The blogathon for the Secular Student Alliance has reached $60,800! I turned away for less than an hour, and we raised over $200! So, as promised, here is Houdini lounging on our pillow like the Queen of Sheba — and three extra photos, one of Talisker’s fuzzy belly in the sun, and a two-part series of Comet attacking my phone.

When we hit the $60,900 mark, I’ll post three — not one. not two, but three — photos of Team Tabby snuggling together. And when we reach $61,000, I will have a very special treat for you… one that will assault your already cute-bludgeoned senses with so much cute, you will collapse into an inarticulate heap of “Awwwww!”

And we have a testimonial about the Secular Student Alliance from Kelley, who says this:

The Secular Student Alliance is by far my favorite organization out there. They are super efficient, full of caring people, and just all around awesome. I went to my first SSA conference in 2010 and I was blown away by how awesome it was. I am still really great friends with people I met at that conference and the SSA conference is always, ALWAYS the highlight of my summer. I walk away from their conference with ideas to make my group even more awesome than they already are and with even more friends that I arrived there with. It is absolutely the most inspiring thing to see all those leaders working together. I can’t imagine my college years without the SSA. :3

I’ve posted some quotes talking about why the Secular Student Alliance is so awesome, and why they deserve your support. If you have a story or a comment about why the Secular Student Alliance is so awesome — post it in the comments, and I’ll post it in the blog! Along with kitten photos, of course. Support the SSA!