Not what I expected

[joflasher]

I expected a big ribbon. That's what art show awards are. Big ribbons or sometimes a nifty document.

What I got was a 10 inch solid acrylic obelisk engraved with the award name, the date and the convention name.

Its pretty ... and HEAVY.

Even with all the sales (good convention this year), my return mailing fees were higher than the fees to get it out there to begin with.

I don't care.

I've never had a obelisk before.

*Edit*
About the shipping fees, it wasn't that much more and I only have the initial rough list of sales and fees to go by. According to the post office tag on the box, shipping home was more expensive. I don't know that the art show hasn't credited me money towards the additional shipping until the final breakdown gets here along with my check. Either way, its a non-issue to me.

Comments

[pancua.livejournal.com]

This is where I say......



PIC! =)

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Talk to Charlie - they shouldn't expect you to pay for them to send you an award that significantly raises the postage. That's just not right. After all, they designed/created and gave the award, not you.

[flasher.livejournal.com]

I don't mind, though.

[prusik.livejournal.com]

Hmm... it does seem sketchy to expect you to pay for shipping for the award they're giving you.

OTOH, it sounds really cool. I can't wait to take a look at it.

(If nothing else, it might serve as the murder weapon in a nifty mystery. "But, Officer, the only thing in the room was a 10 inch solid acrylic obelisk." Every once in a while, I think about writing a mystery where the murder weapon is my FireWire hard drive.)

[shoebox-bird.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your award!

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Coooool! Pretty ironic about the shipping fees, but still... coooool!

[blk]

Make sure it's not a cursed obelisk!

[tg2k.livejournal.com]

Cursed? But it's a major award! At least, it will be once she wraps it in fishnet and puts a lampshade over it.

[jenelycam.livejournal.com]

How cool!!! An obelisk!! You could knock somebody upside the head with that!! ^.~

[flasher.livejournal.com]

Funny, that's almost exactly what the Boy said. "Hey, cool, you could kill a cat with that" ... complete with waving it threateningly at Jago.

[jenelycam.livejournal.com]

That's kind of scary. :P I've got a couple of candidates here at my house...LOL