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My last article in thehairpin.com is about my life with Macs and men, from the first Mac I ever bought back in 1991. RIP Steve Jobs. Read it, here.

Whatever whole animal you fund, I’ll send you a drawing of it (or another animal, if you prefer). First come, first serve. But these are not the last drawings. I plan on doing more. Click on the goat above for more pics of other beasties!

UPDATE: if you’re having qualms about spending a whole animal amount, we can work something out if you’re only buying shares of a few animals to give in some of your friends’ names.

Look familiar?

I was only 6 years old, but I’ll never forget Iron Eyes Cody’s very beautiful 1971 “Keep America Beautiful” public service announcement. If you’re too young to remember it yourself, click on the image for the video.

Get Iron Eyes Cody’s book, “Indian Talk” from the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center, here.

As for Thanksgiving, I give thanks every day, thank you! (See?)

(Here’s the legal link to two versions of the PSA in case the link to youtube has been taken down again for copyright violation. Unfortunately, it only works for people with Windows Media Player, not for Mac.)

(and yes, this is a semi-repeat of last year’s Thanksgiving post, because I never tire of this PSA).

So, Birkenstock people? What do you think?

(Front of bag/back of bag)

Just for fun (and not much profit), I’ve opened a CafePress account, where anyone who wants can buy themselves a newyorkette-themed mug, tote bag, or organic t-shirt. Check it out, here!

NB: If you’re a close friend or relative of mine that’s too broke or too cheap to buy anything, just let me know, and you’ll get something from the shop for Christmas (or Channukah) (or whatever I decide the excuse will be!)

And I let him know it! I put this sign on the front door for him this weekend. After all, it’s been months! He told me I was the only one in the building who wanted him, which explains the…. er, BUGS!!

As for the mousie that’s been in my housie of late, I spent all weekend discovering and patching holes I never dreamed existed, infusing steel wool with expanding polyurethane foam (when I told the exterminator about this tactic, he smirked, looked at me with the now-familiar look I get from everyone that says: “only an insanely determined nut like you would think of that” and declared: “yep, that should work!”).

Then, probably feeling like I’d never judge him for having a crazy idea, he said I wouldn’t believe it but mice like to eat cement powder mixed with rat poison and rice, in case I locked the mouse in, instead of out after all my work.

Cement powder? What is he, crazy?
But that would explain why the mouse hasn’t been into my fresh fruit on the windowsill. He obviously only likes junk food and comes here on the off chance I’ve brought home some McDonald’s, or cement powder laced with DeCon.

This is the cartoon I gave to the exterminator for Christmas last year.

Go vote! Make history! This is a big one!

If you’re not sure where to vote, check this link, here.

I have a second life as a mannequin. A living, breathing mannequin called a “fit model.” It’s a fun job most of the time, because it not only relies on my bodily measurements, but on my technical knowledge of patternmaking as well. My “day job” is helping technical designers make sure that a designer’s clothes fit right for who they’re designed for. I’m a size 6, but we fit models come in all shapes and sizes, from petite to 18W, even including kids and pregnant women.

So you see, there’s a fit model out there for everyone! (And contrary to what some people seem to think, one size fit model does not think she’s better than another size fit model—we’re all perfect for our size, which is why we get the big bucks! Get over your preconceptions, skinny-biased ladies!)

Anyway, the other day I received an endorsement from Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi! An indirect one: I was told that one of the shirts I fit for a friend was purchased by her in every color! So, I guess I did my job right!

If you want to know what women are really fighting these days, have a look at the idealized body in this Prada animation. (This is not what a fit model looks like at all.)