Let’s Get Read for that Storm!
On This Date, November 25th in 1965: Harrod’s department store in London opened two hours after closing time so that members of The Beatles could do their Christmas shopping in private.
You Can Own It
Hey, do you have some holiday shopping you need to do but you don’t want to have to leave your house? I understand completely. Guess what, you can now do all of your gift shopping right here on The Worley Gig thanks to my rad new affiliation with the NeatoShop, from our friends at Neatorama. Be on the lookout for the “Shop With Gail” widget hanging out in various locations around the blog, which will display a rotating selection of fine gifts such as a Stuffed Ham Plush Toy, Star Wars USB Ports, Bacon-Themed gifts and Ice Trays that will serve up cubes in novelty shapes ranging from tiny replicas of The Titanic to Vampire Fangs – just in time for Halloween! Why shop anywhere else? And remember that when you “Shop With Gail” you not only get to purchase the coolest items imaginable but you also support the blog and help me pay my hosting fees! Win Win! Please shop with me right now!
Update: Shop With Gail Site Feature Has Been Discontinued.
If you’re one of the thousands of avid fans who read this blog religiously, you might recall that in the summer of 2008, Geoffrey and I took an urban field trip to the new Ikea in Redhook, Brooklyn, which opened that June, in order to provide residents of the NYC Metropolitan area with a warehouse-sized shopping facility at which to purchase cheap and interesting furniture and household accessories.
Continue reading IKEA’s Swedish Meatballs Lunch: Tasty Treat of The Day!
Christmas totally rocks; Christmas shopping, not so much. But I am way into the belief that it is far better to give than to receive. Every year for the past ten years or so, as Christmas season rolls around and my family begs me to give them ideas of what I would like to receive as a gift, I tell them this: please don’t get me anything that I can’t use up. There are a few good reasons that I offer this suggestion. First of all, I have everything I want because if I want something, I buy it.
Continue reading For The Person Who Has Everything: Giftybox! (A Holiday Gift Rant)