heinz ketchup.

as far as i'm concerned, if it doesn't say heinz, it's only 'catsup.' and not just any heinz ketchup, but this awesomely innovative upside-down bottle. all of the annoying things about ketchup: the crust around the lid, that nasty juice you get before the ketchup actually comes out and of course, the wait... all deleted like a bad term paper thanks to heinz. frankly, i don't know how we ever lived without it.

boxed wine.

i'm not talking franzia, though i'm not dissing it either, i'm talking about good wine that just happens to come in a box. well, actually it's called tetrapak, and it's not only 100% recyclable, but it also stores wine in the same optimal conditions as glass bottles and costs less. many brands are offering lines 'bottled' in tetrapak, one worthy of mention is 'french rabbit,' and may i reccommend the pinot noir. behold the power of innovation.

a cappella pop songs.

the purity of a cappella music is intriguing to me. there's no chance of being over-produced, and the feeling of the lyrics and music really come through with a cappella tunes. to hear pop versions of great songs like 'such great heights' by the postal service, performed here by green envy from tulane university, is refreshing.

green envy
the achordants

bud light lime.

bud light is seriously low on my list of 'favorite beers.' as a matter of fact, it's in my bottom three, along with schlitz and st. ides. ab made a ballsy move trying to out-do the not-so-successful miller chill. this feat should not be difficult being that miller chill tastes like the sweaty bathwater of yokozuna. their ballsy move paid off. bud light with lime is uber-refreshing and delicious. summer 2008 beverage of the season, checkmate.

spinner.

i came across www.spinner.com because of my newly found obsession with aol music sessions as i spoke about HERE. it offers awesome lists about all aspects of music, including:

killer b-sides
worst lyrics ever
best protest songs
iconic rock songs
mean love songs

and plenty of other gem-like lists to keep you entertained for hours.

obscene cuisine.

the rants & scribbles of chef jimmy jazz are the best comics on the internet. funny, sarcastic and true to life in the restaurant industry. he publishes a new strip weekly. you can check out his site HERE.

deadliest catch.

my recent televisonic obsession has been on the discovery channel, watching 'deadliest catch.' because season 4 just started last week, the good people at discovery supplied me with my fix of reruns from previous seasons for the two weeks prior. i am not complaining, as deadliest catch is by far my favorite reality show on all of television. although it's not the typical 'reality show,' it's real. let's call it real reality. and it's great. tuesday nights at 10pm on the discovery channel.

aol music sessions.

if you agree with me about the fact that no music is better than live music, then you will understand my love for sessions @ aol. it's the best 'live' music you can get outside of a venue. crisp, clear and full of the emotion that live music brings. aol music sessions is the ideal venue where there are no cheap seats.

stuffwhitepeoplelike.

i'll have to seperate this as my favorite blog (other than my own, of course) from my favorite website. stuffwhitepeoplelike is an ingenious collection of just that... stuff that white people really, really like. stereotypical perhaps, but most often the truth is just that. one of a select group of blogs that i read on a regular basis and my vote for blog of the year.

plugra.

my obsession with butter can easily be blamed on the beauty of plugra. plugra is everything that butter should be. rich & creamy with all the 'flavor' that butter is known for, to the um-teenth degree. it's the divine creamy blend of 80% butterfat (fat means flavor) and 20% milk solids... i DO believe it's the BEST butter.