a little something

I applied to volunteer with the Red Cross on Sunday but it might be a short while before they need my help. While I was there, I saw about a dozen other people also applying. I think it is fabulous that they have more people than they can use at the moment. I’ll bet they will need help for awhile, so I’ll wait.
But I wanted to do a little something. Obviously, hurricane relief organizations need money most of all. So I designed a CafePress shirt, which looks very spiffy. I will donate all the money from the sales of the shirt to the American Red Cross.
I would like to thank the cinetrix for inspiring the “second line” theme of the shirt in this entry. My boyfriend and I already ordered a couple of shirts for ourselves because they are pretty cool looking, if I say so myself. My boyfriend owns a few other CafePress-manufactured shirts and they appear to be holding up quite well (at least as well as the stuff I buy from Old Navy). I used a high-res PNG image file so I’m hoping the shrit graphics will look nice and crisp.
You can see (and buy) the shirts here. I also made some buttons and magnets.
If you want to buy a different type of shirt, email me and I’ll add it to the selection. Feel free to steal the graphic for the t-shirt from my sidebar and post it with a link to the CafePress shop, or just post the link anywhere you like.
Here are some links to Web pages about second lines: FrenchQuarter.com, Mardi Gras Digest, and nola.com.
Anyway, hope you like the shirt. If you don’t, um, don’t buy one.

7 thoughts on “a little something”

  1. I bought one. I’ve had a trip planned to Cape Town for ten months and if Delta keeps flying I may make it. I will take my Jette-designed shirt along to wear there. I used Cafe Press to make gifts for my friends in South Africa. I liked the results. The logo is “I have a friend in Texas” and a little state flag sits on the state with the lone star pretty much on Austin. I thought I’d start a “I have a friend in…” international movement. Now it seems that all the southern Gulf Coast needs a friend!

  3. I ordered one and a couple of friends (so far) have ordered theirs, so I know you’ll have a Dallas Chapter of the New Orleans Social Aide and Hurricane Relief Club! Yay!
    I checked out your photos from 2004. I didn’t realize there was an Ignatius statue!
    And I continue to LOVE your short hair!
    (Gee, I am using a lot of exclamation points. My only explanation is that after feeling down in the dumps and depressed over all the terrible news all day, seeing your photos cheered me up beyond what is reasonable. Notice that I refrained from using another exclamation point there, even though my fingers itched to.)

  5. I’ll order a magnet for sure. I took my Southern Decadence hotel money that I woulda spent this weekend and donated it to the SPCA hurricane fund and Habitat for Humanity. You and yours are heavily in my thoughts.

  6. Okay, y’all. I added magnets, buttons, and kids’ tees to the Second Line merch. Let me know if there’s something I’m still missing that you want. I got the tank top myself, because I love tank tops, and now I can’t wait for it to get here.

  7. I’ll be ordering a shirt today, and I’ve forwarded the link on to a bunch of pals, including my parents (who send their best, btw). We’re all pulling for you and your family, and hoping that life can settle down soon for you all. *HUGS* :)

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