(ok, I wrote out this big, long, enthusiastic comment but then your awful comment registration system took ages and then ate the comment I originally wrote. The only reason I'm bothering to type it all out again is to tell you exactly how crap the typekey registration is. Seriously, there are other ways of filtering out spam bots that aren't so intrusive to actual readers. Then I typed it out AGAIN, making sure I copied the whole thing to my clipboard this time, and then I got another error that I wasn't logged in, even though I was, and now I'm posting it for a third time. I cannot possibly be the only one frustrated by this, and more than a little turned off to ever comment on your blog again after this.)

This is perfect for my friend who's moving to Japan for the summer! I'm going to make her one of these out of some stiff plastic sheet I've got lying around, and make a little fabric envelope for it, too. I imagine most restaurants there are chopstick-only and sometimes you just need a fork or spoon!

I never realized that popgadget was using TypeKey until your comment, Melissa. I wonder if they're using SixApart's MoveableType as their blog engine?

While you're on the topic of "what popgadget can do better" :), can I add that I don't care for the slew of "blog aggregater" buttons after each entry? I understand popgadget wants to get noticed, but do we really need margins and borders around all these icons? Just have them there, borderless, and let users click on them if they're a Yahoo, digg, or del.icio.us user.