Smart Lassy - A Shopping Blog & Store for Geek Girls

Drat. It's raining. Now you can't wear your favorite funky shoes. But wait! Chooka's Tattoo City Rain Boots to the rescue! Now you can protect your toes and shins from those deceptively deep puddles and look tough, too. Tough in a really cute kind of way. Available in blue (shown) and black.

$59.95. From Diane's Little Lambs

Just don't go jumping off any tall buildings any time soon. If you ever come to Cleveland (and we know you wanna), you can visit the Women's Air and Space Museum, which will prove to you that chicks CAN fly, and this shirt says so in style. Wear this proudly in memory of Katherine Wright, who had every bit to do with aviation as Wilbur and Orville, and support your local chick pilot. We're cleared for takeoff, gals.

$18. From the Women's Air and Space Museum Shop.

I used to work in a cubicle, and for eight hours each day, I was convinced that those spongy gray walls were slowly sucking out my soul through my nose. The only thing that helped was decorating my space. Sound familiar? Maybe the "Pimp My Cubicle" book and kit can help. Included are ideas and items to help you make your cube feel somewhat less oppressive. Now all you need are earplugs to drown out that loud guy in the next aisle who won't stop talking about his golf clubs.

$14.95. From Mac's Backs.

Confession: I (Kate) like to pretend I'm cool, but the fact of the matter is that my inclination to pay attention to any sort of music "scene" waned in approximately 1996. If you also consider REM's "Automatic for the People" to be their "new album," maybe this button is for you. It conveys the sarcasm and irony so prevalent in the halcyon days when the Red Hot Chili Peppers had some spunk without revealing that you haven't actually updated your CD collection since before Bono's hairline began to recede.

$1.50. From ButtonUp's Shop at Etsy.

If you're a new Mac user, you might not know that there are oodles of free and low-cost software available to do everything from balancing your checkbook to playing games to transfering files to fixing your fonts. If you're an experienced Mac user, you might know that one of the best places to find all these goodies is MacLife Magazine's Software Vault. Everything's categorized, so it's easy to find the tool you're looking for. Console yourself here the next time there's no .dmg version of what you're trying to download.

Some free, some priced as marked. From MacLife.

If you've lived in Northeast Ohio, you've seen artist Derek Hess' artwork on the cover of the Free Times. If you've never lived in Northeast Ohio (and why WOULDN'T you??), maybe you just need an awesome ring. Nothing says "don't mess with me" like a silver ring in the shape of a human skull. Agreed? Bueller? Bueller? Ahem.

$65. From Strhessclothing.com.

Yes, this contraption is technically intended for kids, but grown-ups take baths, too. Washing your hair in the tub isn't easy. How many times have you cracked your head on the faucet? This gadget attaches directly to the spout and tranforms the usual straight-line water flow into a sloping waterfall for all your rinsing needs. It also includes a bubble bath chamber with convenient dispenser button for when the suds run low. See it in action here.

$14.99. From boon.

We went to a party a few weeks ago and didn't know most of the other guests. Nearly all the women in attendance had purses. Small purses. Small, banana-shaped purses with short straps that hung from their shoulders, nestled awkwardly in their armpits, requiring adjustment every 30 seconds. I wanted very badly to leap onto the dining room table, my Travelon bag held aloft, and yell, "Women! Purses can be comfortable! Free your armpits! Be able to use BOTH arms!" This shoulder bag is extremely roomy and durable (I cannot tell you how much mine has been abused) and has an extra-long, adjustable strap, so you can wear it crisscross and have your hands free. Also, the little cell phone holder at the top means you never have to go rummaging through your stuff when you get a call. Check out the rest of Travelon's stuff, too.

$22.49. From eBags.com.

is through her e-mail. We all know and love the "@" symbol, and here's the perfect way to show your affection for both people and machines. The 18-inch silver-plated chain is adorned with a plastic "@" along with a tiny heart. Cute, affordable, and all indie ... made for you by a fellow geek girl.

$8. From Reyney's Shop on Etsy.

You know how sometimes you're at a stop sign and someone has written "war" under "stop," and even though you agree with the sentiment, you feel a bit like maybe the individual who wrote it could put their altruism to better use elsewhere? Now you, too, can engage in the pointless defacing of public property, but unlike that "war" person, you'll be way more witty. The set comes with ten different stickers with stop-sign-red backgrounds and a different message on each. I have been giggling about the "hammer time" sticker for the past 36 hours.

$10. From Glarkware.

If you ever feel a twinge of remorse when you ball up a gum wrapper, this bag will brighten your wardrobe and soothe your eco-guilt. Made from recycled candy wrappers, this handbag is durable and waterproof (yup, waterproof) with a zip closure. Now if someone would only figure out a way to use the three zillion empty Cheetos packets that passers-by fling into my yard.

$28. From WeeCanShop.

Once upon a time, pinup girls and bath towels existed in separate worlds far, far away from each other, which is a shame, really. Thank goodness artist Kathy Steig has realized the imbalance in the universe and brought us this bath towel, which comes in either Devil Girl or Cat Girl styles. Your mother's always after you to get some decent linens, right? She should be careful what she wishes for.

$30 each. From Shana Logic.

There was a time when Comic Sans was a cute font, back in the days when the alternative was Times New Roman. These days, there are loads of fonts to choose from. Stop choosing Comic Sans. Please. Enough with the Comic Sans. The Comic Sans, it makes designers physically uncomfortable. It's not cute anymore. It's tired and awful. Stop, stop, stop. Please stop. Stop now. Sizes Small - XL available. Made in the USA.

$18.99. From Ban Comic Sans on Cafe Press.