A Queen is Crowned!

Dear Readers,
You may not believe this—I barely do, but after only two days, we have a Tungsten Level member here at Connecting Now. I had no idea this Membership Drive thing would actually work. None of my other ideas have. I possess a line of ridiculous ideas and inventions in my wake. Everything from "The Purple Light" which was supposed to reduce road rage, to the "Neck Nookie," which was/is a support to be used when getting your hair washed at the beauty salon. Not that I've given up on this last one. Am in the process of making a prototype—though I've been in the process for eight months.

So in direct opposition to my track record—success abounds. We have several letters in the queue, PLUS thirteen new members—twelve of which have come from our Queen of the Membership Drive. Pondering this, I realize Maddie and I have motivated exactly two people to invite friends. I'm going to stop pondering that now.

With no further ado, let's meet our newly crowned royal: The Incomparable Jan Ackerson--interview follows.

This is what I get for needing help . . .

CN: How does it feel to be the Queen of the Membership Drive? When I was a little girl, I always dreamed that I'd be Queen of something. I tried out for Queen of England, but they wouldn't have me. Strangely, neither would any of the lesser countries. I got an interview with Elbonia, but they were looking for someone taller. Queen of the Membership Drive feels like a fulfillment of that childhood dream. A disappointing fulfullment, but a fulfillment, nevertheless.

CN: What else of this caliber have you been able to achieve in your life? I once clipped a toenail and watched it sail in a perfect arc into my husband's lap. That was pretty cool.

CN: When did you realize you had a gift for inviting friends to blogs? It's one of those things you're born with, I think; you just need the right moment to come along to fertilize that bud into perfect, full flower. Any comparison between this blog and fertilizer is purely unintentional.

CN: I understand--no offense taken.  Is there anything you’d like to promote while you have the microphone? Sure! How about checking out the International Justice Mission. They're a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression around the world, and they're on my heart these days.

CN: And Lastly, Queen Jan, how do you feel about Maddie trying to steal your spotlight? Maddie, you've rendered my pretty pink designer-label triangle skirt perfectly, but you made my shoes too big.

CN: Ah, you think it makes her look selfish and self-promoting and that the message is not entirely the truth—my thoughts exactly. The only thing Maddie rulez is Microsoft Paint.

That aside, we'd like to welcome the new members and their CoNUNdrums to our humble blog:

Eliza
David
Betty
Doug
Megan
Jim
Colleen
Dave
Phee
Patty
Lynda
Lindsey
Plus our other one:  Donna

In addition to all the advertised perks of the Tungsten Membership (see Membership Drive post), Queen Jan will receive an Amazon Gift Card for $21.20—we pay for tax around here. Gift card?—you say—you never mentioned anything about a gift card, Lisa. Ah-ha! Maddie and I kept this a secret so we could see who was pure of heart! Queen Jan, you are truly a jewel—not to mention an incredibly hard metal (Tungsten).

We would also like to recognize Hanne M., who brought in "our other one." Hanne, too, is pure of heart—but apparently has more resistant friends. Though she's two followers away from the Stainless Steel level, we have a little something for her, too—just don't know what it is yet.

Readers, it's not too late for you! You never know what Maddie and I will have up our collective sleeves.

Hope you all have a stupendous weekend with the ones you love. The lines are open—don't forget to offer your congratulations to both Queen Jan and Working-On-It-Hanne M.