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So, as you may or may not be particularly aware, I do have a CafePress store online, mostly focusing on Serenity-related items, with a few exceptions. My pride and joy of the store is the book I wrote - Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learned from Firefly - a book based upon all of the teachings and ideas one can learn from Firefly and/or Serenity. Most of them are rather entertaining (at least in my limited viewpoint), a few of them are more than a little thought-provoking, and all of them are pure Firefly. However, there are a few other items scurrying around the site... in fact, a lot of other items, to be honest. Once again, most of them are based on Firefly (with the exception of the Grey Goo and Elvish 42, though no one really seems to see the attraction of those... I am sensing a distinct discrimination against nanites and elves), and while I find them rather amusing, the rest of the populace does not, considering their lacking rate of sales.
Regardless... First off, we have the Serenity Athletic Department - only they are not playing by any civilized rules. Second, the motto for all Browncoats (or at least it should be) - we always 'rise again' (Yes, the quotes are intentional. Think it through.). Third, we have the philosophy Book provided Jayne before his remarkably untimely demise - if you cannot do something smart, do something right. Next, we have the philosophy Jayne himself abides by - you can never have too many grenades... or pistols, or rifles, or rounds, or knives, or... Of course, Mal, the captain of the Firefly, has a slightly different take on life - you're on his crew... why are you still having this conversation? Wash may have only been the pilot of the ship, but sometimes he has some rough decisions - in the tossup between plastic dinosaurs, your ship, and your wife... you should probably pick the one who can kill you with her pinky. Finally, River may have been the certifiable nut-job hiding out in the cargo hold, but she had a rather enjoyable philosophy herself - the popular theory was that she was not quite right in the head, but, hey, she could kill you with her brain.
So why the selfish self-promotion? Well, in all honesty, CafePress did, indeed, recently upgrade the selection of their items, including a fair number more female-related articles (such as scoop- and v-neck shirts), and a few more colors of light t-shirts - not just the standard white any more. While my designs have not changed or propagated recently, the variety of things you can put them on certainly has, so I definitely suggest heading over and taking a look if you have any disposable income handy. Especially considering that my store will likely be closed this time next year - unfortunately, the interest people have in my store is insufficient to keep it afloat. CafePress charges $50 a year for the priviledge of being able to stock multiple items with different designs on them (like having four different designs on four different value t-shirts) in the same store, and last year I barely made sufficient profits to cover the expense. This year, however, my sales rate is considerably... lower. If the slowness continues, I will be forced to reduce my selection down to one design per item, which will certainly limit your options. In short, buy now while they are available, and they might be available a while longer. Or not. *shrug* None of my other money-making schemes for this site seem to be working out.
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