...and so it goes...

Are you planning to travel by air within the next few months? Virgin America's frequent flyer program has given its "founding members" (i.e. me) ten offers of a 20% discount on flights prior to 2/10/10. There are a few black-out dates, but there are still travel days around the holidays. You must book through this page to get the discount:

http://www.virginamerica.com/va/ftf.do?cid=EM_elevate0984&refId=25a7b212157e2932dac475f6ae87fc29

First come first serve. Feel free to pass this on to anyone you know. If all ten offers are taken, I get a free flight.

When all the payments come in, we will have raised $586 (minus Paypal admin fees) to benefit the Choirloft. Hooray us!

I've contacted the winners already in comments. If you placed something up for bid in the auction, please check the auction post to see if your offer received a bid. You will not necessarily receive direct notification by email, as I was the one who posted most of the offers in comments. If your item was won, please send me your contact info at zzzpdiduda at yahoo dot com so that I can put you in touch with the winner. Please don't assume that I have your contact info, even if I know you well. I'm just not that organized. :)

Thanks to everyone who participated!

I've gotten some great responses to my post about an auction to benefit the Choirloft. Hooray, you guys! The only problem is that I want to buy everything that's going to be offered for auction. Must. Restrain. Self. On the other hand, I can't think of a better cause.

A few details:

Auction protocol

I plan to start the auction Monday here in LJ. I have already asked those who are making offers to clarify things like number of hours (for services), starting prices, item descriptions. Please be sure to include shipping costs in your starting price, or specify "free shipping". Unless you object, I will describe each of your offers in separate comments to the main auction post. I will list your LJ name as the offeror unless you prefer anonymity. In pondering this last bit, please consider that not everyone would bid on having Anonymous babysit their kids or muck around inside their computers.

I intend to keep each offer open for a week. Bids will be made in reply to the individual "offer comments". Highest bidder gets the item/service. I will be including a Paypal link in the auction post both to collect payments and to collect any funds that people want to contribute to the Choirloft.

After the auction

I will provide you and the auction winner with each others' contact info. I ask that you contact your winners directly and make the necessary arrangements. If there are problems, I'm happy to help -- but if you make an offer in this auction, I'm going to assume that you will take primary responsibility for fulfilling any agreement that comes out of it.

It's not too late to donate items, goods or services! You can contact me here with offers, questions, or suggestions here in comments or at zzzpdiduda at yahoo dot com. [If your offers or suggestions have to do with a hot night in Vegas, a vat of vanilla pudding and the Cal marching band, please send them to my email address, not here. This is NOT that kind of auction post. :)].

To eeyore42--

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to yooooooouuuuu
Happy birthday to you

And here's your birthday present: I will promise NOT to sing this to you. :)

_{As our mutual friends know well, my singing makes the dogs howl. I fear what it might do to you.}