Tag Archive for 'guilty pleasures'

broke? laid off? have a twizzler!

Once again proving that my own unemployment is rich fodder for other people, the New York Times reports what the contents of my trash can could already tell you – when the going gets tough, the tough get sweet tooths.

In a rare case of someone doing well during this economy, stores like New York’s Dylan’s Candy Bar and Economy Candy are reporting upticks in sales as adults indulge their candy habits. Those who have been recently laid off or are earning less money are finding that candy is a quick – and cheap – high. In particular, they’ve been buying candy that they loved as kids, from Violet Gum to Mary Janes to Tootsie Rolls. [My own drug of choice is strawberry or cherry sour punch straws, and at my old job they were my favorite form of cubicle speed.] Just last week, I had an entire conversation with a friend about how awesome Bubble Tape was and how confounding it is that no one’s bringing it back. Maybe articles like this one will convince people that Bubble Tape is seriously due for a comeback. Til then, I’m just reading it and getting hungrier.

new guilty pleasure: tequila confessions

Did you have five too many shots at the office happy hour last week and say something really embarrassing to your bitchy coworker? I sincerely doubt you’re the only one. The website Tequila Confessions is a place where you can post stories or video about dumb shit you did after imbibing too much tequila, or just laugh at other peoples’ misadventures while nursing a hangover. It’s sort of like PostSecret, but with way more booze.

If you’re really good, I’ll tell you that story about the time I (Lilit) drank a bunch of tequila and ended up facedown in a kiddie pool, wearing water wings.

Oh, wait.