!
I’ve got my SixApart $30 certificate ready to go, so I’m ready to help out the new projects! Also, assuming we don’t reach $50,000 before Oct. 12, I’ll be donating my own money too. You guys are so cool. Go Tomato Nation!
Aw, you guys, I’m all teary over here thinking of all the people we helped in TWO FREAKING DAYS. I mean, TWO AWESOME DAYS.
We all deserve hugs and cookies, for real.
Well, don’t stop now, guys, we still have $15k more (or more) to go! And what do you think it would take to get the awesome Claire Danes to do the Angela dance with Sars? $75k? Because we can totally do that. I mean, we’re Team Awesome here. Which makes Sars Captain Awesome and Claire Danes and Tim Minear some kind of Lieutenant Awesomes, and all of us Private Awesomes (except, you know, in public). So proud.
seriously goosebump worthy. I get a little teary just thinking about all these teachers and kids – and the great things they’re going to get to do now.
This is addictive. After seeing what happened in only two days, I kind of want to keep donating just to see how much we can raise in a month!
Congrats, Sars!!!
And I love that Glark got to break the good news up above! :D
Once again, Tomato Nation restores my faith in humanity. I love you all, especially Sars.