Thursday, October 21, 2004

um, hi, my name's cate and i'm a product whore

"hi, cate"

seriously. i will purchase any product that is "new" or "improved" or "new and improved" or "new package, same great taste". i will purchase any product that promises (or even hints at) improving my life, even marginally - if that commercial/print ad/internet popup/sandwhich board/skywriting tells me that this product will make my lips fuller, my hair shinier, my cleavage more appealling, my nailpolish longer lasting, my car run cleaner, or my dishes sparkle... sparklier (?), i'm all over it. at any given moment, i have 3 shampoos and 4 conditioners in my shower and no less than 9 lip products in my purse - it's an addiction, really.

my newest acquisition is the vanilla mint toothpaste from crest - it's like brushing your teeth with frosting - albeit mildly minty frosting, but frosting nonetheless - i haven't quite decided whether or not i like it (but it definitely scores higher marks than "extreme clean" from aquafresh or whomever, which was like brushing my teeth with a cough drop)

while we're (not necessarily) on the subject - why is everything for generation x & y extreme? seriously - do we need extreme cheetos? or extreme jolly ranchers? or extreme ironing? wtf?

and even further from the subject - why does watching "csi" make me want to immediately put some jeans and my makeup bag in a backpack and road trip it to vegas? "csi: miami" doesn't make me yearn for a mojito in coconut grove. "csi: new york" doesn't make me want a hot dog from a street vendor in times square...