I like the idea of a cabinet with blinds to hide the stuff inside. But Greatboys' description makes no sense to me.

Not just for depressingly shy windows anymore. The classic plastic shade is finally center stage. Because it turns out that people tend to watch the screen and not the inevitable boxes with led displays on them that each require a remote out-of-control. The shades hide them and let the information through. You can continue zapping like wildfire if you like. You can also choose one channel and stick with it.

What does this sentence even mean: Because it turns out that people tend to watch the screen and not the inevitable boxes with led displays on them that each require a remote out-of-control.

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There are those who wear socks with their flip-flops and then there are the purists who don't like anything between them and their sandals. I am of the sock set. My feet get cold easily. Most socks don't accommodate the big toe so you end up with cotton bunched in the webbing of your feet. These flip-flop socks are the answer for keeping feet warm while keeping your socks from becoming misshapen. Your friends will gawk, though, which is what one of my friends did when he caught me wearing a pair of these without the flip or the flop. He literally yelped. Some people need to get out more.

It's true, after penguins pandas are the cutest of animals. |via BB|

Even when you're in the middle of nowhere, you've got to have your aqua vitae. Correction, especially when you're in the middle of nowhere. Like San Bernadino, CA. Drink your favorite refreshment from this slender, leak-proof flask. Save the water for the handwashing.

Sailing and I are two things rarely seen together. Nevertheless, the boat shoe is quintessential summer footwear and I wear them everywhere on dry land. Slip them on with a pair of shorts and you're as well-dressed as should be required for a summer day. Anything more and you shouldn't want any part of it.

These glasses made by Anna Ter Haar for Milan fashion week are the final piece of your goth ensemble. |via Inspire|

These fake fur sofas from designers Humberto and Fernando Campana are nine cushions attached to a metal tube frame. Definitely reminiscent of 70s shag, and kind of evokes an alien pod feel. All you'll need is a nubile Jane Fonda as Barbarella and you'll be reliving your parents' sci-fi fantasies. Yeah, ew.|via Cribcandy|

An immediate classic. This chair has a simple construction that fully serves functionality, making it easy to assemble and use. And compared to the typical beach chairs I've dealt with that's a blessing. The expandable chairs I've used in the past, with their complicated architecture, are easy to open, sure, but once a little sand gets into the moving parts they are impossible to collapse. Even a small frustration can ruin a perfect day at the beach. With this field chair all you'll have to worry about is finding a spot in the sun to park yourself. |via Valet|

Japanese design firm Nendo has created blown fabric lanterns in the style of Japanese chochin paper lanterns. The fabric used is thermoplastic, rip-proof, and lightweight, emitting a soft glow when illuminated from within. Each piece is unique since the process of blowing the fabric open with heated air is not completely controllable. |via 3rings|

How gorgeous is this combination? Bamboo and a bike. This new design from Ross Lovegrove for Biomega uses specially prepared bamboo to make the other cyclists drool with green envy -- that's doubly green. It's on display from April 22 to April 27th at Milan Design Gallery so if you're traipsing about Europe and are in the hood, definitely take a looksie. |via Josh Spear|

I think we're of an age where men can wear cowboy shirts without the accompanying Brokeback Mountain jokes, right? I should hope so because this snap button shirt is the perfect combination of relaxed and subtly stylish for those cool southwest spring evenings. The front slanted zipper pockets are handy for keeping ID and chewing gum. In the old days it would be a pack of cigarettes in one of those pockets but you'd get the death-stare for lighting up these days. Better than a bellyful of lead, I suppose, if this were truly still the wild west. Nevertheless, a cowboy can still be a cowboy in one of these Vintage Red shirts.

I love women. I love them in all their amazing and difficult facets. But sometimes I am at a loss as to how and why they are feeling. Most of the women I know tell me when they are PMSing, it's just no fun to be around them. They know it. I know it. yet the storm always seems to hit me. This free online service, PMS Buddy, and 99 cents iPhone app might be the relationship-preserver we've all been seeking.

Features:

•        A unique PMS meter that shows green to red warning levels
•        Display of date when PMS will begin
•        Automatically calculates upcoming PMS dates
•        Ability to track up to 10 women

I especially like the ability to track ten women at once capability.