MAYbe You'll Win

In May, the high tipper of every day will get his/her name on my calendar. At the end of the month, the person whose name is on it the most gets to choose from a variety of prizes. These include, but are not limited to: a specialized Iris-bobblehead, a huge painting by me, a Skype hangout, a box of random goodies sent to you, or anything else that we can agree on.

Remember, if I dont cam that day, the person with the highest offline tip will claim that calendar square. Good luck!!

Here, on the Island of Misfit Toys...

Welcome to Irisnation, your new favorite vacation. (Rhyming completely unintentional, but impressive anyway.) For those times when your boss is an overpaid dumbass and life throws you one problem after another, you can find solace here. Kick your shoes off, grab a beer, and share a few laughs.

You might notice that we do things a little differently around here. Everyone's welcome as long as you are respectful to my regulars and me. Laughing at our jokes is not demanded (but let's face it, we're hilarious). However, it will earn you brownie points. And because I don't like chocolate, those brownie points are useless. :) I do not sell friends list adds, because I don't think that you can put a price on friendship. (Sidenote: my landlord ***** me to change this. So if you tip 33,333 tokies, you CAN buy your way onto the list. I don't think it's worth it, but at least it'll shut the ol' biddy up.)

Please do not let a lack of tokies stop you from hanging out. In Irisnation, you are not expected to tip every day or even every month, although it's always authentically appreciated. I cam because I genuinely love chatting with such amazing, altruistic people who I could not have met otherwise. It breaks my heart to hear about guys' tipping habits hindering them from paying bills or buying groceries. Don't let me be the reason you're living off of Ramen noodles. This brings up another thing - I know what it's like to work at a minimum-wage job, living paycheck-to-paycheck. And I also understand that to most people, money doesn't grow on trees. For this reason, I truly cherish every tip regardless of its size, because we (as viewers) never know what kind of situation the tipper might be in. I just hope it shows that every time we hang out (whether you tip or not) feels like a good day to me.

So quit stressing and have some fun!