craziness

sorry everyone i have been a little behind on writing posts but i have been keeping up to date. still trying to work with this blog thing but i think im getting the hang of it. so ive been trying a little not with the best luck yet but i feel this week might turn out better than last. hope everyone is doing well!

Mo' money mo' problems. Mo' bartering, mo' love. 

this face and this rubberband were born ready.

Greetings earthlings.
Lets get bartering. I concur with February 4th as the start date. Also, I think we should have frequent postings of barter babe experiences a. so we can know where the competition is at b. so that we can hear all of the glorious and awkward and whatever encounters and c. because I just really like you guys and want to hear what you are up to in your bartering lives. With pictures too, especially if you get a house...I want to see what my room looks like.

Peace, love, bartering,
Annie

P.S. sorry I invited my Ghana blog into this group. Don't worry, it won't tell anyone what we are doing. I'm not really sure how that happened and I'm not really sure how to take it off, I'm trying though.

Looky here...

Guess what I just found?

The rules that we drafted together have re-surfaced.  Here they are (fresh out of our minds in March):

start 1/4  finish 7/4 (so maybe we should now start 2/4)

rules: 

-no pity bartering (don't let people know it is a competition)

-24 hours from the initial meeting that barter has to be completed (i would advocate a little -flexibility on this rule, but that might just be me)

-if anyone gets a house, we share it

-if anyone breaks a rule- hir eye will be popped out with a finger (mary beth, you are only cheating yourself)

-no practicing or pre-emptive agreements

It's On

So here it is:

We each start with a regular-sized (ie could also double over as a hair tie) rubber band.  We then shall attempt to barter with any new person (new person=someone you have never met before, only met once before, or just someone that you honestly could say that you don't know the name of...something along that line, at least).  The only other rule is that you never disclose that this is a competition (I remember creating this rule before BUT I do think we would be more likely- or should I say certain- to get a home if they believed we were in competition)...thoughts?

I agree with Emory- or was it Alexis?- let's start on February 1st.  End date?  Maybe 6 months? 

Also, I think each one of us needs to post on the blog at least once before the February 1st date, just so we know that we are all in this together.

I think we are ready.