It is either easier or more important, I don’t know which, for me to create a list–that did not exist before today–in order to send it to the woman in the organization who is putting together all our mailing lists for a full company email blast about the upcoming event.
The Husband doesn’t understand why I have spent a significant part of the past two days combing through two years worth of old e-mails and pulling the addresses of people who might be interested in an upcoming theatrical production that I am in especially given the fact that I have not previously created or maintained such a list. Why didn’t I just tell them I didn’t have such a list?
Because that would be too embarrassing!
I don’t want people I work with to think I am a slacker or failing to step up to the plate even though I go out of my way avoid this kind of work because the effort has never yet produced for me results that are worth the anxiety. Last fall agreed to be a class parent as long as I didn’t have to create the class list because I knew that it would take me about ten hours of pure frustration to put the names and addresses of 25 kids into a Microsoft Excel program when someone else could do the job in 20 minutes.
So, I have been combing through two years of old emails (two years is the record I can access because that’s how long I’ve had this laptop) looking for addresses that I could add to my address book (even though before this week said address book did not even include my parents or brother and sister) I pretty much just respond to the e-mails as they come in.
Then, I padded my address book with names from the class lists and team rosters of My Kid’s activities, but when preparing to send the list to the person who is preparing to send the email blasts about our show I pulled most of them off again. I left on the mommies who I know for certain are either artistic, go into Manhattan frequently or are technically savvy enough to know that the e-mail about my show is something they can ignore. I erred on the side of caution when removing from my list acquaintances I was afraid would receive the email with the question “Why did this person send this to me?”
Unless it is someone with whom I’ve actually conversed about my clown activities, I feel much more comfortable handing out postcards in person. Then I can explain to the people I only know in the context of our children’s activities will not assume I am a birthday party balloon clown or that this is a show for children. This is a theatrical event for which reservations may be made and tickets must be purchased. Oh and if you think it sounds cool, please give us money so we can have a longer run in a larger theater:
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Aghhhhh! I failed to create a link! F&$#@!