the plum got a face lift

click away from your google reader people, cause i have a brand spankin' new blog design!!!

a few months ago i was lucky enough to win a contest that was being held over at so chic design for a FREE custom blog design. i must have done something right that day cause winning the contest was extremely rad.

and ta-da!!! you're looking at the fruit of the wonderful teresa's labor - believe you me she had to put up with 2736 emails from me asking questions and tweaking requests. she's a saint and i highly recommend her if you are interested in a new design.

you can find teresa at so chic design, but for only a little longer because she is in the process of starting a new design studio venture - splendid sparrow. it will be launching very soon so check back often to submit a quote.

so what do you think?

now for the die hard clevelander's out there - no, the header isn't a literal representation of the cleveland skyline. you have to work with me here. the buildings on the left are close right? ha.

it's a whimsical representation - i mean there isn't a plum flying over the skyline in real life either.

so while i'm on a happy new blog design high i wanted to quickly give mention to a great fundraising event that will be going on sunday evening at bar cento/bier market in ohio city. a longtime plum reader is hosting a coat drive to benefit the west side catholic center because let's be honest here, it's freakin' cold out.

you can drop off a coat and stay for some food and wine. and if you mention the west side catholic center anytime during the day a portion of your bill (15%) will be donated to the cause - sounds like my kind of fundraiser.

check the event website for additional information and be sure to stop by the event on sunday.

ALSO i've been seeing all over the blogosphere that it's delurking day - you know who you are lurkers. it's time for you to show yourself....

happy wednesday kids.