[Poll #1809958]

*I've decided that shinies are for buying things I feel guilty about, even though I shouldn't, really, bc I can totally afford $6/box tea and $10 ebooks. By doing chores to get shinies, my house gets cleaner and I get guilt-free stuff: I win!

Edit: Oh yeah, the bonus question is bc I've been reading Andrei Codrescu's highly recommended New Orleans, Mon Amour and while the language is lovely and evocative, it only seems to fuel the cliches I already know, instead of giving me context.