Breadpig Blog: Purveyor & Publisher of All Things Geek — donations

We're happy to report that our friends at the Midlothian Friends Meeting have raised a total of $1187.85 for the XKCD school in Laos! Part of this came from the pancake breakfast organized by the younger Friends, but the bulk came from sales at the Thrifty Quaker, their thrift store on the outskirts of Richmond. The money will go towards sustaining the library, staff training for the librarians, and purchasing new books. We're so grateful that the Midlothian Friends chose the XKCD school as their charity of the month. Keep up the great work!

Breadpig was invited to the opening of the SF SPCA's magnificent new facility, the Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center. Due to a sudden world-saving mission, Alexis & Liz visited the opening in breadpig's stead. As thrilling as it was to see breadpig on the wall, that excitement was easily matched by the sight of the "Barker Family Fund" nearby. We suspect they give exclusively to dog-related causes. For the record, breadpig has no biases toward either the grain or swine non-profit sectors. How did our breaded swine end up with such an honor? Well, that's thanks to you, breadpig...

Not bad for a $200 laptop covered in marker, eh? Update: We originally had a link to the eBay listing here, but it expired after 90days, so we took the link down. It will always be in our thoughts. Thanks again to all of you who helped with your signatures and support.

Nick Gonzalez (former TechCruncher turned startup-guy) recently wrote on the auction and even remembered the first eBay-for-charity auction Steve and I did last July. And I also got sent a LOLmagnetz shoutout by Thomas Nybergh -- he really sums it up well: From the Non-allergenic lolcats dept.: Put last year’s mainstream Internet meme on your fridge… tomorrow! Non-US orders accepted. The breadpig couldn't agree more. Pre-order yours today! Thanks to both Nick and Thomas for spreading the bacon around.