I’m really trying to conserve my water usage, not only for the environment but also for the impact it’s having on my water bill each month. Did you know that water costs money? If you take long showers like I do, you can bet your bottom dollar that it costs a lot. I think I could go for a decent night on the town with the money I’m wasting by standing under a showerhead half asleep for an indeterminate amount of time. I say indeterminate because I honestly have no idea how long I’m spending all lathered up with no place to go.

What I need is some way to tell time in my bathroom without having to actually get out of the shower to check it. The Waterproof Bathroom Suction Clock (Latest Buy, $11.95) fits right in your shower because it easily mount to any smooth surface, such as the shower wall, bathroom mirror, glass, or even glazed tile. The clock itself is waterproof (obviously) and runs off one dinky little battery so you can pretty much take it anywhere. Now you have no excuses for your half hour long showers because you’ll always know what time it is!

For all you lazy time-tellers out there: No, it does not come in digital.

5 out 5 stars.

Specs:

• -Dimensions: 5.7″ x 5.5″ x 1.9″
• -Waterproof analog clock
• -Suction mounted to smooth surface
• -Available in blue or pink
• -Uses one AA battery (not included)
• -Removable

Sometimes I stay up late watching TV and I end up falling asleep on the couch. When I wake up, it’s in the wee hours of the morning and there’s nothing on but awful infomercials. Of course, I could always turn the TV off and go to bed, but I almost never do that. I get sucked into the terrible product sales pitches and how ridiculous it all is. One of the things I’ll never understand is why people buy super expensive knife sets when you can get by with something on the cheap.

I’m not saying that you should get your knives from the Dollar Store because that’s just stupid – trust me, they break in half almost immediately. However, you can buy a decently priced knife set and make it last with something like the Kitchen Magician Knife Sharpener (Plasticland, $16.00). It’s hella easy to sharpen a knife and why wouldn’t you want to? It makes your knives like new and as long as you don’t let them go too long without sharpening, one set of knives should last you a long time. So if you’re gonna go the knife sharpening route, why not get one that looks like you’re a magician? It’s pretty much a no-brainer.

Tips for knife purchasing: Make sure your knife has a plastic handle (wood traps germs) and at least two tongs in the handle for maximum stability. I prefer a serrated edge, but to each their own.

4 out of 5 stars.

Specs:

• -Dimensions: 8.5″ x 2.25″ x 2.5″
• -Sharpens dull knives
• -Made of plastic

My kitchen utensils are so boring. I mean, I have more than enough gadgets to get by, but they’re just not any fun. Wouldn’t you rather use a peeler that looks like a beehive hairdo than that generic one you got from the dollar store? My thoughts exactly.

Sure, I could buy a trillion basic toothpicks, but where’s the fun in that? Also, they’re disposable so you’re pretty much committing yourself to killing the Earth. If you’re a friend of Mother Nature’s and/or a geek, then you’ll appreciate the Foodfighters Party Picks (ThinkGeek, $9.99) as an exciting alternative to banal kitchen accessories. The set comes with twelve army men, six green and six grey, in a variety of poses with two toothpick feet attached to the bottom of each one. You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy concocting elaborate battle scenes with your food!

May the best man win!

5 out of 5 stars.

Specs:

• -Set of 12 army men toothpicks
• -Includes 6 green and 6 grey
• -Handwash recommended
• -Made of plastic

True story: I was recently stranded on a desert island. Granted, it was only for a couple of days, but it was a less than stellar experience. One of the times I was at the airport waiting for my soon to be canceled flight and I passed by the duty-free liquor shop. It was really tempting to pop in a buy a bottle, if only so I’d have something to drink when I found out my flight wasn’t happening (which happened approximately 20 minutes later). The problem with buying cheap booze on whilst on vacation is transportation. You can’t bring it through security because it’s a liquid and if you buy at the airport, you’re most likely getting ripped off. So that just leaves packing a very breakable bottle in your suitcase and hoping for the best.

If you’ve seen the way baggage handlers throw your shit around at the airport, you wouldn’t trust them with anything remotely delicate. I think I’ll be using the JetBag Padded Absorbent Bottle Travel Bag (Kegworks, $4.95) to transport my spirits from now on so it has a prayer of reaching its destination in one piece. This reusable bag is padded with the same absorbent material that diapers are made of so not only will it cradle your precious bottle, but it’ll also eliminate any mess in case the bottle does break. If your booze makes it from one place to the other without incident, you can even reuse the bag because it features a resealable zip closure.

The only downside? Its capacity is maxed out at 750 milliliters so you’re stuck buying the itty bitty bottles from the store.

5 out of 5 stars.

Specs:

• -Dimensions: 7″ x 16″
• -Capacity: one 750 ml bottle
• -Pads and protects bottle
• -Reclosable zip seal
• -Lined with same absorbent material found in diapers
• -Perfect for travel
• -Reusable, if not soiled
• -Made of biodegradable material

Listen guys, I’m having some issues with the technical aspects of the blog this week – mainly, Scribefire decided to update and it’s completely messing with me. I’ll try to have things back to normal (or at least some version of normal) within the next few days.