animal funding

i just returned from japan, and how surreal it was. how the country comes together to conserve. to help one another. all the public buildings were conserving energy. moving sidewalks at the airport was very limited. lighting in department stores was minimal and there was no air conditioning.
i'd like to thank everyone who purchased items from my etsy shop to help donate funding to

animal refuge kansai and the american red cross...


look at those faces....those are a few of the animals found in the earthquake zone!

i was hesitant to eat a lot of food there but i decided, what have i consumed in the past and it has not killed me. or how about when i fly...i am always radiated...what difference does it make? so i hoarded a few snacks!!


and at jusco i found a clearance table with some weird mickey mouse pillows,

i almost bought it, then thought, what in the hell am i going to do with those?!

anyhoo, onto more news...
april is coming to a close and will soon move on to the next set of donations...
for the month of may, i will take the human route.
i have a friend who is suffering from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or otherwise known as PML. there are no groups or research teams i can find on this particular disease, but to help, HIV and AIDS research there is a store here in SF called UNDER ONE ROOF. it is a non profit organization that sells items, and 100% of their profits go to "... approximately 30 participating San Francisco Bay Area HIV/AIDS service organizations"!

so come on and check out my etsy shop for some gift ideas! my zipper purchases are from a person who donates to the american cancer society, so if you do buy an item with zippers, you are helping under one roof AND the american cancer society! :)

april purchases are still helping the animals, and the month of may will go twds aids/hiv research...
thank you soo much!!!!

oh and thank you dustin for a fabulous birthday lunch!!!

dustin & ryoks