skin care for every decade of life from Oprah.com

MORE books I'm looking forward to this year. at Bookshelves of Doom

A Nerd’s Lament: The Folly of Follicular Fulfillment or What The Hell Am I Supposed to Do With This Stuff On My Head? at The Park Bench

I'd like to stop using plastic grocery bags, but I use them as liners in all of my garbage cans. Any ideas on what to use as garbage liners in lieu of the plastic bags? at Ask Metafilter

How do you get over being paranoid about driving? at Ask Metafilter

Mystery Gift Box at Product Dose

How do I get my husband to the dinner table? at Ask Metafilter

Clinique Pore Minimizer Instant Perfector, I'm considering trying this out, anybody use it? Worth the price?

Nighttime note taking tools? at Ask Metafilter. I think I need a way to jot down notes in the shower, many brilliant ideas have been lost by the time I'm drying my hair.

Did ninjas ever actually exist? at Ask Metafilter

Christian Siriano from Bravo's Project Runway carries a big beige tote, and sometimes he carries one in white. Where can I find one or one like it? at Ask Metafilter

My niece just got her first period -- how to celebrate? Or is that a weird thing to do? at Ask Metafilter. My friends threw each other little parties, but it would have been weird if one of the adults was involved.

broken link necklace at Swiss Miss

Rules of Thumb at Cool Tools

I need a seriously gigantic novelty toothbrush. at Ask Metafilter

Tee hee, guess what else you can find at the Vermont Country Store, at Jezebel

Band girlfriend skips shows, bad girlfriend?, and How do I stop being whiny about my boyfriend going on tour?, at Ask Metafilter. Luckily Scott and I have been together long enough that he doesn't feel bad when I don't go to his shows. (Right?)

More I Am Not A Plastic Bag backlash: I am not a sheep, at Chez Pim. Via Chow.

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion at Things I've Bought That I Love.

How do you take a compliment? at Ask Metafilter.

Create a motivation chain just like Jerry Seinfeld, at Life Hacker.

What to do about too-low cleavage? at Sundry Buzz.

Yesterday Kottke linked to this article on the NYTimes which talks about how people sign off emails, with "best" being generally regarded as a brush off. I'm horrified, I use it all the time and certainly not as a brush off. I find "sincerely" too formal, and "warmest regards" seems awkward for me so, maybe I'll use "best wishes" for a while? Or "regards"?

I missed out on seeing Amy Sedaris when she was here last week on tour for her book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. I pulled the most common of my lazy sins and waited too long to buy tickets, and then they were sold out. But I hear the book is fabulous and plan to make a special trip to acquire it this weekend.