I love mail. Especially, you know, those days when YOUR-OFFICE-COFFEE-MUG-THAT-YOU-HAD-TO-USE-SINCE-YOU-FORGOT-TO-WASH-YOUR-TIGHT-MUG-TIPS-OVER-IN-YOUR-BAG-AND-RUINS-YOUR-RECENTLY (5 MINUTES PRIOR)-OBTAINED-NEW-YORKER-RESULTING-IN-A-PUCKERED-MESS. Those days.
Then, you receive a wondrous package full of marvelous treasures. Which leads to a (non) ostentatious yelp: “SCORE! I’M LOVED!” As a result, everything seems right in the world again. At least for the next five minutes, before the euphoria wears off.
1. Sneakers! I’m grateful to be in a situation where I am both debt free, and have no major expenses (babies, mortgage). This is how I rationalize owning four (now five) pairs of sneakers. I have always wanted metallic shoes; The origins of this desire are dubious. I do, however, like shiny things. I wanted metallic shoes so badly, that I even considered purchasing my first pair of Converse. Only the metallic silver. Ultimately I vetoed that idea, because I refuse to spend $70 on Converse.
I first found out about TOMS a couple of years ago, and since then, I toyed with the idea of getting a pair. After all, for every pair of TOMS purchased, a needy child gets a pair of TOMS. This is documented on YouTube HERE. FURTHERMORE, I wear Vans because I am lazy, and TOMS are also shoelace-less. THEN, I found out that TOMS come in GLITTER. After consulting with a few people, I ended up choosing the gold. And I got them on sale. Obviously, it was destiny to get gold glitter TOMS. When I received them, I was surprised because they have a PLUSH, LEATHER SOLES. On an “arch-support” scale, TOMS falls in between PUMAs (extra support) and Vans (no support). Perfect! I am very obsessed with my luminous feet, and whenever I wear them, I find myself compulsively looking down. I guess I’m afraid that one day I’ll look down, all the glitter will have fallen off, and I will be overcome with clouds and lightning bolts. So far, my feet are still as lustrous as San Diego. (PS- If you decide to get TOMS, don’t believe reviewers on Zappos and Amazon, etc. Like the TOMS website notes, the sneakers fit true to size. Misled, I thought they would run small (one of the reasons why I chose the gold over the silver). On the contrary, they are quite roomy and stretch-out. Yes, the pictures above are of my actual TOMS (and my feet).
2. Recently, I’ve been listening to the Smiths. A lot. Morrissey’s voice is as soothing as those baby stuff animals that play waterfall sound bites. Simile with Morrissey? I just made one.
3. I made diet coke cupcakes for the first time (in a LONG time). Almost a year? I’m not sure. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, you mix a can of diet coke with a box of cake mix. Pour the batter into cupcake sleeves, and bake according to instructions. Voila! Potentially less calories. Except, I put a lot of icing on my cupcakes. And sprinkles. When I used to bake these, I would share them with everyone. Now I have no one to share them with, so I’ll probably end up eating 20+ cupcakes. Womp womp.
(CLOSE-UP!)
4. OH MY GOODNESS. A couple weeks ago, JetPens sent me a yellow orange body, blue ink Zebra Airfit Jell Gel Ink Pen. Since then, I’ve been testing it- doodles and such. As illustrated above, I even *chronicled* every time I used this pen from 10/28-11/6.
It is the best 0.5mm pen that I have ever used, and it is the third best pen that I’ve ever owned.
I usually find 0.5mm to be too thick, but this pen is exceptional. The tip is incredibly precise- no chunky gel blobs at all. Crisp lines all the time. I even subjected the pen to a smiley test (pass), squiggle test (pass), and water-boarding test (SURPRISINGLY, PASS. The ink did not even bleed, despite all the water droplets that I flung at the paper. I included a scan of my water-droplet test results below. The paper was kind of wrinkly, but the ink didn’t even quiver a little. ALSO OF NOTE: I accidentally spilled coffee on my test sheet today, and the ink still held up. What a trooper.)
In additional to performing well, the Zebra Airfit is impeccably designed. Did the name sound suspicious to you? Well, the pen grip contains AIR POCKETS, so your fingers never get sweaty. I even drew a cross-sectional view of the grip! This is the pen’s official description on JetPens:
The Zebra Airfit can be found all over Asia, but it is strangely hard to find in the US. It is one of the more popular pens because of its comfortable rubber grip, binder style clip that allows it to be attached to thicker objects, and ergonomic body shape. This new fine tip 0.5 mm gel Airfit pen gives you smooth writing satisfaction. Like the pilot AirBlanc, the grip also has a layer of air between the rubber grip and the body of the pen to allow heat conduction from your fingers. Perhaps it’s because of the hot weather in Asia, but cool hands seem to be an important factor in Japanese pen design! Yes, we guess this can make a great companion during first time job interviews.
I may not be interviewing for any jobs right now, but sometimes crosswords can be stressful. “___Thurman, ___Thurman, Crap! How come I can’t remember her first name?!” This whole scenario is highly ficitious (GATTACA *is* one of my favorite movies, and I’d never forget Uma), but at the moment I can’t think of any other crossword clue examples. My only complaint in regards to the grip, is that like other rubber grips, it easily attracts dust. Finally, the clip mentioned in the description? It is honestly HUGE. Basically a clothes pin tacked on to a pen. Delightful! JetPens (Available in blue/white/light blue/pink/yellow barrels with blue/black/blue-black/red ink refills, $4.50)
5. Approximately two months ago, S&D interviewed The Bubble Process- A tight poster printing duo that is composed of two males of outstanding moral fiber. Just last week, The Bubble Process released a dazzling new Girl Talk poster. One of the best shows I ever attended was a Girl Talk show the week of Halloween 2xx6, in a shitty/shifty Ithaca bar. If you have never seen him before, I highly recommend that you find tickets (They’re hard to find these days! He is in high demand!). To fully enjoy Girl Talk, you must let yourself get swallowed by the undulating body slamming, and embrace the lovely diaphoresis. It makes the post-Girl Talk extra large pop more satiating. I am infatuated with this poster, because it embodies Girl Talk. I love the juxtaposed gumball machine and crystal ball, and the turban’d man overprinted on the wild purple-people. So visually engaging! I’m enraptured! The Bubble Process, $20
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13 Responses for "Currently Obsessed: TOMS, Zebra Airfit Pen, Diet Coke Cupcakes, Smiths"
You make me want glittery shoes! TOMS are also the ones who made those cool “split decision” shoes! http://tinyurl.com/648bzz
I love my Airfit! In fact, I just reviewed it this morning. It is one of the best pens I have used in a long time, and I just love the yellow orange barrel.
I am also the biggest Smiths/Morrissey fan I know. :)
I think it is cosmic that we both discussed the same pen. On the same day.
Very cosmic!
If nothing else, it cracked me up. :)
You just put diet coke in the cupcakes? Is that good? ALSO can it be done with Diet Dr. Pepper? And why haven’t you tried this yet?
As a side note, I envy the sparkliness of your shoes – not so much that I want to own then, but in that I wish I was that sparkly all the time.
If the diet coke cupcakes in my fridge weren’t 1.5 weeks old (and slightly firm), I’d go and get you one. I’ll have to remember to save you one, the next time I make them. Which will probably be soon. It IS good. A little more crumbly, but mostly untastable (unless you use coke ZERO. Then, you can taste it.). I’ve tried diet sprite + vegan yellow cake mix. It worked just as well.
I’ll *really* have to try using diet dr. pepper, since it is my favorite diet beverage.
You made the right decision skipping the Converse sneaks. Nike has owned Converse for about 4 or 5 years now and they downgraded from the 3-ply twill that used to make Chucks last nearly forever to a cheap 1-ply twill. I think Nike, as a company, just generally sucks and, now that they’ve made my favorite sneaks suck, they suck even more so I avoid everything with the Converse brand on it.
I’d love to do a form of “currently obsessed” on my blog as well, though I imagine it will not look quite as pretty as yours does! (No worries, I won’t use the same name or copy the aesthetic style… as if I have the talent to do the latter, anyway!) I may, however, copy you by getting those gorgeous gold glitter TOMS! The price is seriously decent for shoes.
BB- I knew that Nike had taken over Converse (a Converse-loyal friend informed me a couple of years ago), but I didn’t know about the 3-ply 1-ply thing! Wow. The more you know (shooting star). Gosh. 1-ply metallic sneakers. Good thing I didn’t go that route. What are your feelings on Nike x Cole Haan, though? I have to admit, I’ve been curious to see what the Nike Air Cole Haan shoes are like. For example, when you put them on, do you think that the experience would be like walking on clouds? Would you float up on a cloud, like the little red bull commercial guy? Oh, I wonder these things.
Rachel- I’m sure yours would be lovely! I can’t wait to see them. I was super lucky to get them on sale. Get gold TOMS, and then we can be shoe twins!
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Hey, I found you because Ray Fenwick is also my imaginary boyfriend, so you obviously have good taste.
But what I wanted to ask you was how the Toms were for width — I gots narrow feet.
GIRL…if you have narrow feet, TOMS be for you!
With all sincerity, TOMS would be perfect for you! They run a bit narrow (more narrow that normal shoes), so if I were you, I would get them in whatever size you normally wear. I’ve had mine for a month now, and they have stretched a little, but not by that much. Maybe I haven’t gone on enough adventures with them! Let me know how your TOMS quest goes!
yay! someone else with a ray fenwick imaginary boyfriend!!!!
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