[Gift Guide] All Etsy All The Time

Do you know how much amazing shit there is on Etsy? A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT.

Yes, sometimes it takes forever and a day to search that mofo, but srsly: you could get all your holiday shopping done on there.

Only you have to hurry up, cause the clock is a' tickin...

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[Gift Guide] Cheap Stuff (Under $25)

Unlike all of those other "cheap" gift guides, here are things you'll actually want to buy for other people. No lame-ass "fun" paperclips or decorative wine bottle stoppers here. 

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[Gift Guide] Dude Design

GIFFFT GUIDEZZZZZZZ! It's that time of year party ppl, and of course we couldn't leave you hangin. So Caroline created a whole bunch of fab fly freddy gift guides for your viewing pleasure. First up: DUDEZ! Testosterone! Dirty sweat socks! Here's some stuff to buy for all the cute boys in your life. 

GIFT GUIDE NUMERO UNO: DUDE DESIGN.

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In Search Of: Non-Revolting TV Stands

Sometimes dudes can be such stereotypes.

When my boyfriend and I moved into our new place last month, he insisted on buying the giant-ass TV of his dreams. He selected a 55-inch model, probably because he wanted to get something roughly my size in case I ever left him. Instant replacement!

Anyway, we didn’t own a piece of furniture large enough to support the television (it weighs SEVENTY-FIVE POUNDS), and I couldn’t find anything I liked. So, right now, we have it rigged up in the crappiest way possible. I have this old storage cube from Pottery Barn I got in high school that is strong enough to support the TV’s weight, though not wide enough. So we found an abandoned plank of wood to set on top of the cube and added a folding table from Ikea to put the cable box on. It looks AWFUL...and crazy...and will certainly fall and kill me or my dogs at some point.

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CFLS To Suck Less, Apparently

For the last few years, the media has done a pretty good job convincing us that continuing to use incandescent light bulbs is the equivalent of telling a baby polar bear to its face that you don't give a shit about the melting ice caps. Unfortunately, anyone who's been guilted into using a CFL light bulb in their home knows that it instantly gives your place all the sexy lighting qualities of a supermarket.

Also, it takes the damn things f-o-r-e-v-e-r to power up to their full brightness level, which makes them useless if you're trying to go down the basement steps without tripping and dying.

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