Dissolution
Nov. 16th, 2005 11:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livingdebSo, remember there was this conference I was going to go to so I could learn more about the field I want to get into, but then the conference got canceled, but the notice recommended that we attend the board meeting?
Today was the board meeting. I walked in early. "Are you Deborah?" Yes.
Let's just say they all knew each other. And the organization is being dissolved. Before the meeting started, one guy explained that this was because there were too many similar organizations. Then I asked him what the organizations were (which is the kind of thing I always wish I would do, but rarely do for some unknown reason), and he told me two.
Of all the organizations out there, I chose the one that was failing. And this kind of poor judgment is exactly why I need to meet people who are doing this kind of work.
The purpose of the board meeting was to decide what to do with the organization's assets. Each person was to have arrived with an idea to present.
Some recommended giving them to one of these two similar organizations, and I paid attention to how they were describing the two organizations, but it turned out they didn't say anything of use to me.
Some didn't care so long as the money was used for various purposes that had been established like the Mr. So-and-so scholarship fund, so they could continue honoring Mr. So-and-so.
And some didn't care so long as the money still had the dissolved organization's name connected to it.
After a bit over an hour I excused myself from the meeting, even though there wasn't really a good stopping place (and even though it meant forgoing the free supper). (This kind of interruptive behavior is also something that I rarely do even when I should, for some unknown reason. So I was good today.)
I got home and looked up the two organizations. It looks like one will be good, though I just missed a really good conference for it; the other one will require more research. I haven't joined yet.
Nanowrimo update
I wrote 1691 words, including several scenes addressing Fluffy's arthritis and a long scene on an informal "art" show that the two main characters host. I guess I can look for an excerpt for you guys. Okay, here are some of the exhibits at the art show and some of the explanations behind them:
Today was the board meeting. I walked in early. "Are you Deborah?" Yes.
Let's just say they all knew each other. And the organization is being dissolved. Before the meeting started, one guy explained that this was because there were too many similar organizations. Then I asked him what the organizations were (which is the kind of thing I always wish I would do, but rarely do for some unknown reason), and he told me two.
Of all the organizations out there, I chose the one that was failing. And this kind of poor judgment is exactly why I need to meet people who are doing this kind of work.
The purpose of the board meeting was to decide what to do with the organization's assets. Each person was to have arrived with an idea to present.
Some recommended giving them to one of these two similar organizations, and I paid attention to how they were describing the two organizations, but it turned out they didn't say anything of use to me.
Some didn't care so long as the money was used for various purposes that had been established like the Mr. So-and-so scholarship fund, so they could continue honoring Mr. So-and-so.
And some didn't care so long as the money still had the dissolved organization's name connected to it.
After a bit over an hour I excused myself from the meeting, even though there wasn't really a good stopping place (and even though it meant forgoing the free supper). (This kind of interruptive behavior is also something that I rarely do even when I should, for some unknown reason. So I was good today.)
I got home and looked up the two organizations. It looks like one will be good, though I just missed a really good conference for it; the other one will require more research. I haven't joined yet.
Nanowrimo update
I wrote 1691 words, including several scenes addressing Fluffy's arthritis and a long scene on an informal "art" show that the two main characters host. I guess I can look for an excerpt for you guys. Okay, here are some of the exhibits at the art show and some of the explanations behind them:
Knots
Geoff
Jute rope
"I made this display of knots in the Boy Scouts."
Corvette
Geoff
Wood, paint, lead weight
"Uh, I made this in the Boy Scouts, too."
Dissertation (work in progress)
Candace
Paper, ink, blood
"What? I made this! You said we could bring anything portable or photographable that we made, and I have been making this thing for ages."