So today, I walked to Walgreens at lunch and bought an issue of Cosmopolitan. Several of my female friends have told me that all men should read Cosmo to better understand women. So I decided to see what it was all about.
I’m only 40 pages through (and the first 26 were ads) so I can’t post a review yet. But I’ll say this: I had a subscription to Maxim for a year, and already it’s more entertaining than that magazine. I typically would flip through each Maxim issue in about 5 minutes and then toss it in the garbage.
FREE STUFF: The Cosmo issue contained a coupon good for a free panty from the “Pink” collection at Victoria’s Secret. Good until February 14, for a bikini, string bikini, thong or v-string up to $7.50. Obviously this is not a coupon I plan on using, so first female blog reader to e-mail me and ask for it (paul at paulryburn dot com) gets it. You don’t have to model the free panty for me, although I probably will be picturing you in it in my mind.
I e-mailed a friend of mine, and commented, “If there’s an Italian version of Maxim, it’s too bad there’s not a Romanian version of Cosmo.” Well, it turns out there is.
I went back to Rio Loco tonight, and had the tortilla soup and an a la carte order of cheese enchiladas. And, of course, margaritas. Tasty. I want to add a couple of more menu items to my list of stuff to try:
- Juliza and Kristy Special: pork ribs, slices of steak, chicken, shrimp, Mexican sausage and bacon cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served on a hot skillet, with a side order of Mexican rice and beans. Garnished with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, and choice of flour or corn tortilla.
- Pollo Loco Tapatio: Grilled breast of chicken topped with bacon, mushrooms and cheese, with beans and rice, garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico, and flour tortillas.
Not going there tomorrow night though. I have officially busted my budget for the week. Looks like tomorrow is frozen dinner night in front of the TV.
Other stuff going on around town:
– Drinking Liberally has moved their weekly meetings to dish on Thursday nights. They’re still at 6:30. I haven’t been in a while but it’s a good group.
– The International Blues Challenge is this Thursday-Saturday in various clubs on Beale Street.
– The South Main Trolley Art Tour is this Friday night from 6 to 9.
– Swig is doing ’80s night this Saturday. Looks like this will be a recurring theme on the last Saturday of every month.
– And the new East Bumblefuck Flying Saucer is now open on Germantown Parkway. I’ll try to stop by there next week after work for a beer, since it’s only a couple of miles from my office off Whitten. I don’t have high hopes for the place, but if it runs the Fox & Hound out of business I’m all for it. And it will give the people who live in Cordova/Germantown/Collierville a Saucer to go to so they don’t come downtown and annoy me. I know Downtown Saucer regulars who are going out there and buying a UFO card so they can drink another 200 beers and have a plate on the wall at both Saucers. To me that ranks right up there with making a 5-foot ball out of rubber bands in terms of accomplishment.
All right, time to go read my Cosmo and see what I can learn about women. If there are any major insights I’ll post ’em.