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Alright, so we can all agree that life this week on Stickers & Donuts has been semi-lame. Why, might you ask, is this the case? Well, it’s because I’ve been busy with my new current obsessions (except the lip balm — that hasn’t happened to take up too much of my time). You might wonder what there is to be obsessed with this week besides Susan Boyle (yes, I am obsessed with her and with Simon’s face at 4:26). Don’t worry, I found a few things.

  1. Rosebud Lip Balm ($6, I found mine at a “general store” but they also sell it at Urban Outfitters or the site linked here). This is the BEST lip balm I have ever owned (it’s The Balm, you might say) for several reasons, including: it lasts forever (last pot lasted yearS), it is like Vaseline but with rosiness, it will not ruin your lipstick, it will make your lips soft, it comes in a cute vintage tin, the packaging claims it can be used for other aliments such as blemishes, diaper burn, and detergent burn (though I haven’t tested this, it intrigues me).
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  2. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Considered awesome by both Tennessee Williams and Oprah, you’ll find this book in the Classics section of any library worth its name in salt (er?). McCullers wrote the damn thing when she was 23. Makes you ashamed, doesn’t it?
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  3. Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth. The main character of the title story (novella, really) is like a less-cynical JD Salinger character. You’ll have enough humor and sarcasm to get you through, though. So good I’ve read it twice!
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  4. In Treatment. This five episode a week HBO drama follows therapist Paul Weston for four of his regular sessions with patients, and then a final session with his own therapist. The second season started early this month, but the first season is already available on DVD. (Image in collage from New York Magazine review of first season.)

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  5. Donald Barthelme. I just discovered (how can that be I wonder?) this fantastic and ridiculous writer. Not your typical New Yorker short story writer, so to speak. His “story” The School is very funny and at only two pages, you should go read it now.
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  6. Samsung Alias Phone. I know everyone has an iphone, but since I’m saving my pennies, I’m still on a ridiculously-low-rate family plan with verizon — and I still get a free phone every two! This is one of the few verizon phones that has a QWERTY keyboard but doesn’t force you to upgrade your phone plan to anything fancy (but I did add on a 250 text messages/month plan, so I can now update my twitter from the road!). Like Oprah, I feel so twenty first century.
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