That's a quote from "The Stand," by Stephen King. When Bobby Terry accidentally shoots the Judge in the face, Randall Flagg is a bit upset, and Bobby winds up a bit dead. Right now, I rather wish I could chew up the folks at Lush's online division.
See, they had this wonderful, amazing sale on Christmas Day, and didn't tell anyone about it--you pretty much had to be on the computer and visiting the Lush website right on Christmas to benefit. From what I've read, they gave away some amazing stuff. But, okay, I don't need to spend any more money, I placed an order right before Christmas, and although I was miffed at how they handled the sale, I've made my peace with it.
That is, until today, when I was notified that three of the items I ordered at 10:30 a.m. PST on Friday, December 22nd, were out of stock (and since they were Christmas items, there won't be any more, unless Lush decides to make the same item next year). Of course, Lush didn't get my order ready for shipping until today, six days AFTER I posted my order, and some of the folks who benefited from the sale got FREE Holidays (my item).
To say I'm a bit miffed is putting it mildly. Frankly, right now I want Randy Flagg's teeth.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
By request
Lush has a message board, and one of the subforums is "Lush P*o*r*n," wherein members post pictures of their Lush stashes. I decided to do something a bit different for my stash thread, and Sherri requested that I share it here so she doesn't have to join the Lush board.
A Lush Fairy Tale
Cast of Characters (in order of appearance):
Peasants: Tisty Tosty
King Frank: Blue Skies
Queen Cosi: The Comforter
Princess Herbaceous: French Kiss
Visiting Princes: Ceridwen, Avobath, Wish Upon A Star
Prince Sonny: Sunny Side
Guards: Wiccy
Ladies in Waiting: Holiday(s)
Gentlemen of the Court: Christmas Kisses(es)
Blob Monster Supervisors: Old Blue Skies
Blob Monsters: Christingly(s)
Mysterious Wise Old Wizard: Amandapondo
Magistrate: Think Pink
Once upon a time, there was a small kingdom named Bathtopia. The peasants were happy in their hovels.
King Frank and Queen Cosi doted upon their beautiful adopted daughter, Princess Herbaceous, who everyone just called “Herbi.”
The Princess was very picky (and more than a little spoiled), and no matter how many eligible young men visited the castle, she turned up her nose at them.
One day, Princess Herbi was out riding her pet dragon.
She met a mysterious young man.
He said he was Prince Sonny, from a neighboring kingdom. Because he hadn’t been paraded in front of her as a possible husband, she liked him, and he seemed to like her too. They started meeting every day on their rides, and soon they fell in love.
When Princess Herbi took Prince Sonny to meet her parents, they were shocked and appalled!
“NO!” said the King and Queen. “You may NOT marry him! Your children will smell disgusting! And they’ll be glittery!”
They sent Prince Sonny away and locked Princess Herbi up with her ladies-in-waiting. Princess Herbi wept and screamed and laid on the floor holding her breath until she turned purple, but the King and the Queen were adamant.
That night, she tried to sneak out of the castle, so her parents sent her away to a remote location guarded by blob monsters.
When Prince Sonny arrived at the castle the next day, the King and the Queen gloated that Princess Herbi was out of reach and had their guard throw him out. He went home and consulted his childhood mentor, the Wise Old Wizard.
The Wise Old Wizard consulted his charts, did a spell, and said he could find Princess Herbi, but Prince Sonny should bring all his friends to fight the blob monsters.
After a long and arduous ride, Prince Sonny, his friends and the Wise Old Wizard arrived at the secret castle where Princess Herbi was held prisoner.
They battled the blob monsters.
There was carnage on both sides.
It was ugly.
But they were victorious!
Princess Herbi flew from the castle into Prince Sonny’s arms.
“Oh, my love, you rescued me!”
“Yes, my precious, and we shall never be separated again!”
Prince Sonny had even brought a magistrate to marry them on the spot.
They returned to Bathtopia, and told the King and the Queen what had happened.
The Queen fainted.
The King yelled.
But eventually, they threw a grand ball to celebrate.
They all lived happily ever after.
Even if Princess Herbi and Prince Sonny did in fact have stinky, glittery children.
A Lush Fairy Tale
Cast of Characters (in order of appearance):
Peasants: Tisty Tosty
King Frank: Blue Skies
Queen Cosi: The Comforter
Princess Herbaceous: French Kiss
Visiting Princes: Ceridwen, Avobath, Wish Upon A Star
Prince Sonny: Sunny Side
Guards: Wiccy
Ladies in Waiting: Holiday(s)
Gentlemen of the Court: Christmas Kisses(es)
Blob Monster Supervisors: Old Blue Skies
Blob Monsters: Christingly(s)
Mysterious Wise Old Wizard: Amandapondo
Magistrate: Think Pink
Once upon a time, there was a small kingdom named Bathtopia. The peasants were happy in their hovels.
King Frank and Queen Cosi doted upon their beautiful adopted daughter, Princess Herbaceous, who everyone just called “Herbi.”
The Princess was very picky (and more than a little spoiled), and no matter how many eligible young men visited the castle, she turned up her nose at them.
One day, Princess Herbi was out riding her pet dragon.
She met a mysterious young man.
He said he was Prince Sonny, from a neighboring kingdom. Because he hadn’t been paraded in front of her as a possible husband, she liked him, and he seemed to like her too. They started meeting every day on their rides, and soon they fell in love.
When Princess Herbi took Prince Sonny to meet her parents, they were shocked and appalled!
“NO!” said the King and Queen. “You may NOT marry him! Your children will smell disgusting! And they’ll be glittery!”
They sent Prince Sonny away and locked Princess Herbi up with her ladies-in-waiting. Princess Herbi wept and screamed and laid on the floor holding her breath until she turned purple, but the King and the Queen were adamant.
That night, she tried to sneak out of the castle, so her parents sent her away to a remote location guarded by blob monsters.
When Prince Sonny arrived at the castle the next day, the King and the Queen gloated that Princess Herbi was out of reach and had their guard throw him out. He went home and consulted his childhood mentor, the Wise Old Wizard.
The Wise Old Wizard consulted his charts, did a spell, and said he could find Princess Herbi, but Prince Sonny should bring all his friends to fight the blob monsters.
After a long and arduous ride, Prince Sonny, his friends and the Wise Old Wizard arrived at the secret castle where Princess Herbi was held prisoner.
They battled the blob monsters.
There was carnage on both sides.
It was ugly.
But they were victorious!
Princess Herbi flew from the castle into Prince Sonny’s arms.
“Oh, my love, you rescued me!”
“Yes, my precious, and we shall never be separated again!”
Prince Sonny had even brought a magistrate to marry them on the spot.
They returned to Bathtopia, and told the King and the Queen what had happened.
The Queen fainted.
The King yelled.
But eventually, they threw a grand ball to celebrate.
They all lived happily ever after.
Even if Princess Herbi and Prince Sonny did in fact have stinky, glittery children.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Ms. CraftyButt
The fruits of several nights' labor, all laid out and ready to wrap & pack:
The pale yellow is raspberry lemonade, the purple bath salts are lavender, the light purple soaps & fizzies are pearberry, the deep red is carnation/rose, the dark purple soaps are cherry, the yellow/green soaps are lemongrass, the pale orange is spiced citrus, the bright blue is peppermint and the dark red/cream/orange are various combos of clove, cinnamon, orange and vanilla.
Off to pack all this stuff for shipping! :-)
The pale yellow is raspberry lemonade, the purple bath salts are lavender, the light purple soaps & fizzies are pearberry, the deep red is carnation/rose, the dark purple soaps are cherry, the yellow/green soaps are lemongrass, the pale orange is spiced citrus, the bright blue is peppermint and the dark red/cream/orange are various combos of clove, cinnamon, orange and vanilla.
Off to pack all this stuff for shipping! :-)
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