So I haven't mentioned it on this blog before now, but in a few days I'll be leaving for Colorado. One of my various part-time jobs is taking me to the state, and the way the schedule was originally set up my commitment to them ran out just before the convention. So my thinking was... if I'm going to be in state, why not stay over and do some dissertation research first hand? My project is going to track the influence of blogs on our elite media during the general election campaign, and what with bloggers gathering in The Big Tent, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to gather some information that would otherwise be impossible to get (more on my research design later, I promise).
I can't go into all of the details right now, but at the last minute some things changed, and as a result one of my primary sources of funding for the trip disappeared. It can't be helped, but it still hurts, and so now I'm turning to you, my loyal readers, for help.
Anyone who knows me knows that I hate to ask for help. There are several reasons for this:
1. Pride.
2. I want to keep my powder dry for when I really need it.
3. After asking, I might come to the conclusion to that I didn't really need it and regret having asked.
Or in other words: 1+2=3. But... Given that right now I am convinced that neither #2 nor #3 apply, I'm doing my best to ignore #1 and ask.
This summer will mark the 4th anniversary of this blog. I've written lots of words, and you've no doubt read at least some of them. And all of it has been for free. That time together must be worth something, right? Once every four years isn't too often to ask for some love, is it?
I'm like Obama, here. Or maybe NPR. Even $5 will help. Hell, I'll even take 5 cents. So if you've got some loose change you can spare, really... I would be much obliged. Really.
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