Zoomdoggle: More fun than work!

Remember when I said I’d turn the doggle back on starting now? I forgot one very important detail: I’m getting married today then going on honeymoon. See you in a week. How fun is that?

A special thank-you to the street teams from Brand Marketers who’ve made giving away 20,000 copies of the Fun List such a breeze (hope you saved me some - no, really though)…. and the balls that paid for it all:

Did you know Buckyballs now come in three super-premium, executive platings (real Gold, Silver, and Black Nickel). It’s true. We’ve got a new website too. Check it out and, if you feel like supporting, don’t forget to use promo code “doggle” to save big a checkout!

LINK: GetBuckyballs.

Well, kind of almost, just about back….

I took a month off to make a magazine. A free magazine. A free magazine about NYC fun.
I’ve taken the morning off help distribute the first 15,000 copies (click “FUN LIST” at the top to download a PDF. It’s good times.)
Tomorrow the site returns.
See you then.

Long story short, yesterday’s outage was due in part to some logistical catastrophe JetBlue was suffering. Sunday morning I woke up in Orlando to a simple email informing me that the flight that was set to take me home had been canceled and I was to dial JetBlue’s 800 number to re-schedule or get a refund. No explanation given. After an hour and half on hold, I’d still yet to speak to a human about my flight (I now know it was due to weather on the East Coast). After complaining to anyone and everyone who would listen, and booking a Monday flight on another airline, I did was any sensible 30-something would do: I went to SeaWorld solo.

If you haven’t in a while, I highly recommend taking a personal fun-day. It does the body good.

Zoomdoggle & Co. is en route to Atlanta. Long story short, this means we’re taking the day off. If you were one of the people who submitted for the writing job, hopefully this will allow for more time to send out applications, read, and respond. If on the other hand you’re just a reader, hopefully this will allow for more time to um, er, well, do that other stuff you enjoy you so much. In the meantime, if anyone knows of anything fun to do in ATL, or wants to meet up for a drink-up, send word to jakehimself at giantminiature. Thanks.

Special thanks to everyone who posted a resolution below. Congrat to LAX, you’ve won the secret prize (true the winner was picked at random, but there’s something fun about the fact that in picking you, we’ve also fullfilled the prophacy).

For everyone still in need of resolve, might we suggest the New Year’s Resolutions Generator.

PS: We’re back to the regular schedule on Monday. There’s about 50 resumes to go though, hopefully by then though there will be some new faces in the driver’s seat. Happy New Year!

LINK: Newyearsresolutiongenerator. 2010 thanks to Marcus Rich for sending it my way.

It’s not help wanted, it’s help needed! And we’re about six months behind when we should have first put out the bat call. Zoomdoggle & Co. needs writers. Writers who like fun, have an hour or three to track it down daily, and know how to string words together so as to share what they’ve found with others. There is pay involved (it’s not full time, but it could easily cover rent for the right person or persons). Qualified candidates will have a working knowledge of WordPress and PhotoShop, enjoy a good flash game, a quirky web site, and eat one too many cupcakes in a sitting. Think you’ve got what it takes? Send a note or two about why you think you’re the one to jakehimself at giantminiature dot com. The hunt is one. It’s high-time this little blog grew up. How fun is that?

In 2010 I resolve to stay on top of my in box. Step one: Archiving nearly 42,000 conversations. Done. What’s yours? Let us know in the comments below. Best one wins, well, you know…

Happy holiday’s from our family to yours. Here’s hoping you get everything you wished for and then some. Me? All I want is 1000 members on the Buckyballs facebook group. Today could be the day…

LINK: Buckyballs.

No, really, it’s a real job we’re filling this time. Zoomdoggle & Co. needs a full-time, full-charge bookkeeper. You must live in New York (there’s nothing virtual about the gig, there’s an office with a desk), know Quickbooks inside and out (no time to learn, you’ll be on non-stop from minute one to 2011), have amazing attention to detail (despite what you see here, fun doesn’t mean sloppy), and be easy going (the dress code mainly involves hooded sweatshirts and sunglasses). That said, pay is competitive and the start date is now. Do you or someone you know fit the bill? Send resumes to jakehimself at giantminiature dot com. How fun is that?