I’m getting new Tshirts made. Do you want one at $22 plus $5 shipping?
Paypal [leah@leahpeah.com] $27. Make sure to include size S-XXL. It will take 3 weeks from the time I order, which I plan to do on the 15th.
New Flawed But Authentic Tshirts
Sick As A Dog
That would be me – sick as a dog. I thought I’d been clever enough to get by this season without getting sick by drinking tons of those EmergenC drink packets. The kids had it over Thanksgiving and then Joe had it a few weeks ago and Ha! I had nothing! I was well, well, well! And then sometime around 2pm on Friday I felt the cold, hard fingers of a fierce cold in the works. Today I’d just like to chop my nose and ears off.
Because I want to go back to bed and moan with intermittent sneezing, I’m keeping this short. 1) there are two rings for sale in the store. They are all that is left of this batch. 2) all the tshirts have been mailed. If you don’t get yours this week, then use the tracking number I sent you or let me know. I love mine. I hope you love yours, too.
Adios, Amigos!
The Tshirts – A Saga
First I had to make a new version of the image because I had done it wrong. Then I sent it in and waited for a phone call. Then I called and was promised a call back. Then I waited a day and then called again and then really got to talk to someone. Then I was told there was still something wrong with the file so I got to do it AGAIN and boy that was fun. And then I sent it and called and verified it was there and then that part was good and over. Then he sent me an email with the new invoice. And I waited and waited. And waited and it didn’t come. And then it popped in my email the next morning showing that he did actually send it when he said he did, judging by the date/time stamp. Something was up with my email holding it hostage for a few hours. Why, email, WHY? But then I printed out the invoice and took it to the drugstore where they told me that they didn’t do faxes anymore. Why not, I asked? And the young woman rolled her eyes at me and said, ‘because.’ So that cleared that right up. And then I drove all the way over to Kinkos and faxed it there. And then I called to verify that he got it but I got the machine and left a message. And now it’s the weekend so I won’t find out until Monday. BUT if he did, then we’re only talking about a matter of days/weeks until those Tshirts are in your hands. BUT if he didn’t, then we’re talking another trip to Kinkos, which I can handle tootsweet, baby.
The News Fit To Snooze
Today I went to Costco for the first time in about 4 years. I’d forgotten the sheer magnitude of stuff that resides inside. And it reminded me of the movie Idiocracy and how they portray the future.
We got a pizza. Let me preface my next comment by saying I don’t care for pizza. I’ve had lots of bad pizza in my life. Every so often a pizza will look good and I’ll think – Hey! I wouldn’t mind eating some pizza right now! – and I surprise myself when that happens. But anyway, we got one of the huge Costco pizzas and I was decidedly looking forward to it. And it was the single most disgusting pizza I’ve ever eaten two bites of. The crust was bitter and the cheese tasted off and the sauce might have been ok but it was really hard to tell under the bitter and the off. Why two bites? Because I really couldn’t believe the first one. I thought it couldn’t really be that bad. But it was. So, that ought to do me for another 3 years. We threw the rest away. The recently emptied trashcan is now halfway full of gross pizza.
In other news, my body is made of lead today. I’m having difficulty simply walking and keeping upright. I started a new medication, Wellbutrin, a few days ago and so far, I’m tired, which is the opposite of what is supposed to happen I think. The sucky thing about new medications is that you have to wade through the bad ones for a few weeks before you move on. So it could be weeks of knuckle dragging and drooling.
If you wanted a Tshirt, you’ve got approximately a few more days to order. There have been enough people get one to put the order in at any time, so let’s say the cut-off is Sunday night.
You Need To Hold My Hand (Or, Finally, Get A Tshirt)
Last week I went to Santa Barbara and had lunch with Eden. And why not, right? I mean, if you had the option of having lunch with Eden, you would, right? She’s funny and pretty and smells nice. She knows the best places to eat fish tacos. She wears cute shoes. Cookie licks her. In fact, if you don’t want to have lunch with Eden, I’d venture to say there is something wrong with you.
I wish I could say I JUST went there to have lunch with Eden, but in fact, I went because somewhere along the line I turned into a confused, tear-leaking mass that can’t find the right freeway exit or right turn after getting whittled away to nothing by a mean man. I turned into the lady that drives along in her car, weeping under her sunglasses and wiping snot on her sleeve because the box of tissues shot along the van floor and went behind the back seat when she made that last wrong turn. I’m the lady you feel sorry for when you glance over at the light and mistakenly think she’s singing along to music you can’t hear until you notice the quivering lower lip.
I’ve spent the better part of 2 months trying to find the right place to get Tshirts made with the Flawed But Authentic logo on them. I’ve talked to so many screen printers that I could catalog them at this point and tell you which ones made me cry and which ones just laughed in my face. Because I only want to make about 25 shirts. And that is unheard of, people. UNHEARD of. You don’t even start talking Tshirts unless you want 100 minimum order and it is beneath them to even talk to you. Or they will just charge you an arm and a leg per shirt. And who wants to spend $36 on a Tshirt? Not me. Not you, either.
So that brings us to the kind and great smelling Eden who took pity on me and drove me over to her personal screenprinter, Arosha, who did NOT laugh at me or make me cry and welcomed my tiny Tshirt order at a reasonable price. Yay for Arosha! And Yay! for Eden and thanks for holding my hand the entire time. Sorry about the palm sweat.
Please behold the selected choices.
You can have this extra long-bodied shirt by Kavio in a S, M, L or XL:
You can have this shirt by Hanes in a 1X, 2X or 3X:
They are both a basic black color and I have no idea why they look a little different.
And this is the logo:
And this is how we’re pretending that I’ve made one already and it looks like this:
See how great it accentuates the breasts?
How do you get one? Glad you asked. Click here for all sizes. I couldn’t get the sizes to work in the store so I’ll email you after I get your order to find out the size until I get that fixed. As soon as I have a minimum of 25 shirts, I’ll send the order in and then it takes about 2 weeks. Yay! for us!
140 Chars Or Less
I’ve taken to talking and emailing as if I were Twittering. Meaning, everything has to be 140 characters or less. Oh, an example, you say?
Home from Palm Desert. Good times were had by all. Not as many hangovers as last year. I didn’t look like this. Just like this.
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Dumbest Saturday moment – Tam gives me GREAT shoulder massage. I say ‘I can tell you are good at this.’ which sounds like bad pick-up line.
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Funniest Sunday moment – Katie asks ‘Was your family a nudie or not a nudie family?’ while standing in a towel. Was afraid to answer wrong.
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Regarding Tshirts = Looks like “Flawed But Authentic” and long-sleeved black wins by a landslide. More details coming soon.
Tshirts?
Did you want a Tshirt? I’m taking a headcount. I need to know if you want a long-sleeved white shirt or black shirt or tank top and the size. And would you want it to say Flawed But Authentic or You Read Me Like A Blog?
This is all preliminary, mind you. No actual orders or money is exchanging hands at this time. But if you COULD get one, WOULD you is kind of the question.
New Store
To keep away the crazy I’ve been busy crocheting many hats. You can see two of them on those casual male models just above. And painting. And sewing. I needed a place to put all this stuff, so now I have a store. You can order custom products or buy what’s shown. There will be some paintings showing up by mid-week. Along with more hats. Always more hats. I’m thinking about adding prints and patterns and whatever else I spend all day doing. And the T-shirts. I’m going to get them back up soon.
I also redid my website. I am trying for warm, inviting, creative and visually interesting. Getting all the little do-dads to show when I wanted them to kept me quite busy. There is still some work left to do, but I like it.
What’s next?
The Shirt
A few people at BlogHer asked if I had T-shirts. Um, nope. I did not. But I do now. If you are so inclined, please go here to buy the very first official Leahpeah shirts which say “Flawed but Authentic.” Also to be had – a mug and a bag. I know, right?
Here is a close up of the design:
Now that I’ve started doing this, I don’t know if I can stop. It was pretty fun. And I haven’t even made a men’s version. Or a hat. Or a calendar or anything. I’m practically a N003. If there is anything you’d like made, please let me know. I’ll get’er made just special for you. I’m thinking a Goth design might be fun. Or maybe all primary colors. Or Spirograph!! Perhaps there is a better and less expensive printing option….?
Update: the Zazzle stuff is here. I had to use the name Leahpapeah because Leahpeah was taken. I swear it was by me last year but I have no documentation to prove it. Dang. : )