UPDATE | MDA Lock Up 06.18.13

As of yesterday, we were sitting pretty at $830 donated. Well done! This is enough to send one child with muscle disease to MDA summer camp AND give one child a flu shot.

There are only two days left to raise funds! My bail is set at $2,500. So we're not there yet. BUT I have some HUGE NEWS.

Today I was contacted by a business (who currently wishes to remain nameless). They said that from this point on, for every $1 raised, they will match it until I reach the bail amount.

[This DOES NOT include any of the $830 previously raised.]

I have $1,670 left to go. So if there were 835 people who were willing to donate even $1 to the cause, it would get us to the bail money.

Also - the cutoff for this AWESOME deal is 8:00am EST on Thursday, June 20th. So hopefully we can add that 835 before then! (You can TOTALLY still donate after that. It just won't be matched.) 

Added bonus - I wouldn't have to stay locked up!

So. Here we go. The current goal: we are aiming for at least $835. With your help, we can do this!

Donate today, and let's send some more kids with muscle disease to MDA Summer Camp! Remember - all donations, large and small, help the cause! Even $1!!!

PS - ALL donations will still receive a video thank-you (via YouTube)

PPS - ALL donations $10+ will still receive a signed photo from the Lock-Up (And just so you know - my outfit is TOTALLY awesome. True story)

UPDATE | MDA Lock Up 06.17.13

We have raised over $800! We can officially send one child with muscle disease to MDA camp this summer! Thank you to all of you who have donated so far!

I would really like to make it to $1600 - which will be enough to send TWO kids with muscle disease to MDA summer camp this year. There are only 3 days left to raise bail!

I know sometimes people like to have a little added incentive, so here's how it's going to work...

• ALL donations will receive a video thank-you (via YouTube) from yours-truly. Yes, I am referring to myself.

• Donations of $10 or more will receive a signed photo from my time behind bars.
  (Photos will be taken AT the Lock-Up on June 20th.)

• As an added incentive... when we reach $1,000 donated, I will select a donor at random to receive a Valkyrie Warrior t-shirt!

I will contact the winner directly for a mailing address and shirt size!

Please note - ALL donations are tax-deductible if you make them through the secure online payment center. 

If you prefer to donate in person, and are somewhat local to the Fayetteville area... email me and we can figure something out. Remember: EVERY donation helps. No amount is too large or too small.

What your help can do:

...for every $30 raised you have provided a life saving flu shot to a person with Muscular Dystrophy… 

...for every $70 raised you have funded one minute of vital research that could be the minute that finds a cure…. 

...for every $100 raised you have given us the ability to hold a support group session so that our clients know that they are not battling their disease alone...

...for every $300 raised you have given someone the opportunity to receive top of the line medical care from an MDA clinic…

...for every $500 raised you have assisted with repairs for a wheelchair or leg braces for a person with Muscular Dystrophy…

...for every $800 raised you give a child with Muscular Dystrophy the "best week of the year" at the local MDA summer camp…

...when we reach the bail goal of $2,500 we can send three children to the local MDA summer camp which gives them the opportunity to make friendships and memories that last a lifetime...

The point is, every donation matters! True story!

BOOK REVIEW | Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson

So, I just finished reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson (aka the Bloggess). Usually I save this for the end of a review, but...

I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
TO EVERYONE. 

Well, except for maybe small children. They might not understand it. And they might cry when things die and stuff. But for all regular people (and by regular I mean awesome and not ACTUALLY normal) you should definitely read this book.

Some people say you shouldn't read this book if you're easily offended. But I think you should probably suck it up and read the book anyway. Otherwise you are TOTALLY missing out on a hilariously awesome book. True story.

It has - honestly - been a long time since I've read a book that is LEGIT laugh-out-loud funny. But this one totally is. I had people giving me weird looks because I would randomly start laughing... but all I could do was continue laughing. And then feel bad for them. Because they weren't reading this cleverly comical book.

Anyway....

This book - as the title suggests - is a (mostly) true memoir of the life of the author, Jenny Lawson. Also, you should totally check out her blog, because it's also a great read.

If you've read her blog, you know how witty Jenny is. In turn, you know how witty her book is. I don't want to dive too much into it here, because really - I wouldn't want to risk spoiling the comedy gold locked within its pages. But let's face it... when a book involves things such as taxidermy, metal chickens named Beyoncé, cats, dildos, dysfunctional family anecdotes, and HR experiences... you really won't be let down.

Don't get me wrong... this book TOTALLY touches on some serious issues, too. And some might even make you feel a little bit sad. But you will inevitably be swooped back up into a tornado of laughter again. There are highs and lows in this book... but really, mostly highs. I honestly haven't laughed this hard in a while.

A quick moment to say THANK YOU to my friend Graceless Kelly for turning me onto Jenny's blog in the first place.

So... Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by  Jenny Lawson is a DEFINITE recommend.

Buy it. Read it. Love it. True story.