Hey did you get a keychain?

October 26, 2007 on 4:10 pm | In Funnyish, Insider View, Promotions by Brett |

The Time: 7pm to midnight
The Place: Elevate Lounge
The Date: Three days ago
The Reason: DreamHost’s 10 Year Birthday Blowout Extravaganza

DreamHost turned 10 a month ago and this week we had our official 10 year party!

Arf!

We usually have a Halloween party around this time of year, but we decided to go high class in a high rise for 2007.

Seriously, check out this view.
The View

Every current and former DreamHost employee dating back to the early days was invited along with a guest for an evening of dancing, drinking, and reminiscing! That’s like…at least a hundred people.

Party Time!

Party Party Time!

Party Party Party Time!

Under 21? Open MENU!

I saw people that I hadn’t seen in years! And I even remembered most of their names! I was so proud.

Yes, there was dancing!

Disco Dance

Yes, there was even an open bar! So, so open.

Bottoms Up!

And oh yes, there was swag.

SWAG

We had special blue M&Ms made with DreamHost.com’s whois Creation Date stamped on them! Funny thing about those…when they come back up, they’re not blue anymore!

I also had some limited edition keychains made special for this event. Four martinis later and I really wanted to make sure everybody got some. In fact, I made it my business to personally invite every single person to get keychains before the night was over.

Or at least that’s what they tell me.

Take it

Despite my best efforts, however, I found myself at the end of the night left with a whole lot of keychains stamped with a date that will lose its freshness once 2008 rolls around.

Keychain

These are nice, nice keychains. Look how they glisten and shine.

So shiny. So pretty.

Shiny.

Did I mention how shiny they were?

Did I also mention that only 500 exist in the world?

Current and former employees have had their fill, so I’m giving away the rest! If you’d like one of these keychains (and maybe some other small goodies…) you need only send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

DreamHost
Dept: Brett is Awesome
PMB #257
417 Associated Rd.
Brea, CA 92821
USA

Make sure that your self-addressed envelope has at least $0.75 of US postage on it or INTO THE TRASH IT GOES! One envelope per person please.

If you’re outside the US you’re welcome to try sending a stamped envelope, but you’re on your own when it comes to postage (3oz envelope). I’ve heard rumors that international mail is run by an unpredictable cyclops who answers to no one and eats paper like I drink milk. (A lot.)

The friendly people at your local post office can teach you how to mail a letter in case you’ve forgotten. My hangover should be gone by next week, so get those envelopes in the mail to me right away and I’ll start stuffin’ and sealin’ just as soon as I can.

(I’ll update this post when I’ve run out of goodies.)

If you’d like to attend our next party you just need to send us a resume and get hired! We’re always looking for good technical support people, and we’ve got a few open admin/programmer spots as well.

The DreamHost 2017 birthday party is not that far away and we’ll probably have free hoverboard rides. You do NOT want to miss that.

Hoverboard

-Brett!

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  1. 1

    Looks like a great party!

    Next time remember to invite the Unofficial DreamHost Blog ;-)

    Once again congrats on your birthday…

    Comment by Unofficial DreamHost Blog — October 26, 2007 #

  2. 2

    Wauww! You should have a party for your customers as well.

    Happy Birthday DreamHost.

    Comment by DreamHost Promo Codes — October 26, 2007 #

  3. 3

    I don’t think I can find any US stamps (I’m outside the US) to stick on the envelope. Oh the keychains are so shiny. No comment about the open bar is required. Ouch says it all.

    Comment by db — October 26, 2007 #

  4. 4

    Yeah, finally a chance to use up my .37 cent stamps. Hope I get that keychain.

    Happy belated birthday!

    Comment by Dave — October 26, 2007 #

  5. 5

    Envelope sent. If you’re out of key chains, you can fill mine with money.

    Comment by Mike — October 26, 2007 #

  6. 6

    so thats why were are getting short on HD… lol
    so you guys could give a party that big.

    Happy birthday anyway. I had mine a few days ago, can I get a key chain as a gift?!

    Comment by BUGabundo — October 27, 2007 #

  7. 7

    My sites are down for hours every day! By the way, i am still waiting for my DreamHost PS.

    I am not THAT patient. This have been going on for to fucking many months! :-(

    I am on the silk server.

    Comment by DH Customer — October 27, 2007 #

  8. 8

    My sites are rarely down!!! AND, I have over 100 sites hosted at Dreamhost… So nananananana!

    I am not sure I want to make a trip to the post office to get stamps! Can I use my rewards???

    Comment by Barbara — October 27, 2007 #

  9. 9

    Was Brad at the party?

    http://blog.dreamhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/brad_crack.jpg

    Comment by dwr — October 27, 2007 #

  10. 10

    good. have partys while our sites r offline.

    Comment by Alejandro — October 27, 2007 #

  11. 11

    Nice keychains! Can’t you mail it such that I pay here on delivery? No Way I’ll find US Stamps here :(

    Comment by John Anderton — October 27, 2007 #

  12. 12

    Lames, I’m in the UK and I’d like a keychain but there ain’t no postage here. El lamezo.

    Comment by James — October 28, 2007 #

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  15. 15

    Please send me 2 keychains.

    Lionel Medeiros
    P.O. Box 615
    Pahoa, HI 96778

    Comment by Lionel Medeiros — October 28, 2007 #

  16. 16

    The keychains actually do look pretty sweet… but they also make it appear that Dreamhost died in 2007.

    Comment by Anthony DiSante — October 28, 2007 #

  17. 17

    I will send you two keychains Lionel!

    Comment by VOO — October 28, 2007 #

  18. 18

    Another goddamn foreigner here. Can you take International Reply Coupons? That was the way, once upon a time, you could do international SASEs (but it used to suck, and I don’t expect it has improved much, and they were expensive as hell).

    Comment by h4xp3t — October 29, 2007 #

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    Fine, you can have my keys, but I need them back soon.

    Comment by Adam Backstrom — October 29, 2007 #

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    Ok, now I’m stumped! I’m located internationally and I want some of those swag… is there any way? I can get stamps from Stamps.com but you need a self-addressed envelope. And I don’t think a regular white envelope would suffice. Now I’m doomed… help!

    Comment by merilen — October 29, 2007 #

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  22. 22

    keychain?
    how about you people start acting like a business and provide reliable hosting like you used to?? the amount of time my multiple sites have been down this year is awful.

    Comment by customer — October 29, 2007 #

  23. 23

    “how about you people start acting like a business and provide reliable hosting like you used to?? the amount of time my multiple sites have been down this year is awful.”

    Perhaps instead of blaming Dreamhost, you should look into the possible reasons that The Lord may have for punishing your sites.

    - Are they shitty? Probably so.
    - Do they validate as XHTML 1.0 Strict compliant? Probably not.
    - Do they praise Him? Doubtful.

    When your sites are of The Devil you should expect them to be punished by The Lord… get it? got it? GOOD. Now run along and get to crackin on the deshittification of your sites young man!

    Comment by VOO — October 29, 2007 #

  24. 24

    Voo that response was a classic. Vicious but still a classic. Actually I’m thinking about it and you could be serious. Those three things could get your site nuked.

    Comment by Dave — October 29, 2007 #

  25. 25

    How do I find US stamps in Canada!? :(

    Comment by ewdin — October 29, 2007 #

  26. 26

    “How do I find US stamps in Canada!?”

    Two words… black market.

    Voice Of One

    Comment by VOO — October 29, 2007 #

  27. 27

    I wonder if VOO gets paid enought for his services to DH… hope so.

    Comment by Alejandro — October 29, 2007 #

  28. 28

    “I wonder if VOO gets paid enought for his services to DH… hope so.”

    You wonder WRONG, dipshitimus. VOO PAYS $119 a year for Dreamhost’s WONDERFUL services! Now you may kindly go eat some pasteurized rabbit pellets dipped in creamy yogurt!

    Voice Of One

    Comment by VOO — October 29, 2007 #

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    nice photos…is there any free hosting competition on the anvil ? :)

    Comment by Innovations & interesting Ramblings — October 30, 2007 #

  31. 31

    I’ll be sending in my mail tomorrow! I hope to get my keychains! If you run out, please send me back my envelope with 75 cents!

    Comment by Tim — October 31, 2007 #

  32. 32

    Living in Ireland, so am sending a few dollars i found behind the couch in an envelope.
    And if i don’t get the keychain…. Grrrr. You had damn well send it all back to me. ;)

    Comment by Cian — November 1, 2007 #

  33. 33

    I made out a nice envelope and letter for you, Brett. =P Here’s hoping I get a keychain before you run out. =D Accidentally commented on the wrong blog post yesterday, that was cool.

    So I got it out in the mail this morning, hopefully it’ll show up there soon, but it might take two days to get that far out of state…

    I hope you still have a few left when my envelope arrives! I love DreamHost, and I’d love to be able to sport the name on a keychain. =D

    Got my fingers crossed!
    Cheers,
    Kirk

    Comment by Kirk Schnable — November 1, 2007 #

  34. 34

    Why don’t you blog about the class action lawsuit Dreamhost is dealing with since you deprive your employees of lunch and break periods and refuse to pay overtime wages.

    Comment by anonymous — November 4, 2007 #

  35. 35

    Because there isn’t one?

    http://blog.dreamhost.com/2007/10/31/600000-reasons-to-eat-candy/#comments

    Comment by Mike — November 6, 2007 #

  36. 36

    I can see you have a good party :)

    Comment by Sergey — November 9, 2007 #

  37. 37

    Hey,

    I like the idea…I sent my envelope in…I just got it back with nothing in it. The envelope hadn’t even been sealed.

    Thanks.

    Keifer

    Comment by Keifer — November 14, 2007 #

  38. 38

    Keifer, I haven’t sent any out yet!

    You probably sent us your envelope, it opened itself up in transit somehow, and your SASE found its way back to you.

    Try again! I’ve still got plenty of keychains!

    Comment by Brett — November 14, 2007 #

  39. 39

    Brett, when are you planning on sending them out? :P Just curious…

    -Kirk

    Comment by Kirk Schnable — November 14, 2007 #

  40. 40

    Brett

    I was hoping that it was my mistake…I’ll try it again.

    Keifer

    Comment by Keifer — November 14, 2007 #

  41. 41

    Do you take International reply coupons? That’s my only way of getting a stamp to you from AUstralia.

    Comment by Junaidi — November 19, 2007 #

  42. 42

    Did anyone ever get a keychain? Thought I’d check to see if I’m the only one that hasn’t. :P

    Comment by Mike — December 19, 2007 #

  43. 43

    I got my key chain today. It’s the best Christmas present ever.

    Comment by Chad — December 21, 2007 #

  44. 44

    I got mine today! =] Thanks Brett!

    -Kirk

    Comment by Kirk Schnable — December 24, 2007 #

  45. 45

    I got mine in the mail yesterday, awesome christmas present!

    Brett truely is awesome!

    Comment by Joe is awesome — December 25, 2007 #

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