ODAHQ – Blogathon Alternative. Sponsor me?

I have participated in the Blogathon for a handful of years now. A blogathon is where you write an entry every half hour for 24 hours, so 49 entries in total. Both times (2007 and 2009) I had a LOT of fun just rambling and being silly, like I always am, but even more so when I’m sleep deprived.

This year, there is no official blogathon, so some lovely people here on OD have organised an alternate for people like me to participate in. ODAHQ. It’s the same thing, just less official looking because it was a rush to get it all together. This year’s -Athon starts at 9am EST on July 31st and goes until 9am EST August 1st.

This year I am raising money for the Make-A-Wish foundation again. I don’t really have a reason for picking this charity, except that they are really easy to donate to. Credit card or paypal (which is good for me as I have no credit card and get sad when that is the only option for donations), and you can donate to your local ‘chapter’ too, which I also really like.

If you would like to sponsor me, just leave your name (diary name, nickname, anything really) and how much you would like to pledge (even $5 would be great!). You can either donate right now or you can wait and see if I write all 49 entries in the half hour increments that is the spirit of this event. If you choose to wait until after the 31st to donate, please leave an email address (or diary name) so I have some way of contacting you to remind you of your pledge.

This year I actually have a slight ‘theme’, I have so many recipes for delicious baked goods that I want to try out, so I’m just going to bake all day (as much as I feel like though, no one wants me to be playing with an oven at 3am when my heart isn’t into it anymore… I’ll end up with another oven scar!) and hopefully by the end I will have a massive pile of treats. So if you are local, you are ENCOURAGED to come take some off my hands. I would like to send off some little prize-type sample boxes but most of the things on my ‘potential to bake during ODAHQ’ list are soft things that would not travel well. This may change.

If you have any questions, or want to sponsor me, please leave a note on this entry. I have it set so you don’t need to have an OD to note me, but if you do, please be logged in, it is just easier for me.

Here’s to Better Living Through Sleep Deprivation!! (such an awesome slogan)