Oh, this spells trouble. Chronicle Books is having their annual Friends & Family Summer Sale. Now thru July 28th, you can get 35% off plus free shipping on everything on their site.
Where to begin? I think I’ll celebrate with some Whoopie Pies and replenish my Moleskine notebook supply. Win!
Behold the Chronicle Books twice-yearly blowout sale. Until August 5th, you can score 35% off plus free shipping (um, yes please!) on all purchases by entering code FRIENDS at checkout.
Moleskine and big, chunky tomes on strange animals, here I come. I’m off to spend the rest of my day with my nose (and mouse) buried in the virtual stacks.
As you know, my skin allergies have been documented (complained about?) in several posts; the upside of being allergic to everything metal/makeup/cleaning-producty is that the stuff I’ve been putting on my body recently is a lot better for me than the vats of chemicals I used to rely on. And it’s led me to companies like mi SPA, which are creating delicious, effective, paraben-free products that people like me can use without fear of turning into a strawberry marshmallow. Bonus points for disclosing all ingredients, and including a detailed ingredient glossary on their site.
Today at mi SPA, you can get a surprise-mi box stuffed with goodies–mine just came in the mail!–for a ridiculously reduced price. My package smelled like a pine forest perched on the edge of the ocean, and contained a Green Tea soy candle, a big, yummy Beer Shampoo bar (don’t knock it ’til you try it…they’re great for color-treated hair and last FOREVER), a Lemon Sugar Dry Perfume roll-on, and a good-sized Everyday Conditioner, along with some treats from other indie designers. The cost? $22.50. So go! Run! Buy your box now, before I buy three more and leave you empty-handed and dirty-headed.
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why this McSweeney’s bundle–featuring the hilarious, illustrated Noisy Outlaws and the thoughtful, unillustrated Future Dictionary of America–is only $9. Plus, you get a free CD, with rarities from R.E.M., Tom Waits, David Byrne, Death Cab for Cutie, and Elliott Smith.
But hey! Why I am complaining? I think that’s what the Future Dictionary would call “ungrateful.”
By now, you’re all aware of my well-documented, long-standing affection for all things bird. (I’ve heard so many people crowing lately about how bird motifs are done; as soon they uttered those words, a bird crapped on their heads.)
My awesome neighbor (thanks Sz!) sent me a link to these avian napkin holders, now on sale at Z Gallerie. I like the idea of using them in the bathroom for my hand towels, which the bird-haters will need to clean up the karma waiting to rain down just outside their front doors.
