Cuddly Shark Sleepy Time

Do you ever have those moments when you are just extremely pleased with the choices you've made and yourself in general. You know,  you just feel like the coolest, most amazing person on earth? Well that is pretty much how I feel when I put these shark pajamas on. I look at myself in the mirror and think "yes, I am VERY VERY VERY pleased with what I see."  I am so happy I found this amazing piece of art at Target and can now wear a costume to bed every night.

I also happen to feel this same self esteem when I wear the following outfit/costume. Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty is my soul mate.

Daily Shark Fact: Sharks can fall out of the sky. Recently a LIVE shark fell out of the sky onto a golf course. An attendant quickly got it into a bucket of water and drove it to the ocean. They think a large falcon or osprey dropped it. Very bizarre, and almost as likely to happen as someone getting killed by a shark attack. See the full article here.

The Collection: Shirt 8/14

(Sharks are cute too, Okay?)

I saw the cashier at Ian's Pizza wearing this shirt so I got a slice just so I could get the info on how to get this amazing shark shirt! I asked him to trade, but he wasn't into it. 

Daily Shark Fact: "When you enter the ocean, you enter the food chain, and not necessarily at the top."-- Jacques Cousteau

The Collection: Shirt 7/14

This is the wonderful shark hoodie Eric gave me as a gift. I dont know how many times now people have posted this to me on facebook saying I should get it. Fact: I already have it, and it's awesome. I might as well be a shark after catching hundreds of fish with my Dad up north this past weekend.

Daily Shark Fact: Props to President Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica for passing a bill banning shark finning.  Shark finning as well as the transportation and importation of shark fins from other countries is now banned in Costa Rica. Here is a link to the article 

Great news: I got two new shark shirts :) I found one while halloween costume shopping at Ragstock, and ordered another online. Keep  checking back to see the latest and greatest!

The Collection: Shirt 6/12

Thanks to Jodi and James for my newest shark shirt and hat! I'm soooooo excited to show them off up at the Flambeau Flowage this weekend when I go walleye fishing!

Daily Shark Fact: A NEW SPECIES OF SHARK HAS BEEN DISCOVERED! The Bubble Shark is my new favorite species because it can puff up to twice its size when threatened and its coloring looks like camouflage! Read all about it here

The Collection: Shirt 5/11

This is a newer one of my shark shirts that I got in San Francisco while visiting my bro. Funny thing was, this store also had a lot of really awesome cat shirts. I must return soon. 

Daily Shark Fact: Sharks SAVE people, so we should probably do the same for them. I was forwarded this article (by multiple people actually) about a man lost at sea who credits his rescue to a shark. Awesome.  Check it out here.

I went to goodwill today to do some shark shirt hunting, no luck. Obviously no one would ever want to give away a good shark shirt. The search continues, help me out! 

The Collection: Shirt 4/11

"I'd rather be a shark"

Daily Shark Fact: Sharks are social learners just like us! A new study by Dr. Tristan Guttridge is "the first to demonstrate social learning in any cartilaginous fish." Basically he taught some sharks a task (yup, sharks do tricks!) then he put noob sharks in with either other noobs, or with the sharks that had already learned how to do the trick. Guess what- the noob sharks paired with the expert sharks learned faster than those paired with another noob. Props Dr. Guttridge, I envy your shark-studying life.

Check out the full article here. Also props to my bro for being the one to send me this cool article! 

The Collection: Shirt 3/11

Since it is a wonderful American holiday, I decided to show you my patriotic shark shirt and shorts combo. 

Daily Shark Fact:

Sharks have special organs called "ampullae of Lorenzini" that give them a sixth sense called "electroreception," which allows them to sense the electrical field emitted by other living creatures. These organs are jelly-filled pores located on the bottom of the sharks nose. 

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Naturally since it was Badger Game Day, I had to post my red and white "JAWSOME" shirt!

Daily Shark Fact:

Some sharks are known to be "viviparous", which means they give birth to live young.  Bull sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Lemon, Blue, Mako, and Hammerheads all give birth to between 2 and 20 pups per litter. 

The Collection: Shirt 1/11

I thought it was appropriate to have my first shirt be the "I Have Feelings Too" shark shirt! 

Daily Shark Fact:

Annually,  sharks kill only 5 people while people kill almost 100 MILLION sharks just for their fins (and that doesn't include all of the other sharks killed by people for other reasons).

Save Our Seas

Lets talk a little bit about why people kill sharks JUST for their fins. In China, shark fin soup is a sign of wealth and prestige so people tons of money for shark fins. Shark fins have no nutritional value and are used only for texture. These fins are often acquired by a practice known as "finning," where fishermen cut off the fins of live sharks then throw the still living bodies back into the ocean for the sharks to either suffocate or be eaten.  I don't know about you, but that sounds a little inhumane to me. Some people are all like "meow, meow, meow.... shark fin soup is part of culture and tradition" but I think thats a pretty weak argument given all the other terrible traditions humans have had in the past that we now realize are outrageous. 

Click here for Wikipedia on Finning

The next issue is WHY do we care if people kill 100's of millions of sharks all the time? Well, if they go extinct we are screwed. Check out the following links on the impact of sharks on the ecosystem. 

What Would Happen If Sharks Disappeared?

I'm still looking for 354 shirts to help me find them and send them my way!!!!!!!! 

The Response

I have received an overwhelming response to my Facebook posts about my daily shark shirt idea! I was pretty sure everyone was just going to think I was nuts and crazy (which I am), but in addition people seem genuinely interested in following my idea, and reading my posts.  Thanks for all the support, and all of the ideas on how I can get my hands on a ridiculous number of shark shirts!

For all who are interested in searching for shark shirts for me, I am a very tiny human being. I wear an adult small or extra small, I for sure can fit into larger child sizes, and I would remake any larger shirt to fit me! If you're at a garage sale, or thrift store please keep a look out!

I got out all of my shark shirts and now know that I own 11 in total, so I only need 354 more.... yeah, only.... My current plan is to post a post a picture of each shirt I already have along with some interesting facts about sharks.

The Idea

Today I had a silly idea that I should get 365 shark shirts, wear one every day for a year, and have a blog about it.

Now in case anyone doesn't know this already, I have a crazy "like-a-kid-on-christmas" obsession with sharks. This affliction began on my freshman year spring break (2007) when I went fishing in Marathon Key, Florida with my mom (Mrs. Pip), dad (Captain Pip), and Kate McAnulty (Kitty Kat). We decided we wanted to catch some sharks to be badass, and since that day I have been out of my mind obsessed with any and all kinds of sharks.

Some people might be wondering why I would want to do this. Here are some simple answers:
1. Because it's awesome.
2. Because I want to get attention in order to educate people on what sharks are really like (they aren't scary you dummies) and to raise awareness to stop finning (Dear Asia, would you like it if I cut off all your limbs and tossed you back into the ocean? Doubt it. So stop)

The hard part is going to be how. Where am I going to get 365 shark shirts? Mostly, how am I going to afford to buy 365 shirts?

If anyone has any ideas on how to help me achieve my newest life goal please comment.  Everyone keep their eyes out for shark shirts and send them my way! If anyone has a company they want to promote, put a shark and the company on it and I'll wear it!

Next task is to count up how many shark shirts I already own.