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Of course this Mechanical Kitty Coin Bank is from Japan. Where else would they come up with the idea of making an adorable kitten pop out of a box to steal your money?

My lovely neighbor, with whom we carouse quite often, only drinks white.

I only drink red.

At the end of the night, some of both bottles remain.

What’s a subdivision to do?

Before I mention the solution, let me mention the price.  At $1000, I’m not necessarily suggesting you run out to buy this for your favorite oenophile.  But the Skybar WP1000–with its space-age ability to simultaneously store, chill, pour, and preserve three bottles of wine–is definitely fruit for fantasy.

I suggest you split the cost with your neighbor.

The limited edition “LOVE” journal from Dogeared Jewels & Gifts is a gem of a notebook bound in re-purposed leather. Inside you’ll find 36 recycled paper pages to inscribe with love notes, shopping lists, or perhaps your latest and greatest brainstorm. The LOVE debossed logo is hand crafted in California. Each journal is different, depending on the leather color and comes wrapped in brown kraft paper. And how can you resist the silver leather? It is perfect for a holiday gift and very stylish as well. The LOVE journal also comes in natural, gold, plum, and moss. Be careful not to get the leather cover wet, it will age the leather prematurely. Otherwise, this beautiful little book should last for many years to come.

Read more over at TheFind!

Here’s the thing with me and soap:  I can’t use it.  Without getting into too many of the boring details (allergies blah blah blah), let’s just say that everyone in my house is forced to use a special concoction that smells like air and feels like water. (We are a clean people, I promise.)

So when Kelly from Mollycoddle Soap contacted me, I was hesitant, but I figured that I could always use my family as soapy pigs.  The soap arrived, and it smelled so, so good.  I sudsed my daughter’s hands;  they foamed, and smelled like pie.  I dipped my pinky in a bubble.  Then: I held my breath, and washed my hands.  Nothing happened, beyond an awesome cleanliness and the faintly lingering scent of citrus and almonds.

Beyond their seemingly magical hypoallergenic properties, Mollycoddle’s soaps are over-the-top funny.  Moustaches on a stick, ouija boards, freaky looking babies, dentures, big slabs of meat that smell like sweet tomatoes:  they’re the best guest bath soaps ever.  If you’re hosting a cheeky dinner party, prepare a dessert platter of doughnut, Oreo, and key lime pie soaps, and let your friends take them home as favors.

This week, we’re giving away a selection of Mollycoddle soaps; check out Mollycoddle’s e-commerce and Etsy sites, then leave a comment on this post, describing which soap shape or scent you’d like to see Mollycoddle make next.  One lucky winner will be chosen at random.

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, April 12, 2009. The winner will be selected at random on Monday, April 13, 2009, and notified by e-mail. Results of the giveaway will be announced on Monday, April 13, 2009. Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, or considered spam.

Dear Imaginary Internet Houseguests:

I am happy to serve you Malbec and homemade spinach and artichoke dip (oh, don’t roll your eyes; you know it’s good), but you must 1) be prepared to suffer a humiliating Scrabble defeat; and 2) make your hostess forget you spilled red wine on her white couches by bringing her a nice little present, like these monogrammed linen cocktail napkins.  Sounds like fun, right?

Let’s make it next Saturday night, so you have time to wrap my gift.

Love,

Anna