Move over, Birkin. The "It" bag of the year title now goes to the humble bag designed by Anya Hindmarch and her "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" bag. Patent leather is so last year, honey; now it's all about organic cotton. Time to heal your consumerist guilt by indulging in fair trade and labor! While there is no crime in the bag's intention, I'm in awe of how this bag that costs less than $20 has ignited a whole population to become fake environmentalist. Will the real Granola please stand up? Because I know there are plenty of people that will pay upwards of $60+ for this canvas bag, and yet don't give a second thought to using a plastic bag at the checkout line. And even if they bought this canvas bag, will they actually use it to go fetch groceries? I'm willing to bet that there are people out there who will clobber me with their Prada clutches for even proposing such a blunder against the "It" bag. Such bags are not meant for everyday purposes, even if the bag was designed for it.
To be totally honest, I wanted one of these bags couple of months ago when I first learned about them. Now I'm not sure if carrying this bag has the same impact as it was originally intended. The other day, I was at Trader Joe's with my trusty Timbuk2 bag, and it was far more functional than a hyped-up bag that will never see action in a market other than being a pretty accessory for LiLo or Paris-wannabe.
However, I was thinking about buying a Zabar's canvas bag to show these trendy bitches the true Granola ways. Unfortunately, I'm not in love with Zabar's design, so I might look for a giant tote bag to start my own trend. Just because you're doing something beneficial for the environment, it doesn't mean that you can't be fashionable doing the deed.
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Hey Yusuke,
You've dumped LJ too, eh?
I dug the picture of the dead mice. I wish they sold the spring-loaded traps here. Fortunately I live in a place now where I don't have to worry about pests, but one of the places I used to live had everything from rats to locusts.
All I could find at the DIY places here were glue traps, which suck. I want the thing dead when it hits the trap, I don't want to have to pick up a trap while the last bit of life squirms out of the thing.
Someone here told me they thought the glue traps were more humane. I told them they had their head up their ass.
Good luck with the new job man.
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