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Archive for the 'Chocolate' Category

December chocolate winners!!

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Just so you know, it always hurts to have to choose. I wish I could treat you all. For now, though, it’s just these four:
Alyssa A.!
Jessica S.!
Rita A.!
Kathy B.!
Congratulations! Your chocolate is on its way!
And as for the rest of you, new month, new year–new chance to win chocolate! Go ahead [...]

November chocolate winners!!

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Hi, everyone! A little bit late here–sorry. Without further delay, last month’s winners are:
KATHY L.!
PAMELA C.!
CARLY S.!
SUSAN G.!
Congratulations! Your chocolate is on its way!
And for everyone else, it’s a new month, so try again!
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October chocolate winners!!

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Hi! I’m so happy I can get back on the internet! And even happier to announce last month’s chocolate winners!
MIRI!
KERI!
STEPH!
AMY J!
Congratulations, you guys! And good job, Steph, being the only non-i/y in the bunch.
Your chocolate is on its way!
And everyone else, it’s a new month, so what are you waiting for? [...]

Thank you for the chocolate!

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Oh my gosh! What a wonderful surprise! I just picked up the mail, and there in the midst of it was a big white box, and inside the box were the most beautiful chocolates–actually called “artisanal” chocolates because they are individual works of art–hand-crafted, hand-decorated, and DELICIOUS. There is absolutely nothing like [...]

September chocolate winners!

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

What gives, people? Tons and tons of entries this month! Yow! Good thing this drawing is random, because a lot of you had excellent reasons why you should win chocolate this month. Unfortunately for most of you, I don’t own all the chocolate in the world, or I would gift some [...]

August chocolate winners!!

Friday, August 31st, 2007

It is a personal pleasure of mine to gift people with chocolate. Like sprinkling fairy dust or giving someone the power of invisibility–you know, those little joys that just make your day.
So I’m happy to report that this month I’ll be sending chocolate to:
RJM!
HOLLY T!
MARGARET F!
BRITTANIE M!
Congratulations! Enjoy your chocolate!
As for the rest [...]

Personal M&Ms

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Even though I did break my full-on addiction to chocolate last year, there are definitely times when chocolate is required. Like now–deadlines, first book coming out in just a few days, perhaps some hormonal issues you gents don’t need to know about–and rather than keep chocolate in the house we’ve been maintaining a practice [...]

July chocolate winners!!!

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

I don’t know what’s going on, but I had MANY more chocolate entries than ever before this time. Are you all just hot and deprived and chocolate-needy? Seemed like it from reading your essays.
I’m always sorry I can’t solve more of the world’s chocolate problems. It’s why I’ve gradually increased [...]

June chocolate winners!!!

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Yes, you read correctly, CHOCOLATE. Because while the rest of you have been going about your business, I have been busy sending out test orders of chocolate products that might get us through the summer. And I’m happy to report that I seem to have found something that can survive the oppressive heat.
So [...]

May (non-)chocolate winners!!

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Ugh. It’s so hard to break your little chocolate hearts. But as I explained last month, I’ve had to make the executive decision to suspend sending out chocolate to people over the summer since all they seem to receive are big boxes of goo. Even one of my April winners had to [...]