© 2013 Dulani Wilson/ Merchants of Quietus. All rights reserved.

The short inspired by another short, Merchants of Quietus. The film is in the last stages of post production and here at LR, we thought we’d put a little spotlight on our little baby. Oh how they grow so fast. Stay tuned to the happenings of the project here as it progresses: www.facebook.com/merchantsofquietus Hit ‘LIKE’ a man if you could so kindly

There’s also an open FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/merchantsofquietus

Stop by, have some cake and die. With anticipation. For new updates. Which will be regular mind you. Next up is a breakdown of the cast and crew.

Again thank you for the major support. I has been a long year, but the tortoise support is way better than the fleeting bugs bunny approach. We’re getting closer, ever so closer to #ELE.

And on an off note, hearts go out to people in Boston and Texas. Something very creepy is in the wind.

#lazaruswillrise

-Dulani

This is how I wrote it in my facebook account with photo:

This is screenshot of facebook.com.

You can see the people’s reaction. (51,501 likes, 2,434 comments, 643 shares) And you will find out how much they express their love of mo.ey.

If you think I’m kidding, you know nothing about in this country.

Please don’t share what I wrote here to anyone!

explain the photo: He’d like to live with this kind of wife. Wife who left that money and credit card with note. She saying that she was very shame for driving the small-size car which was produced in Korea so she suggested(??) to buy the new expensive foreign car.

* That’s why you (especially famous people like Dalai Lama, etc) must realised real world.

Pick somebody who has had knowledge about children to talk to a group of kids. This can be a parent in the office, anyone who has nieces and nephews, or someone with younger siblings. By picking someone who relates to children and helps make the presentation fun, you prevent fidgeting and rowdiness.

Avoid choosing somebody who is nervous around children – yes, that does happen – as this can lead to a cumbersome presentation, which makes the entire room feel uncomfortable. If you manage to get someone who is comfortable around kids and enjoys talking to them, you wind up creating a lot of interest in your business in kids of all ages in addition to reminding parents from the reasons they enjoy working for your organization. You’ll get some extreme bonus points from children and parents alike if you make the youngsters laugh.

One of the biggest mistakes people make when actually talking to children is because they forget they are talking to children. While I do believe children generally understand more than adults think they are doing, don’t feel that they’re going to see the complexities of company reconstructing, and perhaps they are probably not likely to know what downsizing a business entails. Carefully plan out what you’re planning to say, and run it by one of the parents if you’re not sure the way it sounds. Chances are they are going to know what concepts their children can and can’t grasp, which helps you dial because perfect speech.

There’s nothing more boring with a child compared to a long presentation about issues that they don’t understand. If you’re hosting an exhibition for kids under the age of thirteen, keep the presentation short. After all, they are likely treating this just as one excuse to get out of class and won’t be thrilled whenever they find out you’re expecting the crooks to sit through an hour-long presentation about marketing, particularly if most of them aren’t tall enough to grasp the concepts. If you do have an adult high school audience, think of presenting to them separately and employ a more in-depth program than is used for youngsters.

Tap the talents of one’s creative office members and provides them the job of creating demonstrations that exist a few kids associated with. This is especially important if you’re teaching a younger crowd. Of course you wish to choose the route employing clever metaphors rather than trying to teach children the way to enter information in a spreadsheet.

Craft stores and party supply stores may offer supplies as well as inspiration. For instance, use different colored balloons to represent products or goods your company deals with and show how they’re distributed. You can also use yarn or garland to demonstrate how all parts of the company are intertwined and to make many other visual representations of how your small business works.

Just like adults, kids tend to obtain cranky and fidgety when their blood glucose levels drops plus they become hungry. Avoid the fussiness that is certainly bound to happen when employees bring their kids to function by providing snacks for anyone. A word to the wise: Don’t feed them sugary sodas or punch and candy or cake unless you would like to deal with a bunch of hyperactive kids. Pretzels and juices are good choices, or you will even host a mid-day pizza party for everyone in the office.

If you are looking for a way to impress the children and their parents, give away something like a gift bag. Include a number of things such as pencils, pens, notepads and several small fun toys as a reward for the kids for being good and sitting through any type of presentation. These don’t have to be expensive items; most discount stores offer packs of party favors inexpensively. If you have any extra company pencils and pens, include those too. After all, everyone is willing to be effective harder and behave well should they know they’re going to be rewarded.

What if I could bring the woods to me? I can and I want to <3

Yes there will be woods in my art-studio-corner, and it will be named Bob…. no…. Narnia…. no…..Home? It will be named when it is done, it is fun to name things. I know this really pretty girl..woman, who named her boobs Piff and Puff. Another friend have named her car Fille. And my island friend named her bunny Arnold. I can name my art-studio-corner to something fancy too <3

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lies handed me truth’s head – is all about how @ times people are allowed to say the damnedest lies about a person – and murder them with them and get away with it!!!                                     ☔💝Please click the pic and like my art page!!! thank U                                                                          ◉ 8/29 is my birthday – there is also a blog link ◉

billy bob, he was just dough

he had no where to go

no way to get there

and nothing to show

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show for the first day

and everyday in between

just muddling there in his puddle

he began in a full scream

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dribbling down the counter he did

in a saunter but really he worried

if he never got a bit of heat

always clammy he would be

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years he remained fuddled

nobody to cuddle his puddle

into the huddle of other fellows

where they bake for just awhile

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piled high, and rolled back into the thick

there he was just holding his

but not his own – but rolled he was

and in a first time roll from after that

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here that he goes

an epiphany into the first light

into insight and mindset

found all that echoed true & right

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in that reverted state – a fresh rolled biscuit again

he was pure and without sin

whatever sin is – a manmade contrivance to put biscuits in a line

and in a line he went – constantly dying trying to be the biscuit he was meant to be

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so in a jam, as years passed by

still stuck in his purity

never escaping to the obscurity

of tested eradicators backing him back in the oven to an eternal bake

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in the oven he went

in tallied years unjustly spent

but too nice he was to douse the pilot

so to over a decade was he not to see the sky lit

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though eventually, out of the fire biscuit crawled

not knowing if he would ever see the outside of the oven

the embers still glow

and the trials of this still do echo

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so, chards fall in the walk and crawled

the wreaking of sulfur not his own

yet lingered like the falsities creepishly crept

so to unfold in the following – is the veracity tooled to the paper

anguished scream  - in the times when one has no place to scream – no way to express anguish                                                                                                                                    ☔💝Please click the pic and like my art page!!! thank U                                                                       ◉ 8/29 is my birthday – there is also a blog link ◉

Bring sunshine everywhere you go.

At 41 weeks, Jacob and I started doing everything, literally EVERYTHING, to induce my labor. From eating spicy food, going on bumpy rides every single day, walking until my feet felt like they would fall off (BTW I didn’t swell during my entire pregnancy because I drank plenty of water), doing the dirty, acupressure, massages, bananas, yoga, stripping my membranes (twice!), whatever you can think of, we did it, and NOTHING WORKED. So my conclusion on inducing labor based on my personal experience is that nothing can induce labor, your baby comes whenever he/she decides to come.

I was scheduled to be induced Monday morning, and as much as I was opting not to be induced, I was going to let them because one, it would be safer for the baby not to exceed 42 weeks in utero, and two I would be more than ready at that point for Natalia to be here. Fortunately my water finally broke the Friday afternoon prior to my induction date. At first I wasn’t sure if it broke or not, so I asked my mom what it felt like. She said it feels like you’re uncontrollably peeing on yourself. Soon after that, about 15 minutes, I was confirmed of my water breaking because liquid started pouring out, lol. I didn’t call the Doctor nor did I go to the hospital. I waited until I started having contractions 5-10 apart for an hour like my doctors instructed, which didn’t happen until 18 hours later. Bad idea for me to not go in right away because of the risk of infection, but how was I supposed to know? This is my first time having a baby, and BOTH of my GYN’s told me not to come in until I started having contractions. There was no mention of my water breaking. And since I’m totally healthy, I didn’t think there was any reason for me or my baby to develop an “infection”. According to what I researched, the vaginal exams are what cause infections in the first place, which makes complete sense to me.

So the next morning around 6am I started having mild contractions, then they increased in pain and decreased in time apart, so by 8 am Jacob and I were on our way to the hospital. When we got there the nurses asked me if my water broke & I told them yes it did, yesterday afternoon. They all looked at me like I was crazy and asked why I waited so long to come in. I told them that I didn’t feel the need to come in because everything seemed fine and that my Doctor told me not to come in until I was having contractions, so I was simply following instructions. Well, when they started my IV they told me they were going to start me on antibiotics. In shock I asked “for what?” And the nurse said “the GBS that you’re positive for”. I was in total disbelief and said “excuse me, but what in the world are you talking about?” She explained to me that I was positive for Group B Strep, (the test they give you when you’re 36 weeks) and that the baby has been swimming in infected amniotic fluid for the entire time since my water broke. GBS (Group B Strep) is a bacteria that is carried by both men and women, that does not affect adults but can be very harmful for unborn babies, which is why pregnant women ate tested for it at 36 weeks. Men will never know if they have it or not because they will never be tested for it since they obviously can’t get pregnant. Well when I took the test, nothing was ever mentioned about it after that, so I assumed I was negative. I would expect a Doctor to tell you the results of your tests, ESPECIALLY if you’re positive for it, don’t you?! So yeah, I was carrying this infection and had no idea about it. I was infuriated by this new found information because now my baby is at risk. If I would’ve known about this infection, I would’ve been at the hospital the day before when my water broke.

Anyways, once your water breaks you have 24 hours to get the baby out or it can become something serious. So I had 6 hours to deliver my daughter and I was only 2 cm dilated (and have been for two weeks!). They started me on pitocin right away. 2 hours later they checked my cervix to find that I was still only 2 cm dilated, so a c-section was the final decision. At first I wanted to cry because I felt cheated out of my wanting for a natural delivery since I was never informed about this infection that could be potentially fatal to my unborn daughter. I also was not so phsyched about having such a dramatic surgery, especially since I’ve never had surgery of any kind. I asked the nurses if they had c-sections and even asked if I could see their scars because I also wasn’t very excited about having such a large scar on my belly. One of the young nurses showed me not her scar because it was so low, but pulled her shirt up just to show me that the scar was below her panty line. I couldn’t even see it! And she was so skinny you wouldn’t even be able to tell that she had a baby, and she had 2! So that made me feel A LOT better about it. So on we went with the procedure.

They had me fill out all kinds of forms and explained to Jacob and I what would be happening. He had to change into scrubs so he could be there with me while the doctors carried me into the operation room so they could numb me from the waist down. They gave me a spinal anesthetic that literally took 5 seconds to kick in. I felt a rush of a numbing sensation that actually felt really good, lol! I felt very shaky though shortly afterwards which I didn’t like too much. Also, the shot they gave me was a MUCH smaller needle than that of the epidural, which I was very happy about because that was the very reason I had decided I wasn’t going to have an epidural if this would’ve happened naturally.

They cut me open and tugged, pushed and pulled (which I could feel a lot of although it didn’t hurt, it was just a lot of pressure) and then out came the baby, 7lbs. and 14oz. of her. About a minute later I heard her first cry and was in tears at the amazing sound that I had waited 9 long months to hear. Jacob cried with me and we were both very happy. However, because she was infected, they took her from us right away. I got to see her and kiss her cheek before she left and dad asked to see her hair because she was wearing a cap. When they took it off, we were amazed to see a head full of dark hair, just like I dreamed about!

So they took me to the recovery room while we waited to hear from the doctor’s what was going on with Natalia. Now there are a lot of details to what was happening between the surgery and the end, so I’m just going to make the long story short: The doctors were concerned about her breathing patterns. They ran blood tests and white blood cell tests which came back triple the amount of what was normal, meaning that her body was already building white blood cells to fight off whatever infection she had. They were also concerned about some “seizure-like episodes” that she was supposedly having which made the nurses decide to transfer her to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville because they were a small town hospital that did not have all the tools needed to run the tests they wanted her to have. They weren’t sure what she was doing because she’s a  newborn, hence their wanting to run tests just to make sure she was acting normal. I was completely devastated because the doctors made it seem like she was having all these problems, they even mentioned a possibility of meningitis. I cried so hard and asked “what are they going to do to my baby?!” Jacob tried his hardest to keep his composure because I was so upset about everything and then he broke down and started crying with me.

Natalia went through so much in the first days of her life in the outside world. She IV’s since she was born, she had all kinds of tests run on her, she had MRI’s she had her spine tapped, all kinds of bullshit. I know that they were just trying to be on the safe side, but what new mom wants to see her first baby go through all this trauma?! Anyways, in the end Natalia was completely fine. They ran all these tests just to find nothing wrong with her. She just had an infection and the antibiotics they started me on before the surgery killed it just in time. So we went through all this heartache for nothing. It was very crazy. We ended up being in the hospital for 5 days before finally bringing her home.I was in the hospital for 3 days recovering from the surgery. They transferred Natalia on my second day of recovery so I couldn’t even go to the hospital to be with my baby until the next day. Jacob had to drive from Lake City to Jacksonville, back to Lake City to pick me up, back to Jacksonville so we could be at the hospital every day and then finally back to Lake City so we could come home, and then he had to drive back so he could go home, lol! Lots and lots of driving.

At the end of the day, there were a lot of lessons learned from this entire experience. Although it was scary, it was very worth it and I am happy to say that I am a new mom to a very happy and healthy baby girl. According to her pediatrician she eats better than the average baby for her size and is growing at a great rate. She is such a good baby, hardly ever cries unless she needs something. She is always very content and has such a well-developed personality already. She’s definitely mommy and daddy’s little diva girl!

I also would like to mention that my perspective about c-sections have dramatically changed since I underwent the surgery. I actually prefer to have the c-section because I didn’t have to feel any pain WHATSOEVER, everything went by so quick it was unbelievable. The entire procedure took a total of 55 minutes. No contractions, no pain, GREAT pain meds during and afterwards lol, and my little girls head did not get squished and my vagina didn’t rip! The scar is barely noticeable, looks like a pen line just below my bikini line and nobody will ever be able to see it unless I show them, which means I can still wear my bikini this summer! Best of all, this entire event brought me and Jacob closer together and he loves me more now than ever before since having to be there with me and watching me go through all of this craziness. I definitely want to share my story because I think it’s well worth mentioning to people. Always prepare for the worst because you never know what’s going to happen, and always be optimistic about negative things that you have no control over because they are not always as bad as they seem.

Today my baby girl is 2 weeks and 3 days old and she is making the cutest “ooh” and “ahh” sounds, she picks her head up all by herself to look around because she wants to see everything, she will NOT fall asleep without being held, so she’s already spoiled, lol! (Thanks Jacob!)

One more thing I want to add before I conclude my super long birth story; because Natalia was taken from me right from the beginning, we didn’t get to experience the first bonding of mother and baby to establish breastfeeding, which is essential! And I am completely against giving my baby formula for several reasons. One because I’m pro-natural, two because I don’t feel that formula gives babies everything they need like breast milk does, three because of all the side effects that come from formula fed babies that I’ve researched, such as being more prone to obesity and becoming sick with diseases, and four because although the formula feeds the baby for longer periods of time (formula fed babies eat 6-10 times a day vs. breastfed babies eat 8-12 times a day) which means the formula “sits” in their stomachs and that just reminds me of McDonald’s food which is totally gross in my opinion. I already decided I wanted to breastfeed exclusively. Well since I didn’t get to breastfeed for the first week, I didn’t establish a good milk supply, so I couldn’t produce enough milk to feed my baby. Not only that but the doctors shoved bottles and pacifiers in my newborn baby’s mouth which pissed me the **** off! If they needed to syringe feed her then okay, but I was not about the pacifiers or bottles because of nipple confusion. So Natalia had a difficult time latching on for the first week and a half of our being together. It was making me sore and I was to the point where I was about to just give up all together. But then I decided “screw that!” I’m not going to give up because I WANT this for my baby, so I’m going to MAKE SURE it happens, no matter what it takes. If I have to breastfeed her every half hour then so be it. I consulted with a lactation specialist who was so inspired by my determination and told me that that’s what it takes, you have to really want to breastfeed for it to work out, which is what I truly want, exclusively. I only will use formula if I have to supplement, but otherwise I want to strictly breastfeed my baby mostly because it’s the healthiest for her, but also because it does establish a bonding relationship with you and your baby that just feels like pure love, and I want that with me and Natalia. So I have a $700 hospital grade breast pump that I’m using FOR FREE for a week-2 weeks just because my lactation specialist wants to help me because she sees how bad I want this. Unfortunately Natalia and I had a rough start, but now that things are back to normal we are going to work this out to both of our benefits. My advice to anybody else out there with this problem is to never give up on the things that you truly want. I am proud to say that Natalia has gotten MUCH better about latching on (although she still needs some improvement) and I am finally being able to produce enough milk to catch up with her needs. (:

Bringing Natalia Home <3

Natalia & I Now (:

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Students who can’t afford to purchase brand new gowns or dresses can shop by appointment Saturdays and Sundays, 12 -3pm in a donated store front at 9986 Brook Road, Glen Allen, next to Coldstone Creamery at Virginia Center Creeks Mall. Tuxedos are rented at a discounted price.

A donation is suggested to help with the expenses and to paint a donated bus to transport students to and from prom events. “Prom Bring it” partners with local school districts, social services agencies, government entities, and community partners for youth development. Sponsors includes Epiphany Beauty, Dress Barn, Macy’s, Men’s Wearhouse, Shoe Carnival and Sports Clips, and collected gift certificates, limousine services and prizes in addition to prom and special occasion attire to distribute to event participants. For more information and appointments call 804-683-2226 or visit www.prombringit.com.

Ukrop’s monument Avenue 10K, Saturday, April 13, Anthem Health & Fitness Expo/Packet Pick-Up at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center, Thursday & Friday 11am -9pm, Race Day – 8am Virginia 829 Kids Run at Cathedral Place near Laurel Street; 8:30 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K start in waves at Broads & Harrison; 9am -1pm, SUBWAY Post Race Festival at Monroe Park, www.sportsbackers.org or 804-285-9495.

Carytown Craft Beer Festival, Sunday, April 14, noon -6pm, Cary Court Shopping Center, advance $15, at gate $20, designated driver $10, www.carytownrva.org or 804-307-6533.

A Musical Tribute to Commemorate The 150 Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Saturday, April 13, 8pm a free concert with the Richmond Symphony and Steven Smith, Conductor at the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage, reserve your tickets at www.richmondsymphony.com.

“Prom Bring It” proud “Winner of Seventeen Magazine’s 2012 Purple Dress Award” was founded in 2011 by Jenny High to assist parents and students with formal attire and accessories for Prom, Homecomings, Cotillions, Church Events, Weddings, Military Balls, and Father/Daughter Mother/Sons dances, etc. Students who can’t afford to purchase brand new gowns or dresses can shop by appointment Saturdays and Sundays, 12 -3pm  at 9986 Brook Road, Glen Allen, next to Coldstone Creamery at Virginia Center Creeks Mall. Tuxedos are rented at a discounted price from Men’s Wearhouse. A donation is suggested to help with the expenses and to paint a donated bus to transport students to and from prom events. For more information and appointments call 804-683-2226 or visit www.prombringit.com.

Life is a Cabaret featuring Amanda McBroom, The Rose and other songs of Love and Life, through April 14, http://www.Richmondcenterstage.com or 800-514-ETIX (3849).

A free Community Festival, Fool For Art, Saturday, April 13, 10am-5pm, at the John Tyler Community College Midlothian Campus, 800 Charter Colony Parkway, family fun, art, music, hands-on activity, free educational sessions, for info www.jtcc.edu or 804-594-1527.

Division 1 and Wheelchair National Championships, USA Fencing, April 12-15, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, www.teamusa.org.

Hundreds will dance the Electric Slide for Clean Energy, Sunday. April 14, 1-3pm, Kanawha Plaza, 7th & Canal Street, www.vasierraclub.org.

Legendary Musician Bob Dylan, Tuesday, April 16, 7:30, Richmond’s Landmark Theater, 804-592-3368.

Comedian Bill Cosby, Friday, April 19, 8pm, Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage, 600 East Grace Street, 804-592-3400.

Tony Cosby does King in His Final Moments, Room 306 at the Lorriane Motel, Friday, April 19, 7pm, the Henrico Theater, 305 Nine Mile Road, Highland Springs, features Special Guest Star Carlton Blount & The Soul Seekers of Mechanicsville, www.sowerinc.com or 804-218-6970.

Southern Women’s Show, April 19-21, Friday, 10am -8pm, Saturday, 10am – 7pm, Sunday 11am – 5pm, Richmond Raceway Complex, adults $10, youth 6-12 $5, free under 6, www.SouthernWomensShow.com.

The RVA Earth Day Festival, Saturday, April 20, noon-7pm, in Manchester from the riverfront to First through Fourth Streets, www.rvaearthdayfest.org.

XL 102′s Chili Cookoff, Saturday, April 20, 11am -8pm, Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 East Laburnum Avenue, Advance $15, at gate $30. www.xl102Richmond.com.

French Food Festival, Saturday, April 20, 11am – 9pm, at Little Sisters of the Poor, 1503 Michaels Road, $2, 804-288-6245.

Historic Garden Week, April 20-27, www.VAGardenweek.org or 804-644-7776.

James River Valley Chapter The Links, Inc. “Are You Ready?”  Finance ‘N Stilettos in partnership with The Urban Financial Services Coalition, Tuesday, April 23, 6pm -7:30pm, doors open 5:30pm, The Tuckahoe Library, 1901 Starling Drive, reservations, 804-204-1500 or email info@mleelaw.com.

42^nd annual “Arts in the Park” show and sale, Carillon in Byrd Park, May 4th, 11-6 p.m. & May 5th, 11-5 p.m., FREE Parking and FREE Shuttles available at City Stadium parking lot. Handicap parking also available at the park. No pets please. More than 450 artists from around the U.S. will gather in Byrd Park to display everything from fine art paintings to jewelry, glass, fiber, ceramics, woodwork and more, www.richmondartsinthepark.com.

One Can benefit Concert to raise awareness for Children Incorporated, Saturday, May 11, 4pm-9pm, FREE, VIP hour from 3-4pm, $25,(a private tour of the brewery, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music from the Jonathan Wheelock Trio)  at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, 2408 Ownby Lane, VIP tickets can be purchased at www.onecanvip.eventbrite.com.

 “Like” my FaceBook page for all the up dates on all the events happening around town and sign up for my weekend E-Blast on www.WTVR.com. Make sure to watch CBS 6 News at 7 p.m.

Like flies at the dining table

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⟪A line taken from Mahmoud Darwish’s the butterfly’s burden⟫

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all they like is shit

all they feel is the bliss

when deep inside of it

getting all they can eat buffet

sticking to their surfaces like others that pray

pray they can get some more

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more of everything they constantly get

until one day they retire from it

expired to be replaced by a billion more

gross expectations

being the same and never advancing to…

sureties undoing their beguiling atrocities

the wrongs continually done to me

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013 @ 12:54:25 writing for about 5 minutes. 

That means I’ll be exhibiting at SPX later this year on September 14th and 15th selling copies of my upcoming zines, plush toys, and whatnots with some wonderful company. Can’t wait!

＊If anyone has helpful advice about SPX, I would be eager to hear it. I’m trying to figure out how many zine copies, plush toys, and whatnots I’ll need to bring with me or ship by mail. What to do? ╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯

Disclaimer: I do not own this image!!

In the meantime, I’m compiling a list of zine fests/expos I hope to attend and possibly exhibit at this year.

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August 31st & September 1st

San Francisco Zine Fest

Seems like a cute and fun event from what I can glean from their website. Plus, admission is free!

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September 14th & 15th

SPX (Small Press Expo), Maryland

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October 12th & 13th

APE (Alternative Press Expo), San Francisco

Related Posts: Plans for APE and Experience of APE.

As you may know, I attended APE last year — so I think I have a pretty good idea what it will be like. I have absolutely no idea about my chances of nabbing a half-table, but I did send in a form that apparently means they’ll inform me when tables go on sale. We’ll see what happens!!

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December 8th-ish

EBABZ Fest (East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest)

Related Post: Experience of the EBABZ Fest.

I attended this one too last year. It’s a pretty small space packed with rows and rows of tables. Might be fun!

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Did you know that mobile marketing not only covers the most commonly referenced area of mobile devices, but also mobile billboards, travelling expos and any type of advertising that is in some sort of motion. If you ever wanted to further your knowledge of mobile marketing, then check out the next few paragraphs.

Take your time to make your mobile marketing fun for other people if you really want it to be effective. As someone is out there waiting for their bus to come or waiting for that traffic jam to relent, they could be watching a funny advertisement created and released by your company.

Mobile marketing provides a great opportunity for you to offer up a wide assortment of discounts and other information about your business, so you should use this format to make sure you’re always giving out good deals. Your customers need to feel special, so make sure you’re sending them info on your discounts and other specials.

Keep setting expectations and keeping yourself safe, legally. After a person opts-in, or even during the process, inform them of how often they can get text messages from you. Also, give them an “opt-out” option if the messages are too frequent or if they want to avoid possible message charges. Always include the line, “standard rates may apply.”

Set up a poll for your marketing campaign. Polls can be set up as a question-response format or a response message. Polls are an excellent source to use to get the options of your customers to your products. Always check with your mobile provider to make sure they can support real-time results for your polls.

Make your messages fun. Remember that mobile can also be used as a source of entertainment. Make your messages interesting and exciting, while providing the subscriber with either meaningful information or entertainment. When subscribers are doing something or just waiting for something somewhere, they will look to mobile as an exciting or enjoyable distraction.

The number one rule in mobile marketing is to never spam. This is the quickest way to not only lose existing customers, but to ensure that your marketing campaigns fail to reach new ones. Spam is a major problem in marketing and people who are perceived to send it lose a lot of credibility.

Even though you’re marketing in the mobile world, you still have to make sure that you keep improving your efforts outside of this realm. Allowing other areas of marketing to lapse and putting too much focus on mobile marketing will hurt your business, no matter how well your mobile marketing is doing. Use your calendar and task list to allot regular times for each kind of marketing campaign.

Social media is one big and long conversation. Lots of it is meaningless and trivial. Do not link your mobile campaign to this kind of disastrous discourse. Keep your messages brief and to the point. Social media is a key to any marketing campaign, but you have to use it wisely to get beneficial results.

Remember that mobile marketing works best to keep your current customers and not necessarily to attract new ones. This is because most mobile users are not browsing around the internet the same way PC users browse around theirs. Mobile users are hard fish to hook if they haven’t already nibbled on the bait.

In conclusion, not only does mobile marketing cover a wide amount of media types, but it can also be used to appeal to a wide variety of customers. You should definitely give the tips and tricks provided in this article a try; and you should be ecstatic with the results that you see.