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Holiday Gift Guide: Adulting

December 19, 2017 By AJ Leave a Comment

As I sat around my apartment Saturday, surrounded in friends, cookies, holiday movies and donning a VERY sophisticated unicorn onesie, it finally hit me what my third holiday gift guide should be.

Here is a list of gift ideas for the adult out there who also loves to embrace their inner child.

Holiday Gift Guide: Adulting

KIGURUMI ONESIE

Be a unicorn! A tiger! A narwhal! “Kigurumi” comes from a combination of two Japanese words: kiru(“to wear”) and nuigurumi (“stuffed toy”). Traditionally, it referred specifically to the performers wearing the costume, but the word has since grown to include the costumes themselves. In Japan, kigurumi costumes are worn as a way to break the conventions of traditional dress… or just as comfy pajamas! Could you imagine wearing one of these to the office?! Well, I can’t but I am certainly comfortable in my unicorn onesie, laying on the sofa. Shop Kigurumi here. Keep an eye on their Facebook page — they post promo codes and sales often.


Holiday Gift Guide: Adulting

NOSTALGIA ELECTRICS

I think I only know about this company because they are sneaky devils who target suckers like me on Facebook. But here we are. And frankly, their products do evoke nostalgia and they are delightful. Like did you even know you needed to own a cotton candy maker? How about that weird machine that turns your peanuts into peanut butter??? And you KNOW you want the hot dog toaster because it’s all red and shiny. They sell all of their products on Amazon or straight off their own website. Bonus: Super affordable.

Holiday Gift Guide: Adulting

FUNKO POP VINYLS

Some Funko collectors go for broke and set out to buy every pop vinyl they release. I just pick them up occasionally myself — I like the Star Trek vinyls mostly, although I do own the Golden Girls set and the odd Disney character. But they everage about $10 each and they make them in a myriad of categories. They are undeniably cute! You’ll find a ton of them on Amazon, of course, and Hot Topic and Think Geek also carry exclusives.

Holiday Gift Guide: Adulting

LEGOS

Legos are wonderful therapy. They may be labeled for kids (“age 3 & up”) but I know a ton of grown ups who enjoy sitting down with a pile and building. For me, I like to create something from a random pile of bricks but I know other people who prefer sets and constructing those. All I ask, friends, is that you not become this guy….

PUZZLES FOR DAYS

I actually got into puzzles because I’m secretly an old lady. And actually, it’s a massive distraction that keeps me away from my laptop or my phone. I will do a 1000 piece puzzle in one sitting. My favorite brand these days is White Mountain, which are really colorful and fun.

Holiday Gift Guide: Adulting

Note: You will not find any affiliate links in this post or any of my gift guide posts. That probably doesn’t make me the savviest of businesswomen but I honestly cannot be bothered with it. I just want you to discover something new to enjoy or to gift someone you love.

Filed Under: Gift Guide Tagged With: adulting, Funko, funko pop vinyl, Holiday Gift Guide, kigurumi, legos, onesie, puzzles

What’s In My Pocket Friday

February 26, 2016 By AJ Leave a Comment

The Best of the web

Hooray! Happy Friday! And it’s OSCAR WEEKEND! It’s like my Christmas. I know a lot of people in my industry are jaded by awards season — it’s true that a lot of politics and pandering come into play — but it still takes me back to being a little girl and wishing it were me in the Armani Privé. I love the glamour and the fashion, the host schtick and (some of) the speeches.

I do not, for the record, like the “mani cam” or anything uttered by Giuliana Rancic.

If anyone would like to fill out their own ballot, this is the one I’m using this year; the bloggers at Sugar and Charm have a cute one.

And here’s what’s been amusing me this week.

Pocket Fridays - Best of the Web

  • First of all, priorities. Here are some new, delicious brunch spots in Los Angeles.
  • I liked this piece from LifeHacker: “A Simple Plan To Start Reading More.”
  • As I drive a fairly long distance to and from work, Podcasts really get me through. Here’s one a couple of my good friends started and our friendships aside, I really am enjoying it! They have good nerd banter and talk about all the nerd things in Hollywood and beyond I so enjoy. Click here for the Hollywood Picture News.

What's In My Pocket Friday - The Best of the Web

  • The former head of the KKK has endorsed Donald Trump, which is all I needed to read this article about moving to Canada.
  • The Simpsons even made a 2:30 short about the nightmare elections.
  • On my favorite show, @Midnight With Chris Hardwick,Hardwick cannot mention Donald Trump without giving him a fantastic nickname. And as I was chuckling over a recent one, I wondered if anyone had made a video compilation… Well, of COURSE:
  • I thought this was interesting — YouTube is now allowing users to blur parts of their videos. Smart.
  • Funko is releasing Golden Girls figures and I’ve really never known joy like this before!!!

What's In My Pocket Friday - The Best of the Web

Earlier this week….

  • I posted a sweet little giveaway.
  • The trailer for a new doc I’m working on, “Fastball,” premiered. If you love baseball, watch.
  • I finished “Ready Player One” and it really may be one of my all-time favorite books.

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: At Midnight, Chris Hardwick, Donald Trump, Funko, Golden Girls, nerd, Podcast, The Simpsons, YouTube

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