It’s been a busy week. 221 pets have contacted me directly, which is no small feat when you have only paws, and no opposable thumbs!
They all say they were featured in last year’s Balloon Juice Pet calendars, but this year… nothing. They all bark and meow the same plaintive cry “Why? Why?” So sad!
It’s not too late to remedy this. You have 10 days to get your photos in.
All animals welcome. We even have a parrot this year.
Just send me an email message telling me the names of the pets you want in the calendar this year. You can send the photos later.
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We are using the same system as last year.
It’s a 4-step process, start to finish. (for you)
- Start the process by sending an email message
- Use the link we supply to upload your files
- Check for your nym and names of your pets in the spreadsheet we’ll post later on BJ
- Notify us if anything is incorrect
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To start the process, simply send email to pet-calendar or to watergirl. If you need more info about the exact email addresses, check out Contact Us in the white bar up top, for details.
Your message should include:
- your nym
- the names of all your pets that are going to be in the calendar
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Details will be sent to you by email once you send the email with your nym and pet names.
We have 135 pet names for the calendar so far!
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Calendars will be available to order by December 1.
Beth needs time to work with the pics on the design, so fair warning: we are going to have to be firm about deadlines in order to have the calendars available to order by December 1.
Please let us know ASAP that you plan to send photos in, and the names of your pets. Even without all the pictures, knowing how many entries there will be allows Beth to get started on the design!
The we-really-mean-it-last-date for submitting your pictures is Nov 1. For real.
SixStringFanatic
So, in my email to WaterGirl, I mentioned that there was a cat who had been hanging out outside my place all night, every night, since early May. WG was kind enough to leave an extra calendar slot for my outdoor friend, in case she became an indoor friend. I guess we all knew how this story would turn out, right?
Her name is Josephine and she is in kitty quarantine in my spare room. She will almost certainly be making her debut in this year’s pet calendar.
WaterGirl
@SixStringFanatic: I guess that means I can change the spreadsheet now from “one more kitty who has been outside” to “Josephine”.
She has a name and a home. Congratulations!
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes
Don’t see a white bar for email
Alison Rose
Come on, MFers, there’s got to be like 10k pets among all of us.
Alison Rose
@Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes: It’s the Contact Us tab in the upper right near the post navigation arrows. Though that’s on desktop, not sure if you’re on mobile and what that would look like…
WaterGirl
@Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes:
Not sure what your comment means, but CONTACT US in the white menu bar at the top has details on email addresses.
But mine is my nym at balloon-juice.com
WaterGirl
@Alison Rose: Good point. CONTACT US is in the hamburger menu on mobile devices.
MomSense
@SixStringFanatic:
Yay! Bienvenue Josephine!
I have been really busy and worn out with a cold. I’m off this week and will look for a pup photo.
OzarkHillbilly
@Alison Rose: I told all mine of my experiences as a calendar boy and they all said “No way!”
WaterGirl
@MomSense: Okay, I added Korra to the spreadsheet and sent you the link.
Since you have a cold, you get special treatment. :-)
WaterGirl
@OzarkHillbilly: x-rated calendar boy?
OzarkHillbilly
@WaterGirl: Cave rated, but all the caver chicks wanted to run their hands all over my vertical gear, especially my rack.
Rappelling rack, you sexist pigs.
raven
I have to tell you that the Boolebark folks (my wife) swiped the calendar idea for their fundraiser and she is going NUTS trying to get people to submit pictures!!!
MomSense
@WaterGirl:
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Can you add another place for my granddog Kebo?
WaterGirl
@MomSense: done!
WaterGirl
@raven: It’s complicated!
PaulWartenberg
I’m sending separate pictures of Mal and Ocean today.
That’s to pet-calendar AT balloon-juice dot com?
WaterGirl
@PaulWartenberg: Yep! Either that or watergirl at the same place – they both come to me.
Yutsano
Add Rusty the New Puppy and Lucy the Barn Cat!
Comrade Colette
Tank the Tortoise reporting for duty!
WaterGirl
@Comrade Colette: Tank looks good!
Low Key Swagger
Can you post multiple pets you have?
geg6
@Low Key Swagger:
Yes! I send all three of mine.
WaterGirl
@Low Key Swagger: Yes, you can include all your pets, if you like.
WaterGirl
@geg6: For the one of yours that is low res, have you tried sending it directly from your phone to me by email – choosing ACTUAL SIZE rather than small, medium or large?
The naming may be different on Android phones, but I imagine they have something similar.
That has worked for a couple of people who were submitting low res photos.
Dr. Fungus
This is a test post to show what’s happening to my nym.
WaterGirl
@Dr. Fungus: It looks good from here. All on one line and a space where it should be.
On my computer.