With only two weeks left until Christmas, you may be asking yourself, “What special something should I get for that especially special someone?” The answer, of course, is a canned meat gift box. But for everyone else on your list, might I suggest one of Maria Samuelson’s Blobbies.

Acknowledgement of Blobby Bias: Maria is my sister-in-law. But even if she were not, there’s no way I could browse her beautifully-designed site without giggling. She deserves some sort of an award for the names alone:

• Counselor Gumbo
• Dread Pirate Ned
• Nub
• Stoodabega Pep
• Señor Pooglins
• Mrs. Smelnor
• Baron of Beef von Espy (A nod to the Coen brothers?)

And their descriptions are as delightful as their names.

I am the proud owner of two of the amorphous plushes myself. I purchased one of the very first Blobbies, Whale Dog w/Spotted Trousers, shortly after I enthused about them back in June. Then, a few weeks ago, a Bubba Tatuman, Jr. arrived unannounced in the mail. (A gift for helping get Maria’s online shop up and running.) But it wasn’t just any Bubba Tatuman, Jr.; it was a Limited Edition Commemorative Tiny Pineapple Bubba Tatuman, Jr.:

They now watch over my desk like a red-billed oxpecker on a rhino, reminding me of the symbiotic relationships that nurture and sustain me…and of the importance of checking myself for ticks. And they will soon be joined by two more, as there will be one for Emma and one for Zoë under the tree on Christmas Day.

So, go visit Maria’s site. Even though they’re selling just about as fast as she can make them, there are still many to choose from and there’s a promise of new ones in the coming days. If you’re enchanted but strapped for cash, there are freebies like desktop wallpaper and buddy icons. And you can even send a Blob-E-Gram, Holiday Picnic, starring Señor Pooglins and Sir Cutlet, which poses the timely question, “What if Che Guevera had been a Wheat Thin?”