With all the househunting and moving issues, I'd been having some issues with figuring out how and where I was going to book the tailor. However, it's finally looking like we're going to be moving after Erin's birthday, so this morning I finally got around to booking the Tailor!
For those interested, we will be using Germanicos Tailors for Erin's suit, for a couple of highly laudable reasons. Firstly, They'll come right to your home with all the samples and swatches to make the suit and shirt, which means Erin doesn't have to go anywhere. Secondly, they're happy to work with the prospective suited up gentleman to completely customise the suit - something that I know that Erin is going to be well-pleased about! Also, their prices are not that bad, and were the basis for our original goal of $1000.
We'll see how their service goes once we get into it, but considering I've heard quite a few good reviews of their services, I'm quite optimistic!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
And it's the Final Week!
We are now officially in the final stretch of this fantastic journey. This Saturday, at a Taco Bell in the City, this grand project will be revealed in all it's glory, and these months of planning and secrecy will come to an end.
But my god, what a fantastic time it has been! I have been witness to so many beautiful, glorious acts of kindness, friendship and generosity. When I first started this, I was expecting most people to give just a tiny amount each, figuring that enough people would give enough that we'd have the suit by Erin's birthday by the skin of our teeth.
Instead, we had the suit pretty much stitched up in about 2 weeks, with more people still wanting to donate. And donate you have! At this stage, with 6 days to go, we have a total sum of $1858!
I know that for a lot of this blog, I have waxed lyrical about people's generosity, but people, this is just an incredible effort!
But! Here's the last run - last opportunity for people to contribute. The card will be printed out on Friday night, so for those wanting to be on the card, you'll need to have your contributions to me by that date. On Saturday, we'll be doing the Big Reveal during Erin's big birthday dinner (I will accept contributions on the Saturday, right up until the Reveal, however!)
For those of you who've lost the original letter Here's the original mailout, with all the information on how to contribute. Good luck to everyone, And remember, the blog doesn't finish on Saturday! Here will continue to be the place to watch as the Suit takes form, and will of course be the place to see photos and videos as they become available.
Thankyou everyone for helping me seize the opportunity to give Erin a fantastic birthday for his 25th, and to give me an opportunity to show just how much he is loved, by me and all of you.
But my god, what a fantastic time it has been! I have been witness to so many beautiful, glorious acts of kindness, friendship and generosity. When I first started this, I was expecting most people to give just a tiny amount each, figuring that enough people would give enough that we'd have the suit by Erin's birthday by the skin of our teeth.
Instead, we had the suit pretty much stitched up in about 2 weeks, with more people still wanting to donate. And donate you have! At this stage, with 6 days to go, we have a total sum of $1858!
I know that for a lot of this blog, I have waxed lyrical about people's generosity, but people, this is just an incredible effort!
But! Here's the last run - last opportunity for people to contribute. The card will be printed out on Friday night, so for those wanting to be on the card, you'll need to have your contributions to me by that date. On Saturday, we'll be doing the Big Reveal during Erin's big birthday dinner (I will accept contributions on the Saturday, right up until the Reveal, however!)
For those of you who've lost the original letter Here's the original mailout, with all the information on how to contribute. Good luck to everyone, And remember, the blog doesn't finish on Saturday! Here will continue to be the place to watch as the Suit takes form, and will of course be the place to see photos and videos as they become available.
Thankyou everyone for helping me seize the opportunity to give Erin a fantastic birthday for his 25th, and to give me an opportunity to show just how much he is loved, by me and all of you.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
On the final stretch!
Hey followers!
Apologies for no update last week, househunting has been absolutely hectic for the two of us, so I haven't had much time to get personal things done.
However! In the last two weeks we've had quite a few donation from people, bring us $131 closer to our goal! Also, thanks to me setting up the account to get interest, the NAB has chipped in an extra $4 as well, which brings our total so far up to $1695! Which is phenomenal! And we still have just under two weeks to go, for anyone who's still planning to donate, but just hasn't gotten around to it!
Also, (and I'm aware that this is short notice), I'll be attending Kinky tonight in Northcote, if anyone reads this and wants to donate in person. Also, please remember that I'm happy to arrange to meet people to grab donations off them, if they're otherwise unable to attend events and still want to donate. Also, slightly less short-notice, I'm planning to attend Provocation with Erin, so people can also donate direct to me there.
In news regarding the Reveal, it's looking like we're going to end up going out for dnner for Erin's birthday, and it's looking very likely that we'll be heading to Taco Bill in the CBD. For those who are interested in being there for the reveal, please send me an email at kirby1024 AT gmail DOT com so I can include you in the booking!
This, ladies, gentlemen, otherwise and neither, is going to be utterly fantastic!
Apologies for no update last week, househunting has been absolutely hectic for the two of us, so I haven't had much time to get personal things done.
However! In the last two weeks we've had quite a few donation from people, bring us $131 closer to our goal! Also, thanks to me setting up the account to get interest, the NAB has chipped in an extra $4 as well, which brings our total so far up to $1695! Which is phenomenal! And we still have just under two weeks to go, for anyone who's still planning to donate, but just hasn't gotten around to it!
Also, (and I'm aware that this is short notice), I'll be attending Kinky tonight in Northcote, if anyone reads this and wants to donate in person. Also, please remember that I'm happy to arrange to meet people to grab donations off them, if they're otherwise unable to attend events and still want to donate. Also, slightly less short-notice, I'm planning to attend Provocation with Erin, so people can also donate direct to me there.
In news regarding the Reveal, it's looking like we're going to end up going out for dnner for Erin's birthday, and it's looking very likely that we'll be heading to Taco Bill in the CBD. For those who are interested in being there for the reveal, please send me an email at kirby1024 AT gmail DOT com so I can include you in the booking!
This, ladies, gentlemen, otherwise and neither, is going to be utterly fantastic!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
A full-blown mailout!
With just under a month to go, I'm starting to do the rounds again, reminding people who otherwise might have forgotten. This does mean the tedium of mass-mailing on fetlife, but for Erin's suit, it's worth it!
I'm also, at this point, starting to relook at the distribution list, and start adding people who might have fallen off the initial list (or who weren't online initially) to spread the idea out far and wide. At this short a timeframe, it's time to go for gold, pull together as a team, and any number of other hackneyed sporting analogies!
This week, we've not received any donations, so our tally remains at $1555 (which is nothing to sneeze at!). Even if we get no more donations in the next month, I'm pretty happy with the donations we've received, and I thank everyone who's contributed, once again!
On another note, I've mentioned in the mailout that I'm planning to make sure I have a camera present at the Big Reveal, so that everyone who's donated can see the look on Erin's face when we show him all the hard work we've put into this gift for him. It occurs to me, however, that I should also give people the opportunity to actually be there as well. So, I'm going to give people that option - closer to the date, anyone who's expressed an interest in being there in person for the Big Reveal I'll happily give details of the time and place (for planning purposes, I'm planning on the reveal happening around 12-2pm on Erin's birthday, September the 18th). Feel free to let me know, anyway you can get in touch with me, if that sounds like a whole lot of fun. :)
I'm also, at this point, starting to relook at the distribution list, and start adding people who might have fallen off the initial list (or who weren't online initially) to spread the idea out far and wide. At this short a timeframe, it's time to go for gold, pull together as a team, and any number of other hackneyed sporting analogies!
This week, we've not received any donations, so our tally remains at $1555 (which is nothing to sneeze at!). Even if we get no more donations in the next month, I'm pretty happy with the donations we've received, and I thank everyone who's contributed, once again!
On another note, I've mentioned in the mailout that I'm planning to make sure I have a camera present at the Big Reveal, so that everyone who's donated can see the look on Erin's face when we show him all the hard work we've put into this gift for him. It occurs to me, however, that I should also give people the opportunity to actually be there as well. So, I'm going to give people that option - closer to the date, anyone who's expressed an interest in being there in person for the Big Reveal I'll happily give details of the time and place (for planning purposes, I'm planning on the reveal happening around 12-2pm on Erin's birthday, September the 18th). Feel free to let me know, anyway you can get in touch with me, if that sounds like a whole lot of fun. :)
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Weekly Update
So, this week has not been so speedy, but still, a donation of $50 takes us to $1555.00!
I'll probably start sending the next burst of reminders this week - this week we'll pass the "One month to go" point, so that's as good a point as any to start reminding people!
As a note, Erin has (possibly through fault of my own), come to learn that a surprise is coming for his birthday. He has no idea what it is, and he seems to be running with the surprise - it's apparently been so long since he's gotten a genuine birthday surprise that he's relishing the experience. Whenever I remind him about the fact he's getting a surprise for his birthday, he starts bouncing up and down, all excited!
I honestly can't wait until his surprise actually gets revealed to him! I can only imagine the reaction we'll get. And, just so you know, I'll be making sure that reaction is placed on youtube for all of us here to see. Because honestly, so few of you here will be able to be present to see it yourself, and something like that? Really has to be shared amongst everyone!
I'll probably start sending the next burst of reminders this week - this week we'll pass the "One month to go" point, so that's as good a point as any to start reminding people!
As a note, Erin has (possibly through fault of my own), come to learn that a surprise is coming for his birthday. He has no idea what it is, and he seems to be running with the surprise - it's apparently been so long since he's gotten a genuine birthday surprise that he's relishing the experience. Whenever I remind him about the fact he's getting a surprise for his birthday, he starts bouncing up and down, all excited!
I honestly can't wait until his surprise actually gets revealed to him! I can only imagine the reaction we'll get. And, just so you know, I'll be making sure that reaction is placed on youtube for all of us here to see. Because honestly, so few of you here will be able to be present to see it yourself, and something like that? Really has to be shared amongst everyone!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Weekend Update
Hello All!
So, we've had quite a few people donating a whole lot of cash this week, and it's brought our tally up immensely. As you can see on the sidebar, we have officially reached the $1500 mark!
So, this post I was planning to post another bunch of suit images. This time, I wanted specifically to post some pictures of larger people in suits, because hey, suits look good in absolutely everyone, and some pictures of people outside the norm in good-looking suits is pretty much exactly what this blog's missing is all about.
Now, you would think that, seeing as there's a whole wide internet at our disposal, that it would be pretty straightforward to find larger men in good looking suits. Yeah, not so much. The few sites I found that do big and tall suits don't advertise them terribly well in their stock, and the number of hollywood actors you could define as fat are... minimal. This, I feel, merely justifies the whole reason I'm doing this for Erin, I feel!
Meanwhile, my quest for suit images paid off a little. Here are some pictures of a few large men in good looking suits, for you, our wondrous benefactors. And when the suit is made, and Erin is in that suit, you'd better believe there will be pictures on this very blog!
So, we've had quite a few people donating a whole lot of cash this week, and it's brought our tally up immensely. As you can see on the sidebar, we have officially reached the $1500 mark!
So, this post I was planning to post another bunch of suit images. This time, I wanted specifically to post some pictures of larger people in suits, because hey, suits look good in absolutely everyone, and some pictures of people outside the norm in good-looking suits is pretty much exactly what this blog's missing is all about.
Now, you would think that, seeing as there's a whole wide internet at our disposal, that it would be pretty straightforward to find larger men in good looking suits. Yeah, not so much. The few sites I found that do big and tall suits don't advertise them terribly well in their stock, and the number of hollywood actors you could define as fat are... minimal. This, I feel, merely justifies the whole reason I'm doing this for Erin, I feel!
Meanwhile, my quest for suit images paid off a little. Here are some pictures of a few large men in good looking suits, for you, our wondrous benefactors. And when the suit is made, and Erin is in that suit, you'd better believe there will be pictures on this very blog!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
45 Days to go - Well Past Half Way!
I recently sent out some reminders to people, and wow, did we get a great response! Since our last update, the fund has received $510! This is utterly astounding, and puts us well past our initial requests! The fund has, to this date, received:
This is absolutely phenomenal! There have been quite a few larger contributors this time around which have made a whole lot of difference. I want to thank them a lot for their incredibly generosity, but I'd also like to remind people that we're not expecting large donations from everyone - we'd like people to donate what they're comfortable giving, and what they're able to.
Fantastic work people! At this rate, we'll have everything down to the cufflinks by Erin's birthday!
$1375.00!!!
This is absolutely phenomenal! There have been quite a few larger contributors this time around which have made a whole lot of difference. I want to thank them a lot for their incredibly generosity, but I'd also like to remind people that we're not expecting large donations from everyone - we'd like people to donate what they're comfortable giving, and what they're able to.
Fantastic work people! At this rate, we'll have everything down to the cufflinks by Erin's birthday!
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