I’ve gotten a few comments about my excessive Lost posting. And frankly I think we’re all sick of Lost at this point; of course I say that because I just sat through fucking Bai Ling in her guest appearance on Lost and I’m wondering how much longer can I suffer through season three. So let’s try something new and refreshing.
I miss Mindy Kaling’s great little blog that I don’t think is ever coming back since she didn’t renew her license on the domain and hasn’t updated in like a year. Unfortunately I don’t really have the budget of an actor/comedienne/sitcom writer and I despise shopping so this isn’t going to be full of cute little outfits. In fact I had to sit here and think about the last article of clothing I purchased (some tights around Christmas). And then I tried to think of the actual things I’ve purchased in the past two months so I looked at my credit card statement. I eat out way too much.
Anyway, once I racked my brain for things I’ve actually purchased, I identified a couple fun new things that I just adore in that wonderful, unnatural love for consumer goods that every American has.
1. Roku: So a couple of years ago (a week ago Thursday) I came up with this plan to watch Lost as fast as humanly possible. I’ve learned that it’s not possible to watch it all that quickly. Do you realize there are 25 episodes in the first three seasons? Like twenty five episodes EACH. Anyway I needed to get a hold of the episodes quickly and at little cost to myself. So how did I end up with a $100 product? Well I calculated how much to buy the DVDs (about $100), if I had time for the disks to arrive on Netflix (no), and whether I was willing to just go and get them at Blockbuster (what’s Blockbuster?). Honestly the Roku was the most cost-effective and palatable option. And guys, this thing is amazing. When I’m done I’m going to watch Skins and then Dexter, and then Wall-E 80 million times. And I can lower my Netflix subscription down! I’m thinking of naming my next hamster Roku.
2. Philosphy Hope in a Jar for dry, sensitive skin: I think I’ve been harping about dry skin for the past four winters on this blog. I’d always read about the miracle powers of the Philosophy skin care line and after a few solid but non-wowing contenders, I caved and bought a tub of this stuff. And this is for serious the only facial moisterizer I’ve found that actually keeps my face moist throughout the day AND isn’t heavy or greasy. I love this stuff. And it lasts a long time. Normaly I go through a jar a winter but I still have easily 9/10 left…Screw you, I’m an interesting person. Anyway go buy this stuff.
3. Staub 6.5 qt Dutch Oven. I’ve been wanting a dutch oven for a long time because I’ve been craving stews and short ribs and I heard you can bake a mean bread in a cast iron dutch oven. And I can use it on the stovetop too. Also it’s so pretty. Basically this thing is going to make my life 114% more delicious. I’ve already made short ribs and I loved them. Next I plan to do a big ole pot of homemade bolognese during Snow Storm: The Reckoning 2010. Oh, and I got the fancy name brand one because I’m a label whore and I had a gift card.
Next time I’ll try to do this with clothes and cuter stuff since springtime usually inspires me to buy a lot of $10 jersey dresses that fall apart after three washings. Or maybe I’ll do a Things I Wish I Could Buy and Love. That would be fun for the whole family.
