a win-win-win situation
How was your weekend? Good? We had a nice one over here. It went a little like this…
the boyz at seafood always deliver
a little wet, a little muddy, a lot of fun
tremendous lightning storms…
which gave way to beautiful evenings
And then there was this business of the giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered and shared their goals. I closed the comments at midnight on Friday, so any stragglers were stuck out. It seemed the most popular goals were: losing weight, running, gardening, cooking, cleaning, spending time with loved ones. I hope you all meet your goal(s) and even if you don’t, I hope you find happiness either way.
Jeremy and I pondered how to go about selecting the winner. There is Random and then there is Inane. You can probably guess where this went:
to the dogs (someone is on a diet, so carrots in place of kibbles)
we employ trained, licensed professionals resort to kaweah
We recorded the number under the first kibble Kaweah ate upon her release command. Jeremy had to rush in to keep her from mowing through all of the neighboring carrot nubs each time. Each number corresponded to a digit in a three-digit number, x. If x was greater than the number of entries N = 616 (since #422 out of 617 opted out) then we took the mod of x by N.
6… (see her eying 9? she ate that too)
After each selection, we filled all of the numbers with carrot nubs to “reset” the board. We wound up filling more than one because Kaweah made quick work of sucking up the surrounding carrot nubs.
and another 6! (and she ate the 9 again)
Kaweah was so excited about the treats that she dove into the third digit before I was ready to photograph it, but it was a 3. So our winner was 663 mod 616 which is 47. And commenter #47 who will receive a $100 giftcard is:
Shanna whose goal is: 1) to not waste any of the beautiful veggies coming from my CSA box and 2) to save $50/week.
But wait! There were two runners up to be chosen (by the same ridiculous and slobbery method). They are #561 and #216. Now because #422 opted out (she was our lovely winner of the Kyocera knife last time) #561 actually corresponds to #562 in the comments. So our winners of the Patagonia Carry Y’all bags are:
Marsha: I want to become more organized in this little 3 bedroom house. Is it to much to wish that everything should have its own place? Since I am a kindergarten teacher, me and my family will have a staycation summer as well.
Jen!: I too live in a fantastic city (Austin– thought it’s probably too hot here for you!) but for years and years have dreamed of living in NYC. A couple weeks ago I came back of my NYC pilgrimages and it finally struck me that while the big city is great and all, Austin is where I belong. This summer is the summer I will stop dreaming of living somewhere else and embrace this city, humid summer heat and all, as my own. Also I have stepped up the ol’ workout plan, so I WILL be losing some lbs!
Congratulations, ladies! I will contact you to get your selections and mailing addresses. Everyone, go forth and have a fantastic summer (or winter)! Thanks for participating and being a part of use real butter.
my work here is done
June 15th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I need to learn how to do that with Bailey. Tippy would just lie down on top of the numbers :)
Congrats to the winners!
June 15th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Awesome! Absolutely the best ever way to pick a winner! And Kaweah got a snack to boot!
June 15th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Kaweah is so precious. So much more fun than a random number generator.
June 15th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
The judge is so cute! She can tell me I failed whenever!
June 15th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Much better than Random.org!
June 15th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I found your site through Esi at dishing up delights. I must say you take amazing photos. I love the lightning photo especially. Great work.
June 15th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Loved how you picked a winner
June 15th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
I love photos of your dog almost as much as I love your food photos. What a beauty!!!
June 15th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I love love love those lighting photos!
June 15th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Ahaha. Fun method to pick. Geekery.
June 15th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
You are hilarious! Your choice of methodology made me smile.
June 15th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Alright, I think your dog is amazingly well behaved. It wouldn’t have worked that way at my house. Those three ladies have great goals.
June 15th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
The first photo of Kaweah eyeing the snacks made me giggle. I love that evening sky also.
June 15th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
O my god, what a fantastic way to pick a winner!! Loved it!! Hmm, now I have to go and find a way to teach my cats to do something similar, although for some reason I fear the worst… lol
June 15th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Heh heh! Great way to pick a winner Kaweah!
June 15th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
adorable way to pick a winner
June 15th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Great photos and great selection method! :) Even though I didn’t win, I’m happy I had a chance to think about my goals.
June 15th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Cute way to choose a winner :)
June 15th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Ok, now. Time for honesty.
The Colorado Tourist Board is paying you to put up these insane pictures. Right? It’s part of their evil plan to make *everyone* want to live in Colorado.
It’s working.
June 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
That is such a great way to choose a winner. Thanks, Kaweah!
June 15th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I think my dogs would love to have been in Kaweah’s shoes. They’ll probably try and bungle up the entire number picking process just to eat more treats!
June 15th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I love it that you use Kaweh to pick the winners. :D
June 15th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
OMG – seriously…your antics really do exceed “random” to enter “inane” territory. love it.
and now…it’s pate de fruits time. oh tartelette…
June 15th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Hee! Love your method of selection–much more fun than a random number generator. :)
June 15th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
HA! So I just stumbled across your website and from the first picture I can tell you live in Boulder!!! I know all the Whole Food Fish Mongers @ the Boulder Pearl Street Location! How funny! And you’re right: they always deliver!
June 15th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Congrats to the winner! For a while there I thought you were going to proceed to chop hundreds of carrot bits to match your comment numbers, lol.
June 16th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Congrats to the winners!
You make me want to move, seriously.
June 16th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Gotta love it!!
June 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Aww, give your doggy a kiss for me… so cute!
June 16th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I wonder if my teachers use the same method for choosing our grades!
Congratulations to the winners!!
June 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am
That is a very cool way to pick a winner! I really like the last photo of Kaweah.
And those photos are fabulous again :). I’ve never seen a Whole Food’s fishmonger hold that much fish and posing for a photo!
June 16th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Oh, that was the best way to select a winner! Love your dog! And that photo of the lightening bolt is amazing! Thanks for sharing it.
June 16th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Her work there is onde… I l love that pic. You always capture her emotion so perfectly.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:46 am
aww Kaweah. Always adorable and expressive!
June 17th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Your Boulder photos make me miss living there! Especially Whole Foods, Flagstaff, and Mount Sanitas. What a sweet dog…
June 17th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Love the math. Love the Kaweah face. So, so adorable.
Congratulations folks!
June 17th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
That is the most fabulous way to pick a winner I have ever seen! You are sooooo creative! Love the parting shot of Kaweah.
June 17th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
OMG that’s soooo cute and creative! What kind of dig is Kaweah? She’s soooo, I dont’ know what the word is, but she makes me want a dog with me while I’m away from mine.
June 17th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Haha, so cute. I love Kaweah!
June 17th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I love the sky in the “beautiful evenings” picture…makes me wanna ditch town for the rockies!
June 17th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Geeks rock. As do furry, carrot-munching cuties.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Your dog = awesome. Our lab *used* to would do things like that, but the days of obedience left us long ago (about the same time a human child came into our life). :)
June 18th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Thanks all for participating!
Fiona – ha! I wish they were ;) xxoo
GIGI – actually, I don’t live in Boulder, but I live near it.
Elaine – Kaweah is a black labrador retriever :) And she’s a goofball.
June 20th, 2009 at 6:09 am
I love K-girl picked giveaways!!! She’s could get a job hosting the lotto numbers on TV… :)
June 21st, 2009 at 9:23 pm
i like your bear. very handsome
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Every time you haul out Kaweah, I get irritated that I can’t have a dog. So absolutely adorable.
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
OMG I LOVE IT! Bummed I missed the giveaway – but I never win those things anyway. Haha!
Ms. Kaweah has so much hard work to accomplish each day. It’s a wonder you don’t give her more breaks. Ms. Lucca is the same way. Rough life those doggies have…
June 24th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Congrats to the winners! Kaweah is real adorable in that last photo! Do you ever struggle between what to shoot? Kaweah or the steamy hot food just cooked?
June 26th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Aww, Kaweah sends her waggy love to everyone :)
Mrs. E – I shoot Kaweah a lot when we’re not around food, so when food is out, food takes priority.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:58 am
a little wet, a little muddy, a lot of fun…for me is like hell! but I’m happy you enjoyed your days…