I've been trying to "be good" when it comes to buying Christmas stuff this year, partly because we're moving to a new apartment in a few months, and it's become an "everything must go" situation during our preliminary packing. On the other hand, when you're walking through the junk food aisle of your local supermarket and spot plush Marshmallow Peeps dolls, whatever convictions you have just turn to mush.

It's the latest chess move in Peeps' plot to take over the world. The dolls come in a small, plushy size (called "Bean Bags") and a larger size ("Squeezes") using materials more akin to a pillow. The dolls reflect some of Peeps' greatest Christmas entries -- a snowman, gingerbread man and the almighty Christmas tree. They're perfect stocking stuffers, and I'm not entirely sure if there's anything in the world I enjoy more that stuffed stockings. Incidentally, the store also sold Christmas Peeps stockings, so you can stuff the Peeps into Peeps and, all told, finally have an avenue to use the word "Peeps" five times per sentence without being at all redundant.

EDIT: WOOO! Jones Soda Regional Holiday Pack in my hands! WOOOO salmon soda!