One Girl Revolution

Though I'm sure you're all getting sick of it, I wanted to let you know that I've put up an announcement at my shop. Here's what it says:

Shop Announcement
Pull The Plug On Cancer With Your Moonage Daydream Purchase!

From now until August 20, I will donate 10 percent of my profits to help sponsor my friend's participation in the 2007 Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk! If you would like more information on the walk, or if you would like to donate to her cause, please contact me. Thanks, happy shopping, and don't stop rocking!

Now obviously, I would like to help jumpinjessflash out as much as possible, so I'll need a lot of people to know about my shop. If you want to help out, you can buy something, link to my shop, or just donate to Jess directly. Her page is here, and any donations will be greatly appreciated - size does not matter, people. (You might want to use the dreaded Internet Explorer to view the page. For whatever reason, it has a tendency to crash FireFox, at least for me.)

Speaking of my shop, I need to get some sort of decorative banner up there. (onceupon has one on her shop, if you want to see what I'm talking about.) I'd also like to get some business cards printed up, sort of like I did with Forever Fifteen. The problem, aside from the Photoshop hating me? Well...I'm not really all that sure what to do, design-wise. My shop's theme and basis, "Rock and Roll Apothecary," is kind of hard to convey visually, I think. Obviously, the name of the shop was derived from glam rock, but I have a LOT of musical influences, so it wouldn't be fair to just peg it as glam and stick with that as a visual inspiration and aesthetic.

I dunno. If anyone out there has an idea that they can make work for the banner, the cards, or both, let me know. There'll be some free bath products in it for you.

In other news, there are still...six Apathy buttons left now, I think. You guys know the drill - leave your address over on this post (all comments screened), and you get a button and some cards to hand out in case someone asks where you got it. No need to memorize a sales pitch or act as a spokesperson, just wear the button. Done deal. Feel free to link people to the entry, as I have no problem sending out to people I don't know, no matter where in the world they are. Sales are picking up, according to theycallmeboy, so I'd like to thank everyone who has helped out, either by buying merch or helping us promote it. It means a lot!

And now, videos.

Little known fact about me: I've always harbored a fantasy of being a voice actress. Now, I know I can't act my way out of a paper bag, so I don't think I'd be all that successful. This guy, on the other hand...



And this one is for theycallmeboy, who apparently has never seen it! Classic!




And then there's this. You all knew it was coming:

So I was eating my breakfast this morning when I came across this headline:

Venezuela launches Zeppelin to tackle rampant crime

Naturally, my first thought was, "Zeppelin? Rock! Maybe they're going to have CCTV cameras blare Zeppelin at criminals when they're trying to steal cars or rob people, thus blowing their attempts at stealth! How brilliant is that?"

Needless to say, I was highly disappointed to find that this was not their actual plan.

But all morning, I've been unable to shake the image of Led Zeppelin: Super Crime Fighting Action Team from my mind. It'd probably have to be the group when they were young and in their prime (and, you know, with a still living drummer), but really, that's some cool shit there. Rock demigods by night, crime fighting action heroes by day. And night. After concerts. Presumably. In fact, I'm currently so entranced by the idea that I'm willing to set up a contest.

Here's how it works - draw me a picture of Led Zeppelin: Super Crime Fighting Action Team. It can be any style, color or black and white, whatever. They can be whatever crime fighters you imagine, so don't think you're limited to superhero spandex on this one. And while an action shot would be preferred (why not show them fighting some crime?), I wouldn't be opposed to some badass, "we rule these mean streets!" kind of poses. Go nuts, as long as it isn't anything excessively gory or patently obscene. Oh, and stick to this basic theme: "We are Led Zeppelin, and we fight crime."

Once you're done with your picture, post it in an entry on your journal and send me a link to aforementioned entry. This will keep my computer from crashing when I try to view your art, and it'll also allow your friends to check out your skills of an artist. Deadline for this whole shebang is April 30, and I'll decide the winners on May 5. Winner gets any one item from Forever Fifteen shipped to their door on my tab.

What say you? And by the way, I am completely serious about this.