Lichtenstein Love

What it is:  Industrial Canvas DC Coal Bag ($112.50 on sale!)
Who it’s for:  Comrades craving comic-book carry-alls
Where to get it:  Jack Spade
Why it's yay:  Coolest tote in town.

APlus Thursdays - Say it Simply

What it is:  Wine + Wine Bag ($18)
Who it’s for:  People who drink wine!
Where to get it:  Gang Greene Co. on Etsy
Why it's yay:  Most wine bags are goofy and over-decorated – this one is just right.

C-arrrrrrrr-ving ahoy!

What it is:  Scrimshaw Pocket Knife ($48)
Who it’s for:  People who like the cut of your jib.
Where to get it:  Linda Layden on Etsy
Why it's yay: There’s nothing classier than Scrimshaw

Yā (interjection) Tuh-dey (noun)

What it is:  Gold Leather Dictionary ($172)
Who it’s for:  People who like looking up words like “sparkly” and “awesome”
Where to get it: Jayson Home & Garden
Why it's yay:  Gold. Leather. Dictionary. It’s the definition of cool (look it up, in your sweet ass dictionary)

Week of Weird - Creepy Crawlies

What it is:  Silver Cockroach Pin by Cast of Vices ($270)
Who it’s for:  People who are just plain weird.
Where to get it: A + R Store
Why it's yay: “You’ve got a bug on you.” “I KNOW.”

Week of Weird - I'm in Love with Every Boy!

What it is:  Teen Girl Squad Tote ($12)
Who it’s for:  People who like the weirdness of awesome online comics
Where to get it: Homestar Runner
Why it's yay:  ARROWED.

Week of Weird - Hole-y Moly

What it is:  Mesh Chuck Taylor Chuck It ($40)
Who it’s for:  People who like Chuck Taylors – with a little bit of extra weirdness.
Where to get it:  Converse
Why it's yay:  Mesh Converses make Chucks easy, breezy, summer beautiful.

Week of Weird - Gritty Kitty

What it is:  Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales ($19.79)
Who it’s for:  People who like noir weirdness.
Where to get it:  See link above!
Why it's yay:  It’s a noir-style graphic novel starring a cat detective. You either want it (badly) or you don’t.

Via Boing Boing

Week of Weird - Elephant in the Room

What it is:  Cymbal Playing Elephant ($48)
Who it’s for:  People who like vintage weirdness.
Where to get it: Bell Jar
Why it's yay:  It looks like you found it in a magician's attic.  Plus, there are also cymbal-playing bunnies and bears!

The Sandlot

What it is: The Sandlot ($9.49)
Who it’s for:  People who like baseball, and summertime, and happiness.
Where to get it:  See link above!
Why it's yay:  Almost every scene in this movie = classic.

Bow to the King of Filth! The King of Puuuuutrescence! Boo! Boo!

What it is:  LeBron LeBroke My Heart Tee ($26.99)
Who it’s for:  Sad Ohioans
Where to get it:  Skreened
Why it's yay:  Aw, it’s not yay. But it’s true.

Clear the Air

What it is:  Lavender Oil ($9)
Who it’s for:  People who need to calm down.
Where to get it:  Kiosk
Why it's yay:  Comes from the hills of Mont Ventoux, in Provence, France – good for curing insomnia, headaches, stress, and the anxiety that comes from having elective eye surgery.

The Girl Who Was Blind, But Still Could Read

What it is:  Audiobook - The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson ($67/70)
Who it’s for:  People who can’t read the traditional way.
Where to get it:  See link above!
Why it's yay:  Whether it’s car trips or long sightless afternoons after LASIK surgery – they’ll all go faster if you’re engrossed in these 3 crazy awesome books.

You tell em, Mug.

What it is:  Awesome Mug ($9)
Who it’s for:  People who hate, and don’t discriminate.
Where to get it:  The Onion
Why it's yay:  Fuck today, whatever it is.

Sleep City

What it is:  Luxury Plush Throw ($39/on sale!)
Who it’s for:  People who like to curl up in comfort.
Where to get it:  Restoration Hardware
Why it's yay:  It’s super cozy and soft - I love it. 

Eye of the Tiger

Hi friends - I'm getting LASIK surgery done this week, so I'm in a "keep comfortable" state of mind.   Hopefully the lasers will behave and I won't go blind.  Wish me luck!  *B

Have a great 4th of July!

What it is:  I’m Not a Paper Towel Dish Towel ($9.99)
Who it’s for:  People who don’t want to use paper towels.  Convenient! 
Where to get it:  Perpetual Kid
Why it's yay:  Wipe up those 4th of July BBQ spills the eco-friendly way! 

APlus Thursdays - Turtle Treat!

What it is:  Porcelain Turtle Jam Jar ($16) + Jam ($varied)
Who it’s for:  People who like their jam adorable.
Where to get it:  Plasticland
Why it's yay:  Slow Jammin’.