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So being broke makes Texas want to shop. Sick, right? Well, in vain hope that my little dance around the internet will make it rain, I am presenting to you Texas' top 5 shopping sites. They are, in order: 1) Uncrate is the coolest little mens' shopping guide since Esquire got pages. It lists cool stuff by category, gives price in the lower left corner, and always finds the hottest before it's hot. I like to shop here for watches and cool tools. However, if you're more interested in engaging your feminine side... 2) Outblush is the sister site of Uncrate , and although the more enlightened women among us will find it a little difficult to swallow (women don't even have a category for watches, let alone tools (although "gadgets" is offered), it's overall a cool site, designed in the same style as its masculine counterpart. 3) I know I've already posted about ThisNext , but that's how much I love it - I'm telling you again. This is a really...

OK, guys, I had to had to had to put this up: remember that scene in Clueless where Cher's getting dressed and she picks out her clothes on her computer? It was the mid 90's and I was like holy shit, that's the coolest thing I've ever seen. Now, you can have that bitch beat. Check this out: Polyvore. It's an online site where you can put together outfits, upload your clothes, shop and style all in one place. The site's kind of crappy, and it looks pretty new, but holy shit. I mean, holy shit , this is awesome. Oh, yeah, and this will officially be my #1 Awesome Post of the Month . Keep looking out for more!

You'll have to forgive me; I can only halfway stand up straight, and I'm just trying to hold it together 'til my 5:30 lab time. First this morning: Zafu is an online jeans-fitter, and it's a pretty cool little guide to make jeans recommendations, for guys and girls. Since every pair of jeans fits differently, Zafu's compiled some of the standard measurements and body types for different brands, and helps you find what you want accordingly. It's like having a personal shopper, only you don't have to tip. Awesome. At one point, this was a small, underground snarky writer's community known collectively as Mighty Big TV . They've since moved on from their small, underground ways, moving first to a cool little loft as Television Without Pity , then on to where they are now: in a corner office, working as a still-clever-but-less snarky guild of Bravo-sponsored TV cappers. Go here to get your fix for whatever show strikes your fancy. Indvidual writers do ...