I had a flashback today in regards to Hypercolor t-shirts, one of my favorite clothing items from the 80’s next to jelly sandals.  A friend of my Mom’s apparently invented them and she is now living the good life somewhere in Hawaii.  Lucky.

Anyway, I did a Google search on Hypercolor and to my amazement found that Hypercolor is back!!!  American Apparel offers a hyper spinoff with a unisex tee ($34), and bodyfaders.com has tank tops in a rainbow of changing colors ($24.95). But the most updated version is Puma’s sneakers ($65) — if, of course, you don’t mind your hot, sweaty feet dictating the color of your kicks.

Read about the return of Hypercolor (and it’s various spin-offs) in this LA Times article: Click Here

“Anyone who was around for the ten seconds that Hypercolor t-shirts were popular will undoubtedly appreciate the obscurity of this reference and how far I had to dig to pull this article out of my ass.

For those of you who don’t know, Hypercolor t-shirts were a novelty garment that was popular in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The shirts we supposed to change color when exposed to heat - which meant that touching them would leave an imprint of your hand. However, the reality was that these things would only really change color when exposed to something a little warmer than body heat - like a hair dryer for example.

Hypercolor t-shirts were also easily damaged when washed. The heat from the washer and dryer would often render the shirts useless after only a few cycles.

If you were smooth enough, the one thing that Hypecolor shirts could have been good for was coping a cheap feel. Unfortunately, I was far from smooth in jr. high so I would have never thought to entice girls to touch me because I had a Hypercolor shirt on.”

Taken from: NerdApproved.com

I absolutley love ALL of the FreeCreditReport.com commercials!  Here they are - ENJOY!

Every Saturday I will be posting some photos of cats and kittens that are available at the West Seattle ASHA Kitty Harbor.  A few weeks ago I adopted my amazing one-eyed tuxedo dream “Bell’occhio” from Kitty Harbor and there are many more rescued bitties there needing homes as well.

Kitty Harbor is open on Saturdays and Sundays and welcome people who are SERIOUSLY looking to adopt.  Do not go there if you are simply needing a kitty fix.  To keep the kitties healthy they only allow serious adopters in (sans your shoes).  Their facility is wonderful - you can go in and sit down and see who comes up to you or you can walk around and introduce yourself (to the kitties that is!)

Kitty Harbor is run by several volunteers and is funded via donations and out of pocket.  They accept donations on the weekends in the form of money, cleaning supplies and cat food.  If you are able to donate, please do.  It’s a great tax write-off, but more importantly you help support a great no-kill rescue facility.

I love strange candies and foods, so when my friend Tina pointed me toward the Lollyphile website, I was instantly intrigued!  (Thanks T!)

San Francisco based small business Lollyphile currently offers two lolly flavors: maple-bacon & absynthe.  Real ingredients are used in both flavors.  I have yet to order any - but I will!  Tina ordered some and reported back to me that the maple-bacon tastes, well, like maple-bacon and that it’s definitely interesting.  She said it gets a little boring after awhile but it was well worth trying.  The absynthe pop she says tastes like licorice (so I’ll like that one for sure!)

So these pops are not cheap - $10 for 4 pops.  So if you want to try the two current flavors expect to spend at least $20 + shipping (we just missed the free shipping in July promotion - wahhhhhh!).  You can save quite a bit by purchasing larger quantities.  You can sign up on their website to receive notification when they finally release some new flavors.  I’ve been waiting patiently for a few months now - I can’t wait to see what they put out next!

I’m a huge Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Fan.  You either love them or hate them, there is no in between.

This evening I wanted to try something other than my usual cabernet sauvignon.  I stopped by QFC to see what all they had for cheap in their wine section.  I came across a bottle of Sweet Pea Apple Wine, mostly because the price tag said $4.99.  After passing on it a few times and circling the wine section I decided to give it a shot.

I absolutely love it!  I will say right off the bat that if you love Reislings you will love this wine.  The label states that it is an Apple Wine with Peach and you definitely taste both.  It’s a similar flavor to Reisling with much less sweetness.  Here’s the description of this wine taken directly from the winemaker’s website:

“Two parts real Washington grown apples, one part natural peach essence, a dash of artful blending and a pinch of domestic charm…you haven’t been this happy since your first easy bake oven.  One glass will send you right back to grandma’s kitchen and the sweet smell of homemade apple pie. Pleasing as peach cobbler and refreshing as a cool glass of Riesling on a warm summer evening, Sweet Pea is ripe with golden delicious apple flavors, hints of peachy sweetness and a crisp, clean finish. Who says housewives have to be desperate?”

Definitely give this wine a shot!  You won’t be disappointed!

I’m a wine fanatic.  My favorite and most consumed version of wine would be the cabernet sauvignon, but I also enjoy a nice reisling every so often too.  Because of my “habit” I tend to usually go for the cheapest wines I can find.  Having tasted some pretty expensive wines, I know what’s good, what’s ok and what’s complete crap.  I am constantly on the lookout for great deals in my local stores, which also gives me the chance to sample various cheap brands without feeling to bad if I absolutely hate it.

Lately I’ve invested quite a bit in a California Cab Sav named Tisdale.  It’s usually about $6.99 a bottle but has been on sale for a few weeks now at QFC for $3.99 (a perfect price imo).  I couldn’t find a good image of it online, but it’s got a sweet label on it depicting a tree with a black crow in it - colors mostly black and red on white label.  Of the cheapo wines I’ve tried this one is very smooth - good with or without food - excellent with dark chocolate.

As a public service I will post on this blog whenever I come across deals such as this.

If you are really in a pinch, need to get the heck out of the house for a day or both.  I highly suggest taking a trip out to Chateau St. Michelle winery out in Woodinville, WA  They have wine tasting for free and it gives you the chance to try wines that you might otherwise not be able to afford on a regular basis.  One can leave the tasting with a very nice buzz.  You can then trudge across the street to the Columbia Winery, pay $5 and get yet another round of tastes.  By the end you are pushing mega buzzed…and all you spent was $5 plus whatever gas you burned to get there.

There are two McDonald’s commercials out that feature two people sitting in a cafe drinking coffee and they start talking about how McDonald’s now has coffee.  They talk about how this is a good thing because now they don’t have to “pretend” to be something they are not.  In my opinion these commercials attempt to give the impression that coffee house drinkers are “snooty” while also giving the impression that people who might frequent McDonald’s are “stupid”.  But of course, this is just my opinion.

Granted, eating at McDonald’s is generally NOT good for you.  But really if you think about it, coffee, no matter where you buy it, isn’t really all that good for you either.  I really don’t think that people who go to McDonald’s are stupid - I in fact go there from time to time (mind you only for the occasional hotcake and sausage - otherwise it’s fruit parfait or fruit & walnut for me).   At the same time I don’t think that everyone who goes to a coffee house is smart.

Screw coffee - Go Jamba!

Step aside Morris…here comes cat-trepreneur Boo.  Cat fans and entrepreneurs alike will learn to love him if they don’t already!

You will likely see posts about Boo every so often so be sure to familiarize yourself with him.  He has his own website - which yours truly designed.  Boo Boo Kitty

Boo is currently working on his first book entitled “Catnip for the Soul” and if you would like to be notified of it’s release date you can sign up via the website.

I highly recommend that you also sign up, while you are there, for Boo’s “Cat Tails” stories, which is free.  You’ll see that up at the top of the page.

I officially declare Mondays to be “Great Commercials Day”. It’s not only a way for me to easily get in a post but also a way for me to make light of some great commercials, both old and new.

Being that I’m a designer (and a former video production student) I can appreciate great commercials. One I just noticed recently is a new one by Converse. It’s so great that wish I had come up with it myself! Check it: