Obnoxious Gal

Originally posted in the Minibites section of the Tchotchke Attic in November 2005:

I bet you feel pretty special when you spot an inexplicable object. I bet you feel golly-gosh special when you take a picture of said object, post it on your site, and make wry, saracstic comments about its inexplicablness-ity. Well, I feel really special since I decided to do the same thing. Hooray for the concept of the bandwagon!

First Tchotchke Tome InExOb entry: Gel pens. Not any regular gel pens, though. Besides coming in an array of colors (god-awful green, bruised purple, goddamn-that’s-bright pink, why-is-this-color-even-in-this-set-when-no-one-ever-uses-it orange, and surprisingly-easy-on-the-eyes blue), they also come with a pack of Winterfresh breath strips.

I really don’t understand how breath strips factor in with writing. Is Uni-Ball trying to tell me that I spend so much time writing when I should be devoting more time to my mouth? Should I be downing halitosis-fighting treats while I scribble unlegible and vague notes for my classes? And what about typing? Will keyboards come with a free pack of Dentine Ice gum? Help me!