Just to get the technicalities out of the way, here was my scientific method. I assigned names to numbers from 1 to 21, scrawled said numbers randomly on a piece of interlined paper torn from Charlotte's notebook, folded the paper, shut my eyes, and jabbed with a hatpin.
"Okay, let's see. Which number is closest to that hole? Ah ha!!"
Kris, it's your lucky day! Send me your address by email (see sidebar) and I will have your winnings in the mail by Friday.
"Oh this is gonna be so great. She's going to love this yarn. Yay!
"Wait a second. What is this I feel? Badness? Guilt? Sympathy for the disappointment of my commenters? Oh crap."
So, I jabbed again.
Ames! Girl!! The hatpin loved you!
"Crap. She's my sister-in-law. People are gonna think it was a setup. Should I have a do-over? But that wouldn't be right: I jabbed her number, fair and square.
"Now I feel cheap for not giving away all of it. Should I give away all of it? It's only $90 worth of yarn...and the G00gle deposit is only a month away...but I've already spent it.....WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ME?!? They are all grownups!!"
But I'm still so very sorry.
Hopefully it won't be long before I can do another one of these...think positive!
10 comments:
I'm glad I'm not the only one who goes through that when they do a giveaway! ;o)
You rock Shan, I love that you did a second one. And see Ames, being the sister-in-law did count for something (your name called that hatpin over). Totally kidding here, we all know that right?
Very generous of you Shan, a nice thing to read on a snowy winter night.
Shannon ... you have a hatpin ... a HATPIN ... that is so totally cool. A giveaway done with flair (and a hatpin!).
You are right, Dave. Shan is totally cool. In fact, my cool rating went up significantly when I married into the family.
Woohoo for me!! Thanks, Shan. You are too generous.
Now, I am feeling guilty for not giving something away on my blog.
Man- talk about a rigged contest!!!!!
Just kidden, when I get over my bitterness I'll say congrats to the winners.....but it may be years from now....
Ames, don't go there. If you feel guilty now, just wait until you draw a winner and then realize there are twenty UNwinners. It's a downward spiral.
And re: coolness, I think it's best if you continue to live far, far away from me, so you can never know just how untrue that is.
Though I do have a hatpin.
Oh you slay me. Too funny.
It's almost enough to put one off giveaways completely!
Congrats to the winners!
The hatpin sounds like a great method as long as it stays on the paper... there are some people who, given a hatpin and told to close their eyes, could do a lot of damage.
Considering my coordination today, I am probably one of those people.
Heh. I felt guilty even signing up for it. What is it with guilt and knitters? Actually, I am pretty certain it's guilt and (nice) women...
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