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Display Name: Kevin Weeks
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These are all absolutely gorgeous (#2 especially), but I can't really justify spending $40 on a bottle opener when there's a billion things around the house that can already do that job.

Although #7 looks like it'd be a nice addition to a keychain, in addition to being a bottle opener, so I might trick myself into thinking it's worth it.


Lovely Alternatives to the Humble Bottle Opener Apartment Therapy Gift Guide
12/12/12 3:55 AM

I'm ridiculous when it comes to waking up in the morning. I have three separate alarm setups. First, my ipod will try to easy wake me from the docking station. After I inevitably snooze that one, my phone will go off with three rapid fire alarms- eat set one minute apart. This is the point where I usually wake up. If the phone fails, the coup de grace of my morning routine is my laptop, hooked up to speakers, on the other side of my bedroom, which will blast the most abrasive music at full volume until I get out of bed to turn it off. Usually, just the idea of "Tell 'Em" by Sleigh Bells blasting from my stereo will get me up successfully.


What's Your Morning Alarm Style?
12/10/12 5:29 PM

Every cocktail party could do with a dose of old-school soul music. Aretha, Otis, Etta, and Sam can be fit into ANY playlist.

Try:
Aretha Franklin: Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
Etta James: All I Could Do Is Cry
Sam Cooke: That's Where It's At (for a slow, sensual mood)
Otis Redding: Respect

And I guarantee that everyone will be shocked that Otis Redding was the original writer and performer of "Respect," not Aretha Franklin.


The Perfect Cocktail Party Playlist
12/6/12 5:07 PM

I absolutely second Torgny. Boston Shakers are infinitely better. And if you're really picky about how it looks, Alessi makes a sleek and sophisticated one. It'll set you back a pretty penny at $115 though.


Basic Bar Essential: Cocktail Shakers
11/12/12 1:32 AM

What I find really interesting is that there are a few people who have had problems with the smell of their neighbor's smoke. And there are two distinct ways they have tried to solve the problem.

The most self righteous want to leave passive-aggressive notes and complain to the management and whisper through the grapevine to solve their problems.

The others seemed to have respectfully addressed the issues with their neighbors directly.

Surprisingly enough, everyone that was passive-aggressive and rude seemed to have no results, while both people who respectfully addressed the issues with their neighbors found that speaking nicely to the smokers solved the problem.

The lesson here: grow the hell up. Acting like a five year old and tattling to management is not going to get your smoking neighbors to respectfully change their ways. Addressing them calmly like the adults that they are is much more likely to get results.

Newsflash: Smokers know that smoking is dangerous. Crazy, right? But for a plethora of reasons, some adults knowingly accept the risk that comes with their cigarettes. So just shouting numbers at them isn't going to make them say "Ghee whiz, I had no idea that smoking could be dangerous? By golly, I'll quit right now!"


Help! Smoking Dilemma Dividing the
Condo Community Good Questions
11/9/12 4:43 AM