Gift List: Great Gifts For Grown-Ups Who Never Grew Up
By carli
Posted in Geeks and Gadgets, Gift Lists, Movies/TV/DVD/Music, Theme Gifts, apparel, budget tips, food/cooking, for her, for him, novelty, stocking stuffer, toys, under $10, under $25, under $50 on 2 December 2008
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Sesame Street Old School, Volume 2, $26.99. Picture it: 1974-79. Mr. Hooper is still alive. Elmo has yet to be formed out of a devilish blaze of red felt. Richard Pryor reinterprets the alphabet. And Fonzie and Richie Cunningham brush their teeth.

Gift List: Gifts For College Kids
By carli
Posted in Geeks and Gadgets, Gift Lists, Theme Gifts, books, college kid, food/cooking, for her, for him, housewarming/host, novelty, teen, under $25, under $50 on 1 December 2008
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Looking for a gift for your favorite college kid? How about a Darts! Calendar with magnetic darts and 12 different boards (one for each month, see?).

Sodat’s the Way It’s Gonna Be
By carli
Posted in food/cooking, for him, housewarming/host, novelty, teen, tween, under $10, under $25, under $50 on 1 December 2008
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Jones Soda in holiday flavors: Candy Cane, Pear Tree, and Mele Kalikimaka. (In keeping with the Hawaiian Christmas greeting for which it was named, the soda has a pineapple/coconut taste.)

Not available this year: Turkey and Gravy. No, seriously, that used to be one of their flavors. Of SODA.

Theme Team: The Cozy Coffee/Cocoa Trio
By carli
Posted in Theme Gifts, food/cooking, for her, for him, housewarming/host, under $50 on 3 November 2008
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Take two Irish coffee mugs (These are $2.95 each at Crate and Barrel, but you can find them just about anywhere. . . except, like, gas stations.)

Add two irresistibly silly Teddy Bear Slipper Coasters.

And some gourmet cocoa or a pound of coffee, and you’re good to go.

Mint Condition
By carli
Posted in food/cooking, teen, under $25, under $50 on 29 October 2008
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It’s minty water.

It’s like taking a swig of water while you’re chewing minty gum, and you accidentally swallow the gum but it’s OK because you have this amazingly refreshing minty/watery taste in your mouth. Only it’s better, because you don’t swallow a soggy piece of gum. And it makes you think of Chris Noth and how hot he looks when he chews gum on Law and Order and how his breath probably tastes of mint and tobacco.