The Five Best Things I've Bought Recently

1. Hat
I am officially a proud hat owner. One of "those people" who has buys a quirky hat and wears it out until its status goes from cool to mundane. But!: it keeps my head warm and I have never owned a great hat before because my head is too big, and my friends all approve. Here it is on its fancy website, nobis.ca:



2. Our Dumb World
I technically didn't buy this because I'm a V.I.P., but the Africa section is so good!


3. Mexican Hot Chocolate
Normal hot chocolate with chili powder dumped into it - although surely it can't be that simple, because I've never seen anyone make it at home by combining it with Swiss Mix. At the coffee place I get it at, the barista makes hearts and smiley faces in the foam, making it all the better.


4. Tarte Flush Stick
As I am about to graduate college, it seems more important that I become a proper woman and enter society. (Go to masked balls and do the dance where you press your hand up against the guy's hand and walk in a circle looking bored, learn to use a salad fork.) Thus, I should wear makeup. At a trip to Sephora this seemed like the most accessible thing, and it really is. It "stains" your cheeks in this natural but pretty way and is easier to apply than eyeliner.


5. Membership To Hollywood Express
Times are bittersweet as Kims is closing. Starting a membership at Hollywood Express (right next door to said source of Mexican hot chocolate) made me feel a little better. It's hard for me not to eagerly brag to them about how much better my video store is when I'm checking out, and let's face it: our employee picks were way better. But they have pretty good specials and didn't give me a hard time for asking them where the musicals section was.

Worst Recent Purchase
Trader Joe's Lemon Dill sauce made me puke, literally. It was over-dilled and the taste dominated the pasta rather than complimented it. It sat weirdly in my stomach for about thirty minutes before coming up, at which point Trader Joe's taught me an important lesson about following a brand blindly.

Gotta Wait
A new pair of glasses (Christmas), The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek (until I study for my German test and have time to read it), Kenny vs. Spenny Season 3 (on DVD in Canada on Tuesday), premiere of American Kenny vs. Spenny (Wednesday, but seriously, I am actually kind of upset about Comedy Central's impending ruin of this show).