Randoms - Links Edition

-One of the many reasons I was excited to move back to Los Angeles was because...wait for it...I missed the 99 Cent Only store. If you're not from LA (and a surprisingly large number of readers lately aren't), you have to go there next time you're in town. Seriously, fuck Hollywood Blvd. and Disneyland...the 99 Cent Only store is the place to be. Among the isles and isles of useless yet entertaining products (I bought Venus Fly Traps there once), are useful, and often times awesome, products (all for $.99!). Lately they've stepped up their game and have had some pretty classy products for sale (classy for poor folks, like me). I have an obsession with food blogs to begin with (like Smitten Kitchen, Cupcake Blog, and Third & Fairfax in which Santos reviews, among other restaurants, those at the Fairfax Farmers Market...which holds a special place in my heart since not only have I been going there since I was a baby, but my grandmother worked at a bakery stall there until she died) but The 99 Cent Chef puts the icing on the $.99 cake by posting recipes using ONLY items bought from the 99 Cent Store. Pretty awesome, no?

-I still don't understand why I have a fascination with "Mom Blogs". It's weird and a little embarrassing...but when/if I do become parent, I'll be well equipped to deal with all the random, unexpected things that pop up. I've also found my favorite face mask ever through a mom blog (four crushed aspirin, a tablespoon of honey, and a drop of water mixed together...seriously, your face will thank you...which, wouldn't it be creepy if you face actually thanked you??!) and I really don't think I would have ever started a blog of my own if it hadn't been for Amalah and her candid ways. Mom-101, Untangling Knots, and Amalahs' Advice Smackdown are a couple of my favorites.

-Gawker has become a good friend to me in the years I've spent at boring office jobs...this post (and accompanying video) about why Sesame Street was so wonderful when we were kids made me smile today.

-I Can Has Cheezburger? Do I need to say more? Do I need to tell you that my brother, sister and I bonded during lunch the other day by excitedly naming off our favorite captions, while my brother's fiance (I forgot to mention that my brother proposed to his long-time, lovely girlfriend, Yolanda!!!) looked on in horror and contemplated whether or not she really wanted to be legally bound to a family of cat-freaks. Do I really need to tell you that EVERYONE who's ever told me they love this website says "I like to go to it when I'm feeling down...it cheers me up."

-I want:
this necklace

from Fred Flare.com

this sheet set

from Delias.com

and, ever since I was a little kid, I've dreamt of leaving notes on food. My dream come true: