{"id":4623,"date":"2003-07-27T06:58:51","date_gmt":"2003-07-27T13:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2003-07-27T06:58:51","modified_gmt":"2003-07-27T13:58:51","slug":"bt03_and_there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/07\/27\/bt03_and_there.html","title":{"rendered":"BT03 &#8211; And There Shall Come &#8230; An Ending!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that&#8217;s it, then.  Twenty-four hours of blogging.  The time passes so quickly, oddly enough.  When you&#8217;ve logorrhea like mine, it&#8217;s &#8230; easier to find things to fill in the time and space than you might think.<\/p>\n<p>At this point in the show, thanks are necessary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanks to Doyce, who turned me onto this madness, then had the decency to bring over Krispy Kreme donuts at 2 in the morning.\n<li>Thanks to the Eurythmics, who got me through the last two-plus hours.<\/p>\n<li>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/IMG_2819a.JPG\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Success Kitty<\/a>, and\/or whatever other metaphysical sources were assisting in the effort.<\/p>\n<li>To the fine person behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randyrants.com\" target=\"_blank\">RandyRants.com<\/a>, and , thus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randyrants.com\/rr\/sharpmt.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>SharpMT<\/a>, <\/i>which gave me the confidence to write really long bits of stuff without fear that I&#8217;d hit the wrong key and delete the whole thing.<\/p>\n<li>Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogathon.org\/team.php\" target=\"_blank\">the fine people at the Blogathon<\/a>.  They organized this shindig, and deserve major props for doing so.  As of this writing, they managed to organize 432 participants, 2,988 sponsors, and so raise <b>$86,205.95<\/b>.  They rock.<\/p>\n<li>Thanks, once again, to my sponsors:  Mark D. McKean, Amanda Helstrom, Margie, Lester Norton, my folks, &#8220;G,&#8221; &#8220;M,&#8221; Doyce Testerman, Mary, Hilary Caws-Elwitt, Brian Peace, and Jim &#038; Ginger.  I, and the CBLDF, thank you.  You made it worthwhile (literally), to the tune of $225.  (You&#8217;ll get a gentle reminder from the Blogathon folks, and contact info for the CBLDF, sometime in the next few days.)<\/p>\n<li>Thank you to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbldf.org\" target=\"_blank\">CBLDF<\/a>, for doing what they do.<\/p>\n<li>Thanks to the comic book industry, and particularly the creators &#8212; writers, artists, and others &#8212; whose work I&#8217;ve lauded here the last 24 hours.  You have given me more enjoyment than I can express.<\/p>\n<li>And last, and most, thanks to Margie, who lent spiritual, emotional, logistical, and parental support to this effort, and who by and large makes possible most of the things I manage to do.  She&#8217;s swell, and I can&#8217;t begin to say how lucky I am to have her by my side. <\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>P.S.  I realize there a few regular comics of mine that I didn&#8217;t mention, largely because I didn&#8217;t have a recent issue in hand.  No more reviews (God, no!), but I&#8217;ll mention the talent, and tell you I recommend them all heartily:  <i>Powers <\/i>(Bendis\/Oeming), <i>Sojourn <\/i>(Marz\/Land), <i>Private Beach <\/i>(Hahn), <i>Top 10 <\/i>(Moore\/Ha), <i>Castle Waiting <\/i>(Medley).<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy.  I&#8217;m going to bed.<\/p>\n<p><i>Good night, everybody!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that&#8217;s it, then. Twenty-four hours of blogging. 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