Valentines Day Gifts

Just in time for Valentines Day, Jenna Jameson has come out with a new erotic book called Jenna Tales.  Who better to write about erotic tales than THE porn star herself.  According to the publisher, “These creative, sexy, funny, engaging, and powerful tales will tempt and tease and are the perfect, sexy gift for Valentine’s Day or any day. Each book in the eagerly awaited series includes sex tips, notes and quotes, and a wide and wild variety of titillating tales.”

This could be a nice gift for couples to read together on Valentines or any other day.

I gotta say, she is one savvy entrepreneur and self promoter.  Everyone knows who Jenna Jameson is.  She’s in TV, movies, radio, and now she writes books.  I suppose you only get a few short years in Hollywood (or wherever porn is made), and she’s certainly made the most of it.

I know we’ve talked about gift baskets before, but I found one today that’s specifically for Valentines Day.  Check out Act1GiftBaskets.com.  They have a gift basket called “Valentine’s Love and Romance”.

Look at all the stuff you get from them.

Painted Wicker Basket approx14″d x16″h
Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzel Twists 3.5oz box
Cinnamon Imperials Triangle Tube 4.2oz
Long Stem Rose Chocolate Candies Handwrapped RED Foil
Assorted Chocolates 6oz
Romance Music CD
Raspberry Almond Shortbread Cookies 6oz
Sparkling White Grape Juice-Imported 25.4oz
Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Squares 4.8oz Bag
Candy Tattoos .04oz
Chocolate Body Paint-Cherry with paint brush 2oz
Chocolate Body Paint-Watermelon 2oz
Chocolate Body Powder 12oz Jar
Chocolate Chip Tea Cake 2.5oz
Pearl Beads on a String decorative garnish
Ribbon Satin Roses

Two different flavors of body paint - with paint brush?  And some candy tattoos?  Hmmmm, that sounds like fun.  And that’s just for the regular large gift basket.   Look at all the stuff you get for the extra large…

Painted Wicker Basket approx.17×12.5×18
Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzel Twists 3.5oz box
Long Stem Rose Chocolate Candies Handwrapped RED Foil
Assorted Chocolates 6oz
Strip Chocolate Board Game for Lovers
Tuxedo 2 piece Black Tie Keepsake Gift Box 12×10.5×2 Faux Velvet
Chocolate Filled Wafer Cookies 1.41oz Gold (inside tuxedo box)
Raspberry Almond Shortbread Cookies 6oz
Sparkling White Grape Juice-Imported 25.4oz
3″ Round Floating Candles White
Music CD Romance
10″ Plush Bear with Heart - extra cute
Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Squares 4.8oz Bag
Chocolate Cherries in Heart Shaped Gift Box 5oz
Chocolate Body Paint-Cherry with paint brush 2oz
Chocolate Body Paint-Blueberry 2oz
Chocolate Body Paint-Watermelon 2oz
Chocolate Body Paint-Lemon 2oz
Candy Tattoos .04oz
Chocolate Body Powder 12oz Jar
White Tea & Verbena Body Lotion -8 fl.oz.
White Tea & Verbena Bubble Bath - 8 fl.oz.
Vanilla Caramels 3.5oz
Chocolate Chip Tea Cake 2.5oz
Pearl Beads on a String decorative garnish
Ribbon Satin Roses

Lotions, Bubble bath, and a “Strip Chocolate Board Game for Lovers” - oh my!

Both of these gift baskets are pretty expensive, but I’m guessing the memories will last a lifetime.

Someone sent us a comment a few days ago saying he saw a New York Times article about a company called PhotoFiddle.  So I took a look at the site, and it seems like it would be a great idea for a Valentines Day gift.  PhotoFiddle takes your pictures and turns them into an oil painting, with a bunch of different options.  Anything from black and white, kaleidescope, colored squares, film negative strips, or even collage, which is depicted below (not so well - I think they’re careful about people stealing images).  It’s a pretty cool site - would be perfect for couples.

I’ve been told by Hot Chick, female relatives, women I’ve dated, female friends, and all other female acquaintances that, believe it or not, women like jewelry. I know, I know. I’m giving you an earth-shattering revelation about women. You can thank me later. But with so many jewelry stores out there, where do you go? And for that matter, do you shop online or in the store? Personally, I hate going to malls, and when I’m shopping at any brick-and-mortar jewelry store, I get the feeling that a nice chunk of my purchase is going to the slick well-dressed sales rep.

So I’d rather go to a place online that doesn’t have the overhead. But there are about a million jewelry store sites out there. I did a quick search on Google for “gold jewelry”, and I found a site called Applesofgold.com. They have a very simple site to navigate, and it looks like they specialize in gemstone jewelry, gold jewelry, and a ton of diamond jewelry.

I’m sure they have other stuff that women like too - an absolutely huge collection - over 2500 pages indexed, so I’m guessing around 2500 products. That’s just nuts.

Check this out.  I think I found the perfect Valentines Day gift for the golfer.  Golfballs.com has come out with an easy way to create personalized golf balls.  How cool would it be to get golf balls with your name on it?  Or some sort of personal double entendre message like “Hit it Hard Baby” or “Keep it Straight” or “Put it in the Hole” or…well, I could go on forever. Actually, not only can you personalize golf balls, but also hats, towels, bags, and shirts.  Great Valentines or Fathers Day gift.

I saw a press release today for a company called Lobster Gram, where it says that their products would make great…Valentines Day Gifts? Really, a lobster gram?

I mean, I can understand getting one of those for another event in February, Super Bowl Sunday, but I’m not so sure about Valentines Day. Well, I guess if someone is a a huge lobster / seafood fan. And their Valentines package does have a heart-shaped cake.

I know I’m not the movie critic that Hot Chick is, and I’m probably not going to make a top ten list anytime soon. However, I do have to to recommend the movie I saw last night, Juno. Roger Ebert rated it as one of his top movies of 2007, and everyone I talked to said it was awesome. ImdB users already had it in the top 200 movies of all-time. I can definitely understand why. It was by far the most well-written, well-acted movie I’ve seen in a long time. Ellen Page absolutely carries the movie all the way through. You’ve probably seen the previews. It’s about a high-school girl (Page) who oops gets pregnant, but instead of getting the shmishmortion, she decides to go through the pregnancy and ridicule in school and give it away for adoption to a perfect yuppie couple played by Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner. Hmmm, what else can I tell you without giving stuff away? Not sure - just go see it - one day it will make Hot Chick’s top ten list. And I really hope Page becomes a star - great delivery, very funny.

I saw this in a press release today and had to share. SweetToothDesigns.com has come out with a line of necklaces that expresses how you feel when you’re in the chat rooms - or writing in your blog. Check out these silver necklaces - perfect cute Valentines Day gift for someone you may have met online.

You know how I mentioned that I heard of a contest for bloggers who could make the best videos for bedinabox.com? Well, I found a couple that are hilarious. I hope they win!

And then a nice ode to Monty Python.

So what are your New Year’s Resolutions?  If you’re like 93% of Americans, according to a survey I just made up, losing weight and/or getting in shape is probably one of them.  If you’re in a relationship, it can be very easy to slack off, partly because you become lazy, and partly because you’d rather spend time with your partner than go to the gym.  So why not make an effort this year, for yourself and for your partner, by eating better and working out?  You’ll look great for Valentines Day too!  Don’t forget to take the “cream” and the “clear” while you’re at it.  Just kidding, but I did just order some bodybuilding supplements from bodybuildingfactory.com.  I’m going to be huge - they’re going to start calling me Clueless ver Magnussen.