Well, I certainly wasn't expecting this

On one of the blogs I frequent, I found a rather interesting link. At first I thought it was a joke, but much to my surprise, it wasn't. American Apparel the LA based clothing company known for it's beautiful cotton, is notorious for it's advertisements for web and print which more often than not border on, well, lets say erotic. The photographs are usually pretty tasteful, but have a hint of naughtiness which make you take a second glance. I would have expected a boob in a photograph before I saw this.

Apparently, American Apparel is selling vibrators now. Oh I'm sorry, massagers. This is the item in question:



The description, (in case you don't want to go to the site):

Hitachi Magic Wand Massager

This old school hand-held massager has been around for more than 25 years, with good reason. Its low vibration works as well on your sore back as it does in the bedroom. If there is any doubt, google it for worldwide rave reviews.

So at least American Apparel is being a little tongue-in-cheek and realizes what women actually use this thing for. But I'm still a little confused. I go into American Apparel to buy tshirts, not sex toys. Either they are trying to broaden their horizons, or they're just being silly. Also, 50 bucks? I'm pretty sure you can get this exact device (or a comparable one) at Target for less money. And really, everybody knows why you may own one of these. You're not being very inconspicuous if you do.

So, when American Apparel starts selling dildos and porn, then I probably won't shop there anymore. Although I would like to see the thought process of someone who would buy that stuff though. "Hmm I need tank tops and a new sex toy ... and socks." Until that day, I may just ignore this bit of information and continue to shop there. Although, the chances of that happening now are a little slim.

hi supernintendo chalmers!

I'm in love. I didn't know it was possible to love a hunk of plastic this much. No, I'm not talking about anything dirty; I'm talking about my brand new Nintendo DS. (By brand new, I mean used, but it's in pristine condition and it’s new to me). I never wanted a game boy when I was a kid. While I enjoyed playing Kirby on my cousin's, I never had much interest in owning one, nor could I convince my parents to buy me one or any other system, like the SNES or N64. Their argument always was "you already HAVE a game system" meaning the old school NES. Which, I did revive in middle school playing The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, and 3, and the old standby Tetris. I got a PS1 in High School, playing only Spyro, Chrono Cross, and Final Fantasy 8 & 9 - then abandoning it because I lost interest and I have the attention span of a goldfish. Despite that however, I'm surprised I played them for as long as I did.

And then there was college. I had weird periods of downtime. I longed for a SNES and a stockpile of games to not only waste time but also keep me from doing my homework and you know, friends and a life. But I lacked the funds. I think my average bank balance throughout college was 300 bucks. I discovered Emulators! Whoever developed this very illegal bit of software should be crowned and worshiped by people like me - poor, game hungry college or post college students. I have NES, SNES and N64 emulators on my computer. Come and arrest me Nintendo.

So anyway, I've wanted a DS for a while. I don't know what sparked it other than how cool it looked and it's portable. I think the final push was a commercial for the New Super Mario Bros. game. There is a power up where you turn into a Mario who has essentially taken growth hormones and grows to 5 times his normal size. There are many other enjoyable aspects of the game too. But there are too many to list.

Having beaten the game however, I am quite sad. I'm going to miss that fat little Italian stereotype in red pants. The good news is, I have Mario Kart and Tetris on their way, and as of today I own the Simpsons game. It's like the XBox game but bitty and DS'erized. It's really fun; so far I have played as Homer, Bart and Lisa. If I can play as Maggie, I will be a happy bunny.

I now have something new to spend my money on. Although, I don't think I can ever spend enough money on gadgets (I'm going to buy a new ipod eventually, I just bought headphones, and there's an LG cell phone calling my name, aka taunting me until my contract is up and I can trade in my current phone for the new shiny one).

So, I'm going to geek out with my DS and see how much of my life I can destroy.