It's nice to see a woman with curves in Hollywood, even if they don't translate to the doll.
An interactive map of the best coffee in NYC. I would love to open a proper coffee house around here.
Mo Ryan reviews last night's Lost episode.
Glad to see than Ianqui's doing the daily two-mile run, too. She points to an article in the Times about the evils of sitting at a desk.
"I Tickled Aide, but That Was All, Massa Says" Oh, there was such wonderful snark on Twitter last night regarding Massa's tickle fights. LIfe is so good.
I found NYC to be a surprisingly poor coffee town in the years I lived there- lots of so-so coffee, not too good pastries, etc. It was only when a Philly company, La Colombe, opened up a few shops that I found things as good as in Philly, and La Colombe isn't even the best coffee (and far from the best pastries) in Philly (that would be the High Point Cafe in Mt. Airy.)
Posted by: Matt | March 10, 2010 at 08:58 AM
Christina Hendricks is slim and slight but I guess not in comparison to the extremes of starvation promoted in some of the Hollywood stylists' studios. I remember her from her days on "Firefly" and was shocked that anyone would consider her a "big girl" in anything but personality and talent!
Posted by: Janice | March 10, 2010 at 09:40 AM
I'm just still bewildered that Gimme! Coffee expanded into NYC. So bizarre.
No vacuum brewers, though? I'd thought that was the new thing.
Posted by: lmc | March 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM
And I'm glad that a couple of my faves AREN'T on the map...want them to stay in business but not get too overrun either.
Posted by: Mamalooper | March 10, 2010 at 11:24 AM
It was only when a Philly company...
The world would be a much better place if people in Philly, and Pennsylvania in general, would stop worrying about good coffee and focus on the important beverage issues like destroying the PA Liquor Control Board. Just one entity manages to combine the worst of government unions, political patronage, and the old-school Protestant fear that somewhere a Catholic is having a good time.
Posted by: MH | March 10, 2010 at 11:31 AM
The world would be a much better place if people in Philly, and Pennsylvania in general, would... focus on the important beverage issues like destroying the PA Liquor Control Board.
I'd agree- it's an awful institution. In its defense, though, the fact that it makes liquor such a pain in the ass to buy probably kept me from becoming a drunk my first year in Philadelphia.
Posted by: Matt | March 10, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Really? Buying a case of beer isn't any more expensive than buying two six-packs, so I get case. And because I had to make a special trip to buy a case, I may as well get two cases.
Posted by: MH | March 10, 2010 at 11:56 AM
I wasn't going to become a drunk on beer. I'd just come from two years of drinking straight vodka all the time, that's what I would have been a drunk on. Except that the liquor store was always closed when I would think about it, and not easy to get to. And I didn't have a car, and there was no package store close by, and my apartment was too small to store much beer in, so buying a bunch of cases wasn't really an option, either.
Posted by: Matt | March 10, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Not having a car would be a very big difference. And I do live in one of the areas with the highest concentration of liquor stores. I don't know how long ago you left, but the state stores are now open later and have more weekend hours than even a few years ago. Some are even open on Sunday.
Posted by: MH | March 10, 2010 at 12:15 PM
PA's liquor system is a fantastic testament to how little our politicians believe in their alleged convictions. It should be an abomination for just about any political ideology out there. It's hugely unpopular with everyone *except* for the employees. But ask any state rep or senator from either party about it and at best you'll get polite evasions.
Posted by: Timothy Burke | March 10, 2010 at 02:30 PM
I think it also violates the interstate commerce clause, thought not as blatantly as it used to.
It's hugely unpopular with everyone *except* for the employees.
True, but you'd never guess that from the at-work behavior of the employees. Our regional PLCB manager became so concerned about employee behavior that she spent $174,000 on courtesy training provided by a company whose president is her husband.
Posted by: MH | March 10, 2010 at 02:50 PM
Whenever '420' appears in a Craigslist housing ad, it means they want a place where they can smoke marijuana. Just sayin'
Posted by: dave.s. | March 10, 2010 at 06:56 PM