Channel master: TiVo is the gift that puts good--and bad--TV at your fingertips. (Cool stuff).There's a new man in my life. He has no eyes to speak of, a crooked smile, and two droopy droop v. drooped, droop·ing, droops v.intr. 1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" antennae. He may not be that handsome, but I'm hooked on his love all the same. His name is TiVo. Like its primary competitor, Replay, TiVo is a digital video recording system that functions in many ways like a VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. only about a million times better. For example, thanks to TiVo, I'm able to keep track of my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. show, Once and Again, even though its schedule gets shifted around more than a go-go boy's midsection mid·sec·tion n. A middle section, especially the midriff of the body. . Thanks to TiVo, if the pizza man shows up during Queer as Folk Queer as Folk may refer to:
It works something like this: The unit is installed between your cable system (or antenna) and your TV. It's also connected to your phone line and once a day calls TiVo headquarters to download upcoming television listings. (This service is $9.95 a month or $249 for the life of the unit.) To record a show, you simply enter the title with the easy-to-use remote, and TiVo will track it down. Want to record Will & Grace every time it's on? Click on the "Season Pass" option. But wait, there's more. Once it gets a handle on the kind of shows you dig, TiVo will start saving things for you on its own. I found this feature a bit creepy until the night I came home from a lousy date to find TiVo had managed to record the E! True Hollywood Story on Carmen Electra “Tara Patrick” redirects here. For the porn star, see Tera Patrick. Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra,[1] is an American glamour model, television personality, dancer, singer, and actress. . It also allows you to program in key words--for instance, gay, lesbian, pageant, awards, Melissa Etheridge, Ricky Martin, Kristy McNichol Christina Ann McNichol (born September 11, 1962, in Los Angeles, California) is a former two-time Emmy Award winning Golden Globe nominated actress best known for her role as "Buddy" Lawrence on the TV drama Family, and as Barbara Weston on the sitcom Empty Nest. , jockstrap fashion show--and TiVo will automatically record programs that have these words appear in the description. Though I've yet to come across any program involving a jockstrap fashion show, I figure Jenny Jones Jenny Jones could be:
(I'm apparently not alone in my programming choices: Richard Bullwinkle, chief evangelist for TiVo--yes, that's really his title--tells me, "When we survey our users about what key words they use, gay is always in the top 10. It's right up there with baseball and movies: adult.") All this is not to say that my man TiVo doesn't make mistakes. For example, it thought the Popstars finale was only a half an hour instead of an hour, so I missed at least 50 of Ivette's crying jags. Then there was September 11, when my roommate and I were glued to Peter Jennings, and TiVo flashed the message "TiVo would like to change channels and record Mama's Family Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. In May 1984, NBC canceled the series (NBC would air reruns until September 1985. ." Not today, TiVo, but thanks. If you've caught the commercial, you've seen how delighted a roomful of jocks became when TiVo let them replay key moments of a ball game. The mood was exactly like that in my packed house on Miss America night when we must have watched Miss District of Columbia
In the front of the TiVo manual, it says, "Because life is too short for bad TV." I say life is too short to miss the bad TV you love. Nixon watches Better than impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. : Created by a snowboarder and a surfer and designed for skateboarders, Nixon watches ($50-$240) reflect the free, funky qualities of those sports, but designwise there's a decidedly '60s style underneath it all. Admit it, you've always wanted to be a skater--now, at least, you can buy their watches. Cher doll Cher in plastic: She's a vamp, a half-breed, a dark lady, and now she's been immortalized by Mattel and Bob Mackie in the Cher doll ($40). The obvious question, though, is, What, no headdress headdress, head covering or decoration, protective or ceremonial, which has been an important part of costume since ancient times. Its style is governed in general by climate, available materials, religion or superstition, and the dictates of fashion. ? Classic Football / The Magic 8 Ball Just call it nostalgia: With the advent of eBay, everyone's nostalgic for the past, and now there are more ways than ever to show off your obscure pop knowledge. Boys who never played football in high school--and girls who did--definitely played Mattel's Classic Football ($15), now rereleased in retro form. The Magic 8 Ball ran your teenage love life, so why not let the Magic 8 Ball Board Game ($15) rule game night? Action-figure manufacturer Kubricks may not be associated with the director, but with special Blair Witch and Planet of the Apes sets ($13-$15), they're certainly inspired by films. Just remember: They're not toys; they're figurines. The AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt) A battery-operated robotic dog from Sony that behaves like a living animal, learning and growing through experience. Capable of autonomous behavior, AIBO understands voice commands, and it simulates instincts and feelings with sound and dog Allergy-free: Just when you thought you were safe, they're cuter than ever. The AIBO dogs ($850) are back in gray and pink with cute names like Latte and Macaron and a cheaper price tag. Gaymes Game boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. : The GameCube ($199) is built like a purse and features saucer-eyed Pokemon, while the Xbox ($299) gives you a butch, burly console and busty bust·y adj. bust·i·er, bust·i·est Full-bosomed. Adj. 1. busty - (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight girls to fight with in Dead or Alive 3. Either way, you've got two reasons to game again this holiday season. CD Shower Companion Singin' in the shower: The tub can now be your next club spot thanks to the CD Shower Companion ($150), a water-safe CD player and radio that lets you sing along with Melissa after the softball game. The Relaxing Bag Take me away: Avid Mini Spas ($10) put soap, aromatherapeutic candles, and incense in one package, but they're tailored for your needs--there's even a mini spa for gay couples called Male Bag. Motorola V100 The text express: You're out, but are you mobile? There are a handful of new ways to check your online correspondence nowadays, from AOL's Mobile Communicator ($99) and the Motorola V100 ($199) to the reigning champion, the BlackBerry RIM 950 ($399). Talk is cheap--write a love note the new old-fashioned way. ICE Spiker Colorz Highlights for adults: Want a club look for your hair without the permanent effects? Try out ICE Spiker Colorz ($10), sold in shades like voodoo blue and mosh orange. Slap and spike it into your hair, and you've got an instant dye job. Best of all, it washes out in the shower along with the night's sweat and cigarette smoke. Campers shoes Toe patrol: Gay men and lesbians are always stylish from top to, well, bottom. For the footwear connoisseur there's the new classic in rounded, comfortable Campers ($100-$150). Cool Stuff gift guide by Vincent Lopez Hensley also writes for TV Guide and Cosmopolitan. |
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