Speaking of '80s music, anybody else caught that Bruce Campbell "Hungry Like the Wolf" Old Spice ad?

That's fun. They should do a series, working their way through Cindy's 80s videolist. I'd like to see Bruce croon "Pour Some Sugar On Me."

Since I taped so many gothy vids in the last couple years those are the one sticking in my mind.

The Passenger - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Why Can't I Be You - The Cure
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus
The Carnival is Over - Dead Can Dance (actually a 90s vid, but so gorgeous. That whole album, Labyrinth is pretty great)

Where's the metal love for "Rock Me Like a Hurricane"?

On the poppier end, always loved the early Go Gos videos like "Vacation" and Bananarama's "Cruel Summer" (fantastic summer song).

::snerkity snerk::

I knew that some people would get it, and I thought that you would be one of them.

What are they going to do about the windows, Vortex? Were they properly apologetic?

Annoyingly, the people doing the walkthrough were subcontractors, so they didn’t know anything. I am consulting with my friend the real estate lawyer.

Was this a structural change they made without informing you?

Yes. I have what they call an “architectural rendering”, which is a slightly detailed idealized plan for a structure that I got two years ago. They are very clear that you cannot rely on them, and there are some changes in the place. However, major structural changes are an issue. Two windows is a major change. In the kitchen, you can tell that something is wrong, there are no cabinets or anything in that space. They didn’t change it, they just left it out.

How crucial a matter is it--a dealbreaker on the house? A matter of a lower price for you?

Not a dealbreaker, but they probably will be giving me some money.

So are you going to be getting the "wide open spaces" kitchen? or will there be cabinets put in before you move in?

I'll probably just have them take some money off of the price. I might use it to do a pretty backsplash or maybe a trompe l'oeil of some cool scene.

or a plasma screen.

OK, but are you going to have cabinets in your kitchen?

oh, yes, I have plenty of cabinets.

Well, that's all right. I was having this image of you moving into a place with lots and lots of space in the kitchen, but no cabinets. Gotta have a place for STUFF.

And it doesn't affect your plans for making the dining room an office/bedroom, right? But still, windows!! We like extra windows! Dang. Money is good too though.

Windows are good, but so is wallspace. If they left out the window above the sink, though, it's grounds for extreme action.

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Yay Vortex!

Oh Cashmere, I'm sorry.

Cindy, I may send you mail later today, once things settle down a bit around here. I want to ask you some questions.

Jilli, I have a link that the Lady of the Manners might want to address in a future GCS column: [link] -- specifically, the caption for the Brunkrissla quilt cover

gnnng. Guess what I'm going to write about this week? Thank you for the link, Steph. And thank you for the letter you wrote, Aimee.

Mmmm, music videos. When I get some time, I need to check and see if the full-length video for my favorite Duran Duran video of all time: "Nightboat". It was something like 20 minutes long, and involved zombies.