I don’t know why I covet tall boots so much. I have…let me check my closet, here…yes, it would appear I have exactly zero outfits that can show off a pair of boots. I do not own a pair of skinny jeans, for I am not a goddamned fool; I don’t have any perfect-length skirts […]

I’ve already declared my undying love for the Burt’s Bees, but I have another lip balm recommendation for you: Chicken Poop.
Yes. Chicken. Poop.
Thanks to Kim – whose comment on the Burt’s post sent me straight to the I Love Chicken Poop website and clicking Add to Cart, because who doesn’t want to smear Chicken Poop […]

Some companies really understand the power of good packaging. Apple, for instance. Tiffany. Benefit.
Lander Essentials appears to be a brand that went for the Quirky branch of packaging strategy, a la philosophy, but stopped off for seventeen beers on the way. Each flavor of the Lander Essentials line of bubble bath includes a column […]

A long time ago I read an article about using powder in your hair to absorb oil, and I immediately tried it out. I think I used baby powder; the next time I went a day without washing my hair I shook it onto my scalp and rubbed it in.
Result: oily, powder-coated hair. Lame.
The […]

I tried a recipe on Friday night that was such a giant pain in the ass I told myself that no matter how the meal turned out, I would never make it again.
Then I ate it, and totally changed my mind. It was so good, it was actually worth the ass-pain involved, and thus I […]