This is the closest I've gotten to the place Guinness is born.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
My friend Rosie took this picture, and I love it.
For some time, there have been a few espresso stands that use women in bikinis as a way to entice customers to visit.
I've heard of one in Maine, and there are several near Seattle.
These caused quite an uproar from the citizens in the area when they first opened. In my view, I thought it was a totally reasonable way to attract customers. What's wrong with women in bikinis? The whole thing seemed way overblown.
Unfortunately, it turns out that a few of the women working at one of the espresso stands did some things that have cast a pall over every bikini barista: they took it too far. Allegedly, some of the women would, for a fee, strip naked while preparing drinks for customers, or allow customers to touch them while they were naked. Unfortunately, this is defined as 'prostitution' in the city of Everett where this happened, so the headline reads "Baristas accused of espress stand prostitution," which makes it sound much worse than it really was, even though it was pretty bad.
You had a good thing going, and wasn't it enough just to piss off those silly conservatives who blanche at the thought of a beautiful, scantily-clad woman serving coffee? Now you've ruined it by crossing the line and actually fulfilling their worst fears. This is a step back that undoes all the progress you've made.
I feel bad for you, being accused of prostitution is one of those things that, like any sex crime, stays on your record for life and will make getting jobs difficult. It seems a bit severe to me, but the damage is done. I don't think bikini espresso stands have a future now (at least, not for a long time). You screwed up, and now it's too late.
FWIW, I never went to one of them. I never saw one of them, but I supported them. Until now. Silly baristas.
Seriously.
The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Have a great weekend,
daisy, Team Vox
