But wait... there's more!

Find yourself in a tizzy wondering "What the hell am I doing today?" Ever forget an important meeting? Wondering when next you’re supposed to put that flea medication on your cat? Have an affinity for small pocket dogs?

Finally - something that will please your eyes, tickle your funny bone AND mind your dates - why it’s a PRINCESS KAYLENE 2009 Calendar!

Yes, you heard right! A Princess Kaylene original for the year Two-Thousand-And-Nine. Need a gift for that friend who has everything. We’re willing to bet that they DON’T have a Princess Kaylene calendar! And we’re backing that up with a no-money back guarantee!

Just think of everything that you can do with your very own Princess Kaylene 2009 calendar! Remember important holidays! Pay your bills on time! Never forget another birthday! Have a handy guide to tell you what day of the week it is! Plan out your vacation days!

As an added bonus - collect some photos shot by yours truly. Cut them out of the calendar and save them for years. Put them on your walls. Frame them for your children’s rooms.

But wait, there’s more! The Princess Kaylene calendar will not come with a certificate of authenticity nor it will be autographed by Princess Kaylene or her personal photographer. And not only that, you won’t know which photos were shot by Erin and which were hand picked by her guardians for 2009 inclusion. It’s a year-long guessing game sure to keep you entertained!

By now you’re dying to get your hands on a Princess Kaylene calendar and just want to know how to get it. It’s simple. There’s even more than one option for your purchasing pleasure.

And for all this you’d probably expect to pay nearly $45. for this once in a lifetime opportunity that will last you for a whole year. But NO! How about $30? NO! $25?? NoOoOoO! The Princess Kaylene calendar can be yours for only $10.99!!! That’s right, only $10.99!!!

And if you don’t act now you can find something solar powered to go along with your Princess Kaylene calendar. Pesky cell phones always running out of juice? Need some more rainbows in your life? Have a pool that’s just too cold? SOLAR POWER is the way to go! See below for details.

E-commerce sites are standing by to take your orders:

Princess Kaylene Calendar on Etsy
Princess Kaylene Calendar Store
(I shot about half the pictures ... I’m a better photographer now. That was like a year and a half ago. I do not get a cut of calendar sales. NOTE - I did NOT graphically design these calendars.)

Solar Energy To Go (my mother’s website... she will be so happy if you buy something from her... but then she’ll get all cocky...NOTE - I did NOT design that site!!)

Action Needed - UN Declaration for the Global Decriminalization of Homosexuality

Today my Google RSS headlines that feed into my Gmail sent me this little bit of GLBT news about the UN Declaration for the Global Decriminalization of Homosexuality. News - CLICK ME

Now we need to take action!

Step 1: Go to THIS BLOG and click the "DIGG THIS" link at the bottom.
Step 2: Mike Tidmus' Blog furthered the news by requesting action in the U.S. and provided links to find your Senator's contact info. And also provided info about the Vatican's stance and how to contact them.
Step 3: Contact your Senator/Congress/Representatives... whatever. (See sample letter below.)
Step 4: Twitter/Status update/Blog/Forward E-mails to get the word out.
Step 5: NOW GO!

I took action and sent letters to my Senators and Congress people.

Here's the letter I wrote (stealing snips from different blogs and articles) - feel free to copy/paste.

Dear Senator FILL IN NAME,

This Wednesday a declaration for the global decriminalization of homosexuality will be put before the UN General Assembly. While every country in the European Union has signed on and Canada is a sponsor, the United States of America has not signaled support for this declaration.

This is a outrageous! By not actively supporting this declaration the U.S. government is suggesting to the world political arena that it is OK with us if human beings are imprisoned, tortured, murdered or legally put to death simply for loving another.

This is NOT OK. This is not OK with me. This is not OK morally. I urge you and your office to do what you can to influence a decision to support this declaration.

The declaration will be tabled on Wednesday by France with the backing of all 27 member states of the EU; plus non-EU European nations including Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Ukraine, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, Armenia and Macedonia. Support of the Latin American states of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Uruguay has also been offered. Canada is a sponsor. Gabon, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, New Zealand and Japan are also on board with the declaration.

Why aren't we on that list?

Thank you for taking the time to consider this note and this request for action.

Craftz

Today Amy Sedaris hosted a big crafty deal in L.A. I did not get to go. A few years ago I went to the Bazaar Bizarre and got awesome one of a kind gifts for people ... the Bazaar Bizarre is no longer held in L.A. What's a girl to do? Etsy!

I know about Etsy through Jenni and it was backed up by Imogen Heap who posted a funny VLOG about how she got a newsletter from Etsy about "What would Imogen Heap wear?" ... so she went to Etsy to see what she would wear. That's really not as funny when I retell it.

SO I just finished about 6 hours of (procrastination) Etsy shopping.

My favorite find today was Etsy's "Alchemy" page where I can actually request to have something made! This is awesome... if I can think of something. I do, already, know that I want a knit green tomato hat. So I might ask for that.
(But, you know, a little cuter.)

And also a knit hat with devil horns. My friend was SUPPOSED to make one for me (the pattern is in the Stitch N'Bitch book and she was all into knitting for a half second)... she even gave me a Xmas card with a promise to make it. And then we went yarn shopping and we picked out a nice blue/black skein and she even started the rim.... and that is as far as that got.


Meanwhile my friend Adrea knit me a blue/black knit hat that I love! No devil horns but it works. I still want my devil horns though.... HINT HINT MIRIAM (who will probably never read this anyway.)

But here are a few awesome "interesting" and awesome Etsy items that I did NOT buy today.

Toilet Tea



Cloth Panty Liner



Shaun of the Dead throw pillow (I did buy something from this shop)



Teddy Reborn (that actually growls)


I had this in my cart but pulled it out at the last minute... I still want it though.



Travel Size Penis Pillow



Knit biology dissections



Giggle-worthy