Boosting the signal

image from etsy

Just passing on the message...

As some of you already know, one of our cousin's sons has been battling a brain stem tumor for nearly 9 months (DIPG--Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma; long term survival rates are dismal). Unfortunately, Mason (age 9) is starting to lose his battle. He very much enjoys geography, so his mom had an idea--to try to get Valentine's from all over the country/world for him.

Because the postmarks are somtimes impossible to read, his mom is asking that if you send one, to please either write the city/state/country it's coming from or to write that information on the inside (maybe 'Happy Valentine's Day from ______, in _City_, _State_').

If you want to help, here's the address:

Mason Kempf
7700 W 96 Ter.
Overland Park, Kansas 66212

If anyone wants to pass along this info to family and friends that might be able to help, I think they would love that. Please be aware, though, that time is of the essence.

Mason already got to have an excellent Christmas... let's make his Valentine's Day even better!

I hold a cornucopia and a golden crown

Top: Fashion Bug, old
Pants: Venezia for Lane Bryant, thrifted
Necklace: Gift

Point of fashion: Woohoo! Socks! :)


I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season, no matter what you celebrate. This year I flew back to Ohio to see my family for the holidays. I enjoyed re-connecting with my mother and my stepfather and my extended family, including my cousin's new baby.

Five on Friday

1. Eeek! Fatshionista weighs in (pun intended) on this Marie Claire dating blog entry about how fat couples are gross. The feminists at Jezebel and Zeldalily also have something to say about it.

2. Speaking of Jezebel, here's an article they did on The Sartorial Challenges of Big Boobs. Yeah, some of you may have noticed that I've got a pair.

3. Do you want your dashbord navigation to sound more deadpan? Get Daria's voice for Garmin or Tom Tom from Nav Tones and MTV. Driving with Daria would be awesome.

4. If you and your child are vegetarian or vegan, you might have some trouble figuring out what kinds of things you want in your goodie bag this Halloween. To help you out, here is the Veg News Official Guide to Halloween Candy.

5. Check out Indy Grrrl's awesome set dedicated to The Craft. That film had a huge impact on my life when I was in my early teens, and it has stood the test of time to have a huge impact on teen style blogger Tavi as well. Did it affect you, also?

Have a great weekend!