ice cream social

hey, anyone else watching the eBay story/history on CNBC? UNbeliveable. Not that I wasn't aware how big of a business eBay is, but to see it all in a documentary like this is just freakin' amazing. You know, one of those 'success stories' that we all wish we could be a part of (at least I do)!

Anyway, made my little breakola run to Starbucks this afternoon, and they were having a little ice cream social to promote their Java Chocolate Chip flavor. Of course I tried it, but what was just sooooooooo adorable was the container that it came in. It was a little-bitty teeny size version of a regular pint of ice cream (like Ben & Jerrys). It was just so precious!

When I went outside to sit and drink my coffee and savor some of the treat, I looked at the nutritional info, and in that teeny-tiny 3oz. container of ice cream, was 250 cal, lotsa saturated fat (don't remember exactly), and 26 gms of sugar - waaaay too much for me, no matter how good it tasted. So I just scooped the melty stuff around the edges and threw the rest away. I was actually thinking about saving that little container, but nah. It was just so damn cute.

Ok, going to watch more about eBay.
xoxo

kid stuff??

Must take a breakola. ya, like I've been working all day - nope, playing hooky (hookie?)(looks funny, doesn't it?). Anyway. I was reading the latest issue of STEP Magazine, and as I usually do, browsed some sites that were mentioned. Many design firm sites, as well as some kid stuff, so I thought I'd share.

Bare in mind, kid's sites don't really thrill me, I just thought these were kind of cute.
- Olie Bollen - "cool stuff for kids"
- ZidZidKids - I love the little mini-poofs and cushions
- James Girone's Guide to Children's Fashions - I'll leave the link browsing to you.

Design stuff:
- You may have seen some of the product packaging that these guys created - Blue Q - neato
- Velocity - A pretty neat shop of different designers and products. Especially notable is an artist that I haven't seen before, Amy Ruppel. Check out her work - love the effect that she does with beeswax! Her own site here.

Think that's it for now. I'm trying to get as much work done as possible 'cos I can't predict how mental I'm going to be tomorrow without cigs, and whether I'll be able to concentrate real well. I've also been writing down the benefits of quitting when I think of them throughout the day. In fact, I plan on putting them online so that I can reaffirm why I'm doing it at the click of a mouse, ya know?

'hokay then. toodleoooooo.