NOTE: 3-26-10: Contest officially ended Monday March 15, 2010. You can continue to vote, but I'd save your psychic energies for the next Labtest Contest in July! - SD
When I first started blogging about being HIV positive (those blogs are somewhere, I think) in 1996, one of the ideas I had was The Labtest Contest. I wanted to make getting my routine rounds of blood drawing fun for my new friends in the AIDS community.
At the time, I didn't realize my counts were low- they'd been low for so long that was just normal for me. I was so happy when my friends participated. Either they too thought it was an innocently goofy idea, or they were enticed by my grand prize- which was a signed picture of myself with a random celebrity. I do believe that Stephen Gendin (RIP) once won a signed polaroid of me and Danny Bonaduce.
Why the stroll down memory lane? Well, I'm bringing the contest back!
Why? Well, I got better swag now. In the fourteen years since the first and last Contest I've written a book, released a pretty cool synthpop CD and have made some killer safe sex t-shirts, pictured here. Plus, I have more t-cells than I had back then, so the element of danger has been removed from the Contest.
If you want a chance to win some of my cool crap, just leave a Comment with your guess as to what my latest t-cell count was. If you're the closest, then you get to choose which gift you want: a copy of My Pet Virus, a CD of my band Synthetic Division or a Screw Smarter t-shirt. Need a clue? Okay: the t-cell count is somewhere between 450 and 600.
Which means act fast! There's a limited number of guesses. (ha ha)
Official Rules
1. You have to post your guess on my Poz blog Comments section
2. Relatives are disqualified (only because that makes this seem official)
3. Closest wins- no Price is Right logic applied.
4. One vote per person.
5. If no one votes I reserve the right to delete this blog entry and pretend this never happened..
6. Deadline is Monday, March 15, 2010.
Positively Yours,
Shawn
Yesterday was the fifth annual Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Check out Regan's Poz blog about it. You probably didn't know that about yesterday, because Corey Haim died and that got more coverage. To read a great blog entry on Haim, visit my friends at (Wo)Men Speak Out.
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When I first started blogging about being HIV positive (those blogs are somewhere, I think) in 1996, one of the ideas I had was The Labtest Contest. I wanted to make getting my routine rounds of blood drawing fun for my new friends in the AIDS community.
At the time, I didn't realize my counts were low- they'd been low for so long that was just normal for me. I was so happy when my friends participated. Either they too thought it was an innocently goofy idea, or they were enticed by my grand prize- which was a signed picture of myself with a random celebrity. I do believe that Stephen Gendin (RIP) once won a signed polaroid of me and Danny Bonaduce.
Why the stroll down memory lane? Well, I'm bringing the contest back!
Why? Well, I got better swag now. In the fourteen years since the first and last Contest I've written a book, released a pretty cool synthpop CD and have made some killer safe sex t-shirts, pictured here. Plus, I have more t-cells than I had back then, so the element of danger has been removed from the Contest.If you want a chance to win some of my cool crap, just leave a Comment with your guess as to what my latest t-cell count was. If you're the closest, then you get to choose which gift you want: a copy of My Pet Virus, a CD of my band Synthetic Division or a Screw Smarter t-shirt. Need a clue? Okay: the t-cell count is somewhere between 450 and 600.
Which means act fast! There's a limited number of guesses. (ha ha)
Official Rules
1. You have to post your guess on my Poz blog Comments section
2. Relatives are disqualified (only because that makes this seem official)
3. Closest wins- no Price is Right logic applied.
4. One vote per person.
5. If no one votes I reserve the right to delete this blog entry and pretend this never happened..
6. Deadline is Monday, March 15, 2010.
Positively Yours,
Shawn
Yesterday was the fifth annual Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Check out Regan's Poz blog about it. You probably didn't know that about yesterday, because Corey Haim died and that got more coverage. To read a great blog entry on Haim, visit my friends at (Wo)Men Speak Out.
Shawn on:
ShawnandGwenn.com Shawn's Poz columns Shawn's Sick Days in 2010: 6 Shawn's book Decker's Daily Coffee
Share the Blog. Not the Virus.
Awesome idea Shawn! I’m going with 550. If I win, do I get to choose the prize? Those screw smarter shirts are totally wicked! Know what I mean? Nudge nudge. Snap snap. Grin grin, wink wink, say no more.
540
512
579 is my guess...Hope it is that high...
Love it! I'm going with 484.
571
537
587
575!!!!
Yes you do get to choose, Mason! Good luck.
511 (and I wear a size medium and prefer black t-shirts!)
This is where I'll underestimate you. 401 T's for the win! (Current fact: the captcha for this guess is "have autopsy." #thingsthatareworsethanhaving AIDS)
Sweet! My fingers are crossed :)
468
third times a charm?
573!
501
ok how about 476
560! And wow, there are a lot of comments! Apparently offering the opportunity for glory and/or prizes motivates people to de-lurk.
Oh... how about 590?
Not many 40 year old soccer moms are posting a guess but how about 446?
Big fan of your first book!
597
not sure I can qualify though!
558 - very psychic and analytic
I vote 567 little T dudes..
525! But I hope it's higher!
598.......best wishes on good health. Eat to live!
Nutrition is the key! Be HEALTHY
(Shawn says: Thanks! The voting has ended for this contest- try again in July.)
525
(Shawn says: Voting period is over, winner has been announced and I think someone guessed that number! Next contest in July. L)
420............Im just sayin'
I gonna say 386
Hmmm lets see.... how about 418
Hey Shawn....help me develop a contest for my blog. Seriously will you? Need to see if I can still rattle with my return or anal dysplasia. Or am I being a pain in the ass?
Nurse Dr. Ferri, patient, writer advocate, and apparently now with atypical cells fall out of my ass. Maybe a good place to hide an easter Egg? Waiting you thin blooded reply....Ric
Interesting contest on a morbid subject don't you think. I I had to guess for my life to go on it would be somewhere between 450 and 600. good luck to you on your future and your future contest.