An idea that’s way overdue- someone’s gone and made a walking tour vice-map of Lower Manhattan!  Now I know what to do on my next summer vacation!  (Via Thrilllist.)

…is this stylish lube container.  I can’t think of a less sexy thing than a cold, metal, OB/GYN issue tube of KY.  This is almost cute and much less sticky looking.

I’ve posted handcuffs, knives, razorblades, and guns as jewels.  Such is my heritage as half Brooklyn-Italian.  However, these pieces are often large, cartoonish, and not too refined.  Not so with this delicate cuff lariat from CutXPaste.  It looks like it’s for the closet bad girl, the one who you don’t suspect til you’re tethered to the bedposts.

I’ve gone on and on about my love for homegrown beauty products, and I lovelovelove The Bubble Roome’s Brooklyn-themed natural offerings. Now that their site’s back up, I’mma have to check out their gorgeously-packaged Hemp Oil Lotion. None of the scents are based on my favorite- dark chocolate- but the Clementine & Cedarwood looks like a really nice option.

On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, you can shout out our down-south siblings with one of these cool Storyville tees.  There are some New Orleans centric ones, some not.  In addition to this one, I’m quite fond of “make levees, not war” but what do I know?

and write a note by hand.  A lot of my favorite magazines have been doing stories on bespoke and generally fancy stationary, and I’m always put off by the high prices and bleh designs.  E-mails- lets face it- generally look dumb with colors, strange fonts, and images embedded.  So when you’re not using it, you can get something colorful and unique at this etsy shop.  This chick makes all kinds of retro, whimsical, crisp designs.  And they’re insanely reasonably priced.

…how’s about rockin’ some pointy ta-tas?  I totally dig how these bras make you completely, unflinchingly naughty while you’re wearing a totally covered up sweater.  Those 50s chicks really knew how to bring it, didn’t they?

The matching panties?  That’s a panty, thong wearers take note.

I’ve always had a jones for industrial stuff- restaurant ware, vats of ketchup, anything you need a special license or card or blagging skills to buy. I immediately fell for these super sturdy, school issue tables. Not only for their hardiness and super-stealiness, but also because they’d be perfect for playing tie me up detention.

Heh… these luggage tags made me smile, because I hate it when my stuff is on the carousel and someone touches it or looks at it.  Move on, that’s my bag! 

I am not a person who knows a lot about animals. I recently misidentified an albatross as a “fish”, I think dogs are too leapy and excited, and cats are like lethal sneezing poison to me.  I saw this future crazy cat lady on Confessions of a Matchmaker and she had something called a “sugar glider“- I had to look it up because I’ve never heard of them and they’re really frickin’ adorable.  I want one for Christmas!