Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! I have to admit, Zales totally got me this year with their Mother's Day ad. Most holiday-themed jewelry ads are painfully cheesy, sexist, obnoxious, or all of the above, but this one was cute. I'm going to say that maybe it was a good choice of music that saved it, so here's the song from the ad:
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Music Monday: Born This Way
I know this video is totally bizarre and nuts and over the top but I kinda love it.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Cooking Channel
I went and visited my aunt over Easter weekend, and she has the Cooking Channel on her cable, so it was my first opportunity to check it out. (My cable company sucks and hasn't added it yet.) After watching it for a couple days, I've basically concluded that Food Network took all of their good shows and put them on Cooking Channel, leaving nothing behind on FN except old tired "personalities" like Paula Deen, who ran out of original recipe ideas about four years ago, and new "original" programming like a show about a team of ice sculptors.
Cooking Channel has so much more variety and a lot more new shows. While on Food Network we're stuck watching Ina Garten make the same French recipes over and over again, Cooking Channel has shows about Italian, Indian, Chinese, and French cooking. While Food Network is showing us reruns of 30 Minute Meals and Barefoot Contessa from five years ago, Cooking channel has reruns of classic shows that people might actually want to watch, like Two Fat Ladies. Cooking Channel has Nigella. (Enough said.) While Food Network is still trying to make Melissa D'Arabian happen with the boring $10 Dinners (never mind that none of the meals could actually be made for $10), Cooking Channel gave Next Food Network Star runner up and should-have-been-winner Jeffrey Saad his own show, United Tastes of America. Bitchin' Kitchen is totally over-the-top and ridiculous but also totally entertaining, and even the food truck show is more interesting that watching Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives for the millionth time.
To sum up, I'd straight up trade in my Food Network for Cooking Channel at this point. Does anyone else who has seen both channels want to weigh in? I'll be busy trying to think up bribes for my cable company to get them to add this channel.
Cooking Channel has so much more variety and a lot more new shows. While on Food Network we're stuck watching Ina Garten make the same French recipes over and over again, Cooking Channel has shows about Italian, Indian, Chinese, and French cooking. While Food Network is showing us reruns of 30 Minute Meals and Barefoot Contessa from five years ago, Cooking channel has reruns of classic shows that people might actually want to watch, like Two Fat Ladies. Cooking Channel has Nigella. (Enough said.) While Food Network is still trying to make Melissa D'Arabian happen with the boring $10 Dinners (never mind that none of the meals could actually be made for $10), Cooking Channel gave Next Food Network Star runner up and should-have-been-winner Jeffrey Saad his own show, United Tastes of America. Bitchin' Kitchen is totally over-the-top and ridiculous but also totally entertaining, and even the food truck show is more interesting that watching Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives for the millionth time.
To sum up, I'd straight up trade in my Food Network for Cooking Channel at this point. Does anyone else who has seen both channels want to weigh in? I'll be busy trying to think up bribes for my cable company to get them to add this channel.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Man vs. Food
Guest post from: Joe Castro
My favorite travel show is Man vs Food. It's basically about a guy who travels all over the United States - and sometimes beyond - trying all kinds of famous foods and the dishes that put places on the map. Adam, the host, is a big, jolly guy who loves to eat and makes the best faces when he's tasting something for the first time, whether it's a great Philadelphia hot dog or a strange Puerto Rican delicacy.
I watch the show all the time and I've pretty much seen every episode. I have direct tv, so I can watch it whenever I want - my husband gets annoyed sometimes, but I don't bug him when he's watching football, so he'll just have to deal with it!
I love the way the show gives you a great look at both foods and major cities. I mean, if you're going to travel, you'll eventually have to branch out and eat something there - you won't have a choice. I like to think that the next time I go on vacation, I'll go to one of Adam's spots and I'll already know exactly what I should eat, because he's already done it for me.
Plus - and this might just be me - but I think Adam's pretty cute, too.
My favorite travel show is Man vs Food. It's basically about a guy who travels all over the United States - and sometimes beyond - trying all kinds of famous foods and the dishes that put places on the map. Adam, the host, is a big, jolly guy who loves to eat and makes the best faces when he's tasting something for the first time, whether it's a great Philadelphia hot dog or a strange Puerto Rican delicacy.
I watch the show all the time and I've pretty much seen every episode. I have direct tv, so I can watch it whenever I want - my husband gets annoyed sometimes, but I don't bug him when he's watching football, so he'll just have to deal with it!
I love the way the show gives you a great look at both foods and major cities. I mean, if you're going to travel, you'll eventually have to branch out and eat something there - you won't have a choice. I like to think that the next time I go on vacation, I'll go to one of Adam's spots and I'll already know exactly what I should eat, because he's already done it for me.
Plus - and this might just be me - but I think Adam's pretty cute, too.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sappy Stacey Moment: Despicable Me
I know I'm super late to the party on this one, but I finally saw Despicable Me the other day, and I absolutely adored it. So freaking cute.
You can check out their official YouTube channel for more videos, but you should really just see the movie if you haven't yet. (That is, if I'm not the only one left who hadn't already seen it.) I could totally use some minions of my own.
You can check out their official YouTube channel for more videos, but you should really just see the movie if you haven't yet. (That is, if I'm not the only one left who hadn't already seen it.) I could totally use some minions of my own.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Vacation in the Sun
It's about ten degrees here today and there's been a ton of snow on the ground for weeks. So, to stay sane, I've started thinking about vacation planning. I think that's perfectly reasonable. After all, seasonal affective disorder is serious business and should be avoided at all costs.
I was talking to a friend about vacations and she was telling me about a trip to Spain that she took with a group of friends last year. Instead of staying in a hotel, they rented some apartments in Costa del Sol. She said it really worked out great because it gave them plenty of space, the freedom to do their own thing, and was actually pretty affordable when compared with staying at a resort. They spent their days lounging on the beach and nights eating yummy Spanish food.
Now, the idea of visiting a place that has the word sun right in the name sounds extra appealing here in freezing cold January. But this story kinda sounded too good to be true. I figured she had to have some kind of connections that hooked her up, or just a really rich friend. I was wrong though - turns out they made their travel arrangements on this site that does holiday property rentals. I checked it out and there are so many beautiful properties to choose from, and a pretty wide price range. It's really a great idea when you think about it, and doesn't the phrase holiday villas sound a lot nicer than Holiday Inn?
So, now that I know that it's actually within reach to take a trip like this (well, with a little bit of saving up and brushing up on my Spanish), I've been reading this guide to Costa del Sol and doing some research on Spain in general. I'm a total foodie so I know that I'll be in heaven as far as eating goes, and I'm a history buff so I would be really interested to explore the history of Spain, which is something that I don't know too much about. Fantasy travel planning is in full swing.
...oh yeah, and did I mention that it's really sunny there?
I was talking to a friend about vacations and she was telling me about a trip to Spain that she took with a group of friends last year. Instead of staying in a hotel, they rented some apartments in Costa del Sol. She said it really worked out great because it gave them plenty of space, the freedom to do their own thing, and was actually pretty affordable when compared with staying at a resort. They spent their days lounging on the beach and nights eating yummy Spanish food.
Now, the idea of visiting a place that has the word sun right in the name sounds extra appealing here in freezing cold January. But this story kinda sounded too good to be true. I figured she had to have some kind of connections that hooked her up, or just a really rich friend. I was wrong though - turns out they made their travel arrangements on this site that does holiday property rentals. I checked it out and there are so many beautiful properties to choose from, and a pretty wide price range. It's really a great idea when you think about it, and doesn't the phrase holiday villas sound a lot nicer than Holiday Inn?
So, now that I know that it's actually within reach to take a trip like this (well, with a little bit of saving up and brushing up on my Spanish), I've been reading this guide to Costa del Sol and doing some research on Spain in general. I'm a total foodie so I know that I'll be in heaven as far as eating goes, and I'm a history buff so I would be really interested to explore the history of Spain, which is something that I don't know too much about. Fantasy travel planning is in full swing.
...oh yeah, and did I mention that it's really sunny there?
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