Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 11:40 a.m.

ok, cool link of the week goes to ariel. check this clock out. now that's a time keeper alright.

speaking of clocks, my biological clock woke the dude up in the middle of the night. it's bizarre. i am pms-ing big time. he went to sleep an hour or so earlier, but when i came downstairs, his body sensed that mine was in heat and started groping. or maybe it was just the heat and the thundershowers?

later today i am taking my younger cousins over to the set of the dude's movie. it should be fun to hang out with them.

tonight is girl's night out but right now i am not sure if i am up for dressing up and drinking. feeling kinda lethargic. i want to work out but the jcc is closed for the next few weekends due to succoth and all other forms of harvest-time jewish holidays. sigh.

i am learning to run, thanks to this book. it's all about taking it slow. i think i will attempt another walk/jog later today.

right, back to cleaning. argh.

e.

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 12:01 p.m.

konsümor

some say i am reacting too strongly to this excerpt from the new york times:

Ikea Challenges the attachment to old stuff, in favour of brighter, new stuff.

Swedish retailer Ikea has set an aggressive goal for their North American operation - grow the company by adding 50 stores in North American by 2012.
Sounds easy enough - just start building right? Expanding stores means increasing sales, and that is difficult for a furniture store to do in North America.
The North American attitude toward furniture is that you buy a piece and you keep it ... for a very long time... even if you hate it after time...you keep it.
Ikea's strategy to grow sales in North America is to change the attitude toward furniture - a shift towards the disposable concept.
In an effort to get North Americans to junk their furniture more frequently, Ikea is launching a $40 million campaign that advocates consumption. The main idea is that consumers should replace their sofa, lamp or rug not because it is broken, but for emotional reasons - because it is fun!
The goal of the campaign is to add pizazz to the "old furniture culture" in North America, while changing the "cheap" image of Ikea.
Some analysts feel that Ikea's new campaign may backfire because by suggestion replacing, they may draw attention to their weakness - quality. Ikea has cheap prices and contemporary designs; however, they are not known for building quality products.

now,i admit being as consipicuous consumer as the next shopaholic. still, ikea wants to make furniture seem even more disposable? how can this be possible? call me old fashioned. call me "north american." the last thing we need in our landfills is more couches and coffee tables.

e.

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 02:50 p.m.

it's las ketchup time!

first, learn the moves.

next comes lyrics:
asereje ja de je de jebe tu de jebere seibiunnouva najavi an de bugui an de buididipi asereje ja de je de jebe tu de jebere seibiunnouva najavi an de bugui an de buididipi asereje ja de je de jebe tu de jebere seibiunnouva najavi an de bugui an de buididipi..

no es cosa de brujeria, que lo encuentre to los dias, por donde voy caminando, diego tiene chuleria y ese punto de alegria rastafari afrogitano, y donde mas no cabe un alma, alli se mete a darse caņa, poseido por el ritmo ragatanga, y el dijey que lo conoce toca el himno de las doce para diego la cancion mas deseada y la baila y la goza y la canta...

asereje ja de je de jebe tu de jebere seibiunnouva najavi an de bugui an de buididipi asereje ja de je de jebe tu de jebere seibiunnouva najavi an de bugui an de buididipi asereje ja de je de jebe tu de jebere seibiunnouva najavi an de bugui an de buididipi.....

e.