Six Pick-Me-Ups

Okay, so last week, I wrote up about ”Five Highly Alarming Things”. Personally, I thought they were timely and funny. Well a fuddy duddy wrote to me and said, “Isn’t it a little negative, Lily?” Well, Mr. Killjoy who left no e-mail address, I made an effort this week to find something to tickle the curiosity of your inner child (Not like THAT you perverts!). And just because I want to make sure everyone is happy…I am listing more pick-me-ups than alarming things. Don’t say that I don’t ever listen to the readership!

1. Chris Sims is on vacation! – Now why in the world would I find joy in one of my favorite Bloggers and all around funny guy not writing all week? Because even at rest, Sims cracks us up with a parade of comic book panels featuring their bread and butter. That would be heroes and villains kicking each other in the face! Yeah, I know it’s kinda violent. But in some sick, twisted, fangirl-ish kinda way, I felt a catharsis of major proportions. Check it out the Invincible Superblog…laugh…breath…feel like you kicked ass!

2. Brownies – The crew at Fairytale Brownies have been cranking out tasty brownie confections since 1992. Founded by two friends who have known each other since grade school, this outfit uses an old family recipe that is the cornerstone to their 2.5 million brownie empire! I’ve been ordering from Fairytale Brownies for years. And let me tell you – I have yet to go wrong when sending it as a gift or serving it up as dessert! Just thinking about them puts a smile on my face! Fairytale Brownies has packages and gifts as low as $15 + shipping and handling. With flavors such as peanut butter, toffee crunch and amaretto, I will be buying for quite a long time!

3. Orisinal – Ahhh…nothing says relaxing like trapping bees in soap bubbles! Get off my back PETA freaks! I’m talking about my favorite online game called “Bubble Bees” from Ferry Hamlin’s website Orisinal. According to the website bio, Hamlin is an animator/artist whose work has appeared in episodes of the Cartoon Network’s “Teen Titans.” The animation and graphics on the website give a warm and welcoming feeling and it gives you a choice of over 50 games that are not only addictive, but very simple fun!

4. Cotton Factory T-shirts – Graphic t-shirts are all the rage today, especially those that look "vintage." These t-shirts also seem to serve as a billboard for a generation that has seen a lot and hopefully has a lot to say. The jokesters at Cotton Factory offer some of the funniest shirts I’ve ever seen, at really great prices (Most shirts start at $10)! They’re cheap, they’re cheesy, but they make sense. More importantly, they make me laugh. I for one cannot wait to buy the shirt that says, "I saved the TriForce." Yeah...commence geeking out!

5. Something Positive – My friend Richie introduced me to the web comic, Something Positive because he said that one of the characters could have been based on me. I choose to believe that Richie thinks PeeJee Shou is like me because “…PeeJee has a reputation for violence and a swift temper, but the truth is she's the most calm of the entire group. She is just easily inspired by those around her…” and not because PeeJee used to be a call center manager. At a phone sex company (I worked in HOTELS! Damn…that sounded bad!). Either way, R.K. Milholland’s creating is nicely drawn and given a wit that bites so hard it leaves an infection. I’m so glad I finally have a chance to catch up with Davan, Aubrey, PeeJee, and the gang!

6. The Travels of Stewart the Wonderbear – Don’t ask. Just read and look at this.