I recently purchased a few boxes of 2008 Upper Deck football and I have to say that I was satisfied with the product.
Upper Deck always brings great photography to all of it’s products, especially in the base set. There were great action shots capturing the intensity and highlights …

Most of the us don’t want to have things that are so common that we tend to personalized or customize our things. Some of which are making embroidery or painting.
One of my most favorite things that I like to customize are t-shirts, pants or short or even some …

Here is another mother kit review, and this one is about Revell’s 1:400 scale Queen Mary 2 kit. First a bit of history about the ship. the ship’s line, Cunard, decided in 1998 to build a new class of passenger ships in order to replace it’s aging older ones, …

As a small business owner, I pack and ship packages on a daily basis. Most of my business is done using paypal generated or United States post office generate labels that I then tape onto hard mailers or bubble wrap mailers. I use tape because it is more economical …

Bic Velocity Gel Pen is a great pen that so far has done quite well for my standards. I’m a fairly picky pen-user, and I prefer roller pens that are inky rather than ballpoints which I find often run dry quickly and make my marks look faded. Here’s a …

Strathmore Smooth Bristol 11” x 14” 20 Sheet Drawing Pad in the 100 lb weight is one of my favorite papers to create on. Whether I am using mechanical pencils, watercolor pencils, pen and ink, or even ink washes and gouache the smooth Bristol 100 lb paper from Strathmore …

Just recently, my family and I have been having a terrible problem with mosquitoes. For several weeks we have been searching high and low for the source of the problem but have not been able to find any. Thus, in order to cope with the situation meanwhile, we have …

I bought an HP Pocket PC organizer which has a touch screen. I love it to death but I just cannot stand the stylus pen that goes with it. I needed something that I can use for my Pocket PC and as a pen to take notes on regular …

I bought a 56cm Specialized Tarmac Elite in May of 2009. This bike was equipped with a “half” 105 drivetrain. The carbon frame is the lowest end carbon produced by Specialized.
These specification worried me. Was I getting a low-end bike for $2500? I was allowed to test ride the …

My husband is much more the enthusiast than I am when it comes to local history. His family has always been the type that takes daily summer jaunts around the state, just to see the sites they’ve already seen, talk to the locals, get the scoop on the history …

When I am on a diet, I prefer to eat sandwiches during lunchtime. To keep the calories low, I usually prepare them beforehand in the house. However, I just find it frustrating that sandwiches prepared ahead become soggy come lunchtime. It looks so unappetizing that I feel depressed as …

Despite the digital age, I have found my paper-based organizer more reliable than my PDA and PDA phone. Being a bit paranoid, I have always kept a digital copy of my appointments backed-up by a written note to myself. I use to get by with my post-it notes, but …

I am very particular with feminine hygiene. I dread using the public toilet because they usually do not give out free tissue, even in the female restrooms. It has also been my experience that using tissue does not feel as comfortable as washing down there. I discovered this feminine …

My brother is very particular about the tissues that we use, be it a kitchen towel tissue or the bathroom tissue. I always have to make sure that the tissues that I put on the grocery cart are the thickest I can find. For the bathroom, we usually use …

If you’d like to wear a bumped pony, or the bumped-bangs style all lucky think-haired girls are showing off, you’ll love the bumpits. These are very light plastic inserts that you place under a layer of hair to ‘’Bump-it’’. They’re really affordable, for $20 you receive 5 inserts. 2 …

This is a kind of glue that comes in the form of a stick. It is a stationary item but has lots of uses. Once I heard about it, I started using it and there is no alternative for …

Mario backpack “Go Mario Go” is a cool looking backpack that features Mario racing in his standard go-kart from the Wii video game Mario Kart Wii. The backpack is primary red, but also has a cool checked flag border going around Mario and a blazing blue background behind Mario …

Nintendo Mario Kart Wii Lunch Bag is a very attractive product made by Nintendo for kids primarily in elementary school, although I think collectors of Mario Merchandise like myself will also get a kick out of this lunch bag! The bag features Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Luigi and Bowser on …

Mario Backpack “Bowsers Out” by Nintendo is a backpack that offers up a baseball theme. Much like there is a Mario backpack based off of Mario Kart Wii, this backpack is based off of Mario Superstar Sluggers. It even has the name of the Wii game on it. Mario …

The Liquid Paper Correction Tape Mini was something I happened upon at Walmart in a back to school sale last year, and I decided to try it out since many of my other friends had bought it and said that it was pretty good. Later, I found that although …

I looked everywhere online, bookstores, and superstores for the perfect Mom agenda to help keep track of my 4 kids dr appts, school events, ect and I was NOT willing to pay $40 and up for it. I found the Amy Knapp Family Organizer to fit and exceed my …

Now and then I like to burn music and things which I have recorded on blank audio CDs for my personal use, but over the years I have had bad experiences with burning CDs as sometimes the blank CD which I might even use my last money buying spoils …

Star Trek the Original Series Black Handle Phaser by Diamond Select is a pretty accurate replica of the prop that was used on the original Star Trek series! Based on the close-up shots of the hand phaser on the series, this replica is pretty much identical from what I …

Star Trek Classic Enterprise NCC-1701 by Diamond Comics is a model that I have sitting next to my other models of the grand old NCC-1701. Yes, I own several models and model variations of the iconic Constitution-class starship and I am happy that I do because they are not …

Star Trek II NCC-1701 Battle Damaged Enterprise The Wrath of Khan by Art Asylum model is incorrectly labeled, for some peculiar reason. All the damage that appears on this model takes place as the Enterprise is exploding in Star Trek III after Kirk initiates auto-destruct. Yes, the Enterprise took …

Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise D Ship by Diamond Select is quite gorgeous. The model features numerous details that never really quite came alive or into perspective on the television show, like the Captain’s Yacht and the escape pods. What is really great is that this model, like …

Diamond Select Toys Star Trek The Next Generation Deluxe Starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701 D is one of my absolute favorite Star Trek models! This model is the refit Enterprise D from the future as shown in the final two-part episode of the series: “All Good Things…” and the ship …

Freeline Skates are the newest form of skates to hit the streets and i think that they are the coolest thing to be conceived since the skateboard. You stand on the skates in a skateboard stance and there are no straps you just stand on them. There are two …

I bought this water bottle made by Cool Gear International Inc at CVS in the beginning of the summer. The bottle is made from BPA-free plastic. It is green but see through and has a turquoise rubber hand grip.
Like with any new item the bottle should be …

There’s a new kid in smoking town. The name is cone-smoking tube, an innovation that aims to make the smoking experience great from the first puff to the last. A company called Cyclones has pioneered the idea. Reportedly, the company has been making waves in the smoking …

Staedtler… is hard to pronounce. But these felts that I just bought from them are awesome. I know, this might be kind of pointless, but if you are looking for decent fine pointed felts, these are what to get. With 10 different colors to a small pack, you can …

I love snowmen because unlike Hanukkah or Christmas decorations they can be kept out all winter. That and well snowmen are just so cute.
These tumbling snowmen come in a set of three. They each have a different pose but all are 3 1/2″H and a bright …

The G-Tech sign pen is one of Pilot Company’s great works. Pilot is one of the leading makers of pen and pen markers in the Philippines. I used to write with their standard pens when I was in …

Star Trek: Ships of the Line: 2009 Wall Calendar is a beautiful calendar that will take you to strange new worlds come each month, however, I have never in my life seen a calendar designed in such a peculiar, and in my opinion, idiotic manner. This calendar is not …

Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 High Definition Ship by Diamond Select is a model that is based off of the ship seen in the remastered Star Trek episodes. Although the model is essentially the same as previous model releases of the first Enterprise from the Original Series, I must …

Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701E by Diamond Select Toys is unfortunately a model that disappointed me. There are a couple of issues that I have with this model that result in me feeling as if not a whole lot of time or energy was put into making this model the …

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 25th Anniversary U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 by Art Asylum is a gorgeous model, simply put. The refit Enterprise A has always been a favorite of mine. It took everything that was attractive and appealing about the original Enterprise from the show and expanded …

The Star Trek - USS Enterprise Iconic Vehicle is a model of the Enterprise as it appears in the latest Star Trek movie from 2009. The model, from what I can tell, is pretty accurate to the ship that I saw on the movie screen, although admittedly, more than …

I like to keep a box of wooden kitchen matches on hand in case the stove doesn’t want to light. It does this on rare occasion, generally after you wash it. Yes, you try to be careful but I guess sometimes the wrong thing gets wet. That happened today …

I love these cute plush magnets I bought at the Milwaukee County Zoo! Truthfully I have never seen anything like them before. They are very distinctive indeed. They are like stuffed animals that have magnets inside of them so they can stick to any metal surface. The tag on …

I like to use the two-year planners from Leap Year Publishing. They are just so handy to keep on my desk.
I like that they have large squares for each day of the month. It is just enough room for me to jot down information that I need to. …

I have been using Lifepac Science Curriculum for the last two years. We tried several different brands and finally tried Lifepac and I am so glad that I did. Here are some of the reasons I think it will be the best choice for you and your child.
I loved …

During my school days, I started being fond of posting small notes on my books, notebooks, calendars, diary, organizer, mirror, photos, albums and almost every where. And of course I use 3M Post-It Notes. It has a wide variety of colors, sizes and designs. Later on 3M Post-It Notes …

I got this pen from my dad when I was in a hurry and had no time to buy a pen. I am very much confident about my dad’s choice, which was weirdly one of my first impressions of the pen. With a very bad performance from Jetter Youth, …

I love candles. I decorate my home with candles and also burn them for my aromatherapy. My passion for candles led me find ways of how to make my own candles. I attended a one day seminar on how to make candles and from there I was able …

Apart from soy candles, I also burn beeswax candles in my home. I think I have grown so accustomed to burning candles so that without them at night, it does not seem to be complete for me. I don’t want to miss the fragrance candles add to my home. …

Rose is my favorite flower and because of this I always have fresh roses to decorate my home especially when there are parties to hold. Because of my love for roses, any decorative item that is shaped as rose is also attractive to me. This is the reason why …

Of all the pocket tissues, I prefer O’Darling 3 Ply Paper Handkerchiefs.
I like the absorbent power of O’Darling 3 Ply Paper Handkerchiefs. When I had very bad flu, and kept on sneezing, I appreciated O’Darling 3 Ply Paper Handkerchiefs very much. The tissue paper did not …

This is my favorite brand of sketchbook out there.
I’m currently finishing my first moleskine sketchbook, and I have to say that this has the best brand of paper out there for me.
Look: The cover consists of a hard cardboard stock that keeps rather destructive keeps such as myself from …

This is a very cute mini lighter holder! It hold the BIC mini lighters, which themselves are very cute, but if you have them, they are very easy to misplace. So, when I saw this I was very happy. This little key chain holder also comes …