the F-U club

today my friend read my zine to me but substituted every positive aspect for a negative one. it was pretty funny, but it also made me feel bad to realize that something that i believe in could be turned around to have an opposite effect so quickly. i don't think i am a zealot, but sometimes i know i can come across as self-righteous or annoying because i try to stay positive. half the time when i come across similar projects to mine, i think, "that is so dumb." but if i spend time with it i can see the person is sincere in their efforts.

i'm really glad this happened because i've had a realization about this work. i think i'm getting a little too serious and i need to loosen up a bit about it. humor is important and i need to start utilizing it more often. hopefully my next issue of the thank you club zine will be slightly tongue in cheek. i've avoided doing this for the most part because i was worried that readers would doubt my sincerity. but i don't think that matters that much to me anymore. people should be able to take the thank you club in with a grain of salt, and i haven't really been allowing for any wiggle room.

conclusion: puns! i'm a funny person, but not very clever. puns and double entendres, being the lowest form of comedy in the english language, have always held a special place in my heart because they are the underdogs (and because i delight in bathroom humor the more "mature" i become.) i think that puns are a great way to introduce humor into the thank you club. :D

i'll sign off with this little pun i dropped on my sister a couple weeks ago:

me: julie, that's a lot of salt you are adding to those french fries.
julie: aren't you the one who always adds a ton of salt to everything?
me: no! how dare you inSALT me like that!

the thank you club zine issue #2!

hooray! i've improved the first version of the thank you club zine and made the second issue. and i've scanned it into the computer so that everyone can download and print their own copy to read and re-distribute.

all thank you club zines are copyleft, so feel free to reproduce and redistribute as much as you want as long as you don't charge for it. the thank you club zine MUST be free!

assembly instructions:

1. download file(s) and use a program that allows you to edit the margins of the page. this is to ensure proper page alignment. the margins must be even on all sides. i would recommend 0.5" margins. i'm pretty sure this can be done in Word.

2. print the first page (the one with the whale on it.) then re-insert into the printer to print the second page on the reverse side. this might take a few tries to figure out. if the printer can print duplex, you can use that to simplify the process.

3. fold in half hamburger style. cut or tear along this fold. use the page numbers to help you figure out how to put the pieces together. fold the two pieces in half again hamburger style. the whale should be on the cover, and you've got your zine!

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Thank You Club Zine 001

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thanks-a-day 03.12.09

me: today i am thankful for my first piece of art that i've ever purchased- embarrazine #5 by max wheeler!
p.s. that's submarine spaceship on the print.


gauri: i am thankful for my books because i love reading!


julie: i am thankful for beautiful music. we went to go see our friend play in the orchestra.


brittany: i am thankful for my son, oscar.