KBTC Pledge Drive

As many of you know, I often volunteer to answer phones for the local PBS station... well, the local PBS station that actually shows Doctor Who, at least. And that's what I spent last night doing. Hubby-Eric, Jen, and I headed down to Tacoma around 4:30pm for the June pledge drive for Doctor Who.

It was a mostly uneventful night of answering phones, I didn't even get one crank call. The Klingons were out in force, helping us to fill the phone banks. And hubby-Eric got tapped as "talent" and got to talk to the cameras every break. Everyone agreed that he did a great job, and I noticed that the phones started ringing as soon as he got on. Whether that was because of his gorgeous face, or because people didn't want to look at him, I don't know.

We didn't quite reach our goal, but the station wasn't worried because we usually get more donations trickling in over the next few weeks, and the station buys the show six months ahead of time anyway so there's time for an emergency pledge drive if it comes to it. Eastenders is in trouble, though, as usual. We have hopes that it'll get enough money to continue.

A sponsor for this pledge drive was the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, newly opening in Seattle this week. I'm not entirely sure, but I think I ended up with a charter membership during a confused round of auctioning. We'll have to see. In any case, hubby-Eric and I definitely got some tickets to see it. If I got the charter membership, I'll get to go in early, on Tuesday evening, and get a preview. I'll have to find somebody to take if hubby can't go.

I also got tapped by the chairperson of Anglicon XVII to invite The Foglios to the con as guests, as the theme of Anglicon this year is Steampunk and Girl Genius fits right in. If they decline to come, I get to run the Girl Genius panel, which ought to be an experience...

Well, it's off to the M's game for me, to watch two of the worst teams in baseball battle it out. I don't mind the M's doing poorly, they are still my team.