I had a final exam this morning and had to get up at 645 to make it. Seeing that I scheduled most of my classes to where I can sleep 'till the crack of noon every day, this was a shock to the system.
But I don't mind. You know why? Well, yes, the semester is over and I get to fly home tomorrow for a month. But when I was sleepy-eyed and still grunting like a yak, I opened my email to see this:
Dear weatherdude,
Congratulations! An anonymous benefactor has purchased you a lifetime gift subscription to Daily Kos.
To: weatherdude
From: An anonymous benefactor
Message from An anonymous benefactor:
Hey! They fixed it!
Talk about a day brightener! Thank you so much, anonymous benefactor. :) That's a pretty chunk of change to spend on an interwebs stranger. I appreciate it more than you know. I attribute it solely to you that I had a smile on my face going into that exam, which is why I aced it like a boss.
Think about it. You, anonymous benefactor, made me happy, which helped me pass an exam with flying colors, and that grade might help me get a scholarship to get a good degree, enter politics and become president.
A DailyKos gift subscription may very well have just elected me President.
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$400?
$300?
$250?
$266.66?
$225?
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Thank you again to my anonymous benefactor, I really appreciate it. :)
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