Question--how do folks pronounce Bodum? I'd being going Boh-dumb, but the sales guy was all short o.

What, like someone just told a bad joke? IOW, I pronouce like you do.

packing

YAY!

Without a second d in the middle, long o seems the way to go.

and replaced my Bodum French press with one both smaller and unbroken.

Dangit, had I known... I have two. And I only use one if there are more than one coffee drinkers in house, which happens...infrequently.

My parents called last night so I got to talk to them. Turns out, my dad is flying in for a meeting towards the end of the week, so it looks like I'll have a houseguest at least one night, depending on how the meetings go. I don't really think he knows the plan beyond "I get in at 4:45." Ooookay, dad....

Mom's moving from the hurt stage to the bitterly sarcastic stage. She got the hysterical giggles listening to Auld Lang Syne or however that's spelled. Over the forgetting part.

Managed to get out to a movie today. It was PACKED. Only theater showing this film in the area, New Year's day and it being the third day of showing, etc. But sheesh. There was a pretentious artsy-fartsy couple sitting behind me that I finally told to shut the hell up. The little old lady next to me did a silent applauding motion and shook my hand. Funny.

what movie?

Brokeback Mountain. Didn't level me the way it has some people, but it was good enough. I kept coming out of the film not due to assholes sitting behind me, but I am so out of the movie habit that I still can't say if my mind wanders because I suck at watching movies or something in the movie sucks.

I want this Bodum sugar & creamer.

go, msbelle, with the telling the assholes to shut up!

The Bodum site doesn't have my new purchase. It's a three cup French press, but with a flared base, instead of their standard.

I skimmed their teapots, and they seem philosophically opposed to what I want from a teapot -- insulation. In fact, they repeatedly cite the differential between inside and outside as a factor in brewing--something to do with water currents.

I'm sad now.

Hey, anyone seen the South Park where Cartman's hand has sex with Ben Affleck? How does it end? TiVo's been grabbing me repeats, but Comedy Central was way off their timing yesterday.

I skimmed their teapots, and they seem philosophically opposed to what I want from a teapot -- insulation. In fact, they repeatedly cite the differential between inside and outside as a factor in brewing--something to do with water currents.

I've never had one with any sort of insulation. I've just had china ones, and used a tea cozy (although usually I make my tea by the cup). How are they insulated?

Bodum doesn't insulate. Otherwise they wouldn't get the temperature differential they keep citing as important. When I mentioned my desire for a well-insulated teapot before (so I can drink two cups without the second one being cold), Chikat linked to this which seems cool, despite being expensive as hell. It hadn't occurred to me there could be reason for that style's rarity.

I wonder if the purists use a cozy...

I'm surprised by how expensive teapots run--there was at least one Bodum one that went for $99.