Spyderco knife. Friend of mine had one and a remember being absolutely captivated by it. Still carry one to this day (11 yrs. later).

The most perfect convergence of form and function yet created by man may be the Zippo lighter.

I had one of the Zig-Zag machines for awhile, they're alright, but it's a time-consuming process to roll even enough cigarettes to fill a cigarette case. Take the time to learn to hand-roll. Ultimately it's faster and you look much cooler. I gotta tell ya, though, for a nicotine delivery medium nothing beats Swedish Snus.

It's a sweeps month, people. Sensationalism is the name of the game.

Flux is a fine game if you play it fast and loose. I'm pretty sure this was the manner in which it was intended to be played. I hate introducing it to AP type personalities who agonize over what card to play. Just play a card - you don't really have any control, you just think you do. I like to think of Flux as an allegory for life, actually.

That said, I do regularly play and enjoy some of Looney Labs Icehouse games like Zendo, Homeworlds, and 3House. Those little plastic pyramids have great "curb appeal" as well.

I'm reminded of Ellen Forney's "Lustlab" comics. Illustrated adaptations of the juicier personals in Seattle's Stranger magazine. Check 'em out:

http://www.ellenforney.com/blog/category/lustlab-ad-of-the-week/