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The Warmest and Most Awesome Blanket in the World Ever

Posted by Steph Auteri

 

 

[$44.95, The Slanket] 

 

My mom always told me that cold hands denote a warm heart, but my husband doesn't seem to appreciate our differences in body temperature.

 

Because his heart is cold, obviously.

 

During the day, when I am working from home, I tiptoe over to the thermostat and raise the temp up to 75, which the hubby has specifically told me not to do.

 

And then I forget to re-lower it when I leave the condo.

 

And at night, I pile sheets, bedspread, blanket, and sleeping bag onto the bed and, according to my husband, somehow grow at least four extra limbs in my attempts to drain him of all of his body heat.

 

Who knew that, for a measly $45, I could totally solve all of my temperature-related problems by effectively wearing a blanket!?

 

Seriously. Pure genius. 


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Posted Feb 18 2008, 04:30 PM
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dippy_gumball said:

have one.  love it.

February 18, 2008 10:33 PM

Mike Auteri said:

DUDE! 75 degrees!! No wonder the bill was so damn high last month...

February 18, 2008 11:26 PM

Steph Auteri said:

@dippy: I am SO jealous right now.

@Mike: HA!

February 19, 2008 10:25 AM

D La G said:

This one made me laugh so hard.... ps, did you figure out my super undercover code name yet?? :)

March 4, 2008 10:09 PM

About Steph Auteri

Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site -- stephiswrite.com -- and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom.com. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page, https://twitter.com/stephauteri.

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Alex Zalben is a writer living in New York City. He's written for McSweeney's, Modern Humorist and PulpSecret.com. As one-fifth of the sketch comedy group Elephant Larry, he has been written up in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and pretty much every other major publication. Their blog was named one of PC Magazine's Top Blogs for 2007, and they recently won an ECNY Award for their viral short, "Minesweeper: The Movie." Alex did not know love until he bought his first Mac.

Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site https://www.stephiswrite.com, and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page.

Diana Vilibert is a freelance writer, among other things. Born in Lithuania, she now lives in New Jersey, where she doesn't have to walk to work ten miles in the snow, barefoot, uphill both ways. Diana cannot afford most of the products she writes about because she buys too many pairs of heels to make up for her shoeless childhood. She's written for MarieClaire.com, Janemag.com, and CosmoGIRL!.

Shaun Seneviratne is a dude just like anyone else. Just your average guy that raps Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to strangers on the subway at 4 a.m., doesn't chew his food because he believes it's a waste of time, and sleeps next to a scale replica of the Ghostbusters headquarters. He can rest easy knowing Egon, Peter, Ray, and Winston have his back. He currently lives in northern New Jersey, plays bass in Rapid Cities, and recently started a tumblr.

Laureen Mahler is a writer and editor who lives in California, where the sun never sets and everyone rollerskates to work. She coedits Beeswax Magazine and spends the remainder of her time as a freelance writer and letterpresser. She truly believes that someday she will master the ultimate multitask of blogging while letterpressing, though that might mean that she'll need a second pair of arms.

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