Ghost Dots deliver

Who likes receiving Bit-O-Honey or candy corn from neighbors on Halloween? No one except 80 year old grandmas. Tootsie has a tasty new treat out especially for the witching season. Ghost Dots come in one mystery color, but taste like various flavors of regular Dots. Some consumers feel disappointed the Dots don't have faces or glow in the dark, but I am pleased with the candy. Plus the package design earns an A+. Eggplant is an under utilized color.

He gambled and obviously lost

Ajumma was in a Crackerbarrel restaurant the other day and saw Kenny Rogers' new album for sale featuring his freaky face. Kenny proves just because someone can afford plastic surgery does not mean one ought to have it.

Hot Import Night

It doesn't take a genius to realize it's pointless to have a car show in the dark, but that's exactly what we experienced at Hot Import Night. We couldn't see the special features on the cars, their paint jobs, or their interiors in the dimly lit convention center. All we could make out were the scantily clad import models and the guys drooling over them. The Nitto tire girls were my favorite. They were cute and gave me free stuff.

VW Golf with special lights under its hood

Decked out Scion

Butterfly doors

Paid for by the Las Vegas Association of Strippers

DJ cranking out a remix of Young MC's "Bust a Move"

Malto outtake

Sean Malto is everything that's right with skateboarding. He's got a great new commercial for Etnies, but his B-roll is even more fun to watch.

Dramatic look

Clones Vol. 12: the berry and the cherry

In 2005, Shelly Hwang began selling Pinkberry, her brand of low-fat frozen yogurt, out of a cafe in Los Angeles. Pinkberry consists of three flavors (original, green tea and coffee) and numerous topping offerings. Now with over 60 cafes in California, Pinkberry plans to go nationwide next year.

Chinese restaurant franchiser Lee Ann Chin has jumped on the yogurt bandwagon with her product Red Cherry. Red Cherry is also a frozen yogurt that comes with a variety of toppings. Chin claims her yogurt is "the most delicious addiction you'll ever have." Creamy frozen yogurt? Check. Berry on the cup? Check. Lawsuit? Maybe.

A case of greenwashing?

Ran across Wall-E Kleenex at the grocer's last night. I love the design and almost bought a box for my office. I'm glad I didn't, though, because environmental groups are calling out Kleenex's parent company, Kimberly Clark, on the Wall-E promotion. Greenpeace USA says:

If you look on the bottom of these boxes, you’ll see a little recycled symbol that says: “This box is made from 100% recycled paper.” What you won’t see on the bottom of that box is a message telling you that the tissues inside it are made from centuries-old trees that were cut from forests that had been around for as much as 10,000 years – until K-C came along with its clearcutting practices, that is. Nor will the box tell you that K-C refuses to use any recycled material in Kleenex even though doing so would save huge areas of ancient forests.

At the boba cafe

Here's my sketch of life at the boba cafe. My amigo Camren believes the more attitude a boba barista possesses, the better the drink. Camren prefers "bobistas" who refuse to smile or have pink swatches in their hair. I prefer someone who doesn't skimp on the tapioca.

A love letter

Dear Otto,
Thank you for introducing me to Atomic Ranch magazine, Nelson saucer lamps, architects Raphael Soriano and Cliff May, adorable Uglydolls, and much more. You are by far the coolest store in Orange County. Little did know when living up the street from you in a tiny studio apartment that someday I'd have a ranch home of my own. Granted it's a billion miles away from California, but whatever. I totally understand why Japanese tourists make pilgramages to your store.

Love, Ajumma

Otto is located at 111 E. Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832. (714) 526-3142. You'd be an idiot to visit Fullerton and not stop there.

Choco creampuff, anyone?

I had a friend in college who ate Cherry Chapstick. I wonder what he'd think of these scented tealight candles from Urban Outfitters.