Now You've Gone Too Far

Someone PLEASE tell me the context in which it would be appropriate to wear these:

Oh that's right, it is a BIKINI JEAN. Please note the bedazzling.

This is why you're poor

I came across this little gem of an article today detailing that irreverent publication that travelers everywhere revel in: SkyMall. Apparently, much to my delight, despite the fact that Americans have cut down on buying just about everything in THESE ECONOMIC TIMES, SkyMall is doing great. Seems they've been raking in the ole "doll hairs" (as Roxy likes to say) with no concerns in the world, because people just can't bear to live without things like this.

Now, for those of you who don't know, SkyMall is pretty much the only thing I like about traveling. I hate flying with the burning heat of a thousand suns (way to move 3000 miles away from home, Einstein) but I find myself doing it quite a bit. And SkyMall cures what ails you (and by "ails" I mean debilitating motion sickness and boredom), hands down.

When I was a child, I fashioned my own version of a "Keep Your Distance Bug Vacuum"(it mostly involved a dustbuster and an old broom that I would swing wildly at crevices in my ceiling), so when, as a young adult, I was alerted to the fact that SkyMall sold the Rolls-Royce of bug vacuums, I knew that my relationship with SkyMall would be long-lasting and deep (that's what she said).

Unfortunately, I have yet to actually purchase anything from said magazine, although I think Lisa bought her Slanket from there? If nothing else, she was at least alerted to its existence by a conveniently placed SkyMall on our journey from NY to Las Vegas last year. But I'd like to know, has anyone I know actually purchased, for example, this guy? I've always wanted that one.

Lets Save Some Doll Hairs!

Doll hairs.

We all want to save them. No, this is not news, but I would like to share one of my favorite websites that I never shop online without - Retailmenot.com. (And no, I don't work for them or CVS's Minute Clinic - which is awesome, btw.)

I just placed an order on Sephora's website and not only did I score the usual 3 free samples with the online order + 1 deluxe sample with my Beauty Insider + free shipping, but I decided to quickly check Retailmenot and also got a free Philosophy 5 piece kit worth $65! Holler.

DO IT.

Adorable animal products!

I stumbled onto http://www.nutandbee.com/stickers/ by following a link from http://shirt.woot.com/, possibly the most nerdy of my regularly requented websites. The stickers and buttons sections of Nut&Bee are my fave, but I am torn about buying them because I'm 95% sure I could draw them myself.

What led me to the site was a shirt featuring the delightfully whimsical narwhal pictured at left. As a sidenote, I just discovered this creature existed like six months ago. It looks completely made up and mythical, no? Sadly, they are significantly more cute in cartoon form than in person.