STOP! Before you read any further you should know that this particular post? Is not written by only one OurPDX author… but 2. That’s right, TWO of us. You can see that morganpdx is the one posting this… but did you know that I, CamiKaos, am actually typing this intro? (m: This is so cool!! This is like…OurPDX history in the making! I’m so excited! c: Quiet Morgan. Let me finish the intro will you? m: Oh right. Sorry. Go ahead.) You should know that, otherwise the following post will make less sense. Here we go…let’s pick the winner of the Xanadu tix!
m: Hey Cami!
c: Hi Morgan!!!
m: We have a very important thing to do today, don’t we? The fate of 8 people’s next Tuesday night is riding on our actions. I’m trying not to let this power go to my head.
c: I don’t think either of us can actually be trusted with this power.
m: Truer words were never spoken. People don’t realize what loose cannons we are!
c: I know, right? So how should we do it? I could put all the names in a bag and draw one out at random. And try not to randomly pick the name of someone I really really like?
m: Seriously? I don’t know, Cami. I think we may need to find someone a bit more impartial for this.
c: Does your dog know anyone on twitter?
m: Jessie? Hmm. She does know people on twitter, but not any of the people in this contest. I mean, if @jarvitron’s name were in the bag we would have trouble. But I think he’s still scarred from my Xanadu birthday party in November, so he didn’t enter.
c: Do you think she’d be willing to come over to my house and paw through this bag of names I made?
m: She’d be all over that! We’ll…um…wait. Paws aren’t very good at picking a single name out of a little bag. That whole “no thumbs” thing is just such a drag.
c: You know who has thumbs? My kid. And I don’t think she actually knows any of the people who entered the contest. I mean if you or @verso or @turoczy had been in the running it might be an issue… but I think we could trust her.
m: That is a BRILLIANT idea. Just…brilliant. I knew I hung around with you for a reason. Alright! Let’s put the names in the bag. You have a bag? Right?
c: I have it right here. With the names of all 8 eligible finalists in it. I actually made the slips of paper out of the top of the bag to be all eco-friendly and shit.
m: Way to be a role model for the community, Cami.
c: Yeah. I’m good like that.
You don’t really need to hear the whole conversation where I explained to my 7 year old that we needed someone more impartial and um… ethical than morganpdx and I. You also probably don’t need to know that I had to bribe her with a mystery bag of some gummy candy… but the end result was that she was happy to help us out…
K swished her hand around the little paper bag and pulled out a slip of paper which she handed to me with a great sense of purpose as she asked “What’s this thing for anyway?”
To which Morgan yelled over the phone “It’s for Xanadu tickets K!! XANADU!” and then K shrugged, rolled her eyes and walked away.
m: Ok. I’m ready. This is so exciting! Initiate Xanadu Winner Selection by 7 Year Old…Now.
c: I know who won! I have the slip of paper right here in my hand. I don’t even know this person. Way to be impartial, kid!
m: OMG WHO IS IT? WHO WON?
c: And the winner is……
m: Uhm. Well. That’s kinda hard to read, Cami. And I have 20/20 vision. I know, I was just at the eye doctor yesterday.
c: Oh. Really?
m: Yeah. I mean…I see a b in there, and an @ symbol, but…it’s kinda hard to make out the rest. Can you read it? You know, in your out-loud voice?
c: Fine. Whatever. Sure. it’s @blabbey.
m: CONGRATS, @BLABBEY!!!!!! I wonder if she’ll want an autographed picture of us.
c: Why would she want that? We’re kind of jerks.
m: Yeah, but people like jerks. I mean, that’s what that “women who love too much” book was about, right?
c: You read?
m: Who, me? Read? No. I don’t read. Reading is for losers. And jerks.
c: Should we really be saying that in front of the R-E-A-D-E-R-S?
m: Oops. Yeah so anyway, we’re going to see Xanadu Tuesday night, right? OMG how FUN WILL THAT BE?!
c: I’m still a little scared Morgan… I know you’re a big Fanadu, but this will totally be my first time.
m: It’s okay. I won’t even make you watch the movie beforehand. Plus we’ll go have a martini first.
c: Okay. It’s settled. We’ll be there. Will you guys?
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Brilliant! For the record, Dave is still scarred from the November party as well, but that’s not stopping him from attending on Tuesday. Okay, yeah, he doesn’t have a choice. We were offered free tickets and he was on the phone at the time and couldn’t say no. Mwaahaahaa.
SAD DAY!! Was really hoping to see it. Oh well. Congrats Blabbey…
Congrats @blabbey!
You ladies are gonna have a blast!!!
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