A friend of ours recently linked us to this hilarious blog dedicated to the unemployed. A collection of Likes to cheer you up and let you know you aren’t alone in your struggles and adventures. I like the post, “Trying to be Everyone’s Plus One.”
Archive - April, 2010
Stuff Unemployed People Like
Kiehl’s Face Protector SPF 30
Get in the habit of putting on quality sunblock before any outdoor activity. Check out Kiehl’s wax based Face Protector SPF 30, and stop buying that cheap creamy garbage on sale at the grocery store. Skin cancer is no joke. Retail $18.50 (1.4 fl oz)TV Easel by Axel Bjurstrom Design
For most guys, your new LED flat screen television is the closest thing to a work of art in your possession. This TV easel would be the perfect solution to show some artistic appreciation. Unfortunately it’s not available for purchase online. DIY weekend project?Food Rules by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan has been become our nation’s healthy diet expert. In 2006, his New York Times Best Seller, The Ominvore’s Dilemma provided an in-depth look at the industrial food chain. He made all of us feel like we’ve been eating garbage for the past 50-years because of how our food was produced. In Food Rules, Pollan keeps it simple and conveys his essential diet guidelines in a hundred pages. Retail $11 (available from Amazon for $5)
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
“If you can’t pronounce one of the ingredients, don’t buy it.”
Eton Blackout Buddy
In partnership with the American Red Cross, Eton developed the no frills Blackout Buddy. The device plugs directly into a wall outlet and automatically turns on during a power failure. The flashlight features a 3-led light setup, while the night light end has 1-led light. Keep one in the office near your desk and at home on every floor. Be prepared before the next natural disaster strikes. Retail $15
Spyder Advancer Paintball Marker
All the debate on paintball forums these days seems to revolve around .50 caliber vs .68 caliber paintball markers. The standard is .68 caliber, however .50 caliber markers have their benefits (below). Check out the new top of-the-line Spyder Advancer .50 caliber. Retail $189.99 (available for $139.99 @ Paintball Gateway)
.50 Advantages:
- More cost efficient (less paint per ball)
- More air efficient (3,500 shots vs 2,000 shots from a 20 oz CO2 bottle)
- Lighter equipment means greater mobility
- Higher accuracy
Home Doormat
To the untrained eye it looks like just a doormat that says “home” with a few extra lines. But it’s really the “home” button from your keyboard replicated into a doormat. Nerd status fosho. Retail $28Dharma Initiative Alarm Clock
Guile Hair Gel
Have you ever played Street Fighter 2 and thought to yourself, “Man, Guile is so cool. I wish I could have hair like him and make sonic booms and do flash kicks and do that cool back breaking ‘throw’ of his”. Well, now you can at least have hair like him.
Although this stuff probably only works really really well if you’re blond, us here at freshestgear.com wouldn’t mind seeing fantabulous Guile reader photos of all ethnicities. Just try not to scare any of your coworkers with your new look.
