Cyberlicious

So it’s Cyber Monday, and these are all just silly things I’m loving right now. Feel free to use the code NOTITGIRL for an extra 10% discount on any of these products. Just so you know that no such code exists because I am not yet getting paid to sponsor any of these products. So when you hit “Activate Code,” it will tell you that the “Code is Invalid.” But use it, by all means.

Rest up tonight. You’ll need it. Tomorrow’s post will be a doozy, and the toughest one I’ve had to share.

• Bombas Shared Sesame Street socks: I can’t believe Bombas finally wore me down. I don’t even wear socks, but I was getting a minimum of ten ads a day on my devices for their socks. Well, they finally piqued my interest with Elmo, Cookie, Grovie, Oscar and other Sesame Street characters emblazoned across these primary color cuties. Bombas donates a pair of socks for every pair purchased to homeless shelters and community organizations. Oh my, they’re seriously too cute for words, now I just gotta figure out who to buy them for…

• Goldbelly: Pour yourself a cup of coffee or wine and browse the products on Goldbelly. If you’ve never been, you’re in for quite a treat. I won’t ruin the experience for you, but imagine my surprise when I found out that the orgasmic banana pudding I once had from Magnolia Bakery in New York is available for home delivery through Goldbelly. I’ve been a fan ever since. If you have a craving, Goldbelly has it.

• Etsy can do no wrong. Such a wonderful site, and they have the cutest 2020 ornaments. I’ll give you the link for this one. Etsy is addictive and the perfect place to shop for that person who is impossible to buy for: https://blog.etsy.com/en/etsy-ornament-guide-2020

• American Giant Moto Full-Zip for your sons or hubs. Trust me on this one. (Pssst: all of my sons are getting one. Don’t worry about my lack of discretion, they don’t read my blog).

• Werewolf Game: You’re either on the Werewolf team or the Villagers team. A party game of lying, bluffing and deceit that has a reputation for ruining relationships. Gimme. On Amazon.

• Cameo– For $80.00, you can get the likes of Larry Thomas a.k.a. the “Soup Nazi” to send your favorite Seinfeld fan a shout-out. The website features shout-outs from a semi-sad variety of B-list actors and athletes, but it’s still cool to scroll through and see who is available. Last year my sons bought me a shout-out from comedian Ryan O’Flanagan, he of the “Dirty Dishes” skit on YouTube. It’s such a stupid skit, but it makes me laugh every single time I watch it. When I’m cranky, the boys know they can shove “Dirty Dishes” in my face, and in five seconds, I’m laugh-crying. The shout-out from RF was a great present, and I watch it all the time.

• Cross Net Game– Four-square volleyball. As fun as it sounds, and easy to set up in the yard or beach (crossnetgame.com)

• The Scrape-Around Car Ice Scraper at Walmart.

• Peekatoy Family Wooden Hockey Game- Good family fun for $30 and fits right on the table (peekatoy.co)

• Bushcraft Bundle knives from the Cooking Guild. Like food porn? Watch outdoor cooking in its raw form, as the chefs on Cooking Guild chop, slice, sautee and char on a plank of wood over an open crackly fire. It’s so satisfying to listen to and watch, as these chefs create five-star meals in an outdoor setting. Hard to explain. If you like to listen to animals crunch carrots and crucifers into a tiny microphone on IG (you know who you are), you’ll love this. And these knives are bad-ass.

• Love Your Melon hats. Cuteness. Check ‘em out.

• Forget Victoria’s Secret. VS is for little girls. Real women buy from Adore Me. How can you resist the red panty and bra set with white fluff embellishment? Get this Claussa Push-Up and give him your best Mrs. Santa impression. Tip: Get the matching garter belt for a little extra naughtiness.

Just FYI stuff:

• Glenn Close and Amy Adams are in a Netflix version of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy. So so good. Glenn Close is knock-down drag-out brilliant as Mamaw.

• There is a new Shakespeare and Co. bookstore in Philadelphia right in Rittenhouse Square. I’ve been to the one in Manhattan, but when the flagnod did this happen? I’m there.

• Pete Davidson will be reading the part of George Bailey in a charity reading of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The show will air Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. ET, and tickets are $50 for each Zoom code. Proceeds go to the Ed Asner Family Center, tickets available on Asner’s website.

• Veteran TV director Tristram Shapeero had to post an apology to actor Lukas Gage. Did you see the video when Shapeero’s meeting with Gage took a down-turn when the director began complaining about the actor’s shitty apartment without realizing he hadn’t hit the “mute” button? “These poor people live in these tiny apartments. Like, I’m looking at his background and he’s got his TV and —” the director can be heard saying before Gage informs him that he can hear everything. “I know it’s a shitty apartment. That’s why you should give me this job so I can get a better one,” said Gage. Shapeero had no choice but to apologize after the video went viral. Boom roasted. By the way, it wasn’t Gage’s apartment in the background, it was a hotel room. Still.

Thaaaaaat’s all folks.