So I've either got one wicked cold, or I'm in the beginning stages of swine flu. I'm trying to be positive here and hoping for the former because I don't have a very high temperature, and also, I DON'T WANT TO DIE!

I'm headed back to bed in a second but wanted to announce a few things first:

1. You can now order a SAFE FOR WORK AND KIDS version of the 2010 Chuck Calendar. The month of February will no longer make my Aunt Mabel blush.

2. Starting today there is a door-smashing, recession-busting sale going on over at the dooce® Shirt Store. Sale ends December 5th. My goal this year is to get my dad to wear a dooce® hoodie to Sacrament Meeting.

3. For locals or anyone who is going to be in the Salt Lake City area on December 3rd, I'm joining several other local authors at the King's English Bookshop for their annual Holiday Celebration. I'll be there signing copies of my book and chatting and eating babies from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. Please stop by and say hi!

And now I need to go hide under the covers for a bit.

I am in the process of putting together a holiday gift guide, one for women like myself, one for geeky husbands, one for infants, and one for five-year-old girls who think life is totally unfair. Maybe just some coal for her.

I'm looking for handmade goods, products from small businesses, and would love to see unique things from independent artists. If you've seen my style section and think I'd like what you have to offer, please send me a link to your stuff at style at dooce dot com. Note, I do not accept compensation for featuring products on this website, I truly just want to introduce my audience to things I like and think they would enjoy as well.

Please don't send me naked pictures of yourself, I don't have any more room in that file.

ALSO! Jon and I are working on putting together a SAFE FOR WORK AND KIDS version of the 2010 Chuck calendar where we trade out the racy picture of Chuck and Coco in February with something a little less unsettling. I knew some of you would love that I included that photo, but I also knew some of you might blush and go ARE YOU EVEN KIDDING ME. So. That version is coming later today or tomorrow.

And now back to your regularly scheduled program.