Amazing: Waterproof your cellphone with Liquipel

Photo via liquipel.com
Photo via liquipel.com

Waterproof Phone coating, and the future, have arrived.

WHAAAAT!!!! This is every drunk college kids dream. No more late night, bathroom drops in the toilets my friends. No more frat guys dropping your phone into a vat of beer and pee.

Liquipel is a nano coating that covers every part of your cellphone, inside and outside, like a sealant instead of a bulky waterproof cover. They describe it as:

…a revolutionary process that applies a waterproof coating to your electronic devices to protect them in the event of accidental exposure to liquids. It is not visible to the human eye, virtually undetectable and Liquipel will not compromise the look, feel, and performance of your electronics.

Liquipel penetrates the entire device as a whole, including all of the vital components inside and out to provide optimal protection against accidental contact with liquids.

AH-MAZ-ING. Innovative. It costs about $60 to get done to your phone, and you have to send it in to the company. But really, I think that’s $60 well spent over the risk of dropping your phone in a puddle, toilet or some other electronics-threatening body of water.

You guys, we’ve entered the future. Seriously, every time something amazing like this comes out, I feel like we’ve entered the future. 3D printers, anyone?

Katy Perry re-releasing double platinum album… why???

Did she make this cover herself?! Photo via katyperry.com

Ugh. Nice one, music industry. As if the original album didn’t make enough money, Katy Perry and her money hungry friends are “re-releasing” her double-platinum album Teenage Dream. This is exactly like “re-releasing” Beauty and the Beast in 3-D, so some execs somewhere can make a shit ton of money off of them. Neat!

SHE WANTS YOUR MONEY. Russell Brand isn't taking any of it in the divorce settlement, so she wants more more more with a re-release. Goody! Photo via thedocreport.tumblr.com
SHE WANTS YOUR MONEY. Russell Brand isn't taking any of it in the divorce settlement, so she wants more more more with a re-release. Goody! Photo via thedocreport.tumblr.com

I like Katy Perry. I do. T.G.I.F. is mah jam in the car. But this deluxe edition with only 3 extra songs is weird, especially in the day and age of digital downloads. Who needs two copies of the same songs? Really! There will be three extra songs on the “deluxe” version: “E.T.” featuring Kanye West (which is a total rip off of T.A.T.U.’s “All The Things She Said“), an acoustic version of “The One That Got Away” (or, the song she needs to be number one to beat Michael Jackson’s record) and “T.G.I.F. (Last Friday Night) featuring Missy Eliot (ok, I’d pay the 99 cents for this one).

Exactly. Photo via sodahead.com

We all know the music industry is soooo bleak. Adele practically owned 2011 with her album 21, to which nobody could compete against. But really, I don’t know anyone who is that big of a Katy Perry fan to buy practically the same album twice, when you could just buy the 1 song with Missy Eliot (where’ve you been girl!?) that hasn’t been released yet, for 99 cents. I mean, especially for us poor-ish 20 somethings, buying the one song vs copies of the other songs we already have just makes sense.

This is one of those times where the music industry sadly and shockingly hasn’t quite caught up with the times, because nobody buys CDs. And if we do take our time to go to the store and physically buy the CD, it’s for our soul-mate favorite musical artist, not copies of a Katy Perry CD.

20 something tip: Furniture store hangouts

This could be you at Crate and Barrel. Photo via mymodernmet.com
This could be you at Crate and Barrel. Before you get kicked out for being a freeloader. Whatevs, it's a recession! Photo via mymodernmet.com

If you ever find yourself becoming sad about your lackluster surroundings, have no fear: Furniture stores are great places to hang out.

Are you a fainting couch? Photo via diaryofasmartchick.com
Are you a fainting couch? Photo via diaryofasmartchick.com

The key to spending some time around nice furniture and sitting on nice couches is to first call a friend. There’s nothing better than sitting on new furniture with a friend.

Go to Starbucks or your favorite coffee store. Get a coffee. Get caffeinated.

Find a furniture store that holds you dream pieces, like Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware or Crate and Barrel. Walk inside. Browse.

After you’ve successfully browsed kitchenware, picture frames and chandeliers, make your way over to the couches.

Pick a couch that looks both stylish and comfortable. It can be difficult to choose between style and comfort; selection discretion is advised.

Or do you prefer a wrap around? Try them all! Photo via buenosairesluxury.com
Or do you prefer a wrap around? Who cares! Try them all! Photo via buenosairesluxury.com

Lay back, and have a wonderful conversation with your friend while sipping your fabulous coffee and enjoying the beautiful surroundings.

If any staff appear, greet them and casually say something positive about the couch. Then move on to another one in a different section of the store.

After you’ve tried all of your select couches, or your coffee has run low, give the store one more walk-through and then be on your way.

Fashion: Downton Abbey

Photo via rosalindgracedesigns.blogspot.com

 I LOVE Mary’s fitted striped dress. And I wanna start wearing regal gloves. Yeah?!

Photo via enchantedserenityperiodfilms.blogspot.com

 I tend to lean more towards Mary’s style, she always has the best dresses and outfits.

Photo via dailymail.co.uk

Maggie Smith is perfect in this show! What an icon. (I miss her as Professor McGonagall)

Hunting wear! Photo via digitalspy.co.uk

I love the hunting dogs, they totally steal the show.

Photo via http://www.shinystyle.tv

 I really wish men (and women for that matter) would ditch the hoodies and dress like this. Come on, Target! Give us an affordable regal line, please! Or at least H&M. That would ROCK.

Listen: Steed Lord “Hideaway”

Icelandic electronica. This song is the best song to play in your car when you wanna belt out that you “don’t need no man!”

Fucking awesome.

 Get their song “Hideaway” for free via their Facebook page, once you ‘like’ them. But of course!

Don’t you just want to dress up and dance with them next to gas tanks?!

Images via Facebook

Fashion: Kitty swimwear, nuff said

OBSESSED!

No, it’s not swimwear for your cat. They hate water silly!

This amazing cat swimwear is brought to you by Wildfox. They should definitely come out with calico and orange cat ones. A black cat would be way fierce too.

Image via nastygal

Watch this NOW: Chloé “Valentine’s Day”

 

She’s back! She’s got some great ideas for “Valienteen’s Dee”. Where do we sign up for hopscotch lessons with André Leon Talley?

Reading seventeenth century shame-smut, with my great aunt, the Countess. Photo via heartoftheschool.edublogs.org
Reading seventeenth century shame-smut, with my great aunt, the Countess. Photo via heartoftheschool.edublogs.org

What are your events on this most momentous of occasions?

I’ll be caroling Valienteen anthems- without apology.

This is cool: Britney and Gaga

Britney and Gaga/Jo Calderone at the 2011 VMA awards.

Love them!

Photo via Britney’s timeline