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• Luggage To Write Home About

  My Packing List: the necessary number of outfits, complete with undies and accessories my fuzzy pajama pants, and tank top toiletries, including my travel toothbrush vibrator hair dryer (I'm never satisfied with the hotel hair dryer) a book that i'm in the middle of, another book in case I finish the first book, and a book of crossword puzzles too many pairs of shoes etc. Nicole of Making It Lovely handles her packing a bit differently: Read More... Posted Nov 10 2008, 11:57 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: cards, Paper Goods, stationery

• Quick Tip of the Day: Gift Giving With Sass

  You may be broke and jobless this holiday season, but you can still afford these awesome gift tags to attach to your presents from the dollar store. More awesomeness after the jump. Read More... Posted Nov 06 2008, 08:30 AM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: cards, Gifts, holiday, presents, gift tags, snarky

• Card Deck Flask

  Hey, what's in the flask? Whiskey? Vodka? Gin? Or, how about...a deck of cards? Well sure, if there's anything you want to be discrete about, it's a deck of playing cards, right? Read More... Posted Oct 29 2008, 01:33 PM by Wendy Atterberry with | with no comments Filed under: cards, flask

• Deflect Catcalls With Ease

  CNN asks whether catcalling is creepy or complimentary.  I'm of the mind that it's a little bit of both, with the emphasis on creepy and invasive. I usually just look down at the ground and hurry past when I'm targeted, but maybe I should start handing out these:   Read More... Posted Oct 21 2008, 10:51 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: cards

• Say What You Really Mean

  Finally, a thank-you card that says what you really mean. After the jump, more no-bullshit cards from Offensive + Delightful.  Read More... Posted Oct 14 2008, 05:03 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: cards

• Your Bad Driving Breaks My Heart

  5 Things That Exacerbate My Road Rage: large vehicles that take up two spots, when they could have easily fit into one people who don't use their blinkers slow drivers in the fast lane people who tailgate me on local roads when I'm already going 15 over the speed limit anyone going slower than me The other week, I was so angry that I left a note for a violater of no. 1. This was after a protracted, internal argument in which I finally convinced myself that keying somebody's car is WRONG. I think I might have problems with road rage. I can't believe Alex didn't post about these on Tuesday, but perhaps he doesn't suffer the same problems I do: Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 11:29 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: cards

• How To Lose Your Virginity

  Ways to lose your virginity: - Wait until your parents leave for the weekend, then set things up all nice and romantic like for you and your sweetie. - Choose a guy or girl at a party, and decide to just "get it over with." - Join a monastery (this is actually how NOT to lose your virginity). Or, you could get one of these: Read More... Posted Aug 21 2008, 03:05 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: cards, sexy, kits

• The Opposite of Poker

  What's the opposite of Poker? How about this: Read More... Posted Aug 01 2008, 09:09 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: cards, games

• Because True Love Happens Every Day

  Because you will invariably forget to give your sweetie something this Valentine's Day, because you're too, like, hip to place so much stock in a Hallmark-created holiday, you'll need to make it up to him or her with something totally awesome. Maybe next week. Just to show you care. But not because of Valentine's Day or anything. Because that's dumb. Jason Sho Green sells these twisted-cute cards with his drawings on them, at only $2.50 a pop. They make my heart melt.  Posted Feb 14 2008, 08:55 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: art, cards