best poop deodorizer EVER!

screw the lysol spray shit, matches and/or candles! the kobayashi toilet deodorizer drops RULE!

your poop smells like a forest when you drop a drop of this ingenious japanese shit. my mom heard about this through my aunt, who heard about this through her friend, etc. i have NO idea what it says on the bottle, but all you need to know is that this stuff works. just drop a few drops before you drop a bomb and voila! smells like forest...



here's a picture of what it looks like in the packaging, so you know what to shop for. you can get it in japanese supermarkets and i suppose searching on the internet might do the trick. my mom gets it in hawaii (daiei, marukai) on sale for $3/regular price $4. i've only seen it for $6 or $7 here in new york. whatever the cost, it is definitely worth it. especially for the shy woman who doesn't want her boyfriend to know that she takes dumps just like him.

it's english name seems to be 'kobayashi powerful one drop'. i'm sure it's the same as the all-in-japanese bottle, but i'm a big fan of getting the original shit. so find yourself a japanese supermarket and go get one.

my rating= :) :) :) :) :)

best popcorn EVER!!!

my all-time favorite popcorn "award" goes to dale and thomas popcorn!

i first became obsessed with their popcorn when they used to be popcorn indiana (i believe the name change was due to some legal battle with the actual city, popcorn, indiana, over trademarking..?? i don't know. a store employee told me the gist a LONG time ago.) ANYWAY, i would get at least a bag or two a week. until i decided to start my own business (that i am currently not working on) and finally quit my job that was a dead end for me. i had to give up a lot of things and learn how to live like a poor person. no more $5 bags of popcorn for me. it was really, really tough. because when i say their popcorn is DAMN-FUCKING-GOOD, i mean it's DAMN-FUCKING-GOOD. so good that EVERY time someone visits me, they take dale and thomas popcorn back with them for family and friends.

they have a ton of different flavors/concoctions and make the popcorn fresh daily (watching that tumbler thing is pretty mesmerizing). they have plain ol' popcorn to peanut butter & white chocolate drizzle (!!!). cheese used to be my favorite until my i'm-fucking-getting-older tastebuds decided to go kaput on me. so now my fave is their plain -- not even salted plain -- just p-l-a-i-n.

when i used to live close to one, my routine pre-movie was to grab a couple of [formerly known as pocorn indiana] bags and stop at a deli for some [non-movie expensive] cokes. bliss.

a bag will run you anywhere from $3 - $7.50 (depending on size and flavor). it may sound expensive for popcorn, but it's no more expensive than the rape-you-of-your-money movie theaters crap. and a thousand times more worth it. because it doesn't taste like ass.

dale and thomas popcorn
my rating: :) :) :) :) :)
my dog's rating: :) :) :) :) :) (you know how you sometimes *miss* your mouth while noshing & watching tv?? well, i found out she LOVES it when i do that)

best tanning oil and after sun care EVER!

the banana boat tanning oil with spf 15 is by far the best shit to get dark with EVER! i was never *dark*, but i was never as white as my white ass is now. but thanks to my new roomies sharing their knowledge of how to get dark asap, people may actually believe me when i tell them i'm hawaiian!!! or...my friends back in hawaii won't be able to tease me about how WHITE i am. :)

you should definitely reapply, as the spf factor is only 15 (my mom would DIE if she knew i was using this). and besides, reapplying helps you tan faster, anyway. you definitely feel like a total grease ball by the time you get home, but that's what the shower's for.


and, for after care (thanks kim, for introducing me to this), i highly recommend the banana boat aloe after sun lotion. i am not sunburnt at ALL and i went to the beach 2 days in a row. no hurtage = good. :)

my only complaint is that it kinda just sits on you like an extra layer of skin....and i hate that feeling under the covers, but that won't stop me from using it.






banana boat tanning oil with spf 15 rating: :) :) :) :) :)

banana boat aloe after sun lotion rating: :) :) :) :) :