A tornado disguised as a girl

Category: Reviews

Tumble Dry Low: Little Factory

You know those rad type scarfs that were all over the blogosphere about 2 weeks ago? I totally bought one: It’s really cool! It’s stiffer than I expected it to be, but I’m hoping that it will soften a bit as I wear it.  It also came with this note on the box: Despite this, I am really happy […]

H&M Accessories FTW!

The simple snap clip. Most long haired people I know have a couple of these lying around. They are extremely handy for securing a cowlick, or subduing an errant flyaway.  What could possibly improve on the design of such a simple thing? Making it giant, clearly.  My hair ‘aint going anywhere today. Thanks, H&M!

Maker Faire Finds

When I went to the Maker Faire last month, I picked up a bunch of awesome loot from the Bazaar Bizzare. I’ve been meaning to post about it for a while, but it slipped my mind until today.  First, I’ve wanted to get a typewriter key ring with an asterisk on it for a while. I’ve […]

Mystery Design, Brilliant or Brainless?

I recently saw this flyer on the counter at a restaurant I go to all the time: I was immediately drawn to the ornamental design, but was taken aback by the deliberate censoring of the very information the design was supposed to be communicating.  This led me to flip it over, hoping the info I needed […]

Tumble Dry Low: Upper Playground

Some of you were asking me where I got my Controller Hoodie from a couple posts ago, so I figured it was time to do another TumbleDryLow column. The hoodie in question was designed by Tofu for Upper Playground, a cool clothing and housewares store that happens to be in my neighborhood. They have a […]