today was GREAT! the canners today were absolutely amazing - the BMDP committee member who came to pick up the cans was astonished at their weight. we had cans stuffed so full that people couldn't slip any more money into them. amazing stuff, all you auntie-killers and sweet young things with large eyes!

*applauds wildly*

now for the weekend.

it is also amazing what people who are 'donating' to charity will do. one was a lady who put a 20 cent coin in and then turned and remarked loudly to her friend, "I can't find a 10 cent coin lah." and another lady who put a 10 cent coin in and said, "NAH! 10 cents!" oh, and one of the many guys who waved us aside was wearing a shirt that said 'charity is a virtue'.

strange, strange. at any rate, there were also the lovely people - the lady who gave us a pack of m&ms, the people who stopped and talked to us about the BMDP and how they could sign up at donors. and the ice-cream. :D

might I also take this chance to remind you all about our closing night?

A Vacant Affair, Auburn's Epiphany, Broken Orange Fence, West Grand Boulevard and ZHEN will be bringing Somethingood 2006 to a resounding close at Plaza Singapura on 25 June at 4pm. They're part of more than two hundred performers busking in aid of the Bone Marrow Donor Programme during the course of the two week festival this June.

The Bone Marrow Donor Programme is dedicated to maintaining a register of potential bone marrow donors and finding a match for patients with leukaemia and other blood-related diseases. Potential bone marrow donors have their finger pricked for a small blood sample, which is then sent for a tissue typing test which both complex and expensive - testing each new donor costs $150. Given that the odds of matching unrelated patients and donors are 1 in 20,000, the Bone Marrow Donor Programme needs your help to fund the testing of potential donors to build its register.

So come down to Plaza Singapura on the 25th of June at 4pm; watch our closing, enjoy great music and do Somethingood!

okay, break days are in reality (for me at least) not break days. well, actually, today would have been okay had tomorrow's performers not pulled out on me. spent most of it replanning the day and sorting it out with everyone involved tomorrow. quite tiring, yes. frustrating, that too.

somethingood's been going pretty well so far in terms of operations - we haven't had any major problems with running the stations, thanks in large part to the good weather and a little trolley we loaned from shaw. with a trolley, you can move anything. including our 1.8m by 1.2m signboard that looks like one of those things that squash cartoon characters flat.

sometimes people stand and watch for 10 minutes and when you shuffle hopefully up to them with a bright smile and "would you like..." on your lips, they disappear. BAMPF. with a donation can, my people eradication powers are to be FEARED!

argh, I was going to make a nice post talking about how the days have been so far, but this afternoon has been full of frustrating madness because a group supposed to perform tomorrow have just PULLED OUT. with less than 24 hours notice!!

so I give you photos.

OKAY.

TOMORROW BETTER BE GOOD.

AND IT BETTER NOT RAIN.

and I take my finger off the shift key.

just uploaded the schedules - they're subject to change until 5 June, after no more changes should be made without good reason.

*tired*