the Devilish Red Cup.

It's official. I am dangerously OBSESSED with TheRedCup.com, Starbucks's daily source of festive procrastination. We're talking incredibly cute, like Butterstick status-cute (Six more days until his public unveiling!) It all started when I was googling the red cups, investigating the deal with those Edward Gorey-esque drawings. Somehow they capture Gorey’s haunting illustrating style, minus the haunting part. Turns out they're not Gorey..but more imporantly, this genius site exists and has saved my life.

The red cup people have been updating since November 1st. Who knew?! Everyday, you'll find a different Holiday 101 tip or short feature film (only on Fridays! my fav!) complete with even MORE Gorey-esque images.

My favorites include (honestly, they're all so good):

Nov 3: Holiday Cookie Quiz (Guilty of ginger snap qualities)
Nov 4: Follow that Red Cup (I get so scared when the woman is crossing the street)
Nov 11: The Airport Pick-Up (How is Aunt Doris that cute? I've watched it on repeat four times straight)
Nov 16: The Red Cup Game (Tell me how far you get)
Nov 21: Holiday Travel 101 (Downloadable gift tags! With..I think Aunt Doris if I'm not mistaken!)
Nov 30: Ice Skating Game (I like making my skaters dizzy)
Dec 1: Famous Gingerbread Houses (Finally the Washington Monument multiplied by gingerbread)

Jacinda and Jerry of sirensong.com should know about this. Remember the ones who made it their goal back in October to visit every single Starbucks in the District? So far they have visited six. Apparently Jacinda lives near the cathedral and the Dupont South location had their few minutes of fame when an assistant to Donald Rumsfeld accidently left notes lying around inside. Oops.. As of today, J&J have gone through $65.53 dollars worth of red cups.

Even if Starbucks is knocking off Edward Gorey, you have to give them snaps for coming up with the Red Cup. If those darn cups don't make you want to wear reindeer sweaters (or convert so you could), nothing will. Here are the seasonal flavors, perfect inside any devilish red cup:

Gingerbread Latte
Peppermint Mocha or Hot Chocolate
Eggnog Latte
Christmas Blend Roast

And sure, why not throw in the sinful slice of Gingerbread or Cranberry Bliss Bar eyeing you from behind the glass. You'll work it off at the malls.

Haunting, black and white illustrator?

Caffeine-soaked marketing material?