Getting home

[Jester]

Furthermore, it was of no intent to call her what she is not. I simply did not know. I am only trying to be helpful.

Oh, I know. But I just couldn't resist poking fun anyway.

[surreal20]

Oh, I know. But I just couldn't resist poking fun anyway.

ROFL so long as it is in fun, and in no way trying to be mean..i can take a joke Sometimes online words are far harder to understand than in person. So no ill will is taken.

Also, i used this converter to see about the conversion...

http://themoneyconverter.com/USD/CZK.aspx

CZK/USD = 17.81261

you can enter the amount you want to donate, and it will give you a more accurate amount. Even if it's wrong...it may only be wrong by a few cents. And when you balance your checkbook and your account, you SHOULDN'T be off by more than 10 cents with that transaction i would think.

[Mikkel]

Got it!

http://czechbeadbuyer.blogspot.com/2011/02/raffle.html

This page has buttons for buying tickets, AND for making donations!

Ah, the wonders of the Internet.

When I click either the Buy Ticket or Donate button I get to a page where I must open or log into a Paypal account. I'm not really interested in having one.
Usually I can chose single payment by credit card on Paypals pages. Will that be possible here?

[Eireann]

Damn, I don't know! Maybe you can email PayPal about it.

[Eireann]

I've been thinking of putting together a YouTube video for this raffle. Think it's a good idea?

[Primer]

You can use Google to find a currency converter, then put in the equivalent amount as CZK.

ETA: Surreal20 beat me to it.

[Chromatix]

As long as it doesn't interfere with finding out how to get your cats on the plane, I don't see how it would hurt. (As long as you're not an idiot.)

[Eireann]

What? I don't understand that last post.

[Jester]

I've been thinking of putting together a YouTube video for this raffle. Think it's a good idea?

Yes, as long as you let ME narrate it!

(In my best Pernell Roberts voice)

"This is Eireann. Eireann is stranded in a foreign country. YOU can help her come home to America. For the price of a cup of coffee--okay, the price of a double grande latte, but technically, that's still coffee--you can do your part to get this stranded all-American girl back to the good ole U.S. of A. where she belongs.

Please donate what you can so that Eireann is no longer forced to live in Eastern Europe with rats, Communists, Socialists, stereo-blasting foreigners, and those who would destroy America.

We urge you--help bring Eireann home. Help bring her home now."

[Mikkel]

Damn, I don't know! Maybe you can email PayPal about it.

Done, I'll tell you when I get an answer.

[Eireann]

Yes, as long as you let ME narrate it!

(In my best Pernell Roberts voice)

"This is Eireann. Eireann is stranded in a foreign country. YOU can help her come home to America. For the price of a cup of coffee--okay, the price of a double grande latte, but technically, that's still coffee--you can do your part to get this woman back to the good ole U.S. of A. where she belongs.

Please donate what you can so that Eireann is no longer forced to live in Eastern Europe with badly-dubbed movies, stereo-blasting neighbors, and bad drivers.

We urge you--help bring Eireann home. Help bring her home now."

Hee hee - do you want to make the video, too? I like your idea better!

[Jester]

The way I picture it, I should be doing the voice, over pictures or videos of you in Prague. Preferably showing how awful Prague is (even if it isn't.) I can talk to you about it more later, as I need to get moving towards work here soon.

But I envision a clearly tongue-in-cheek parody of those fundraising tv commercials. You know the ones.

[surreal20]

ROFl I especially enjoyed Jesters bit about "For the price of a cup of coffee--okay, the price of a double grande latte, but technically, that's still coffee"

It makes me giggle uncontrollably.

[Eireann]

I may also be able to throw in a bottle of Becherovka as a prize. Or more than one bottle, depending on how many tickets I sell. I hate the stuff, myself; then again, I don't drink alcohol. It's a liqueur that's supposed to be good for the digestion. The recipe is a secret (dating back to the early 19th century, if not earlier), but I do know that it contains nutmeg, cinnamon, orange peel, gentian, and St. Benedict's Thistle.

Just to add appeal to those who aren't into photos.

[Eireann]

Only 15 tickets sold so far... what now?