BECKY SHER | Hype Stamp on these journals

Your journal knows everything: How you secretly practice your Oscar acceptance speech in front of the mirror. How you crush so hard on that adorable guy in your history class. How disappointed you were when you didn't make the basketball team.
If you're seriously devoted to recording your every thought and feeling on paper, you're gonna love the latest journals we've found. Stamp-On-It Journals (Andrews McMeel, $12.95) let you express yourself in more than just words -- they come with rubber stamps.
Each journal -- there are three styles -- comes with four little stamps and an inkpad, which you can use to highlight key passages, decorate your pages or just capture your emotions when words don't seem to work.
"XOX," not surprisingly, is the place to record your favorite flirtations and latest love interests with heart stamps. "Flirty Girl" is for the diva-in-training -- it comes with fashion stamps like high heels and sunglasses. (Perfect for recording your best shopping finds.)
And "Sassy Talk" is for the girl with just a little 'tude. This is the place to start drafting that Oscar speech, and it has stamps that are fun words like "hot" and "chica." Look for Stamp-On-It Journals at bookstores or online booksellers this fall.
Kitschy kit
From our file of things that are so geeky they're hip comes Porter's Pure Bristle Shaving Kit, a nod to the simple life. The kit (they call it a shaving "outfit," which just adds to its charm) features one of those old-timey shaving brushes, a bar of shaving soap and a mug.
You supply the razor; we'll even give you extra points if you use one of those straight-edge ones. (For more on traditional shaving, catch a few episodes of "Little House on the Prairie" or visit a Web site called The Joy of Shaving at http://www.exit109.com/~leebee/joyof.htm. It even features a shaving timeline. Seriously.)
We love the kit for its old-fashioned looks and the kitschy nostalgia it invokes. You'll love it for the rich lather and close shave.
Montana-based Porter's has been making its famous lotion and other natural products since the 1930s, and they knew what they were doing back then.
Order the kit for 25 bucks from www.porterslotion.com or buy it the old-fashioned way -- in specialty stores.
XBecky Sher writes Hype for Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. You can write to her at bsher@krtinfo.com.