Product Placement

Here are the two newest additions to my list of items I cannot live without:

V8 Fusion - a full serving of fruits AND a full serving of vegetables in 1 delicious 80z serving. It's a blend of fruits and veggies, and really, not much else. My favorites are Pomegranate Blueberry and Acai Mixed Berry, but there are several other flavors as well. I haven't tried it yet, but I imagine it's good with vodka, you know, so you don't have to feel so guilty getting drunk. (As an added bonus Masala likes to play with the empty plastic bottle, so it's like a two-for-one deal, and cheaper than a lot of his toys which don't last half as long.)

Origins' Modern Fusion face serum. I've been using Origins facial products (including make up) for a couple of years now, and I love them. It is next to impossible to enter their store and not come out spending 3x the amount you intended because everything there is so fabulous. This product, I think, is one of their more fabulous-er ones. I've been using it a little over a month and I'm in love. You put it on just after cleansing and just before moisturizing; it's sort of a slimy texture, but in a glorious, feel-good kind of way. Best of all: I no longer have flakes on my nose and forehead from winter dryness (yes, I exfoliate, but that just seems to make the flakes worse) and my skin feels great. The downside is that it's somewhat pricy, but totally worth it....I just need to wait until I get paid to re-stock my supply.

Hmmm....I just noticed that both products have the word "fusion" in them. Coincidence?? Is this a conspiracy? I may have to get the Scientologists to take a look at this one. (Yeah, the Scientology joke is not going to get old for me anytime soon. I half-ironically fantasize about infiltrating and becoming a secret Scientology spy and then writing a big expose. Anyone wanna take bets on whether the Scientologists are now monitoring my website?)