John Lee - esque avatar week March 2, 2008 - March 8, 2008

I was looking for something else in my completed goals and restumbled upon this – BRILLIANT !

I missed the whole thing :(

I was in bed with Vertigo.

Does the fact the I used British slang count as being John Lee enough? ;)

jolly good fun !

It’s not as good as Aaron J’s, but here is one last tribute to a fun week:

I enjoyed changing my avatars and celebrating John Lee-esque avatar with all of you!

Only one hour left before the day is over. I saw that many of you changed your avatars to support your favorite cause. This is one of my favorites. My avatar pays tribute to the organization Alive and Well AIDS Alternatives & it’s founder Christine Maggiore.

http://www.aliveandwell.org/

A ‘teaser’ from the site

Is the “AIDS Test” Accurate?

“Many people are surprised to learn that there is no such thing as a test for AIDS. The tests popularly referred to as “AIDS tests” do not identify or diagnose AIDS and cannot detect HIV, the virus claimed to cause AIDS. The ELISA and Western Blot tests commonly used to diagnose HIV infection detect only interactions between proteins and antibodies thought to be specific for HIV—they do not detect HIV itself. And contrary to popular belief, newer “viral load” tests do not measure levels of actual virus in the blood.

All HIV antibody tests are highly inaccurate. One reason for the tests’ tremendous inaccuracy is that a variety of viruses, bacteria and other antigens can cause the immune system to make antibodies that also react with HIV. When the antibodies produced in response to these other infections and antigens react with HIV proteins, a positive result is registered. Many antibodies found in normal, healthy, HIV-free people can cause a positive reading on HIV antibody tests. (23) Since the antibody production generated by a number of common viral infections can continue for years after the immune system has defeated a virus and even for an entire lifetime people never exposed to HIV can have consistent false positive reactions on HIV tests for years or for their entire lives….”

“What I do best is share my enthusiasm.”
- Bill Gates

^{that was the little quote next to this goal at the moment. so i thought it went nicely(:}

this, john would like us to support a cause for the last day. so i changed mine.

^{even if it is only for the last 3 & 1/2 hours.}

and i also changed my name.

so. here i am, supporting a cause(:

You said you’d like to see us use avatars supporting causes, so for the last day of “John Lee-esque avatar week”, I’m using a health care avatar.

Henry the talking gnome
this gem records your voice and plays it back to you in gnome-tone… i think jl should stock this in his business ;) it’s hillarious
gardening, toys, little plush mascots