My boyfriend is either gay or a genius. Today he went out to Target OF HIS OWN ACCORD and bought a new vaccuum. It is a very stylish apple green vaccuum that could accurately be described as the poor man's Dyson. His genius lies in the fact that when he turned it on and started hoovering a corner to see how well it worked, I immediately leapt up from the sofa, where I was reading a very important magazine, and followed him around, rubbing my hands together and pleading, "Ooh, ooh, let me have a go! Oh, go on, let me try it! Is it good? Come on, let me try!" And then, of course, I got so carried away that I proceeded to vaccuum half the apartment.
My genius, however, lies in the fact that after I'd done a couple of rooms and the novelty of the new apple green vaccuum cleaner had worn off, I called out, "Ooh, what's this? Oh, it has some sort of power blast button! And a special attachment for pet hair! And a little scrubby thing---wow, look at all these cool gadgets!" And then, of course, he came running and did the rest of the house.
Mar 04, 2006
Please, please tell me what vacuum cleaner it is. I am in a vacuum cleaner crisis at the moment. For years the maids vacuumed, and now I have become the maids, and the lone vacuum cleaner at our house is some Wal-Mart piece of poo that blows more than it sucks, one might say. Target? Affordable? I'm all ears, or whatever the Internet equivalent ("I'm all mailbox"?).
Mar 04, 2006
It is (hilariously) called the EmPower, and it's made by Hoover. Here it is.
The second reviewer seems to be OUTRAGED about some small facet of it not spinning properly, but it's working perfectly for me (or for Sean, I guess.) It's fabulous! I know there's a joke to be made here about it sucking but actually NOT SUCKING AT ALL, but I can't figure it out. Either way, the apartment has never been cleaner! And I am feeling incredibly bourgeois for recommending a vaccuum cleaner.
Mar 04, 2006
HAHAHA!
You are truly a genius.
I wish I could find a way to trick my husband into helping out with the house work.
That was so clever of you to lure him in with talk of little gadgets. Men go crazy over gadgets.
Mar 04, 2006
Thank you. I know what you mean; I realized I had absolutely turned into my parents when I got truly happy about a new washer and dryer. SOMEONE PLEASE KILL ME NOW I thought, but oh the joy of a swoopy new appliance.
Mar 04, 2006
Oh girl, you are smarter even than I thought you were, and that's rather impressive.
I saw the perfect (I thought) Susie dress in a magazine recently, where was it...I think Vogue's Index section for February? I will look. It was Anthropologie, so affordable. SOMEONE should be wearing it, and it will not be I!
Mar 04, 2006
yeah, i had a problem with my vacuum NOT sucking, (and really, isn't that the point???) but now that i've gotten that fixed i'd be in heaven if i could just get the two cats to run the vac around the house once or twice a week. :)
Mar 05, 2006
it's important to make them think that it's THEIR idea. then, you can always get your way.
and, important magazine? US?
Mar 05, 2006
secretly gay genius? impressive! we bought a new vacuum and it did not garner similar results. maybe i need to paint it a funky colour.
Mar 05, 2006
Obviously, you're a match made in heaven.
Mar 05, 2006
Come to think of it, not only was I not the first person to use my Dyson, but my husband is also the only one that plays with all the vaccuum gadgets. I just pretend they're there for decoration.
Mar 05, 2006
My husband came home with the Eureka cousin of your vacuum on Thursday night! It is also apple green, and I have taken to calling it the iMac vacuum. If a vacuum could be gay, ours most definitely is. I love it whole-heartedly.
Mar 05, 2006
lol! my boy is also fascinated by gadgets, and insists on playing with every present he buys me before i get a chance. (works out great, i don't have to set it up!)
we have hardwood floors, so no gadgets. what we DO have is a fabulous man who deep cleans once a month, since i refuse to define my femininity by scrubbing. (i feel the time is so much better spent reading fashion mags.) i spoil him with whatever cleaning products he fancies - but no iMac vacuums needed. perhaps someone has heard of a nice electronic mop?
Mar 06, 2006
Is it just me, or is your green vacuum not the only thing sucking around here? Because the Oscars are like a giant all consuming black hole of boringness and humiliation. Well, maybe Lauren Bacall isn't humiliated, but she SHOULD be! Is she high? At her age...tsk!
Some woman I have never seen just sang a song, where cars were lit on fire on stage, and people moved in slow motion. It was a pretty good metaphor for the way the evening is going. Sloooowly. With only a vague, numb sort of interest.
Mar 06, 2006
Nice looking vac. My children asked me about the attachments on ours the other day and I had to admit that I had no idea how to use them. Luckily, our cleaner does so all is well.
Oscars were mind-numbingly boring. Not that I'm expecting great drama but is it too much to ask to be entertained? And, could someone wear a dress that is not black or gold? In the men's department, my husband did ask if there was a "dress code." To which, we decided there definitely should be.
Mar 06, 2006
You Are So Cool! :) Now I have to try that one on my hubby!
Mar 06, 2006
My God! No wonder your relationship works so well!
Mar 08, 2006
The "power blast button" gets them everytime!
Mar 08, 2006
I really do need a new vacuum cleaner. Sadly, my other one seems to have lost its suck.
Mar 09, 2006
Ahh, a classic trick which every woman should master.
It's good to hear that you two are an equal match...