Showing posts with label just for fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label just for fun. Show all posts
3.31.2008
I approve: Kanye West Stronger Glasses
I'm ordering these for the concert. The question is...which color?
3.05.2008
I approve: Cork Screw Bottle-Biner
Just a back story before I introduce this week's newest approved product. I am an avid wine drinker. Some may say "wine-o", but I prefer the term "wine connoisseur" (albeit most bottles I buy are under $10). I've been smuggling bottles in my purse from house party to house party for the past few years, and each time I can never seem to remember my corkscrew. It is because of this that I have become proficient in opening wine bottles in numerous non-traditional methods. There's the time Jack and I had to use a screw (yes, a single screw) to dig the cork out of the bottle. Not recommended. I've also been known to take the end of a toothbrush and push the cork inside the bottle-this one's a little more effective. Knives, screwdrivers, keys and pens are also good tools for pushing the cork inside
the bottle as well. This method is not preferred. Not only is it difficult and painful, but also because it taints the taste of the wine. For me, however, I dislike this method mostly because I collect corks and if the cork is floating in pieces inside a bottle I am unable to add it to my collection.
There is little doubt...the corkscrew, hands down, is the best tool for opening a bottle of wine (imagine that.)
Now, for the forgetful wine-os like me, there is a CORKSCREW BOTTLE-BINER. This thing is phenomenal! It's essentially a carabiner (one of those metal clasps that people use for keychains if they want to appear rugged and mountainey; the equivalent of wearing North Face in states south of Iowa) What makes this carabiner special is not that it can hold 150lbs of weight or that it's made of reinforced steel but that it has a corkscrew attached! Climbing a mountain is hard. Now when you finally reach the summit you can celebrate! Go ahead, pop open that bubbly the correct way – without being forced to break the bottle over someone's unfortunate head!
The biner is available here for only $12. I think that this is definitely a reasonable price. But hey, that's just coming from a girl who has spent 20 minutes picking cork out of a bottle with a screw.
the bottle as well. This method is not preferred. Not only is it difficult and painful, but also because it taints the taste of the wine. For me, however, I dislike this method mostly because I collect corks and if the cork is floating in pieces inside a bottle I am unable to add it to my collection.There is little doubt...the corkscrew, hands down, is the best tool for opening a bottle of wine (imagine that.)
Now, for the forgetful wine-os like me, there is a CORKSCREW BOTTLE-BINER. This thing is phenomenal! It's essentially a carabiner (one of those metal clasps that people use for keychains if they want to appear rugged and mountainey; the equivalent of wearing North Face in states south of Iowa) What makes this carabiner special is not that it can hold 150lbs of weight or that it's made of reinforced steel but that it has a corkscrew attached! Climbing a mountain is hard. Now when you finally reach the summit you can celebrate! Go ahead, pop open that bubbly the correct way – without being forced to break the bottle over someone's unfortunate head!
The biner is available here for only $12. I think that this is definitely a reasonable price. But hey, that's just coming from a girl who has spent 20 minutes picking cork out of a bottle with a screw.
2.26.2008
I approve: People who comment on posts
does anyone read this?
(Danielle, you don't count.)
If so, please comment. You can even comment using your aim name (supa supa easy). I accept only good comments and positive feedback...just kidding. Shoot me down. Argue with me. DO YOU HATE FREAKIN' RIDING BOOTS? tell me how much you think they suck! DID YOU GO OUT AND TRY KOMBUCHA AND HAVE A LIFE-ALTERING EXPERIENCE (not yet? you will.) tell me about it!
This is an exercise in a little something we journalism majors call "citizen journalism." This means the public aka bloggers get to tell their story sans reporter – read: no editing! This, however, only works if there is a dichotomy between the blogger (me) and the readers (yes...that is you.)
It seems you are having a little trouble getting into the mood- so here we go. I'm dimming the lights, lighting some candles, and putting on my sexiest fingerless gloves just for you guys (I tried). Let's get this relationship started, ow ow.
(Danielle, you don't count.)
If so, please comment. You can even comment using your aim name (supa supa easy). I accept only good comments and positive feedback...just kidding. Shoot me down. Argue with me. DO YOU HATE FREAKIN' RIDING BOOTS? tell me how much you think they suck! DID YOU GO OUT AND TRY KOMBUCHA AND HAVE A LIFE-ALTERING EXPERIENCE (not yet? you will.) tell me about it!
This is an exercise in a little something we journalism majors call "citizen journalism." This means the public aka bloggers get to tell their story sans reporter – read: no editing! This, however, only works if there is a dichotomy between the blogger (me) and the readers (yes...that is you.)
It seems you are having a little trouble getting into the mood- so here we go. I'm dimming the lights, lighting some candles, and putting on my sexiest fingerless gloves just for you guys (I tried). Let's get this relationship started, ow ow.
2.18.2008
I approve: Sock Monkeys
Okay, so I had to get away from the whole food and drink thing. This blog features those odd yet lovable stuffed monkeys made from socks. Sock monkeys...imaginative name, eh?
I. Love. Sock. Monkeys. I blame my mother for introducing me to them at an early age. Ever since that first one at the age of 3 I've had a soft spot for those brown, cream and red speckled things.
Turns out there's a lot of history behind these babies. "The iconic sock monkeys made from Red-Heel socks emerged at the earliest in 1932, the year the Nelson Knitting Company of Rockford, Ill. added the trademarked red heel to its product." The Nelson Co was the first sock company to make socks without seams on the heels. They made the heels red to differentiate their socks from other inferior imitations. Once they found out the public was using this red heel as the mouth for monkey dolls, they attained a patent and included a pattern on how to make the monkey with every pair of socks.
Though not as popular as your classic teddy bear, the monkeys are an American icon, and were inexpensive and easy entertainment for both the creator and the eventual owner. If you care.
Also, THIS JUST IN. I recently purchased a pair of sock monkey slippers from Target. They are adorable, comfortable, and great conversation starters. Thank you Nelson Co. for the inspiration.
I. Love. Sock. Monkeys. I blame my mother for introducing me to them at an early age. Ever since that first one at the age of 3 I've had a soft spot for those brown, cream and red speckled things.
Turns out there's a lot of history behind these babies. "The iconic sock monkeys made from Red-Heel socks emerged at the earliest in 1932, the year the Nelson Knitting Company of Rockford, Ill. added the trademarked red heel to its product." The Nelson Co was the first sock company to make socks without seams on the heels. They made the heels red to differentiate their socks from other inferior imitations. Once they found out the public was using this red heel as the mouth for monkey dolls, they attained a patent and included a pattern on how to make the monkey with every pair of socks.
Though not as popular as your classic teddy bear, the monkeys are an American icon, and were inexpensive and easy entertainment for both the creator and the eventual owner. If you care.
Also, THIS JUST IN. I recently purchased a pair of sock monkey slippers from Target. They are adorable, comfortable, and great conversation starters. Thank you Nelson Co. for the inspiration.
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