I need to dash into the shower and head down to the office. I got up (really) early to do the News item for the festival website this morning, but then I went back to bed (as I hadn't slept well). I was sound asleep when Marilyn phoned to tell me to turn on the TV -- they were going to report on my win ( Read more... )

I spent most of my day working on the Blog (which is also the News) for the RHSAA. The group uses Constant Contact as their eNewsletter service. There have been 14 various communications/eNewsletters since the group really got going last year -- and I needed to put every single one of those into our Blog. On the correct date, with the contents ( Read more... )

Yeah, it might be vaca, but I needed to do a deadline job for the festival today -- working on the Christmas card graphics. This is hopefully off to the printers now (I had to re-do it once, so far). Otherwise we're talking me starting over from scratch either tonight or tomorrow... (sigh) Seeing as this was supposed to go to print today, well ( Read more... )

While working this morning, I came across the following logo. And it reminded me. So even though it's not the time of year we win these awards, it's worth mentioning...

( The festival wins... )

I got a large envelope in the mail today, with a return address of fw (F+W PUBLICATIONS, INC.). My reaction? "What the hell is this?" (I even spoke the words out loud.) You might remember me talking about submitting my work HERE (back in June). Well, believe it or not, I won an Honorable Mention -- and the envelope was a letter and certificate ( Read more... )

Just like LAST YEAR, I was working on the current festival eNewsletter when I got the phone call about our Pinnacle wins for 2009. This year it was Marilyn mistressmarilyn who let me know. She got the information directly from Jeff, who is currently in Indianapolis, Indiana at the annual IFEA convention ( Read more... )

I realize that even the best Website Grader isn't perfect. But Marilyn mistressmarilyn and I do employ one of these now and then as a tool to explore the power of the festival website.

Note that though I'm officially the webmaster of the site, Marilyn is Director of Events and Communications (along with her other title), so she's actually in charge of the ( Read more... )

Personally, I love "The Dark Knight" -- and obviously the PEOPLE (that's us, folks) did, too. (That's why it has such amazing box office numbers ( Read more... )

I was working away on the current eNewsletter (for the festival) when I got a phone call from a number I didn't recognize. There was static and confusion on the other end of the line, so it took me a minute to realize it was Jeff calling me from Boise, Idaho -- where the IFEA convention is being held this year. (You'll recall that last year the ( Read more... )

It was an amazing (and somewhat crazy) night. Every year we have a Summer Board Meeting, held at the (quite exclusive) Riverside Golf & Country Club.

Because of the current financial problems of the festival, Marilyn mistressmarilyn was referring to it as 'the Last Supper.' (smile)At this meeting the 2008 President turns over his gavel (so to speak) to the next ( Read more... )