Music Ears
Dare is thinking about getting an iPod. I have to admit, it looks pretty nice, and the customers are happy. Tommy Suriwong has a recommendation for headphones as well.
Bacardi Silver is a key ingredient of a proper Mai Tai. Hess’s site will turn you into a cocktail snob; I never realized how many places prepare their drinks wrong. Get the Levitz rug from IKEA, put”ralph myerz & the jack herren band” on the stereo, andget classic martinis going for the guests– instant pimp.
Speaking of IKEA, one day I will blog the story of how I mapped the inside of the local IKEA using graph paper and a digital camera (I no longer get lost when I shop there). Or maybe I will present an analysis of their pricing accuracy. And since we’re talking about IKEA, I wonder if anyone else likes “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy“? The obsessionwith hackneyed gay stereotypes is a bit silly, but itprovides comic devices, and the show is just too good. Compared to the show with the two British women who do makeovers, or “Trading Places”, the production quality of “Queer Eye” is much better, and so are the results the guys get. In an environment where “man TV” caters to the lowest common denominator and insulting stereotypes of “what men want”, it is cool to see a TV show for guys that is about more than trampoline-jumping cheerleaders and power tools. The ratings success of the show should prove that guys are just as vain as women, and it’s great to see a show that finally caters to that vanity. And it’s funny. The aforementioned British women can be sarcastic, but there is no comparison to these guys (especially the blonde guy — “there’s a hooker in Trenton who wants her shoes back”).