Dear [your name here],
Whether you live in a basement with the income of a ten-year-old girl or on a saffron farm in the south of Spain, the spirit of hospitality is the same. It's the giving of yourself, a present of you to them from me for us....I go bananas for entertaining! Sometimes though, I feel entertaining is a dying art. My goal is to encourage you, [your name here], to entertain in your home, your style. Having a party is one of the most creative and generous activities that every person can enjoy and indulge in, if you're on the list. Remember, by inviting someone into your home, you're saying "I like you".
Cordialliest,
Amy Sedaris (excerpt from "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence")
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domestic goddess amy sedaris is a true WHORANGE hero. perhaps it's her love of rabbits and plastic food, or maybe it's her ability to tumble in a mermaid green, sequined leotard with stephen colbert.
(images from "i like you" by amy serdaris.)
one day, i hope to be invited to amy's home for supper. i'll come bearing gifts, the way my mama taught me to. and, should i receive said invitation tomorrow, i have a fine selection of wares to choose from, because miss amy is the inspiration for today's $100 or less WHORANGE holiday gift guide:
{above: 1. dorothy apron (39.95); 2. kitchen gloves (22.00); 3. weapon charm necklace (74.00); 4. dumpling dynasty baking kit (16.00); 5. uppers container (95.00), prozac container (80.00), dolls container (28.00); 6. inflatable fruitcake (6.95); 7. music for tv dinners (14.98); 8. picnica bunny reusable tote (55.00); 9. flat pets rabbit (15.25); 10. electronic toys: retrospective of 70'S easy listening cd (30.19); 11. roller stop doorstop (95.00); 12. barfly chip and dip set (45.00); 13. kiss and tell teacup duo (55.00); 14. plastic frosted donut (12.99), strawberry cupcake with sprinkles (9.99)}
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This list is truly inspired.
Posted by: Shannon | December 17, 2008 at 06:20 AM
I love Amy Sedaris. This gift guide is phenomenal! Again, your round ups kicks butt :)
Posted by: Julia | December 17, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Love the list! I bought her book for three of my friends this holiday (now that it's in affordable paperback).
Posted by: Sandi | December 17, 2008 at 09:46 AM
You rock my fucking world.
Posted by: Jake | December 17, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Where the hell did you come up with this genius inspiration?!! Dammit! Why didn't I think of this?! SO awesome! Now what to get? I already have the Electronic Toys CD...since that was my payment for posing for the cover. (Yeah, that bear costume got pretty hot on set.) I like the "Kiss & Tell" set..cute! The fruitcake? I'm already a blown-up fruitcake so maybe that would just be repetitious? ;)
I am basking in your divine fantabulousness, Ms. Tula! :)
Posted by: Uncle Beefy | December 17, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Fanfuckingtastic. I need that meat cleaver necklace, desperately.
Posted by: erin@designcrisis | December 18, 2008 at 11:13 AM
This is the best Christmas round up ever in the history of the world.
Posted by: karly / design crisis | December 18, 2008 at 04:54 PM
This list is the greatest! ...And I have to get her book!
Posted by: MR. BLUEHAUNT | December 18, 2008 at 05:44 PM
I have a signed copy of "I Like You." It is very, very special to me. Of course, I could think of nothing witty to say as she signed it. Besides something along the lines of "It is SUCH an honor to meet you!" The goal, of course, was to impress her so much with my wit that she would invite me over for her famous cupcakes, but it totally didn't work out that way.
Posted by: Amanda | December 21, 2008 at 12:27 AM
I have to have that roller stop and there's not a single door in my house that needs to be stopped.
Whorange, you are genius!
By the way, your hair looks fabulous today.
Posted by: Holly @ Lucitebox | January 04, 2010 at 06:41 PM