Fray Wins a Webby
Just a thought from 12 May 2004 about Fray.

Fray is the winner of the 2004 Webby Award in the Print & Zines category.

I know it's not cool to be stoked about something like this. I should be detached and ironic. I should point out that there's no awards ceremony this year. (Hell, there's no award - the big springy things they used to give to the winners are are now a mere $350.) I should be blase.

But I'm not. I'm stoked. Because Fray is not just me. Fray is dozens of contributors, hundreds of volunteers and performers and audiences, thousands of posters, and millions of readers. We've all been doing this thing for seven and a half years just for the love it.

So, yeah, I'll take some recognition and spread it around. And I'll say thanks.

And just for me personally, I wanna say that I couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift. (I'm 31 on the Sunday, dude. And I can still say "dude" without irony. Dude!)

I've been carrying my 5-word speech around in my head since we were nominated three years ago. So, here goes:

Everyone's Voice Matters. Use Yours.

Now I just have to figure out a way to break the news to my boss. AlterNet was also nominated in Print & Zines. Heh.

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